ART SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 9

ART SHOW.

TO BE "OPENED; ON SEPTEMBER :25. ■'■ The,annual exhibition of the New: Zealand Academy-of Fine .Arts, which,in prosaic Wellington' induces one to think 'of pictures once a year, has been' set down to open on Saturday, September 25. There will be .exhibits of oil and; water-colours, black .and' white drawings'. and sketches/ '.sculpture, -architectural drawings, wood-carving, enamelling," and .other; ' art crafts,; but no artist'. must,: send in.' more ■ than "seven -'.works, /however .industriously: he may '. have - worked 'in the past'year, and'no .'copies or /.works; which have been-exhibited in. Wellington before will, be accepted. for exhibition..'; All; pictures j for submission to the hanging; committee must be delivered' at the gallery not later, than; Wednesday,; September 15, and each/must be accompanied with a.description,',the' name, . and price. ■The judges for thejirize competitions will be the president (Mi-. H..S.:Wardell), Dr. .Fell, Mr. H. M.' Gore,- and /Miss D. K. Richmond. The competitions, are as''follow":—, ;•..'; Class I (open to all).—Design for catalogue : cover, suitable ,fdr.-:'. reproduction' by photolithography, size'and character of design to be left to the designer, but-to be suitable for a;book.cover.S x-,sii the drawing to be not less than twice /the intended size' of the finished work, and contain the inscription; :"N.Z. [Academy of Fine. Arts, Twenty-first; Exhibition,!' 1909,":2 guineas; design for a book cover, suitable for a work on, New'. Zealand (special ■ prize),-1 guinea.--.■<•■■ ~ ■■■'~ ■•ClasslL—Study ; from antique, -black and white or monochrome, 1 guinea; study of human figure, from life, black and white, or monochrome,' 2 guineas; study of animal life, black nnd white, or monochrome, 1 guinea. Class lll.—Study from 6till life, in oil or water-colour (flowers or fruit only will not be accepted in'this class), 2 guineas;*study of native-plant, in oil or: water-colour, 1 guinea. ClasslV.—Study, of_head from life, life sizo, iii oil or water-colour;, or pastel, 2'guineas; study/of head from life, life size, in charcoal or crayon, 2 guineas. . ..';..'. ■■' i '- . ■-. Class V.—Landscape or . marine study from nature, in oil or water-colour, 2 guineas...:: Class Vl.—Study in the round from life or antique in plaster, 2 guineas; study in relief, a human head from Hie, or antique in plaster, 1 guinea. '•'.,'... , - . '/.-.- Class VII.—A piece of jewellery, designed and executed by exhibitor,: 1 guinea; design for a, decorative panel, suitable for room decoration, size 23in.x 18in. "The material in-which the design is to be Executed must bo stated (special prize), 1 guinea. -..■.. ..-: