Art Schools and Exhibitions—November 1902
The Guild of Handicrafts
The Guild of Handicrafts held an exhibition at the Woodbury Gallery, 37, New Bond Street. Mr. C. R. Ashbee is the mainstay of the Guild, and under his guidance great progress has been made during the last few years. The exhibition was opened on the 13th, and included examples of gold and silver work, jewellery, furniture, bookbindings, woodcuts, fine smithing and castings. Among the designers were C. R. Ashbee, William Strang, Reginald Savage, George Thompson, Miss Edith Harwood, Miss Anna Kingsford, etc.
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The Weaving School, Bushey, recently had the honour of the acceptance by Her Majesty of the piece of woven gold in which the Ship tapestry was packed.
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Arts and Crafts at Ormskirk
The Misses Jewsbury recently opened an exhibition of their pupils' work at their studio at Ormskirk. The work was of an ambitious character, a mantel-board in gesso work in rich colours being the most prominent and praiseworthy piece. The same method was employed in the production of a piece for which the old ivory finish was adopted. The result of the year's teaching in lace was shown in some exquisite specimens of the work. Carving was represented by a bookcase, a coal-scuttle, and other pieces. Marquetry, etching on brass and copper, embossed leather work, and beaten brass and copper were all in evidence. Most of the work is for sale on application.
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The County Council Art Schools
The County Council Art Schools are now in full swing, and the one at Camberwell has been started since September 22nd, in the handsome building erected through the liberality of Mr. Passmore Edwards. The special object of the school is to encourage the industrial application of decorative design—to supplement, in fact, the lessons of apprenticeship ; architects, builders, modellers, decorators, designers in wall papers, textiles, and furniture, embroiderers, book illustrators, carvers, binders, and metal-workers all have their special classes. The first session extends from September 22nd to February 13th, and the second from February 16th to July 18th. The secretary is Mr. C. H. Johnson, who will supply all particulars.
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The Berwick Art Exhibition
The Berwick Art Exhibition closed on the September 25th. Over two hundred works of art were got together in the Queen's Rooms. The hanging committee was composed of Mr. Ralph Hedley, R.B.A., and Mr. J. Whitelaw Hamilton, R.S.W. The Exhibition was much appreciated by numerous visitors in Berwick and neighbourhood.
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British Exhibition of Arts and Crafts
A British Exhibition of Arts and Crafts was held recently, under the direction of Mr. Lyon Thomson, at Budapest. The opening ceremony was presided over by Mr. Julius Wlassics, the Hungarian Minister of Education, who spoke of the display in enthusiastic terms. On leaving, he said: "I am convinced that Hungarian craftsmen will visit the exhibition in great numbers, and study in order to enlarge their range of view and refine their taste.'
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Hamilton Arts and Crafts Association
This Association recently paid a visit to the new district offices in Beckford Street. Permission being granted by the District Committee of the County Council through Mr. J.B. Ferguson. The buildings, which are on the point of completion, were erected to the designs of Mr. Alex. Cullen, F.R.I.B.A. Mr. Lockhead, the president o the association, conducted the party over the building. The most striking features are the central hall, artistically decorated, which gives convenient access to each department; the main staircase, in stone with a fine modelled plaster frieze, and the committee room, a magnificent apartment. The ventilating, heating, and lighting arrangements were carefully inspected, and were admitted by the experts to be all that could be desired. Votes of thanks terminated a most pleasant evening.
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Glasgow Technical College
A meeting of the governors was held just alter the publication of our last issue. The question of the Weaving College and the New College were discussed. The annual report, which was adopted on the motion of Mr. W. R. Copland shows the following figures in reference to the attendance of the students:
Diplomas and medals were afterwards distributed to the successful students as follows:—Diplomas: Civil Engineering, Andrew R. Ketterson; Mechanical Engineering, William L. Brown, Andrew Duncan, and John Y. Moyes; Electrical Engineering, Robert Bilsland (with Sir John Pender Medal and Scholarship), George M. Craig, and James Summers ; Naval Architecture, George Barrie ; Mathematics and Physics, John F. Tinto ; Chemistry, George W. Glen and Alexander Murdoch ; Metallurgy, Robert Crichton. Medals: Lord Kelvin Gold Medal in Mechanical Engineering, Montgomery H. Hotchkis; Macquorn Rankine Gold Medal in Mechanical Engineering, George E. Carter.
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Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox
Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox about two years ago started a wood-carving class to employ the villagers of Broughton and North Newington, near Banbury, on winter evenings. The members of the class did some carved oak work for the great hall of Broughton Castle, and Mr. Charles Dana Gibson, the George du Maurier of America, was so much impressed with the beauty of the work that he has given the class an order to make the whole of the panelling for a new house which he is building in New York.
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Owen Jones Prizes for Furniture Designs
The Society of Arts will next year offer the usual prizes for designs of furniture in connection with the Owen Jones Memorial Fund.
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Proposed Exhibition at Manchester
It is proposed to hold in May, next year, an International Exhibition at Manchester. There will be room for the world's latest inventions in machinery, scientific research, aerial navigation, education, photography, agriculture, mining, and other industries, and the fine arts. The promotion is in the hands of exhibition experts, and already plans and designs have been drawn out. If the scheme develops as planned, the larger portion of the profits will be handed over to the local charities, and more especially to the hospitals.
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Falmouth Art School
The architect of this school, which was opened by Sir William Preece, is Mr. Cardwell, of enzance. The school is a two-storey building of local stone, with brick quoins and rough-cast panels. One large downstair room on the left of the entrance is allotted to modelling and drawing from life and antique. The total cost of the erection is £1,300.
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At The Studio, 84, Upgate, Louth, Lincs., Miss Gillespie conducts classes in many kinds of artwork. Freehand and geometrical drawing, brush work, perspective, oil and water colour painting, ornament, and drawing for reproduction are among the subjects she deals with. Woodcarving and clay modelling are also taught. Miss Gillespie has a host of certificates and awards from various art centres, including several first classes at South Kensington; first and second prizes at the Boston Art School; certificates for the principles of ornament from Kensington and for advanced woodcarving from the Midland Counties Union. In addition to teaching in the school—and the pupils speak and write highly of their tuition—Miss Gillespie gives private lessons at students' houses by appointment, and also conducts, in the summer, special sketching classes.
