The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), operating under the name The Arts Society, is a national organisation in the United Kingdom promoting education in the arts and the preservation of artistic heritage.
It was founded in 1968 and operates through a network of regional membership societies, with a headquarters in London. It is a
registered charity
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definitio ...
under English law.
The charity was rebranded as The Arts Society in 2017, but retains its official name.
Its founding President was Sir
Trenchard Cox
Sir George Trenchard Cox (1905–1995) was a British museum director.
Early years
Cox was born on 31 July 1905 in London to barrister William Pallett Cox and Marion. He was educated at Eton College and then at King's College, Cambridge, where h ...
.
The Duchess of Gloucester is the society's patron, and
Loyd Grossman
Sir Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 September 1950) is an American-British author, broadcaster, musician, businessman and cultural campaigner who has mainly worked in the United Kingdom. He presented the BBC programme ''MasterChef (British T ...
is its president.
In 2011, NADFAS published a handbook
[An Introduction to the Recording of Church Organs by Brian Gill with photographs by Ray Cartwright (2011), printed by The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies, Scotland and Northern Ireland.] explaining how to record a church organ, and how to find existing publicly available details of a church organ on the
National Pipe Organ Register
The British Institute of Organ Studies (BIOS) is a British organisation and registered charity which aims to promote study and appreciation of all aspects of the pipe organ. Further, it acts as a lobbying body to raise awareness of organ issue ...
in the United Kingdom.
In 2020, it launched ''The Arts Society Connected'', a digital platform hosting a series of free online lectures and other arts activities, to support its members and other people aged over 70 who were self-isolating during the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United Kingdom, it has resulted in confirm ...
.
See also
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AccessArt
Visual arts education is the area of learning that is based upon the kind of art that one can see, visual arts—drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and design in jewelry, pottery, weaving, fabrics, etc. and design applied to more practi ...
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Art Fund
Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as ...
References
External links
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The Arts Society Connected
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Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom
Charities based in London
Heritage organisations in the United Kingdom
1968 establishments in the United Kingdom