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NADFAS National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies

NADFAS National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. ‘Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow’ (David Everett 1769-1813) From Forword in Behind the Acanthus – the NADFAS story (2008). NADFAS founded in 1968 What does it do?.

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NADFAS National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies

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  1. NADFASNational Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies ‘Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow’ (David Everett 1769-1813) From Forword in Behind the Acanthus – the NADFAS story (2008)

  2. NADFASfounded in 1968 What does it do? • Art education for members • Participating in heritage activities • More than 360 affiliated local DFASs • 93,000+ members • Thousands of Heritage Volunteers

  3. NADFAS Volunteering 4 MAIN SECTORS: • CHURCH RECORDING • CHURCH TRAILS • YOUNG ARTS + • HERITAGE VOLUNTEERS

  4. HERITAGE VOLUNTEERS Four main areas of activity: Helping to conserve, research and record… TEXTILES ARMOUR & METALWORK BOOKS & ARCHIVES PARKS & GARDENS

  5. NADFAS Parks & Gardens Updated May 2016 From the Archives • First NADFAS garden record registered in 1990 • 80+ projects listed • 20 current/ongoing • Many HVGRs work with local County Garden Trusts • >>>>

  6. NADFAS ‘P&G’ PARTNERSHIPS COUNTY GARDEN TRUSTS Cambridge 2002 Cheshire 2008 Essex 2000 Gloucs 2011 Hereford & Worcs 2014 + CBF Herts 2001 London 2008 Oxfordshire 2014*** CBF Somerset 1997 Shrops 2014*** CBF Staffs 2014*** CBF Sussex 2001 Warks 2010 + CBF Yorkshire 2000

  7. NADFAS ‘working together’ from 1995 • 1995 Royal Horticultural Society • 1995 English Heritage • 1995 Historic Houses Association • 1996 Chelsea Physic Garden • 1996 Local Authorities • 1996 County Records offices • 1997 …CGTs… • 1998 Cemeteries • 2000 Educational • 2000 National Trust • 2000 Linnean Society • 2001 Garden Museum • 2003 Parks & Gardens UK • 2011 Hereford Nature Trust • 2014 Capability Brown Festival • 2015 Joint study days

  8. How do our volunteers become involved? Invited to help by: Local County Garden Trusts Local site owners or Interest of individual volunteers in a local historic garden site y

  9. NADFAS Parks & Gardens projects Cowane’s Hospital, Stirling (1990-2005)

  10. MODEL PROJECT: Farnham Decorative and Fine Arts Society Heritage Volunteer Garden Researchers (HVGRs) (2000-2012) The History of Moor Park House, Farnham , Surrey: 1216-2000

  11. Parks & Gardens UK

  12. Key Hill Cemetery Birmingham (1836) Recently restored: Original gateposts, gates and fence

  13. Restoration of Pulhamite Rock Garden, Abberley Hall, Worcs

  14. P&G Portfolio Developing: STARTED… Researching & Recording (R&R) • 1990 Sites recorded for local archives • 1998 Cemeteries • 2003 Sites for P&GUK database (online 2009) • 2012+ Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens (UK) • 2013 Partner in Capability Brown Festival 2016 (UK) • 2014Pulhamite Rock Gardens (UK) • 2015 + Historic Environment Records (HERs) • 2016 + What next?

  15. CB300 Festival 2016 NADFAS a partner on CB300 Advisory Group working with our partners: Including AGT, GHS, P&GUK, RHS….

  16. P&G PROJECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NADFAS CAPABILITY BROWN PROJECTS • Nottingham: inner city schoolchildren working on an historic allotment site, with TGT’s Emma Schofield offering advice & CB talk, plus a visit to a CB site • Worcester: 4 schools learning about CB through music and art, visits to Croome Park, composing music and painting the landscape with tuition from a professional musician and artist, themed on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons • Hampshire: NADFAS schools projects working with Hampshire GT and a visit to Cadlands

  17. EVOLVING STRATEGY • Recruitment of more NADFAS GRRs • Supporting CGTs • Networking with other organisations • Joint study days & training events • NEW WAYS OF WORKING…

  18. NEW WAYS OF WORKINGDEVELOPED FROM CB FESTIVAL + HLF STRATEGYNEW PARTNERSHIPS with NEW AUDIENCES • ART in GARDENS (joint study days) • EMBROIDERER’S GUILD • CANAL AND RIVER TRUST (James Brindley 300 in 2016) • INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS • LOCAL OPEN SPACES FORUM • RHS: BRITAIN IN BLOOM • RHS: IT’S YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

  19. Pulhamite Rock Garden & Boathouse, Sandringham THE END

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