KCS ARTCOUNSEL INC.

KCS ArtCounsel offers executive coaching and arts advisory services to public and private clients across Canada, with a focus on the arts, culture, and heritage sectors. Established in 2020 by Karen Colby-Stothart, the company supports arts leadership through executive coaching, advisory services, and strategic counsel to philanthropists and charitable foundations. Competency areas include Arts Management (executive leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder relations), Special Projects, Not-for-Profit Boards, Support to Private Collectors, and Interim Executive roles. Executive coaching supports chief executives, senior and emerging leaders, independent directors, and artists. Philanthropic advisory services assist collectors, philanthropists, family offices, and private foundations with arts-related strategies and projects.