AN ART CLUB FOR WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 7

AN ART CLUB FOR WELLINGTON

THE PROPOSAL FAIRI,Y LAUNCHER ■■■■- A mooting of. a largo number of artists intercsfced in: tho -formationof 'an art clubin office .bfj, :)v,' U. Rayward' onSSaturday. afternoon.'%■ ■: v ,: Mr. :■ ■ ■; (ind_ . 'explained the objects of the meeting,' whioh w«re~to form >7?an,-Artists".'; Glul|'>ptuL j to •ttfe' quarters ; iri:Some' ceiitral ■'■..jritli 1 ;; >, ■y^-AvitbV:facilitipa,-;fpVV:'AenibßrsV>worE TJio, com-, ; ,i. fort of members, vfPuld be; provided for by; i ;; reading and .smplnng rooms, and. a library con-taining-;P.rt. literature and .periodicals:.. Funds ; J '':Would 'be needed to start with,'arid he thought ;.a-considerable :£um could bo raised by an'-art-at'.being: obligatory on* all those joining the club to give, two,or tnoje thereto; -'■ ; : and '■undertake' to sell ia.'certain ■ number of' ■ v tickets. -An annual exhibition l of work done . - ' durieff the year ■■ would .be held, and . this' would also bring in funds Ho thought it quite possible to ; raise a -OTffident: : amqi)ht : equip > comfortable and -;artistic quarters and . establish a club' that . the members would "be Srqud vto i:lserig:;\to;,-";' Hp'proposed:;' : "T)iat' ipse present .voting ,in: favour'of. the motion v.-;■ constitute the Wellington Art Club." ' ' ■ Messrs.* H. >1.- Gore,. E. Kilhck, Walter-Les-he, flenp Bnatmgs.sand.j'W.i-Balmer also spoke . .to' 7 .the/vmotion', .-'which''.'.was.carried A-hniini-'. smonslr,;,r^:;i;-'/i^->.: ; ': The following, officers. were i -electedPf esi; . '<■ dent,'. Mr.- H. iH. -Rayward i-,- vicerprosidents.f ... ..Jfossrs. H., M.-uGoro and •• W"' Leslie,. and (Dr.- >■; .-Ifay; treasurer,. Mr. W. B. .'Hack-worth; fecretary, Mr. B. A. S. Killick These, with : Messrs. N; Wolch, H. Bastings,'and W. Wake- . lin,'-.dre. tp 'form 'a \comir)ittee' of -.roaiiager nieni;.'' -Mr. . . .It -was resolved . that' the' president, . secret •' . . tary, and treasurer- be' l a>'sub-comihittee'; : ito draw up rules, to be submitted to tho olnb at its next'ineeting, on December 8, and that, in •' ." tho.-m tho.' committee look round for , . suitable quarters l : and ■ submit ' suggestions fto tho president.' ' : . ... r'i-s:?.' -r.