Officers and Board of Directors, 2012-2013Officers and Board of Directors, 2012-2013


Officers:

  • President: Ann Oppenhimer, Richmond, Va., retired art history teacher, University of Richmond.
  • Vice President: Thomas Brumfield Jr., Largo, Fla., president, Eastern Furniture.
  • Chief Financial Officer: William Oppenhimer, Richmond, Va., retired obstetrician/gynecologist.
  • Treasurer, James Sellman, Richmond, Va., psychiatrist.

Board Members:

  • Kathy Johnson Bowles, Farmville, Va., director, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.
  • Donna Brumfield, Largo, Fla., collector, designer.
  • Karen Emroch, Richmond, Va., community volunteer.
  • Ray Kass, Christiansburg, Va., artist, emeritus professor of art, Virginia Tech.
  • John McDonald, Glen Allen, Va., attorney, model train collector.
  • Mary K. McDonald, Glen Allen, Va., realtor.
  • Arthur Shaheen, Blacksburg, Va., attorney.
  • Francis Thompson, Richmond, Va., art program supervisor, CBRE.
  • David Whaley, Richmond, Va., director of publications and visual arts, Longwood University.

Mission Statement

The Folk Art Society of America, founded in 1987, is a nonprofit organization that advocates the documentation, preservation and exhibition of folk art, folk artists and folk art environments, with an emphasis on the contemporary. We publish The Folk Art Messenger free to members, and produce an annual Conference with symposia, special exhibitions and an auction. Our online Calendar lists current, upcoming and ongoing folk-art-related events and exhibitions.