The Archive · 1923

B.W.A. ART SECTION

Oficers for Coming Year: An Active Programme At the annual general meeting of the Art Section of the B. W. A., Held on Thursday afternoon at Headquarters, Mrs. R. J. Roberts was elected Chairman for the com ing year, Miss McColl, Hon. Secretary, and Mrs. H. H. Williams Hon Treasurer, with Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Edwin Wood as the Com mittee.

The work of the past year was briefly reviewed and the retiring Chairman, Mrs, J. Frost, gave some suggestions for the work of the coming season. She suggested amor other bits of advice that deme tary art work should be emphasized by the Section, not only for beginners but also to improve the technique of advanced artists, using for the purpose studies in still life, casts, and flowers.

Lectures on definite phases of art expression were advised, also more outdoor work, and the sketching of buildings, which com. bine practice in perspective with the study of Chinese art.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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