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Girls' Club Foundation

2006 establishments in FloridaHistory of women in FloridaMuseums in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Girls' Club Foundation (Girls' Club) is a privately funded non-profit foundation providing an art gallery and exhibition space in the center of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Contemporary art works in painting, drawing, photography and video are presented in curated, thematic exhibitions, including works loaned from other collectors, galleries and artists. Girls' Club exhibits works predominantly but not exclusively by female artists and is, "the only private collection in the world dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art by women." The exhibits present artists from a wide range of ethnic groups including those drawn from the local art community and established artists from around the world. Girls’ Club exhibitions are free and open to the public, and are generally on view for a full year.

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Girls' Club Foundation
Southwest 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale

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Southwest 4th Avenue 298
33312 Fort Lauderdale
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