The Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston
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The Society of Arts and Crafts is one of America's oldest arts and craft nonprofit organization.[1][2] The Society moved to Boston's Seaport District in 2016 after being located on Newbury Street for over 40 years.[3] The Society was incorporated by twenty-one individuals on June 28, 1897, and was then known as the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston.[4] The small group was representational of Boston's elites in the fields of teaching, art-making, architecture, and craft. The original Society began with the agreement to "develop and encourage higher artistic standards in the handcrafts."[4]
Formation | 1897 (1897) |
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Acting Director | Karina Burston |
Website | societyofcrafts |
Formerly called | The Society of Arts and Crafts Boston (SACB) |
Frederic Allen Whiting was the Director at the Society until 1912, when Humphery J. Emery took over. He would serve on the board of directors until the 1930s.[5]