A Bit About Us
Our Mandate focuses on 4 priorities:
Community Engagement – create networking, skills-sharing. and connective arts community activities
Artist Exposure – promote and celebrate artistic talent, creative output, and the crucial contributions of art and culture in Pictou County
Economic Development – leverage creative sector funding programs, connect artists with market and performance opportunities, and support business development skills
Create a Sustainable Nonprofit – develop a diverse financial model which includes membership and sponsorship programs, art services revenue, fundraising events, grant funding, and municipal support
Meet The Board
DENISE LYNCH
Board Chair
CARISSA AINSLIE
Vice Chair
Festival Coordinator
JEANNE DORIE
Board Secretary
Photoshop Artist & Children’s Author
WILLA KRAY
Treasurer
ELISA RUTLEDGE
Director
MARISSA ROSALEEN
Director
Photographer
JENNIFER MACLENNAN
Partnership Engagement Director
COMING SOON
Director Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Director Event Management
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Director Socials Portfolio
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Fundraising Chair
COMING SOON
Director of Marketing and Communications
Committees
TODD VASSALLO
Special Projects Committee
Owner/Operator Project Works Artistry
CRYSTAL MANN
Social Committee
Singer Songwriter & Creative Entrepreneur
ASA NODELMAN
Special Projects Committee
Owner/Operator Asa Nodelman Woodworking and Carpentry
Owner Watch & Spectacle Circus
Co-Owner The Odditorium Art Space
EMMA KVĚTNA
Special Projects Committee
Staff
Madison Kennedy
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
COMING SOON
Arts Coordinator
