Hat Art Club celebrates its 75-year anniversary
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The Hat Art Club has been a staple in the community for decades and is celebrating an important milestone this month – 75 years in existence.
The club sits around 100 members on a given year and was founded in 1946 by Mrs. Helen Beny Gibson and Rev. L.T.H Pearson. The group began with a program teaching people how to draw at city council chambers.
“The Hat Art Club has grown to be one of the foundational art clubs in the city,” said club president Bev Duke. “For a very long time, there were no other organizations that provided art training for adult artists in our community.