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The Centre Gallery

2nd Floor 288 Lambton Quay - - - - - Wellington

The Architectural Centre's new gallery opens this month with an exhibition of work by various artists within the Centre. It is intended to make it available for exhibitions of painting, sculpture, pottery, furniture and fabrics from all over New Zealand. A special feature will be the sponsoring of lesser known artists of special promise and ability, but the gallery will be open to other individuals or groups who wish to exhibit. A special feature will be an Annual Exhibition of the most outstanding work in New Zealand, much of which would otherwise not be shown. There has been an urgent need for such a gallery in Wellington, and many of the more experimental and original artists have had little opportunity for exhibiting their work before. The intention is to show works of high quality, and for the present separate exhibitions will be arranged, but later it is hoped to extend to a permanent collection of paintings for sale. In carrying a stock of works by many artists the public will then have a choice. The design and decoration of the gallery has been carried out by the Architectural Centre with the generous contributions of "Resene" paint from Stipplecote Products Ltd., Wellington, and "Pinex" softboard from W. H. Long & Co. Ltd.

Individuals or groups who wish to use the gallery for exhibitions or meetings should write for particulars to The Secretary, The Architectural Centre Inc., P.O. Box 2460, Wellington, C.1.

Members of the Architectural Centre Inc. Council for 1953 are as follows:

The Architectural Centre, Inc. - - - - Wellington