Firelands Association for the Visual Arts

HISTORY & GENERAL INFORMATION

Founded in 1979, The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts is an independent, non-profit art organization in Oberlin, Ohio dedicated to enhancing public appreciation of and participation in the visual arts through exhibitions and related educational and community activities. FAVA presents changing exhibits of high quality artwork in a variety of styles and media.

Support for FAVA comes from memberships, contributions by individuals and business friends of the arts, commissions on sales, and fundraising events. FAVA also receives support from the Nord Family Foundation, the Community Foundation of Lorain County, the Stocker Foundation, the Richard R. Hallock Foundation, the Nordson Corporation Foundation, the Bill Long Foundation, the UPS Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council. In 1994, the board of FAVA established an endowment fund for the organization at the Community Foundation of Lorain County. In 2005, the board began a campaign to increase FAVA's endowment to provide future support for exhibitions and education outreach programs.

Membership is open to artists and friends of the arts. Members receive discounts on purchases, class tuition, and show registration fees, as well as information about upcoming exhibitions, class offerings and invitations to members-only special events.

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FAVA STAFF MEMBERS

Betsy Manderen - Executive Director
Kyle Michalak - Assistant Director/Gallery Coordinator
James Peake - Education Outreach Coordinator
Joe Martin - Accountant
Catherine Wilber, Barbara Rollins, Ginger Mateer and Dorri Sturges -
Gallery Shop Volunteers
Gayle Pritchard - "Artist as Quiltmaker" Curator
Ricky Clark - Curatorial Consultant for "Artist as Quiltmaker"

2008 Intern Staff:

Whitney Ryba - Leadership Lorain County Intern
Lisa Chung and Elizabeth Stoiaken -
Oberlin College Work Study interns
Ondrea Keith
Oberlin College Bonner Scholar Community Volunteer

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FAVA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Ron Cocco (President)
Dave Berns(Vice President)
Lynn Koster(Treasurer)
Mary Behm(Secretary)
Paul Arnold
Terry Bizga
Jean Heller
Kathy Jaffee
Ginger Mateer
Bev Moffatt
Jane Nord
Barbara Rollins
Ron Rollins

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Firleands Association for the Visual Arts
39 South Main Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
phone: (440) 774-7158
fax: (440) 775-1107
email: favagallery@oberlin.net