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Carmel Arts and Crafts Club
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The Carmel Arts and Crafts Club was an art gallery, theatre and clubhouse founded in 1905, by Elsie Allen, a former art instructor for Wellesley College. After using the facilities of various town parks and hotels, in 1907, a clubhouse was built at Monte Verde Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, where the Circle Theatre of the Golden Bough Playhouse is today. The clubhouse served as Carmel's first community cultural center. It held dramatic performances, poetry readings, lectures, and was a summer school for the arts.[1] Between 1919 and 1948 Carmel was the largest art colony on the Pacific coast.[2]
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![]() Carmel Arts & Crafts Hall, 1907 | |
Successor | Carmel Art Association |
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Formation | 1905; 119 years ago (1905) |
Founder | Elsie Allen |
Founded at | Carmel-by-the-Sea |
Dissolved | 1927 |
Type | Art Gallery, Club |
Purpose | To attract artists to Carmel |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°33′19″N 121°55′24″W |
Region served | Monterey County, California |
Services | Performances, poetry readings, lectures, and summer school |
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