Current & Upcoming Events
Applications now Available
Submissions Due July 31st
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If you are interested in displaying a quilt in the show click here for details. Download application here.
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Show Dates - September 5th-7th
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See beautiful quilts from regional quilters on display in the Metz Exhibition Hall.
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Vote for the People's Choice quilt and be inspired by our community of crafters!
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Making A Splash: Resort Fashion in New England
1870 -1920
The Ocean House in Watch Hill
and South County Museum Present
A Gilded Age Fashion Lecture Series
Lecture 1 - Tuesday, August 5th - 3:30 :500 pm
(Refreshments will be served)
Step into the elegant Seaside Ballroom at Ocean House for an illuminating lecture by Rebecca Kelly, Executive Director and Curator of the South County Museum. In this engaging presentation, Rebecca explores how fashions worn in New England resorts changed the American fashion industry. ​​
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The lecture will focus on the rise of the “Gibson Girl” aesthetic—sporty American women dressed in simple shirtwaists and walking skirts, idealized as the epitome of athletic elegance for activities like golf, tennis, and carriage driving. Rebecca will also showcase the vibrant clothing and millinery shops in Rhode Island, spotlighting the enterprising women who ran them and the impact they had on the region’s fashion scene.
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Reservations are required. Click the button below to reserve your spot.
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In Search of Domestic Art
South County Edition
Join us for a unique combination of artist talk, history lecture, and hands-on making with light food and refreshments available.
Wednesday, July 30th
5:30 pm
This event takes you behind the scenes of the
Artist-in-Residence project, showcasing a selection of objects from the collection storage that serve as inspiration for Sarah’s exploration of the domestic artist.
This event is free to members. $10 for non-members. Tickets at the door. Please RSVP to Info@southcountymuseum.org. (RSVPs help us know how many chairs to set up and,
in case of hot weather,
if we can pivot to a smaller AC lecture space.)
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Sarah C. Byrd is joining us this summer as an artist-in-residence.
Sarah is a fashion archivist, historian, and educator.
This residency will support an ongoing research project,
affectionately named Domestic Artist, that examines
the artistic value and cultural significance
of everyday domestic work.
It repositions the labor of homemaking
Find us at the fair!
August 13th-17th
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South County Museum will be tabling at the Washington County Fair! Come find us and view our selection of fine crafts handmade by our resident artisans.
39th Annual Folk Art Quilt Show
September 5th-7th
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See beautiful quilts from regional quilters on display in the Metz Exhibition Hall.
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Vote for the People's Choice quilt and be inspired by our community of crafters!
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If you are interested in displaying a quilt in the show click here for details. Download application here.
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Pictured: Quilt squares from our community quilt project. Learn more at the show!
Please join us at
South County Museum for a
Fundraising Celebration
Saturday, September 13,
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Cocktail hour and explore
the campus until 5 pm. -
Buffet and live craft demonstrations till 6:45 pm
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Seated dessert and live auction in the Lower Barn at 7:00 pm
Tickets $125
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In joining us, you are contributing to the preservation of over 25,000 historic objects and helping us to safeguard and share cultural heritage and traditions through our associated school of craft.
Halloween Exhibition Opening Party
Visit the museum and see our collection of early Halloween costumes.
Opening Reception:
Friday Evening, Sept. 26th​ 5:30pm
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