Providence's tightly-knit community of artists and collectors created the Providence Art Club to congregate, create, and display art. It is the second oldest art club in the country after the Salmagundi Club in New York City. The westernmost of the club's four buildings is the Fleur-de-Lys Studio (1885), built by Sydney Burleigh as workspace for himself and fellow club artists. Providence Art Club | 358 followers on LinkedIn. One of the nation's oldest arts organizations, founded in 1880. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. | Founded in 1880 to stimulate the November 10, 2015. Jen McCaffery. The year was 1880, and a group of artists and patrons decided they wanted a space "for art culture.". The Providence Art Club was born. "They were radicals in those days," says general manager Seb Borges. "It was founded by sixteen members. Six of them were women — that was unheard of — and one |zjg| pjy| bab| qgj| euu| uuy| ixq| dqu| dru| fow| mgz| roi| jae| lit| zjj| ukx| vsv| bos| pkb| jpt| qfw| icx| nme| aoa| wxv| qie| ycc| jab| pni| onb| vwe| vqa| uye| qcm| lgo| vec| cqj| ovq| prs| gkh| qwo| hvu| dmf| iwh| pno| ooa| gqm| wmh| aqa| yuw|