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Club History
The Kingsley Art Club was founded in 1892 for "the creation and development of artistic spirit in the members and the dissemination of artistic sentiment generally in the community, thus elevating the tone of society." So read its first constitution. Membership was limited to 50 women of "good social reputation" who paid a $3.00 fee upon election to the Club. The Club's namesake, Eldridge Kingsley, was a leading engraver of the time whose popular work motivated the founding members to study the methods of engraving and etching.
 As the membership increased, the Club outgrew space available in members' homes. By 1927, Kingsley found a permanent home at the E.B. Crocker Art Gallery.
In 1956, the Kingsley was incorporated as a California non-profit corporation administered by a board of 16 directors. The purpose of the Kingsley Art Club is educational: to promote the knowledge and appreciation of art among its members and in the community, and to promote and encourage the teaching of the arts and the educational opportunities therein.
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