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More than 120 people celebrated Masterton Art Club’s centenary at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History on Friday night. PHOTO/DIANA GRIFFITHS
100 years of art history There are few organisations that can proudly say they’ve been going about their business for 100 years. The Masterton Art Club are one of those organisations and they celebrated their centenary on the weekend. JOHN LAZO-RON writes. A ‘then and now’ exhibition, a display of memorabilia, and cutting of a cake is the way the Masterton Art Club celebrated turning 100 years old. More than 120 people turned up to the milestone celebration that began at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum
of Art and History on Friday night. Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson officially opened the night which began with a ‘Then and Now’ exhibition that displayed a collection of paintings from past and present members.
The festivities continued on Saturday at their clubrooms on Victoria St, where patron Shona Brogdan cut a cake to mark the special milestone. Club president Elissa Smith told Midweek the club was founded in May 1921 by eight
members, when it was called the Sketch Club. The name got its revamp in 1941. Smith quipped that the original members were quite strict about who turned up and submitted paintings but would also fine members two shillings and six pence if they did not submit a painting or sketch to exhibit. She said those fines “obviously” no longer applied and that the club was in “good heart” with regular
tutored classes in acrylic and watercolour painting and printmaking. “[The celebrations] went really well and it was great to get a good turnout,” she said. “While membership declined for a while, it has risen significantly over the last two years, which bodes well for the future.” Smith said the milestone was significant to her because she was one of the lucky Continued on page 3
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