The Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati is proud to be the oldest existing Woman's Art Club operating without interruption in the United States.

In December 1892, at the founding of the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati, the mission of the nineteen members was "... to stimulate its members to greater effort in their work and to increase a general interest in art."

The Club held its first show that April at the Clossons Co. on Elm Street. In October 1893, the first annual exhibit opened. In 1903 the exhibit was held in the WACC's rooms at 18 East Fourth Street. New Associate members brought the membership to 75. Some of our distinguished early members include Bessie Wessel, Elizabeth Nourse and founding members Dixie Seldon and Henrietta Wilson.

In keeping with the objective to foster the visual arts, the club has established several awards and gifts as well as its Annual Juried Exhibit held over the past 100+ years that is open to women artists across the region. The Club financially assists Cincinnati art students by annually selecting one outstanding student to receive a scholarship. In recognition of the Club's contributions to the community, we were awarded the Post-Corbett "Special Award" in 1992. Today the club hosts fascinating lectures, demonstrations, field trips, critiques, or paint outs on each meeting date.

The Club is sponsoring the 2012 Summer Art Camp at The Barn, to make art experiences accessible to children in the area.

The mission of this organization is to promote the creation and appreciation of visual arts by education through workshops, lectures, and demonstrations to adults and children in the surrounding communities.

Current membership has grown to over 200 members. In 2007, the club established a 501C3 foundation which acquired an historical dairy barn in Mariemont. "The Barn" is now the home of the Woman's Art Club of Cincinnati.

To see a list of the officers of the Club, please click here.