Council and Board Members

Current Northampton Arts Council Members:

Eamonn Edge

Garrett Williams, Clerk/Secretary

Jesse Hassinger

Mi Belitsky

Anna VA Polesny

Jo Ella Tarbutton-Springfield

Kaye Carroll, Chair

Alyona Skripka

Ron Smith 

Michael Brown

Current Northampton Arts Inc. Board Members:

Arts and Management: George Myers (President) - George W. Myers graduated from Umass Amherst with a degree in History and a minor in African American Studies. He co-owns The Quarters a vintage arcade, restaurant, and bar in Hadley, MA, and is General Manager and Special Event Programmer at Amherst Cinema a 4-screen non-profit Arthouse theater in Amherst, MA. George also spends time as a DJ and writing for his music blog which focuses on soul music.

Printmaking and Exhibitions: Esther White (Vice President) is an artist and arts organizer based in Northampton, MA. Esther's art practice includes printmaking; textile dyeing and needlework; publishing photocopied artists' books and zines, and organizing community art events and spaces.

Arts and Community: Kathy Service (Clerk) our past co-Chair has long been an avid arts supporter and works not only for the Arts Council but has worked for almost every other arts organization in Northampton. She has been co-Chair of First Night, organizing over 150 volunteers. She retired from the State Department of Mental Retardation and has involved many of her clients in our programs, as actors, volunteers, and audience members.

Arts and Curation: Danielle Amodeo (she/hers) oversees Communications and Public Programming at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College. She received her Bachelor's Degree in European Studies from Amherst College and her Master’s Degree in Art History at Williams College. Danielle has worked in communications, education, programming, and outreach at Clark Institute of Art, Creative Time, Dentsu Aegis Network, Frick Collection, Teen Vogue, and New York City Council. She serves on the boards of the Amherst Center Cultural District, the Arts at Amherst Initiative, and the Northampton Arts Council. Danielle believes that art is for everyone and is devoted to working for equity and representation at museums and cultural institutions.

Eamonn Edge (Treasurer)

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Arts Council Meeting Schedule:
Arts Council meetings occur on the second Tuesday of each month on Zoom and in the City Hall Hearing Room at 210 Main Street from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Please visit this page for the agenda and minutes. The agenda will contain the Zoom link to the meetings.

Interested in becoming a board member?
Apply here.