ABOUT US

The Arts Society Worcester is a thriving organisation with around 250 members. Our mission is to provide information and education about The Arts in a sociable and friendly manner. We organise ten lectures a year on a wide variety of subjects, as well as social events, day trip and visits further afield. We promote local crafts people or interesting events through our free to join online ‘Sessions with an Expert’

Recent lecture subjects include Velazquez, London’s Lost Department Stores, Garden Design and Sex and Subterfuge in Georgian London! We recently visited Cookham to immerse ourselves in the world and work of Stanley Spencer, Belfast enjoying The Titanic Exhibition and Stormont Castle and Glasgow with its wonderful Burrell Collection and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

We are keen to support our local arts and heritage community and offer this support in a number of ways. We have heritage volunteers who give up their time on a regular basis to support conservation initiatives such as working on the archive collection at the Museum of Royal Worcester.

We are able to fund a small number of community projects through grants and by commissioning works of art. We were instrumental in gathering a team together to install artwork in the station at Foregate Street and in recent years have supported other partners including Worcester Poetry Festival and the Bevere Artists group. We are particularly excited this year to be sponsors of Worcestershire Open Studios.

We are happy to promote local artists, with our Artist of the Month feature, and other cultural events through our social media channels: Facebook – The Arts Society Worcester - and Instagram @tas_worcester. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in joining or looking for support with community activities.