[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 15, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                 NATIONAL ARTS CLUB RECEIVES WLIW AWARD

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 1994

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues the work of the National Arts Club and its recent receipt 
of WLIW's Award for Excellence in Education.
  The club has been a haven for painters, sculptors, writers, and 
musicians since the late 1800's. Among its very first achievements was 
the decision to offer full membership for women at the onset, 
reflecting their accomplishment in the arts. The list of members and 
trustees reads like a Who's Who in the art world: Henry Frick, William 
Evans, Benjamin Altman, Jules Bache, Henry Walters, J. Pierpont Morgan, 
Frederic Remington, and Robert Henri.
  The National Arts Club's most notable strides have been in the area 
of promulgating education. Each year the club hosts the Annual Student 
Art Exhibit which solicits work from 25 area colleges. It also sponsors 
Creative Writing: Children, Authors & Teachers, which places more than 
30 authors each year into the New York City school system to teach 
creative writing. The NAC Music Committee recently instituted a 
scholarship program, the Tilden Prize, which is awarded for a different 
musical instrument each year.
  In the field of theater and the dramatic arts, the club presents the 
Kesselring Prize, funded by author Joseph Kesselring upon his death. 
The $10,000 award goes to a playwright who has not yet received 
national recognition. There are other awards too numerous to mention in 
the fields of film, dance, photography, and design.
  As well as its scholarship work and residences, the National Arts 
Club operates four galleries that are open to the general public.
  I would ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the outstanding 
contributions which the National Arts Club makes on a daily basis to 
enhance the quality of life for all Americans.

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