Dates
- 1983-2019
Scope and Contents
The records of the Ceres Gallery comprise 9 records center cartons dating from 1983 to 2019 documenting the administration and public outreach of the Ceres Gallery in New York. Document types include by-laws, minutes, correspondence, binders, manuals, log books, guest sign-in books, newspaper articles, brochures, resumes slides, photographs.
Includes documentation the founding of the gallery, exhibitions—both member and non-member—celebration of anniversaries, and other events. Also includes documentation of individual members and artists who submitted slides and resumes for consideration. Of particular interest are the records of Ceres Project Room, an experimental space Ceres maintained at the Elizabeth Foundation.
Extent
9 Cubic Feet (9 records cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ceres Gallery is a feminist, not-for-profit, alternative gallery located at 47 West 27th Street in New York City, dedicated to the promotion of contemporary women in the arts. These records document the history of the gallery from its foundation in 1984 to 2019 including documentation of the operation of the gallery, individual members, exhibitions, events, and anniversary celebrations.
Biographical / Historical
Ceres Gallery was founded in 1984 by Rhonda Schaller, Polly Lai and Darla Bjork, in conversation with NYFAI director, artist Nancy Azara as a program of the New York Feminist Art Institute (NYFAI, 1979-1990). Early members included: Carol Goebel, Phyllis Rosser, Joan Arbeiter, Sandra Branch and Vivien Tsao. The gallery was first located at 91 Franklin Street in Tribeca on the ground floor of the building which housed the New York Feminist Art Institute (NYFAI). Large salon style shows, joint exhibitions and others were held yearly such as: "Reflections: Women in Their Own Image" and "Heroic Female: Images of Power." In 1993 it moved to 584 Broadway in SoHo where it remained until 2003. Today, Ceres Gallery has 2000+ square feet in one of Chelsea's premier art destination buildings, The Landmark Arts Building, 547 West 27th Street. Early members who remain part of Ceres today include Joan Arbeiter, Carol Goebel, Phyllis Rosser and Vivian Tsao.
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Ceres Gallery
- Author
- Fernanda Perrone
- Date
- 2023
- Language of description note
- Description is written in: English, translation missing: en.enumerations.script_iso15924.latn script.
- Sponsor
- Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository