San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-07

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THE VAN DYKE ART CLUB AND
SCHOOL.
The ladies of the Van Dyke Art club
are getting all things ready for their
second annual exhibit, which will open
next Monday evening. Much work re-
mains TO be done and willing hands are
at work to the end that when the ex-
hibit opens all will be in readiness. The
peculiar methods of disposing of the
prizes, making the awards by popular
ballot, will no doubt draw crowds
nightly. replenish the funds of the ex-
chequer and give every one, whose best
girl is artistically inclined, full oppor-
tunity to make himself solid with his
truly. There will be an improvement
made upon last years method of Cata-
loguing, which will remove all possibil-
ity of confusion, and there will be no
judges to be judged for inartistic judg-
ments, and fewer heartaches over the
awards. The disappointed will console
themselves with the reflection that they
missed prizes not through lack of artis-
tic skill, but because their friends did
not choose to squander money upon
votes, deeming the practice not alto
gether the thing in an art exhibit. One
thing is certain. The competition will
be lively In certain quarters. and if the
result is not an overlooking treasury, 1t
will not be the fault Of the directory or
president or whoever was responsible
for this most unique method Of m aking
awards 10 an art exhibit. 1t is too early
now to speak concerning the exhibit
itself. 1t is not too early to speak
of the work being done by the
club. The art school during the past
winter and down to this present is in a
most fiourishing condition, considering
the financial strain under which 1t has
lstored almost from the very first.
Without any endowment in cash, or
available cash assets, save the scholar
ships Of its pupils, this school has pur-
sued the even tenor of its way under the
faithful instruction Of its very oompe-
tent instructress, Miss Matthews, and
has done much faithful, painstaking,
conscientious work. The design seems
to be to lay foundations rather than
duild up gilt and gingerbread creations
and art principles have been inoulcated
and genuine art methods insisted upon
which can have but one result, true
artistic growth on the part OF the people.
The work, as to execution, must be left
to the exhibit to determine. 1t Is much,
too early to note much marked change.
Many OF the pupils whose work appears
are mere novices, and their work cannot
present any great artistic excellence.
The art student and critic will look
below the surface and find the real value
OF the work done in the artistic
method and comprehension OF what
should be. rather than In what lie; note
In the result aimed at rather than In
the achievement Of that result. the real
artistic growth and development. This
school needs generous support and de-
serves it. 1t should have permanent art
building and an endowment for Its work
sufficient to equip it for the important
educational service it aims to accom-
plish In Texas.
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