About MAC
Mission
Located in Media, PA, the mission of the Media Arts Council is to actively support local artists and integrate a wide range of arts into the life of the entire community. MAC achieves this mission by providing professional artists with opportunities to exhibit, sell, and/or perform, infusing Media with public art installations, providing arts education classes, and offering community arts events.
History
MAC has been a leader in the Delaware County arts scene since 2006 – programming everything from a fine art gallery, an annual international film festival, and a multitude of live performances that include professional musicians, community poetry readings, craft making, and protest art. MAC makes a cultured life for those who live, work, and play in this region.
MAC began as an informal gathering of residents and artists identifying opportunities and challenges facing artists, art supporters, and the community at large. This group evolved into the Board of Directors, which moved to incorporate as a 501(c)(3). MAC hired its first paid staff person in 2010 and moved into a dedicated gallery space in 2015. We vacated that space at the end of 2021. Our new home at the MAC Arts Center has quickly become the place to go in Media to experience art in all its forms.
Staff
Executive Director
Liz McClearn
Artistic Director
Jeff Thomas
Program Director
Kate Legere
Administrative Assistant
Raven Amaro
Board Of Directors
Brian Kors, Co-President
Stacy Olkowski, Co-President
Adam Thurstlic, Treasurer
Brad Sukala, Secretary
Nancy Hesford
Tracy Price
H. Scot Weirich
Committee Members
Community and Business Partnerships: Caitlin McMahon (Chair)
Media Film Festival: Brad Sukala (Co-Chair MFF), Tamme McClelland (Co-Chair & Program Director MFF), Darryl Ridgeway (Chair MACFI), Claude Blanchette (Technical Director MFF), Karen Chiarini, Lisa Pietras, Oliver Assiran, Mary Ann Fiebert, Jeff Halsey, Sean Jenkins, Hasan Kumas, Liz McClearn, Craig Mikus, Sandra Wade
Special Exhibits: Robin Beaver (Chair), Amelia Cain, Caitlin McMahon, Cheryl Schlenker, Stephanie Sher
Contact us
info@mediaartscouncil.org
484.445.4161
11 E State Street, Media, PA, 19063
Mailing Address: PO Box 56, Media, PA 19063
MAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN 20-3254963