OUR MISSION

Essex County Arts Council promotes and advocates a vibrant culture for the arts through an effective county-wide system to proactively connect organizations, artists and students with full time and seasonal residents and visitors.

The Essex County Arts Council is a 501c3 non-profit organization serving Essex County in the beautiful Adirondack region of New York's North Country. 

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Deborah Fitts, Board Chair
Executive Director, Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Lake Placid, NY

Robert Claus, Vice Chair
Retired Music Professor, Seagle Festival Advisory Board
Severance, NY

Josh Cook, Treasurer
Artist Vocalist/Pianist; Education & Community Engagement Director, Seagle Festival
Schroon Lake, NY

Susan Granfors, Secretary
Textile Artist 
House Manager, Depot Theatre depottheatre.org
Westport, NY

Rose Chancler
Pianist, Artistic Director, Piano By Nature, https://pianobynature.org/
Westport, NY

Josh Cook
Artist Vocalist/Pianist; Education & Community Engagement Director, Seagle Festival
Schroon Lake, NY

Robert Fountain 
Artist 
Au Sable Forks, NY

Rebecca Kelly, Chair (2022-2025)
Artistic Director, Tahawus Center; Artistic Director, Rebecca Kelly Ballet
Au Sable Forks, NY and Saranac, NY

Ginene "Gigi" Mason
School Administrator, Depot Theatre Director of Education and Outreach, https://depottheatre.org/academy-main/
Willsboro, NY

STAFF

Casey Galligan, Arts Administrator
Wilmington, NY