The Providence Art Club invites artists from across the United States to apply for its popular annual National Open Juried Exhibition. This exhibition celebrates the best in contemporary art regardless of media, theme, or style. Founded in 1880, the Providence Art Club is one of the oldest arts organizations in the nation and the first such Club to be co-founded by women and men. Recognized as one of the top three galleries in Rhode Island by the Providence Journal, the Art Club has received coveted Best of Rhode Island Awards for Best Art Gallery in Providence each year since 2019. Entering its 144th year, the Club aims to share the best of contemporary visual art with its unique audience in the Northeast.
Juror:
Michelle Millar Fisher is currently the Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts within the Contemporary Art Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her work focuses on the intersections of people, power, and the material world.
Prior to joining the MFA, Fisher served in curatorial roles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). She also previously served as an educator the Guggenheim Museum and interned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An active educator, Fisher has served as an adjunct lecturer at many schools, including Parsons The New School for Design, CUNY’s Baruch College, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.
Sales:
All works in the exhibition must be for sale (no “price on request” allowed). Sales Commission: 25% for PAC members; 40% for non-members.
Dates: