Royal Society of Arts
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| legal form | Royal Society (Academy) |
| founding | 1754 |
| President | Anne, Princess Royal |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
The Royal Society of Arts (RSA), (officially: Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce ; German: Royal Society for the Advancement of the Arts, Industrial Products and Trade ) is a British cultural institution that has set itself the task has to create a platform for critical discussions and new ideas in order to advance the enlightenment in the 21st century. The company acts according to four principles: independence, commitment, honesty and openness.
The Royal Society was founded in 1754 and is based in London . The patron is Elizabeth II , President since 2011 Anne, Princess Royal .
history
The RSA was founded by William Shipley in 1754 and was modeled on the Dublin Society for improving Husbandry, Manufactures and other useful Arts . In 1774 the company moved to a building in central London designed by the Adam Brothers ( James Adam and Robert Adam ). This building on John Adam Street is still used by the RSA and houses paintings by Irish artist James Barry in the Great Room . In addition, the company has expanded to include other buildings over the years.
The RSA hosted Britain's first contemporary art exhibition in 1760, with great success. Because of this success, the Royal Academy of Arts was founded in 1768 by Sir Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds , two early members of the RSA.
The RSA was given the special status of the Royal Charter in 1847 . In 1876 the RSA founded the National Training School for Music in London, which later became the Royal College of Music . In 1908 King Edward VII approved the use Royal on behalf of the RSA.
In 1936, the RSA awarded the Royal Designers for Industry (RDI) award for the first time . This award is intended to honor those who have created excellent design in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. The Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry was then founded to promote design and application for industry. Experts from different fields such as engineering, furniture industry, clothing and textile design, graphic design, theater and film design are represented in the faculty.
An example of the success of the RSA was recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary . The dictionary collected in 1980 from a Journal of the RSA the first use of the word sustainability ( sustainability ) with respect to environmental economics.
President
List of Presidents:
- 1755–1761: Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone
- 1761-1793: Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney
- 1794–1815: Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk
- 1816–1843: Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
- 1843–1861: Albert, Prince Consort
- 1862-1862: William Tooke
- 1863–1901: King Edward VIII.
- 1901-1901: Sir Frederick Bramwell
- 1901–1910: King George V
- 1910-1910: Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone
- 1911-1942: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- 1942-1943: Sir Edward Crowe
- 1943-1945: EF Armstrong
- 1945-1947: RB Bennett
- 1947–1952: Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
- 1952–2011: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- since 2011: Anne, Princess Royal
membership
There are around 27,000 members ( fellows ) worldwide who pursue the goals and principles of the organization in more than 70 countries. Among the members are members of all professional groups, e.g. B. Entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, journalists, architects, engineers, commercial employees and other professional groups.
According to the admission guidelines, membership is open to anyone who works in an outstanding manner in an area close to society for the benefit of the common good, at the suggestion of another member or at the invitation of a member of the Board of Trustees of the RSA. Members have the right to use the abbreviation FRSA (Fellow of the RSA) as a so-called suffix with a comma after the surname (for example "Max Mustermann, FRSA").
Current activities
The organization is registered on the Royal Charter and recognized as a charity in England.
A variety of honorary awards are presented each year, including the Albert Medal , the Benjamin Franklin Medal and the Bicentenary Medal . Medal winners include Nelson Mandela and Professor Stephen Hawking .
In Great Britain and Ireland, the RSA offers various regional activities to encourage members to exchange ideas. The RSA is also represented in Belgium, Australia, India, South Africa and the USA.
Events
The company organizes a large number of publicly accessible events that are intended to encourage free and progressive thinking. After such an event, audio and video files will be made available on the homepage. The RSA building can be rented by non-members for conferences, parties and weddings.
Projects
In 2005 the RSA adopted the Adelphi Charter on Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property .
In July 2008 the RSA began supporting a college in Tipton , which opened as the RSA Academy in September 2008.
Current projects deal with the subjects of art and ecology, civil rights, design and society, education, public services and technologies in cold climates. Previous projects have included providing drinking water in developing countries, rethinking intellectual property (published as the Adelphi Charter), and research into managing international migration.
RSA Animate
The organization also has a Youtube channel where excerpts from lectures (shortened to 10 minutes) are played while the content of the lectures is drawn at the same time. (Whiteboard animation)
literature
- NA Chambers: The Society of Arts and Joseph Banks: a first step in London learned society. In: Notes & Records of the Royal Society. Volume 61.3, 2007, pp. 313-325 ( online ).
- Sir Henry Trueman Wood: A history of the Royal Society of Arts. John Murray, London 1913 ( digitized ).
- Sir Henry Trueman Wood: Industrial England in the middle of the eighteenth century. John Murray, London 1910 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mission ( Memento of the original from August 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ History of the RSA ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Royal Designers for Industry .
- ^ For a list of presidents up to 1911, see Sir Henry Trueman Wood: A history of the Royal Society of Arts. , London 1913, p. 509.
- ↑ RSA admission guidelines (accessed on August 8, 2017) .
- ↑ Events of the RSA ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Audio files.
- ↑ RSA events , video files.
- ↑ Royal Society of Arts on YouTube (English).
