Who We Are

Our mission
The Newport News Public Art Foundation is dedicated to helping make Newport News an appealing place to live, work and visit by placing monumental-scale works of art by respected sculptors throughout the city, where people can enjoy art as they go about their daily lives. The Foundation also works to encourage and help the public enjoy, appreciate and engage with the sculpture around them, through outreach and education programs.

Board of Directors
Robert L. Freeman, Jr.
President, Tower Park Corporation
Chairman and Founder

John B. Hightower
President & CEO Emeritus, The Mariners’ Museum
Vice Chairman

Jeffrey Stodghill, AIA
Principal, PMA Planners and Architects
Secretary-Treasurer

Charles C. Allen
Former Vice-Mayor, City of Newport News

The Honorable Mamye BaCote
Delegate, Virginia General Assembly

Romolo Del Deo
Sculptor, New York City

Beverly H. Diamonstein
Community volunteer

Anne Noland Edwards
Community volunteer

Dr. Michelle Erhardt
Chair, Department of Fine Art and Art History, Christopher Newport University

Patricia B. Franklin
Supervisor of Fine Arts, Newport News Public Schools

Professor Gregory Henry
Sculptor, Artist, Associate Professor, Christopher Newport University

Edgar E. Maroney
Principal, Maroney and Associates

Bud Ramey
Vice President Community Development, Riverside Health System, retired

Walter W. Wildman, AIA
Principal, Rancorn Wildman Architects PLC

Cherry L. Croushore
Manager of Development, City of Newport News
City Liaison

Staff
Carol Capó, Executive Director