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2008 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard, Ph.D.
Eureka Springs

Assistant Director
Patt Carmichael
Eureka Springs

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

2008 Board Members

President - Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Vice President - Ron Morrison
Eureka Springs

Secretary - Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Bobbie Foster
Eureka Springs

LeRoy Gorrell
Eureka Springs

Dana Jones
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Sandra Lockhart
Rogers

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Dick Trammel
Rogers

Larry Wagner
Cassville, Missouri

Jan Wallace
Eureka Springs

Classes in Arts & Crafts

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The Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA), set in the beautiful and inspiring Ozark Mountain town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, offers classes in arts and crafts throughout the year for interested, emerging and professional artists. Award-winning and noted artists and crafts persons guide students to learn new art forms and expand their current skill levels.

Mission Statement

In the belief that art is vital to the human spirit, the Eureka Springs School of the Arts is committed to cultivating, promoting, and encouraging artistic expression by providing art education opportunities in a unique environment of beauty and creativity.

Support for the school is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of the Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowments for the Arts. An IRS 501(c)(3) charity, donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

Mad Hatter Ball

ESSA Sixth Annual Mad Hatter Ball

What: "Party with a Purpose", Eureka Springs School of the Arts Sixth Annual Mad Hatter Ball Fundraiser

When: Friday, October 24 @ 6:30 – 11:30 PM

Where: Crescent Hotel Conservatory and Crystal Dining Room, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Horsd'Oeuvres Buffet; Silent Auction: Hat Contests; Late Night Breakfast Buffet; Music by The Ariels

Call 479-253-5384 for tickets

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