The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-15
FINE ARTS EXHIBITION
FOR LARGELY IN
CREAsING MEMBERSHIP Eek
HIBITIoN OPENS NOV. 5.

Preparations for the fifth annual ex-
hibition of the Minneapolis Society of
Fine Arts are going on rapidly. The
date for the opening evening has been
changed from Nov. to Nov. 5, in
order not to conflict with election
dates. The exhibition will thus open
on the satgrda{ {hs eYenng PreyHiGps to
out to the members of the society So
'liciting their help in increasing the mem
bership result as hoped for, there will
be large attendance on the opening
night. *.fs.
The proposed grouping of pictures by
the individual work of the painters who
contribute has met with the enthusi-
astic approval of all the artists who
have. responded to Professor Koehler s
invitations. Much more work, repre-
sentative of eastern artists might have
been included, had there been more wall
space. The limits of the art gallery
have confined the. exhibition to the
work of those artists who first replied
to the requests for paintings.
Increase of Membership.
There is a good deal of encourage
ment in the fact that the returns from
members asking their personal interest
in gaining new members, are showing
some good results already. In view of
the near approach Of the exhibition, it
is the hope of the membership commit
tee that the names of. new members
will be secured i'at once, in order that
such new members may get the benefit
of free admission to the gallery. Peo-
pie are better satisfied if they get some
thing for their money at once, and this
Forthcoming exhibit is the event Of the
| year in an artistic way!
"A Thousand Members Wanted.
| There seems to-be some misunder-
standing, however, in some quarters as
Eto the purpose of this circular letter.
The cards enclosed are not intended for
renewing old memberships, but for
about FIVE hundred members in the art
society. If each member will but secure
one other member the society will be
able to carry out a number of plans for
! the entertainment Of the members dur.
ing the coming season. A membership
Of 1000 will put all these enterprises
of support from those few Minneapolis
citizens who are row the guarantors OF
the society's work. "a thousand mem
bers is moderate number to represent
the artistic spirit fofsa city like Mime
apolis. = - =
Mission OF the Fine Arts.
, At the next meeting of the West
| Minister club P. V. Collins, well
: known member of The Art society, viii
give a paper on 'f,The Mission of tn
: Fine Arts,' in which he will discus
the much-vexed question Of whether ar
D should be for art s sake or for the stor,
: it tells. Mr.. Collins will write from
: the inside of his subject. In his earl
| !, ie>l o, low, wi owl o,,l l.
e studied both here and in Paris. He vii
: take the ground generally that tn
S artists mission is p ethical first an
0 artistic second The Westminster clu
n is likely to have an exciting discussion
5 if it will enlarge it's list of invite
f guests for the next meeting, and ca
in some of the local artists to comba
j Mr.. Collins heresy. =
n The Poster Competition. =
y The Art school itself is pretty bus
y just now in preparing original design
IS with the exhibitions A prize of So he
n. been offered for the best design sui
v mitted to the Judges: Not only Mi:
IS Cheney's class, but various. SUDDEN
from the other classes of the scho
le have entered the competition, which
" open to the who lie school. The desi q
m Will De pr!nCeu III Que GoIol, WHY I"
re colors run in by hand The state flow
is in evidence in some designs.
Minneapolis Artists Boston Success
8 John Rich, former Minneapol
as boy, has been getting some laurels
a his own in the Boston Museum schot
ic A letter from Herman Dudley Murph
II, one of the artist requested to exhit
a. Yin November, gives. generous praise
~ MI Rich, who was a pupil Of his +
Id some time. Mr.. Murphy says he
m doing capital work In Boston, In t
n Museum school last winter he CARR
ny off three concours in painting. and W
ne probably win the Paige scholarsh
en- next year, which will enable him
it. spend two or three years in Europe