Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-25
YOUNG TALENT
ENCOURAGED.

10 the task Of smoothing the path Of
art.
YOUNG TALENT
ENCOURAGED.
The purpose OF the new art institute,
for instance. is to offer helpful advice
70 young artists. unselhsh suggestion 10
doubtful artists and practical aid 70
needy artists. L expects TO take art
students and struggling artists from all
parts OF the country under its wing. ap-
plsud their ambitions. listen to their
grievances and provide them with wise
counsel 1t also expects to provide them
with art materials at reduced prices, a
truly cooperative measure.
st is my honest belief that many
valuable artistic conception failed To ind
its canvas or its cardboard setting be
cause the owner lacked money 70 pur-
chase materials" declares Bolton Brown,
the well known landscape painter, who
Is one Of the organizers Of the new
project
Now that American art has come into
its own" he said. demanding and 1s-
ceiving the attention and admiration Of
European cOutem pOraries and critics We
must encourage It in every way possible
We do not want the unknown artist from
Tucson or Spokane coming here to New
York to ind expression for those vague
phantssies which float through creative
brains, 20 have the buds Of ambition
nipped by the frost Of cold commercial
i'm. Everyone who feels he has the ar
tistic gift must be given his chance.
"A1y number Of potential artists are
kept in eclipse for the want Of a bit Of
honest advice. They do not know how to
buy or how 70 use their materials once
they are acquired. Our consulting board
will care for such cases free OF charge.
eve win not stop with the completion
Of a picture or q drawing OF n lithograph
or an etching. In order that unknown or
impscuniOus artists may have their
works brought TO the attention OF the
public, the institute VIII provide for
them suitable room for exhibitions. And
= VIII take care that critics and collectors
ARre informed OF the worthiness Of such
Exhibitors"
The institute, however, VIII not be run
Tor the benefit Of the struggling artist
alone. Successful artists viii also hold
their exhibitions there, and VIII be vel
coined 70 the clubrooms Just as cordially
as II they were compelled t. pawn their
watches for brushes OF crayOns.
I'VE must organize. you know eX-
plained another artist who IS also in
teresoed IN the new enterprise. Artists
must learn to look out for themselves
the same as the other people In the
world. We ought TO have a representa-
i've or two in Congress. Only way 70 do
Is to get together, get better acquainted
with each other, make the public sppre-
eiate art through telling them more
about it. Cooperation--thEt's what We
need. We artists have fought too long,
each one alone.
NEED AN ART
BUILDING.
One OF our greatest requirements here
IN New York, he continued. is a decent
place in which to hold exhibitions. There
really isn't any adequate space at pres
ent. We ought to have one whole build
ing devoted to that purpose-a building
with main galleries for successive exhi-
billions and smaller galleries for concur
rent lesser shows with freight elevators
for receipt and discharge. special pas
senger shafts. shipping rooms, directors
rooms for club meetings, and auditoriums
II all the art leagues and societies here
would cooperate In the matter they could
get such n building"
AS for the poets they too seem to be
recognizing the need for closer and more
militant organization With their present
strength In numbers they should be able
to accomplish much 1t is estimated that
there are now at least 2GOO00 poets in
America. several Of whom have recently
risen to fame. Within the past few years
poetry societies have sprung up every
WHERE: At the last dinner Of the Poetry
Society Of New York. 1000 poets attended,
although the cost was six to eight dollars
3 plate. In view Of the low prices paid
for poetry, this may be seen TO be some
thing Of an achievement.
For the writing Of poetry, although
popular occupation. is not a remunerative
one. Few poets are able to make enough
on their poetry TO keep alive. and many
work long and labOriously at less
ssthetic occupation in order to pay the
publishing expenses Of their own poems
The new hOusa Of poets does not ex-
pect to be able to influence the price paid
for poetry. but it expects to provide SYN
patty, instruction and encoura gement to
al the great hordes who write it, II viii
have m exhaustive library Of poetry, for
one thing. and il VIII hold lectures on thu
technique OF verse writing, TIE history
Of poetry, and on the lives OF the great
poets.
.sThen think what Il would mean to
smateur poets If they could meet such
men as Edwin Markham or Charles Han
son Towne aad Rad their verse and have
Il criticised Kindly but truthfu1ly by