ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 9

ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS.

.ANNUAL MEETING. Tho;. annual-meeting •of tho New. Zealand Academy.-r.of: Fmo Arts was:held- nv the Art . . Gallory last ovening, 'whcn thoro was a good . attendance of mombors.' Mr.H. S. War doll, : . President o£, the Academy, was 111 tho cluur. ~ Tho annual report'-showed'that tho number "--'of -subsfTibrnSj.memb'prs; : of artist memhprs 1 76. A-.'grant. of £50.-had boon recoivodlffrpnv'/thojpjty: Coaiicil, iji! .iiid;j"of . fuiidsyi'-andf .other.:donations; woro also- «ck-nowledged'-with- In conneotion with tho'artaiinon,.the sum-.0f.£10 18s. was-reiil-' isod by.: tho; sale of anagainst ; £6 10s. 'in -tho. provious - year; - This;. with"£s9 ! from-.the: Academy funds, -made'tho 'amount availablo '£70 -Us., which ,was 'divided- into 14. prizes;." An important -..'event-111 tho history 1 of- the- Academy occurred .'during the year, oponitig: of its;collection.of inc-1 tures aff-a Freo on Juno 14,:Th0 , appreoiatiflu" shown by: tho public had been very, gratifying, .-the: Gallory, although -opon iftcr ; npphs'in,the-webkv having ;bedii' .. visited b.y-:about'4ooo p'ooplo. v .Thb :total-num- - bor of pictures owned by tho Academy (inclii-' :- ding thd'bries purchased by; public.:subscriptiou)!;. cbmprised";2s ' oils,:; 21; water ' colours,' aud 10 xylographic reproduction's.' Theso aro valued at '£3029.'-- Onoior:two other pictures , purchased, in by.(jhe.(Committeo aro ■ expeotbd i to..arriyo. shortly',".arid ,;will ,thon ho thQ^'Awdeirijr;'At! We" 19th annual--, oxhibjt'ipn /hold '^last.- : ypar,.thero waa- ■ &. great ifiicrcase exhibits,- , in.the rriumbcr/of visitors.-and a very groat' y incre«isc„m tho, valiio.bf ; tliey'Balf'.s'. ■ ' .' /■ : Tho halancr.-shoot; showed';a" ; .debit;'■-balnncoi' ; of j£3l-; 16s;-; :a;vdobit;of £32 Is,: Bd.' : was j fioin 'the. '-'/ The rec6ipts :fof -tlio : yca'r 'wero -£G6l : 4a. 4d,,' and 'the expendituro £693 Is. 3d. '.0f this sum £314 9s'. 1 6(1; was for.payment to artists, The assets weroishown as £4461.75. 3d." - lii moving, tho adoptiori/of'th'o' roport, Mr. .; WarddUjV.the '^'ctinrigi'.presidbriti; compared / tho : membership, of tno Cantei'bury. Society of;'Art3,. wlvich/is i3o,Vwith::the 252, -which / ; is -all-^yciiingtonicaii.claimj ( ajid urged tho poworitb : secnro adaitiphs'-toiiheir'. numbcrs. '.Ho ex-: ; pressed j.ffib.-gratificationi o'f.-ithe'.Xbuii'diKdt' ; :: fFred.-.fArtiGallery,-.,but : ;said.itli'at/it/.mujt.:.be;:ihade.;riibro;:accessiblo : .: ■. to. tllo-public.anil•'to'.students'before -it- would ; > rciichv.jts . full educative, possibilities. If ' shouldaßo-jbpop eye'ry: day,/iri- tho;.wook,',onol ." day, buing. :; . ( fesowbd : , for but. v .• j^eijxilrcdtbis.oiuld;.. iricomo: was"'ina'de-* quate /tb moot -even r the 'present 'expenses! The City Council had not only-granted theiii ■: : . :£SO durinc- the/.p»3t/yoar,' : but .within".tlio .; last 'few';'<Mys»h.aa.;gifoii' '■ On • Novombor-: 30- -the- bank-''account was - overdrawn,'to the eiterit of £101, but £70 in 1 /liaiid;; which..was paid:in:early/in- Decombor, ' /on<l. .jribridysV'subsoqu'ently 'rßceivcd,''had 'for I the^ present 1 annihilated/the overdraft;' -A : '! . .-'perihancnt'i-home^forV.th'e''Free r Art l Gallery": ,j irafi i urgently '.needed.'!vThd- prosontybuilding / : being-; ncqtiirod: :for,.. tho ,-/annual.oxhibitioris : 1 1 ■ nEceasita^cdJtho/.poriodical, removal .;of: tho .' : ' great,Hsk •. and soino /exponse, • aiid ' sinccrely hoped that- soonj 'Oithcr- by' their ■ own ■ efforts or by ' , thjs'aidrofcthb iaauicipality/and : the. State, a; ; BUilable:ljuilding--may:.l)d. proyided.^ i .;: -;.vV ,;( 'Thb;olectibn,.of, offioor's .resulted as follows: ,< jMi-; H.; S.; Wardeli;, reflected '« : ftesidonts,/'Messrs; -L. H. B. i Wilson arid :l tr^jtii'eriVMr.!Oh'as; v Wili 4 -son; 'auditor,VMri.C; :D. :Morp6th. : - :Thb'. tw6: 1 i-foK^ej'ipresidencj.^^ero 1 , it. S : . J;. w. -Joynt, tho. forraor 1 • f receiving' 18. vpfes;'; and the;latter 15'.' .Four i 'rha'd .'to be . elected to. tho Council; i twp;/tb''',fl^ithb-•;places ;i of . : nlemberi"whb;-'llad ,: i ,-' ;^^cdy^:ttro'-r6ti^;%;Ai'tt'e'^iatof-a'' « Bnllot,-:-jMessrs ;.'.-.and;vUisr!)SyUn'^oh^h'''tOTe''^]wied.^ : Iri'thiriks : Jto^the , ;Couhdil- ' of;VtheJ^paddmyHiHis''|.^orship/thb : "Mayor ' Baid .thataf •JnadQ.'a:doterinined ; ;V application:.to : tho-Cauncil-ior.-, ailioniorfor : e T»^ ;i * a '®^^it'^"uldiinbotr-': . with the'Counoil s support. 11 r • . . ; ■/.. Mt; rTV. ''Loslie.feriiaqbra; :^:suggestiori: Vthat. ;.; members • of, : .tho /A'cadomy,-. should .itako it : in-turn/.t0,-;t!ako;;cnargGr,of:itlio' pic!turos-oii 'Siin-. 'n : / da y!ii!;Tindft : :en^ ! ! 'c / p.ublioi.teightiliave'! w , ??cm!iio^ ! the:«p,i.ct,nres,':eyefy/jSu'nday : .'/'!-'Ho ■■:. ,io .'serve as;.oaretakbr .once; a .: month. :.-;ia/";-:-.W . 1