Folk Art News

The original conference hotel, the Marriott City Center in Raleigh, NC, is already completely booked. A second hotel has been secured: The Clarion Hotel, 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. Telephone: 1-919-832-0501; please mention the Folk Art Society group when calling for reservations.

The rate is $99 plus tax, single or double, per night, with free parking. The cut-off date for reservations is September 3, 2013. The buses for FASA scheduled tours will stop at each hotel. A free shuttle service is operated by the City of Raleigh, the R-Line, which goes between the two hotels and downtown, for Thursday and Saturday night FASA events.

Kentucky folk artist Jessie Cooper of Flemingsburg, died January 24, 2013, after a long illness.

The widow of folk artist Ronald Cooper, Jessie is known for her whimsical and lighthearted depictions of biblical stories and religious themes, often painted on boxes, shelves and other found objects.

Virginia Press Women awarded many prizes to The Folk Art Society this year!

First Place: News reporting, publication/magazine/supplement for general or specialized circulation; Single page or pages regularly edited by entrant, publication/magazine/supplement for general or specialized circulation; Website edited by entrant for not-for-profit, government or educational organization.

Second Place: Brochure, four-color print.

Third Place: Publications regularly edited by entrant, publication/magazine/supplement for general or specialized circulation.

First-place entries will advance to the National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest.