Arts Council

Our Mission

The Arts Council engages the community in the creative arts experience; highlights the value and importance of art in our lives, and nurtures and celebrates local artists by supporting and presenting the visual, performing, and literary arts.

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which ... has {been} implanted in the human soul."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Based on Chapter 20, Village Code
3 Year Terms


If you would like to contact all the Arts Council members, please email them at ArtsCouncil@vomny.org. To email individual members of the Arts Council, please refer to the roster below.

Council Members

NameTitleEmail
Cristina LerchenCo-Chair (December 2024)clerchen@vomny.net
Elizabeth O'RoukeCo-Chair (December 2026)eorourke@vomny.net
Melinda BuieMember (December 2024)mbuie@vomny.net
Karla AberMember (December 2024)kaber@vomny.net
Astrid AriasMember (December 2025)AArias@vomny.net
Jane Sable-FriedmanMember (December 2025)jfriedman@vomny.net
OPENMember (December 2025) 
Michael NorbertoMember (December 2026)mnorberto@vomny.net
Piper StevensMember (December 2026)pstevens@vomny.net
Nora LucasTrustee Liaisonnlucas@vomny.org