Rooms have been reserved for September 24-29, 2008, at the conference headquarters, Best Western Georgetown Hotel and Suites, 1121 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC, 20037. Telephone: 1-800-762-3777 or 202-457-0565. The special rate for the FASA conference is $169 plus tax, single or double, per night. Full breakfast is included at the hotel each morning. The rate can be extended before and/or after the conference when making reservations. Be sure to mention that you are attending the Folk Art Society conference to receive this special block rate.

Please Note: The cut-off date for reservations is September 9. Rooms will be released to others on that date!! Book early, as the number of rooms in this block is limited, and room availability cannot be guaranteed. The Folk Art Society will neither handle nor be responsible for hotel reservations, which must be made directly with the hotel, using a credit card to guarantee.
No hotel shuttle is provided from the airports. Parking is available for $18 per day. FASA is providing bus transportation from the hotel to all outside events for registrants of the conference. A wide variety of restaurants and shops is within easy walking distance.

For those driving their own cars to events, the ticket price will be the same as for those riding the buses. [Please notify the leaders if you are not riding the bus.] Tickets and registration badges are required for admission to all events of the conference.
We are requesting that each attendee at the conference bring one, two or more "suitcase-size" art works to the conference, and these objects will be placed in a silent or live auction on Friday afternoon at the Renaissance M Street Hotel. The same requests apply as in the past [see below]. Please bring or mail information about your objects, including artist’s name, home town, medium, size, etc.

***Please note: If you are planning to mail your items, regardless of size, please send them by UPS, FedEx or USPO to the attention of Betty-Carol Sellen, 6036 Parker’s Creek Drive, Deale, MD 20751, between September 1 and September 15. Please include the above information (artist’s name, home town, medium, size) for each object.***
The Folk Art Society will not accept donated objects with a reserve or minimum bid, and all donated objects will be sold regardless of price achieved. The Folk Art Society does not guarantee that the auction sale price will meet donor expectations or suggested price range.

The list of donors will appear in a subsequent issue of the Folk Art Messenger. These donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and each donor will receive a receipt for the auction selling prices.

Note: A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Herbert W. Hemphill Jr. Memorial Art Fund, which purchases an art work each year for donation to a museum or university. This is the Folk Art Society’s only fund-raising event each year; its success depends on your generous contributions and participation.
A packer and shipper will be available at the hotel to handle your purchases immediately following the auction. All auction items must be picked up at the conclusion of the auction, and the Folk Art Society assumes no responsibility for them.
Cards and brochures for FASA member-dealers may be displayed at the registration tables by request. Such information received before September 20 will be placed in the conference packets. Brochures from other non-profit organizations and museums also are welcomed. Please send at least 150 copies to Chairman Betty-Carol Sellen at 6036 Parkers Creek Drive, Deale, MD 20751.
There will be a Dealers’ Row if participation warrants. If dealers request a special area or adjacent rooms, the hotel will attempt to accommodate them. Participating dealers must be members of the Folk Art Society of America and be registered for the conference.
The deadline for conference registration is September 10. Registrations are not complete until full payment is received in the Folk Art Society office.

Payment by Visa or MasterCard is accepted, as well as by personal check. Charge orders may be sent by telephone or by utilizing the FASA secure Web site order form at www.folkart.org. Look under "Conference" for information and order form.

Space for all events is limited, especially for the bus trips and house tours, and reservations will be made in the order received. If you are placed on a waiting list and do not get a place on a tour, your money will be refunded after the conference. If sufficient reservations are not made for a tour, it may be canceled.

Until August 1, full refunds will be given for all cancellations. From August 1 to September 15, refunds will be given less a processing fee of $50 per person. After September 15, no refunds will be given for any reason. This rule is necessary because the society is financially and contractually obligated for the buses and catered events.
For additional information or additional copies of the brochure, contact the Folk Art Society office by telephone (804-285-4532 or 1-800-527-3655), or by e-mail (fasa@folkart.org.) Information and a registration blank can also be viewed and printed out from the Folk Art Society’s Web site, www.folkart.org.

Please note:

Tickets and FASA badges are required for all events.

  • All buses will depart and return to the Best Western Georgetown Hotel. The cost of bus transportation is included in each ticket. No discount is allowed for driving your own car.
  • Advance reservations are required, and tickets are limited for each event. If a tour is full, a waiting list will be maintained, and no exceptions will be made. Please note refund policy as stated above.
  • The Folk Art Society gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the conference committee, especially Betty-Carol Sellen, Chairman of the Conference, and the staffs of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian and the American Visionary Art Museum. We are also especially grateful to the collectors and artists who are opening their homes and studios for tours and social events.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
Folk Art Society of America
P.O. Box 17041, Richmond, VA 23226
800-527-FOLK (3655)
For more info: fasa@folkart.org
http://www.folkart.org/