Oct 5, 2026 · 45 min · 13 segments
After four decades of leadership, **Carrie Wissler-Thomas** is retiring as President and Executive Director of the **Art Association of Harrisburg**. A lifelong artist, educator, and advocate for the…
Asia TabbHost
Rachel FeyGuest
Emma CarpenterGuest[laughs] I bel- I, uh, joined the Art Association, uh, in 1972 when my husband and I first moved to Harrisburg, and I was an artist, and I needed my, uh, I needed a place to exhibit my work.
So when you look back, um, to that time when you moved from Ephrata to Harrisburg, you were an artist.
All the artists who, uh, met me at the Art Association, they were very welcoming.
So Carrie, being elected as president, um, of the Art Association in 1980, and then in 1986 you became president and executive director-
... what was it about the Art Association that made you wanna take on that much responsibility?
I loved the historical building, and I felt I could make a difference.
I was an artist myself, and I wanted to help my fellow artists get their work out there into the community, and I wanted to get the business community and the artists together so that, uh, the Art Association would prosper, and I, I felt I could do it.
[laughs] I bel- I, uh, joined the Art Association, uh, in 1972 when my husband and I first moved to Harrisburg, and I was an artist, and I needed my, uh, I needed a place to exhibit my work.
So when you look back, um, to that time when you moved from Ephrata to Harrisburg, you were an artist.
All the artists who, uh, met me at the Art Association, they were very welcoming.
So Carrie, being elected as president, um, of the Art Association in 1980, and then in 1986 you became president and executive director-
... what was it about the Art Association that made you wanna take on that much responsibility?
I loved the historical building, and I felt I could make a difference.
I was an artist myself, and I wanted to help my fellow artists get their work out there into the community, and I wanted to get the business community and the artists together so that, uh, the Art Association would prosper, and I, I felt I could do it.
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