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 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. As of 2018 The Duchess of Gloucester is the society's patron, and Loyd Grossman is its president.
In 2011, NADFAS published a handbook 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 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.
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References
- "The Arts Society, registered charity no. 1089743". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- Dawood, Sarah (17 May 2017). "Rebrand for charity The Arts Society looks to make art more "inclusive"". Design Week. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- "About us". The Arts Society. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- 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.
- Brown, Mark (6 April 2020). "Arts Society to launch online lectures for over-70s". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2020.