Open Ring Galleries Records, 1975-1982

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Summary

Creators:
Open Ring Galleries
Abstract:
Open Ring Galleries, a not for profit corporation for the arts, was established in Sacramento, California in 1975 upon the receipt of a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. Its purpose was to provide a space for exhibitions for professional artists in a non-competitive, supportive environment. The collection contains exhibition announcements, slides of artists' work, and a run of the newsletter, Inside Art, published by the Open Ring Galleries.
Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Open Ring Galleries Records, D-477, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains exhibition announcements, slides of artists' work, and a run of the newsletter, Inside Art, published by the Open Ring Galleries.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Materials By or About Open Ring Galleries, 2. Correspondence, and 3. Photographic Materials.

Biographical / historical:

Open Ring Galleries, a not for profit corporation for the arts, was established in Sacramento, California in 1975 upon the receipt of a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. Its purpose was to provide a space for exhibitions for professional artists in a non-competitive, supportive environment. D.R. Wagner founded the Open Ring Galleries and served as director for six years.

Acquisition information:
Gift of D.R. Wagner in 2008.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Open Ring Galleries Records, D-477, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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