Con Arts

The Contemporary Arts Group has recently been formed at Victoria to promote all forms of culture-drama, painting, literature, music, classical, as well as modern. Out of this experiment came a new literary magazine "Argot." In a short time this has gained a considerable reputation as a literary magazine which publishes student writing and that of outsiders as well.

Contemporary Arts attempts to prevent the University from getting too artistically wrapped up in itself. Accordingly outsiders are invited to participate. Many of Wellington's actors and poets participate in its activities.

The Contemporary Arts Group is a kind of federative organization that has grown up around the University's cultural organizations. These include the Jazz Club, the Music Society, the Drama Club, and other similar organizations.

For instance, the Music Society has regular concerts in which students perform. The high-light of their activities is the Composers' Concert where student works are performed. This year professional musicians performed students' works and the concert was taped for broadcast.