Five Questions With An Arts Council Director

Patch covered the annual Hillsborough County Senior Spring Fling and Painting/Craft Festival, held Tuesday at the  Norton was serving as one of the judges and we caught up with her there.

Patch: How long have you worked at the Arts Council?

Norton: I’ve worked at the Arts Council for over thirty years, and counting.

Patch: Where did you receive your degree?

Norton: I have a degree in English and a degree in music, both from Minnesota.

Patch: What brought you to Florida?

Norton: I used to come here for vacation and one year, I just stayed and it has been over thirty years now.

Patch: How do you use the arts?

Norton: I use different art forms to do substance abuse counseling and grief counseling. The art touches every single part of us as human beings.

Patch: What is something you do not think many people know about you?

Norton: I just got my master's in counseling and that I do a lot of art and music therapy.