The Ridgefield Arts Council is an eleven member volunteer municipal council, appointed by the Board of Selectman of the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut and charged with fostering and promoting the Ridgefield arts community. We strive to connect artists with audiences and each other through this website, social media and our signature events.
The full council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm in the downstairs conference room at Town Hall. These meetings are open to the public. To learn more about our members, please click on the links below.
Alison Greeley
Chair
Els Carboni
Treasurer
Randy Carboni
Carolina Fernandez
Maxime Francis
Paul Gervais
Daniele Hampton
Stephan Kane
Andrew Levine
Dara Polenghi-Quinn
The council is also supported by auxiliary members who serve as advisors. Many of these volunteers are former members of the Ridgefield Arts Council and/or serve in leadership positions in local arts and cultural organizations or work as independent artists. Their support is most appreciated by the council.
Nancy C. Andrews, former Chair
Noelle Carr*
Suzanne Enser-Ryan
Ruth Wilder Feldman*
Linda Haines
Isaac Hirt-Manheimer*
Emelie Howard*
Stan Madaloni*
Bill Marcus
Daniela Sikora
Sabina Slavin*
Allison Stockel*
Meg Collins Stoop*
Kristina Kelly
Darla Shaw
*former council member
If you are interested in joining the Ridgefield Arts Council as an appointed member, an auxiliary member, as a volunteer or you have a general information question, please contact us. We would love to hear from you!
Ridgefield Arts Council
Town Hall
400 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
info@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Chair
Chair, Cultural Festival Committee
Member, Communications Committee
Member, Development Committee
agreeley@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Alison Greeley joined the arts council to renew her passion for the arts in 2006. New to Ridgefield, she saw the Arts Council as a way to both give back to her new community and to support the arts. After studying Art History at the University of Virginia and in Rome and London, Alison embarked on a fifteen-year career as a project manager for a global financial services firm. Alison has since left the world of finance to spend more time with her young family. She serves as Chair and brings her corporate planning experience to the council.
Treasurer
ecarboni@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Chair, Communications Committee
Member, Networking Committee
rcarboni@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Randy Carboni is a fourth generation Ridgefielder and an artist. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He has been a member of the Ridgefield Guild of Artist’s since the 90’s and have both served on their board of Directors and as the Guild historian. Randy is presently the proprietor of a package production studio in New York City.
Chair, Networking Committee
Member, Communications Committee
cfernandez@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Carolina Fernandez, is an author, artist and advisor. She earned an M.B.A. (1981) and worked in sales at IBM before cutting her teeth in the fiercely competitive financial services industry, first in investment banking and then at Merrill Lynch. She left her practice in the middle of the roaring bull market of the 1980’s to come home and start a family. During that time, she authored two books, ROCKET MOM! and Country French Kitchens. A visual and performing artist, she has undertaken projects ranging from hooking rugs to painting in oils to singing onstage in Carnegie Hall. She has developed strong convictions about the role of the arts in child—and adult—development, and is committed to inspiring creativity in people of all ages.
Chair, Behind the Scenes Honors Committee
Member, Development Committee
pgervais@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Paul Gervais is a 17 year resident of Ridgefield. The former owner of Building Blocks Art Supplies, Paul is presently an art broker under the name of "The Paul Gervais Gallery". As an art broker he represents local / regional artists in getting their works exhibited in venues other then galleries. Additionally, Paul works with interior decorators and stagers in providing them with access to art work. Paul is also a real estate agent with William Pitt Sotheby's in Ridgefield.
Member, Development Committee
Member, Networking Committee
alevine@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Andrew Levine’s professional career is fueled by broad and diverse interests and skills and encompasses the roles of musician, educator, theatre producer, business consultant and creative director. The one constant in these diverse adventures has always been a search for how we best employ our creative powers in the world. Andrew is currently the Creative Director for The Opportunity Show, a startup business emanating from the work of management consultant Mark Monchek and his company, PerformXcellence. The Opportunity Show seeks to educate, inspire and guide small and midsize businesses to be more effective and innovative harvesters of their resources. Andrew also serves as Artistic Producing Director of Flying Machine Productions, overseeing the development of new theater works, providing general management services and recommending investments in commercial theatrical productions. Credits include Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, at the Savoy Theater in London (associate producers ’08-‘09), Speed The Plow, by David Mamet at the Barrymore Theatre, Blood Type: Ragu, by Frank Ingrasciotta (’09 at the Actors’ Playhouse) and The Blue Flower, by Jim and Ruth Bauer, (co-produced with composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz), and coming to American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, MA) this November. Andrew was trained as a musician and composer and spent four years as the resident music director for the Savannah College of Art and Design.
dpolenghiquinn@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
Dara C. Polenghi-Quinn - Art Consultant and Owner Dara C. Polenghi-Quinn founded Galleria d’Arte Design in 1989 with a focus on corporate and residential art and framing. Dara expanded her business 14 years later to a Gallery location in Wilton, CT.
Dara’s expertise is extensive and varied. Being born and raised in Milan, Italy into a family of artists has given her a deep understanding of art and framing. She herself is an artist and holds a B.F.A from Syracuse University.
Dara is bilingual and travels regularly to her home in Italy where she seeks out emerging artists to show at Galleria d’Arte. Dara’s depth of knowledge and understanding of art and design is reflected in her very successful corporate and residential relationships over the years.
Ridgefield Arts Council
400 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
203-431-2700
info@ridgefieldartscouncil.org
which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
