The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-12
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT.
Value of the Display to Re Made at
High school.

TT is important that the value of the
arts and crafts exhibition by the Citizens
Educational Society, beginning Friday be
understood by the people" said one of those
interested 1T is not enough that we go to
the exhibition, view it effectively and go
our way. Such a course woul0 leave many
of us with the understanding that there is
an abstract effort to teach art and manual
dexterity In the schools without a definite
thought as to it's broader educational and
productive significance This exhibition
does not restrict itself to the product of the
art of the easel 1t is more democratic
than that. 1t relates to commercial art to
furniture. stained glass. mural decoration
wood carving, architecture, terra Gotta,
tiles. the art of the blacksmith, artistic
hardware, leather jewelry, engraving, etch-
ing. photography, embroidery fabrics and
decorative porcelain. All of these are ex-
hibited alongside of the art of the easel
There is the art of the brush and the chisel,
the art of the hammer and the anvil the
art of the machne-art objects made by
machines, pictures made by machinery
With this exhibition there will be united
the art of music the florist will come in
and we will have the decorations Of nature
The children Of the public schools will con-
ual training. Taking 1t all in all, 1t is an
exhibition of great breadth and wide sig
nfcance
This exhibition will indicate TO us the
purposes of the work of the public schools
in the arts and crafts movement, the meth
DDS used for the general quckenng OF the
child's mental processes, his creative abil-
ity. stimulation of imagination combined
with the absolute knowledge gained the
training by direct teaching in drawing, by
association with artistic objects in the
grades accomplishes for the individual de-
veiopment of the child in different ways 1T
brings about added creative power to do
or in business, These all need creative
ability. 1t is the creative quality which is
the great help TO the world ana the midi
NidualS Again, il adds TO his appreciation
of nature and his appreciation or art. II
broadens ones capacity for enjoyable and
happy living. 1t makes artists by appre-
citation, and gives wider significance 10
all studieS-to history. geography and cor
relative studies
lit goes 10 the fountain of inspiration and
knowledge which may have a practical and
definite relation TO arts and crafts and
serves as a means of adding to the useful
ness of the pupil 1t is stimulating along
general lines AS the pupil advances the
work assumes a deeper significance. and
eventually. through the work OF trade and
technical schools, II may take the form OF
A productive and material artistic work
The foundaton"t that is nov being laid In our
public schools is the proper one for the de-
Yelopment of our productive industries The
movement now coming into our schools Is
the one that must eventually come through
absolute commercial necessity In order TO
compete with the old world we must estab-
fish arts and crafts schools. The English
Parliament recently took the matter in hand