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Show NEW ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT IN APRIL ART SHOW Plans are well under way for the nineteenth annual national art exhibit to be held at the Springville High School Art Gallery Gal-lery during the coming April. About two-hundred fifty invitations invita-tions have been issued to prominent promin-ent artists throughout the country, and in response, a good percentage percent-age have answered signifying their intentions of sending from one to three canvases to the annual an-nual show. The list of exhibitors will include in-clude most of these artists who have been contributing regularly to the success of the Springville project, but as usual, there will be some prominent new names added to the list. One of these new contributors, con-tributors, Sterling Calder, of P,itts-field, P,itts-field, Mass., one of the most prominent prom-inent sculptors in the United States, instructor in the National Academy of Design and in the Art Students' League of New York, is sending a bronze portrait of the artist, George Bellows, which-promises which-promises to add a pleasing note of variety to the display of paintings. paint-ings. Mr. Calder has been winning prizes for his fine sculptures for the past forty years, and examples of his work are to be seen in all the important art centers of the country. Numerous, inquiries have been received from civic-minded people interested in seeing a project like the Springville Exhibit supported by students and townspeople. An especially interesting communication communica-tion has been received from Fred High of Chicago, whose work is the conducting of Greater Community Com-munity Campaigns in various places. plac-es. He sent a copy of an article he had published in the Waynsburg Republican, concerning the Springville Spring-ville project. The article is three columns in length and speaks very highly of the work being done here. The article ends with para-j graphs: "The main difference between the average higli school and the one at Springville is that Springville Spring-ville has a program, and is work-1 work-1 ing it out; Springville has high ileals; Springville has leadership; Springville's students spend their own money on a worthwhile project; pro-ject; the average high school stu- dents spend their parent's money for selfish vanity thrillers, gewgaws, gew-gaws, or on childish play, with the result that National Magazines write sensible stories about Springville. The International Ki-wanis Ki-wanis Magazine had a long story that is a good sample, and the American Magazine of Art carried a full account and towns are striving striv-ing to get the Sport section, or next to the comic strip with the hope of being seen, while the Utah town has had leadership and is developing leadership. "In conclusion should we send missionaries of culture to convert the boys and girls in the unorthodox unortho-dox state, or should we go there and learn from them? |