New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
ASSURED OF S1,5OO,0OO
FOR ARTS BUILDING
National Academy Association
Plans to Start Work Soon
on New Home.
SIX MEN TO RAISE MONEY
Eight Allied Societies Join the
Academy of Design in Project
for ALL Year Exhibi-
tons Here.

The Milan If the National Academy OF
Design for a National Academy Assocla-
4ion TO house nine allied art societies In
8, single suita BILE building I'm this city ana
conduct exhibitions the year round mas
be4n accented by all the societies TO
which Z, has been submitted, John W.
ALEXANDER, president. of the Nauonai
Academy Of Design. said yesterday,
meeting OF delegates from the societies
interested will be held tomorrow AFTER
moon at ! o'clock in the Fine Arts BuiId-
Sns. at which the plans will he discusseo
Sn detail.
Sly men who arc interested In art have
HORNED themselves into committee, MT
eAIexander said. and agreed TO furnish the
,noonev necessary to carry the project
nnto effect 1t is thought that in the
syeighborhood Of S1.5O0.G0o will be need
ed. A site for the building for the nc"
association has been tentatively chosen.
This site is in the central part Of me
,citv and will cost about 100000, while
the building II is proposed TO erect VIII
cost about Stno0.000.
The National Academy Of Design Is
.r,rerrared 10 put 100000 Of Cts money
into the plan. but ii is more than likely
l1hat this money will he set aside as
fund 10 pay rent for a. certain agreed
t.Jpon space in the new building. and thus
aheIp in the upkeep. The academy IS de-
slrous az keeping as much Of its money
as possible for the support Of its schools
land the size Of its contribution 10 the
}new building will not he definitely de-
sr,ded until after a further conference
suith the committee Of six.
The societies joining with the National
ACADEMY Of Design in the formation or
S1he new National Academy Association
are the American Water color SOCIETY,"
i1he New York Chapter Of the American
i1nstitute Of Architects, the Architectural
League Of New York. the New York
Water Color Club the National Sculpture
Society. the Society Of Beaux Arts Archi-
fleets. the Mural Painters and the Ma
4ional Society Of Illustrators The plan
Is 10 incorporate a new society, 10 be
called the National Academy Association
which shall put M building TO house all
the societies interested. In this building
There will be held an annual exhibition
covering all tho branches Of the art or
design. while there will be subordinate
exhibitions Of the work Of the various
societies the wear round so that there
will he No time during the year when
there will not he an exhibition in prog
ress.
The rIan was adopted by the National
Academy Of Design last spring. and was
soon aftArward submitted to the other
societies. After they had accepted It the
work Of obtaining the money 10 carry
out the project was taken up. The final
members If the committee Of six have
only recently been secured. With the
promise Of all the money needed the
delegates Of the different societies are
now called together 10 agree finally on
the site for the new building and 10 dis
cuss the plans for It.
Mr.. Alexander said yesterday that he
thought within the next six weeks or two
months the new society would be incor-
porated and the site for its home bought
AS the money has been subscribed. he
homes that actual work on the building
may he begun this fall. though as the
season IS getting late that may be de-
1aved until next spring. However" he
added. you know. a great deal in prep
,aration for putting up a new building
l,nay be accomplished in the winter
months. and hope that we will be well
Ipnder way with our new home when
spring opens up"