Mission
The Village Arts Association is a grassroots organization dedicated to bringing the arts to The Village, Oklahoma. TVAA was founded by a group of Village residents endeavoring to enrich their community by expanding local access to art in all its forms.
Board of Directors
Jon Sousa
Chair
Jon has been a resident of The Village for 10 years. He is a professional software architect in the non-profit sector. Jon actively participates in The Village community events. Jon has experience with graphic art and video game design. He regularly attends city council meetings, and wants to bring more community art events to our public parks and recreational areas.
Chair
Jon has been a resident of The Village for 10 years. He is a professional software architect in the non-profit sector. Jon actively participates in The Village community events. Jon has experience with graphic art and video game design. He regularly attends city council meetings, and wants to bring more community art events to our public parks and recreational areas.
Mark Ayers
Treasurer
A great lover of music and art, Mark enjoys most all art forms. And being an amateur audiophile, music is a great passion. “ I look forward to getting to use my talents to help bring more fun and exciting music, art , and events to the community of The Village.”
- Mark Ayers
Treasurer
A great lover of music and art, Mark enjoys most all art forms. And being an amateur audiophile, music is a great passion. “ I look forward to getting to use my talents to help bring more fun and exciting music, art , and events to the community of The Village.”
- Mark Ayers
Keith Spangler
Recording Secretary
Keith has been a resident of The Village for 20 years.
He enjoys many art forms such as painting, sculpting, quilting, embroidery, and leather working.
He semi-regularly attends City of the Village council meetings, and spends his time volunteering with local Oklahoma charitable organizations.
Recording Secretary
Keith has been a resident of The Village for 20 years.
He enjoys many art forms such as painting, sculpting, quilting, embroidery, and leather working.
He semi-regularly attends City of the Village council meetings, and spends his time volunteering with local Oklahoma charitable organizations.
Tara Ayers
Artist Outreach Director
Tara and her husband Mark moved to The Village 3 years ago and love this little community! She enjoys seeing art of all kinds and frequents galleries and exhibits with her husband. Over many years, they have collected many local art pieces. Tara is an artist and has worked in many different mediums. “I feel that this little community of ours has a great heart and I would like to help bring more art, music, and cultural events to The Village.” - Tara Ayers
Artist Outreach Director
Tara and her husband Mark moved to The Village 3 years ago and love this little community! She enjoys seeing art of all kinds and frequents galleries and exhibits with her husband. Over many years, they have collected many local art pieces. Tara is an artist and has worked in many different mediums. “I feel that this little community of ours has a great heart and I would like to help bring more art, music, and cultural events to The Village.” - Tara Ayers
Audrey Sousa
Community Outreach Director
Community Outreach Director
Audrey is a lifelong Village resident and a fiber artist. She is a full-time homeschooling parent, with a background in public education and librarianship, and she is passionate about bringing cultural events to The Village community.
Anthony Horn
Volunteer Outreach Director
Volunteer Outreach Director
