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| 119 Ripley Rd, Cohasset, MA, 02025 | |
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1.7 miNorth Scituate
1.8 miCohasset
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Specialties
Art education for adults and children of all levels and abilities. The Artist-in-residence program is offered to schools in the region, bringing over 1400 4th and 5th graders to the Art Center each year. Rotating exhibitions of contemporary art by regional and national artists. Over 170 Juried Gallery Artists participate in exhibitions in the galleries at South Shore Art Center, the Paul Pratt Library and South Shore Conservatory in Hingham, MA. Annual Arts Festival on Father’s Day Weekend draws over 9000 visitors to the three-day event.
History
Established in 1954.
This vibrant regional art center with over 1200 members was started on Cohasset Common when artists hung their work on clotheslines for the first arts festival. The heart and soul of the founding members of the South Shore Art Center is in the dedicated spirit of the Center’s leaders today. The Center’s mission is: To enrich the communities south of Boston by engaging artists and by fostering an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions and education.
