New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
TO PROMOTE FINE ARTS.
Conference Considers Means for
advancement IN Handicraft.

Many representative workers attended the ARA
and Crafts Conference In the National Arts Club,
IN West Saith street, last evening. which was called
by Spencer Trask. its president. Work on the nss
Arts Club Studios in Gramercy Park IS making
rapid progress. and an arts and crafts school, M
der the auspices OF the National Arts Club. au
been suggested as a possibility. II was decided %
hold an arts and crafts exhibition at the Naiioal
Arts Club early IN MAY.
Among the organizations invited to last nisSss
conference were tho New-York Society OF KsTars
Arts the Allied Arts Association. the Guild Of As
and Crafts, the school Crafts Club. the Nsw-Yoh
School OF Applied Design for Women. the Cooper
Union Art School. the Pratt Institute. OF Brooklyn
the Grolier Club. the Ethical Culture Scno0l az
Mechanics Institute. the New-YOrk School Oh III
dustriaI Art and Teachers College art Depart
menU. President Trask welcomed the saths'il.
and expressed the hope that those present Eo1a
give suggestions that would help the club ID us !.
forts toward the development OF an arts anu GiA~
movement.
Frederick 5. Lamb. secretary Of the eOmmiiiss ~
the new building OF tie club. said In part
In the constitution of the National Arts Cao -.
of its objects is distinctly stated: 10 ~ ~ q
especially applied and industrial art, as sra.
be otherwise adequately provided Tor ~ lus I'D "a
city" Many reasons have prevented a. a. Ssr IN,
development of this work as was AopSI 70, Eifb rs
new building of the National Arts C!uo WI a-se.
increased facilities. makes II pOSsiobS -
ticauy 10 start anew and become m IaoSs crafy
than i'm name. the centre or the SILs 90 m az
movement. not only FOR this city, oll go hsrsaD
trt through the clubs NONRESIDENT ne ..5,o,lgh
a marked Influence on the arts ana CRAFTS
out the entire country. -, al. in one Of
MANY wears ago Professor AdleI salu Land bur
his addresses What makes the cIu-lIs' q, irnlss
The clumsy brain? This, and all tnd ,tr.ai polnt
not only from artistic but socIe. ~ 7sxist in
OF view g sInnenLly true No ar Sta,,ortance Of
country that does not RECOGNIZES te IL ~. mans
This statement. no social life worthy ~ work
can BE- maintained unless there are piAS-
ers as we'll theorists ,,-,,,,aut OF C9rr
In "A bulletin issued BY the DepaILIhea.o ,sars an
rnerce and Labor IN November 80 ~ n AMER
article on The Revival or Handlc. .s.j.s showing
ica'' and following the same stdei go that ths
what has been ACCOMPLISHED Inc ISSSt,'cisu fof
word revival Is used IS IN itsell ,TirsSrS 10
no country should allow us hdlsIS,T1aify 5gt
neslected Our club has a great opD oIsss there
mis- movement cannot be success s,racisnt
sIIff,cfent enthusiasm sufficient ,bsl- friend,
seIFsac-l1ce among tho members an itttis 10 To
10 inspire each one 70 contrioute
common veal .rran.
letters expressing interest IN the yTulan
we're read from John De WIZ Warner rna.,.- asa
watts TAYLOR OF Cincinnati; Charles I.ty d.
r,bovnas Efbbsn, OF the Arts and CI@t.0 ira 8
Tnd,anapoIis. Other speakers were NJ :, raranis
leonard. OF the New-York society - Ats ard
Ats. Miss Amy Hicks. OF the Sulu ,bv
cats. charles de Kay and John J. NUE.