ART SCHOLARSHIPS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 286, 29 August 1931, Page 8

ART SCHOLARSHIPS

Plans of N.Z. Society NEED FOR £2500 It is expected that, the .New Zealand Association rif ’ Arts Societies, whose formation! was decided upon at a conference of representatives of arts societies held at Wellington, some, time ago,. will soon be fully into its.stride. The subject, was mentioned at the annual meeting of the' New Zealand Acadeiny of Fine Ayfs last evening by Mr. A. R. D. Carberv. who said that although the association had had some little difficulty in getting the machinery of its organisation working, he thought that at its conference to be held on the opening day of the show things would be brought to a complete condition of establishment. In the meantime, however, it had not been altogether Idle, Mr. Carbery said. Mr. J. A. Heginbotham had been persuaded to take on the duties of the secretaryship, and one notable thing had already been achieved. This was that at their annual show they would be freight free, which meant they; would be saved something like £4O. It would be a very grateful and comforting addition to their income during the year. In moving the adoption of the annual report, Mr. Carbery again referred to the association. Its formation had been the most interesting feature of the past year, he said. More interesting developments would follow when the association had worked up its scheme—a rather ambitious one—in the course of a few years. Tho principal scheme was the foundation of national scholarships, and already means had been taken toward that end. Fairly' large sums of money would be required, however, but in spite of the present ’state of affairs *>« thought that the amount required could be obtained without' very gren‘ difficulty. The association wanted to send Home every one or two vears some brilliant art student who would stay in England or on the Continent for two or three years at least, furthering his studies. Each student would take perhaps £lOOO. and if £2500 could be obtained, it would put the scheme more or less on its feet. The money could be raised. h.e believed, with liri’i difficulty. If the amount named were available, ‘the association would be able to send a student every three years, and occasionally an architectural student.