The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-21
Mrs. Robert SpOttswOOd
Elected Sponsoring Com
mittee Chairman; $500
RemOdeIing Proposed

Mrs. Robert Spoftswood was
elected chairman of q new Spon-
sorins Committee. which viii
take the place Of the original
Steering Committee. headed by
Charles Taylor. and which with
local Federal Arr PROBES Direc.
for. r. Townsend Morgan. win
govern ihs Arf Gender On Front
street. al ) mass meeting q eiti-
sens Saturday night a. The Cham
Der Of Commerce rooms.
Election of other officers on
the committee. which win COM
prise a vice chairman, secretary.
and treasurer. viii be deferred
until a later meeting. as the
widest possible representation is
desired, Mrs. Spottswood stated
at the meeting.
Mrs. Eve Alsman Fuller, state
director of the Federal Art Prof.
ect. presented plans for remodel
ling the building which now
houses the Art Center, and which
was donated by the City of Key
West. The plans were furnished
by the Architectural Division of
the Federal Art Project.
There viii be a few minor
changes in the plans. it is an
nounced, but the Sponsoring
Committee will approve them
and also pFovi WAYS and means
of raising the funds. Five run
dred dollars viii be required to
rehabilitate the building and an
additional monthly fund must be
raised. il was stated at the meet
Ing by Mrs. Fuller. The Sponsor
ing Committee plans to establish
civic organization. individual
patrons and sustaining yearly
memberships to raise the funds.
Work on remodeIling the Art
Center will start April and
should be finished July 1. Town
send Morgan. director. said. with
the entire Art Certer in full
operation at that date.
The plans call for two art gal
leries on the first floor of the
Art Center. the larger of the two
being devoted to travelling ex-
hibitions. and the smaller de-
voted exclusively to exhibitions
of local individuals and organiza-
lions. On the second floor there
viii be large claSSrooms. a work
room. a business office. adirec-
tors office. and a storerDom. f1sg
The floors viii be of naaroon.
the walls of light slate blue. the
benches counters. ct eetras Of
delicate moss green. The color
scheme is one of exquisite har-
mony and is dignified. Mr.. Nor
gan said. The lighting viii be
diffuSed. the lights placed above
stretched muslin on the ceiling.
Venetian blinds win adorn the
windows.
The project is primarily a cul-
tural and educational one. Mr..
Morgan said. and will include ex-
hibitions of paintings. sculpture.
ceramics and crafts. Il viii en-
courage a close cooperation with
music. drama. literature and the
dance. Meetings and exhibitions
Of groups. interested in these
arts. win be allowed in the build
ing.
Mrs. Fuller answered excellent
" questions dealing with a large
AAtAADGA "a p4taeGc u INT Z C4cs Al
Art Project and its local appliea-
ton. She also read from the
manual of the Federal Art Prof.
Get 10 clarity salient features Of
the Art Center here.
Objection to the exhibition Of
the Key West Art Association at
the Art Center was made in one
question. Mr.. Morgan quoted
from the Federal Art Project Cir
cular to show that the exhibition
Is in accordance with the end Of
the Project. as follows. the Art
Center should maintain con-
tinuous exhibitions Of work BY
local artists and craftsmen as
well as Of work from outside
sources the program should
be directed not only towards
building larger audiences for the
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