SOCIETY OF ARTS

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29799, 16 April 1962, Page 14

SOCIETY OF ARTS

Exhibition Opened The Canterbury Society of Arts did not represent any one school of thought in art. Its job was to give all a chance, said the president (Mr P. Pascoe) when he opened the eighty-second autumn exhibition in the Durham street art gallery on Saturday evening. More than 700 of the society’s members filled the gallery to look over the 270 exhibits hung for display. It was regarded by some of those present as being one of the best-attended openings for many years. Mr Pascoe said the exhibition was a cross-section varying from the most real to the most abstract. The council sought to set a high standard and tn judging had endeavoured to be fair and to accept the best from all approaches of integrity.

Mr Pascoe asked members who felt the council was mistaken in any policy to let it know. That was the only way faults could be remedied in future. “By this means W’e may work as one. for a unity of art enthusiasts is a strong force indeed.” he said.

There were many wonderful enrichments available for our life today and of these art was one of the best, he said “The glow and the feeling and the beauty of a great picture can enrich the lives of many,” said Mr Pascoe He expressed the hope that among the 270 exhibits all would find at least some section that would appeal to their particular sense of art, and that they would carry away from the exhibition a sense of beauty with which to remember a particular scene or subject. Each year the society purchased several pictures for its permanent collection, said Mr Pascoe From the current exhibition he said those purchased were “At Enys.” a water colour by Olivia Spencer-Bower: “Sunflowers.” in oil by Ivy G. Fife: and an abstract in oils by D. W. Helmore.