THE ART CENTER

The Art Center is supported in part by membership fees, contributions, grants, and proceeds from fundraising events... The Quincy Art Center is a not-profit art museum celebrating visual arts since 1923. We are located in the beautiful East End Historical District of Quincy, Illinois in a carriage house built in 1887 and a modern wing built in 1990. Through our exhibits and programming we show our dedication to Art, Community, and Education... The Quincy Art Center began its life on January 23, 1923, when a group of local women created the Quincy Art Club, which proposed "to foster the aesthetic needs of Quincy and develop among her citizens an appreciation of Art in its broad and universal sense as applied to life." In its early years, the Club presented a number of exhibits and lectures to its growing public. The first exhibition was one of watercolors of Swiss and Italian scenes by the English artist J.R. Donne. In 1927, the Club elected Elizabeth M. Sinnock its president, a post..

Also known as: Quincy Art Center

Primary location: Quincy United States