ABOUT

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

Download 2020 MAP/BROCHURE here. 

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.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

L to R: Debbie Fitts, Robert Claus, Rebecca Kelly, Tony Kostecki, Evan Mack

Executive Committee

Rebecca Kelly, President
Artistic Director, Tahawus Center; Artistic Director, Rebecca Kelly Ballet
Au Sable Forks, NY and Saranac, NY

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

Deborah Fitts, Secretary
Executive Director, Lake Placid Sinfonietta
Lake Placid, NY

Tony Kostecki, Treasurer
General Director, Seagle Festival, Schroon Lake, NY 

Board Members

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

Matthew Dunne
Music Professor, retired, President of East Branch Friends of the Arts
Keene, NY

Evan Mack
Professor, Composer, Pianist, Founder of WeAreInstrumental
Ticonderoga, NY

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

STAFF

Susan Hughes, Arts Administrator
Elizabethtown, NY