Artnet News – Today marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Artists in Residence, Inc. (A.I.R. Gallery), the first nonprofit artist-run cooperative gallery for women artists in the United States. In recognition of that milestone, the organization is launching a new digital archive and exhibition that covers the first half of its history.
“A.I.R. has been the home for so many incredible women and nonbinary artists,” A.I.R. board chair Susan Stainman, told Artnet News. “We’re such a little organization, but there’s such significant history that has happened in this institution. To have it so much more readily available is really important in terms of the history of women artists.”
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