Leadership
Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission
Formed in 2012, this City department manages the day-to-day operation of Hampton Coliseum and Hampton Arts (The American Theatre and The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center).
Management
Terri Vander Vennet, Interim Director
Peter O'Donnell, Assistant Director (Operations and Events)
Richard Parison, Artistic Director
Jennifer Morningstar, Visual Arts Center Manager
Derek Page, Marketing Manager
Bessie Crotts, Box Office Manager
Jessica Stepp Wyatt, Arts Administration Manager
Steven Sayles, Changeover and Housekeeping Manager
Matthew Shufflebarger, Food and Beverage Manager
Hugo Morrison, Hampton Arts Education Manager
Hampton Commission on the Arts
Established in December 1987, this Hampton City Council appointed 13-member citizens board acts in an advisory capacity to the Council to promote further development and awareness of artistic and cultural programs in the City and to provide a coordinated method of City support of cultural organizations and programs.
Commissioners
Rick Allison Jr. | Brian DeProfio |
Derrick Brooks | Nancy Eason |
Eleanor Brown | Iris Goode-Middleton |
Lynda Burke | Aiya Williams |
Thomas Cagley | Charles W. Winslow II |
Vice Mayor Linda Curtis |
Hampton Arts Foundation
The Hampton Arts Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization created in 1994 as the non-profit arm to support Hampton Arts. The Foundation has completed two successful capital campaigns in the past ten years to renovate, rebuild and expand the Theatre and upgrade the galleries.
Board Members
Steven Hussell, President |
Vice Mayor Linda Curtis |
David C. Bowen, Vice President |
Letia Drewry |
Sara Marchello, Secretary |
Mark Duncan |
Hansford Post, Treasurer |
Nancy Eason |
Duncan Garnett, Immediate Past President |
Dana Gray |
Ann Marie Batten |
Denine M. Miller |
Sheryl Crawley |
Martha Mugler |
The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center Board of Trustees
In 1987, the Charles H. Taylor Memorial Library closed when the City of Hampton built the expanded Hampton Public Library right next door. After careful renovation and adaptation and adhering to the guidelines set forth in Mrs. Armstrong’s bequest, the historic building re-opened in January 1989 as The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center. The estate of Mrs. Armstrong owns the building and leases it to the City of Hampton which manages the day-to-day operations through the department of Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission.
Trustees
Debbie Scott, President | The Honorable Douglas E. Miller |
Richard M. Bagley, Jr. | Dr. Linda Schifflette |
Sheryl Crawley | The Honorable Christopher W. Hutton |