The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-12
ART GALLERY In EMBRYO
Washington Artists Engaged in a
New Enterprise.
Suitable Binding Secured ON Con.
necticut AveEue, and to He Open
ed About November 1.

The Society of Washington Artists prD-
poses to open on November ] next new
gallery of art which shall he devoted a lmost
! entirely to the exhibitions OF the work Of
Washington artists Ever sinceit organiza-
tion the society has Iatored under the great
disadvantage of not having an adequate
place to hold its annual exhibitions. AS n
result OF q recent canvass among the local
artists. however sufficient funds have teen
raised 10 establish "A permanent gallery.
The plan % the society presen Is, for the
first time in Its history. an opportunity Tor
broader and more useful career. The ex-
hibitions of the society in past years have
been held at the Cosmos Club, bet the wall
space being insufficient and The time lfJt
ON the exhibition being so brief, IL was
found TO be iIrpracticabie to invite other
than local work. Tho plans which are now
maturing, however, Will secure TO tie so
ciety permanently a h, II which Will make
an ideal gallery foi exhibition purposes, and
affording abundant light and space.
Since the I1th OF last April MIR. George
Gibbs, the treasurer of the society has been
receiving subscriptions. The fund now iii
bank has atteInedsuch generous proportions
that q large building ON Connecticut ave-
nue. near l. street, has been leased and
rerstsdelsd into a thoroughly equipped
gallery. The hall is 6Sx19 feet, and is
lighted By "a skylight fifty feet long, and
extending almost the widt IA of the building.
A front room will be fitted up a re-
ceptIoii room. The walls of the gallery
are 10 be covered with a dark red back
ground, with a frieze and stencil border
at bottom and top.
IL is the intention of the society To open
this gallery on November /, with loan
exhibit. at which IL is hoped that nearly
every art collector aud artist Of Washing
ton, and many from other cities, viii be
represented. Hereafter the society will
hold annually and at other times. an
open exhibition, soliciting and defraying
the expenKe of procuring pictures aud
sculptures from artists in high standing
throughout the country. IL furthermore
designs TO hold loan and individual exhibits
frsm local and foreign artists, aud TO en-
courage the public exhibition OF arcdt
tect urid designs and the work of Illus
traitors.
In order to create the necessary funds
the societ = has created an assCeiate u.eInbeT-
ship, which will cntitle the memheTs so
elected TO have free access to the exhi
bitions aud Invitations to receptions OF
othe- entertainments, except those given
for chanty. The annual dues for an asso-
Cjate member viii be $40; for ten years,
$50, and for life, S100.
This ut gallery Will be something wash
ineton artists have long felt the need of, ="
said MT. Y. s. l. Dunbar. the sculptor,
today. I'VE have had no place where we
could exhibit our work properly: aud this
VIII not only afford splendid OppOr-
turity 10 do this, but it viii also give Us a
gallery whrre we can have Loan exhibits
from Collectors all over the country. IL Is
lust the thing needed for the Society
Of Washington Artists
I'VE shall moi limit the exhibits to any
particuar branch OF art, but Will find
Jlace for everything pertaining To art
and artists. Our hall viii also be used
for any private entertainments Of dances
we may wish to have. In fact, we viii
make IL general headquarters of al
artists"
The executive committee Of the society,
which is preparing the gallery, is com
uosed of Parker Mann, chairman: L s l.
Dunbar. X. NJ. Brooks. f. F. Andrews and
Miss Janet Curtis.