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Shipley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founded at</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Registered charity<sup id="cite_ref-Charity_Commission_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charity_Commission-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Legal status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chartered_company" title="Chartered company">Royal Charter Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-Privacy_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Privacy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Professional title</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts">FRSA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">8 John Adam Street <br /> London, WC2N 6EZ</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Fields</th><td class="infobox-data">Arts and culture</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Membership </div></th><td class="infobox-data">30,000+ <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts">fellows</a><sup id="cite_ref-RSA_Fellow_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RSA_Fellow-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Chairman</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Tim Eyles</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Chief executive</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Haldane" title="Andy Haldane">Andy Haldane</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thersa.org/">www<wbr />.thersa<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Formerly called</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce" title="Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce">Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-Privacy_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Privacy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> commonly known as the <b>Royal Society of Arts</b> (<b>RSA</b>), is a <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>-based organisation.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Charity_Commission_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charity_Commission-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RSA's mission expressed in the founding charter was to "embolden enterprise, enlarge science, refine art, improve our manufacturers and extend our commerce", but also of the need to alleviate poverty and secure <a href="/wiki/Full_employment" title="Full employment">full employment</a>. </p><p>Notable Fellows (before 1914, Members) include <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens" title="Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hawking" title="Stephen Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karl_Marx" title="Karl Marx">Karl Marx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Smith" title="Adam Smith">Adam Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marie_Curie" title="Marie Curie">Marie Curie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">David Attenborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Hogarth" title="William Hogarth">William Hogarth</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Diefenbaker" title="John Diefenbaker">John Diefenbaker</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee" title="Tim Berners-Lee">Tim Berners-Lee</a>. Today, the RSA has fellows elected from 80 countries worldwide. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Society_of_Arts,_John_Street,_Adelphi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Society_of_Arts%2C_John_Street%2C_Adelphi.jpg/220px-The_Society_of_Arts%2C_John_Street%2C_Adelphi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="297" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Society_of_Arts%2C_John_Street%2C_Adelphi.jpg/330px-The_Society_of_Arts%2C_John_Street%2C_Adelphi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Society_of_Arts%2C_John_Street%2C_Adelphi.jpg/440px-The_Society_of_Arts%2C_John_Street%2C_Adelphi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption>The RSA building (18th-century engraving)</figcaption></figure> <p>Founded in 1754 by <a href="/wiki/William_Shipley" title="William Shipley">William Shipley</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce" title="Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce">Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce</a>, it was granted a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Charter" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Charter">Royal Charter</a> in 1847,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the right to use the term "Royal" in its name by King <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> in 1908.<sup id="cite_ref-na_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-na-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members of the society became known as 'Fellows' from 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the nineteenth century, <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition" class="mw-redirect" title="The Great Exhibition">The Great Exhibition</a> of the Works of Industry of All Nations was organised by <a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_of_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha">Prince Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cole_(inventor)" title="Henry Cole (inventor)">Henry Cole</a>, Francis Henry, <a href="/wiki/George_Wallis" title="George Wallis">George Wallis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sir_Charles_Dilke,_1st_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Charles Dilke, 1st Baronet">Charles Dilke</a> and other members of the society as a celebration of modern <a href="/wiki/Industrial_sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial sector">industrial</a> technology and design.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2023, RSA workers voted to strike for the first time in the organisation's 270 year history, saying management had entered into pay negotiations in "bad faith".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The RSA's Patron was <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>. The RSA's president is <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Anne, Princess Royal</a> (who replaced her father, <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a>, in 2011), its chairman is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tim_Eyles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tim Eyles (page does not exist)">Tim Eyles</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its chief executive since September 2021 is former <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_England" title="Bank of England">Bank of England</a> Chief Economist <a href="/wiki/Andy_Haldane" title="Andy Haldane">Andy Haldane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidents">Presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>1755–61: <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Bouverie,_1st_Viscount_Folkestone" title="Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone">Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone</a></li> <li>1761–93: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Marsham,_2nd_Baron_Romney" title="Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney">Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney</a></li> <li>1794–1815: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Howard,_11th_Duke_of_Norfolk" title="Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk">Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk</a></li> <li>1816–43: <a href="/wiki/Prince_Augustus_Frederick,_Duke_of_Sussex" title="Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex">Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex</a></li> <li>1843–61: <a href="/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert, Prince Consort">Albert, Prince Consort</a></li> <li>1862: <a href="/wiki/William_Tooke_(1777%E2%80%931863)" title="William Tooke (1777–1863)">William Tooke</a></li> <li>1863–1901: <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Albert Edward, Prince of Wales</a></li> <li>1901: Sir <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Bramwell" title="Frederick Bramwell">Frederick Bramwell</a></li> <li>1901–10: <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George, Prince of Wales</a></li> <li>1910–10: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Webster,_1st_Viscount_Alverstone" title="Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone">Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone</a></li> <li>1911–42: <a href="/wiki/Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn" title="Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn">Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn</a></li> <li>1942–43: Sir <a href="/wiki/Edward_Crowe" title="Edward Crowe">Edward Crowe</a></li> <li>1943–45: E. F. Armstrong</li> <li>1945–47: <a href="/wiki/R._B._Bennett" title="R. B. Bennett">Richard, Viscount Bennett</a></li> <li>1947–52: <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh</a></li> <li>1952–2011: <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2011–present: <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Anne, Princess Royal</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fellowship">Fellowship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fellowship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts" title="List of fellows of the Royal Society of Arts">List of fellows of the Royal Society of Arts</a></div> <p>Fellowship is granted to applicants "who are aligned with the RSA's vision and share in our values."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some prospective fellows are approached by the RSA and invited to join in recognition of their work; some are nominated or "fast-tracked" by existing fellows and RSA staff,<sup id="cite_ref-berry_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-berry-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-speakman_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-speakman-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-latif_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latif-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or by partner organisations such as the <a href="/wiki/Churchill_Fellowship" class="mw-redirect" title="Churchill Fellowship">Churchill Fellowship</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> others make their own applications with accompanied references, which are reviewed by a formal admissions panel consisting of RSA trustees and fellowship councillors.<sup id="cite_ref-thersa.org_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thersa.org-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-join_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-join-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fellows of the RSA are entitled to use the <a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters" title="Post-nominal letters">post-nominal letters</a> <b>FRSA</b>. They also gain access to the RSA Library and to other premises in central London.<sup id="cite_ref-fellowshipcharter_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fellowshipcharter-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fellows pay an annual charitable subscription to the RSA. Alongside this, all new Fellows pay a one-off registration fee.<sup id="cite_ref-thersa.org_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thersa.org-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prizes">Prizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Prizes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally modelled on the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Society" title="Royal Dublin Society">Dublin Society for improving Husbandry, Manufacturers and other Useful Arts</a>, the RSA, from its foundation, offered <i>prizes</i> through a Premium Award Scheme that continued for 100 years. Medals and, in some cases, money were awarded to individuals who achieved success in published challenges within the categories of Agriculture, Polite Arts,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag needs further explanation. (October 2024)">further explanation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Manufacture, Colonies and Trade, Chemistry and Mechanics. Successful submission included agricultural improvements in the cultivation of crops and reforestation, devising new forms of machinery, including an extendable ladder to aid firefighting that has remained in use relatively unchanged, and artistic skill, through submissions by young students, many of whom developed into famous artists such as <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Landseer" title="Edwin Landseer">Edwin Landseer</a> who at the age of 10 was awarded a silver medal for his drawing of a dog.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The RSA originally specifically precluded premiums for <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patented</a> solutions.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today the RSA continues to offer premiums.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RSA awards three medals – the <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_(RSA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert Medal (RSA)">Albert Medal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Medal_(Royal_Society_of_Arts)" title="Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts)">Benjamin Franklin Medal</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Bicentenary_Medal_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts" title="Bicentenary Medal of the Royal Society of Arts">Bicentenary Medal</a>. Medal winners have included <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/Frank_Whittle" title="Frank Whittle">Frank Whittle</a>, and Professor <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hawking" title="Stephen Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Royal_Designers_for_Industry">Royal Designers for Industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Royal Designers for Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1936, the RSA awarded the first distinctions of <a href="/wiki/Royal_Designers_for_Industry" title="Royal Designers for Industry">Royal Designers for Industry</a> (RDI or HonRDI), reserved for "those very few who in the judgment of their peers have achieved 'sustained excellence in aesthetic and efficient design for industry<span style="padding-right:.15em;">'</span>". </p><p>In 1937, "The Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry" was established as an association with the object of "furthering excellence in design and its application to industrial purposes": membership of the Faculty is automatic for (and exclusive to) all RDIs and HonRDIs. The Faculty currently has 120 Royal Designers (RDI) and 45 Honorary Royal Designers (non-British citizens who are awarded the accolade of HonRDI): the number of designers who may hold the distinction of RDI at any one time is strictly limited. </p><p>The Faculty consists of practitioners from fields as disparate as engineering, graphics, interaction, product, furniture, fashion, interiors, landscape, and urban design. Past and present members include <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gill" title="Eric Gill">Eric Gill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enid_Marx" title="Enid Marx">Enid Marx</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/Frank_Whittle" title="Frank Whittle">Frank Whittle</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ive" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Ive">Jonathan Ive</a>, Dame <a href="/wiki/Vivienne_Westwood" title="Vivienne Westwood">Vivienne Westwood</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/James_Dyson" title="James Dyson">James Dyson</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee" title="Tim Berners-Lee">Tim Berners-Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manolo_Blahnik" title="Manolo Blahnik">Manolo Blahnik</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naoto_Fukasawa" title="Naoto Fukasawa">Naoto Fukasawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rei_Kawakubo" title="Rei Kawakubo">Rei Kawakubo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Issey_Miyake" title="Issey Miyake">Issey Miyake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dieter_Rams" title="Dieter Rams">Dieter Rams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sergio_Pininfarina" title="Sergio Pininfarina">Sergio Pininfarina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alvar_Aalto" title="Alvar Aalto">Alvar Aalto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vico_Magistretti" title="Vico Magistretti">Vico Magistretti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Gropius" title="Walter Gropius">Walter Gropius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Eames" title="Charles Eames">Charles Eames</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Buckminster_Fuller" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Buckminster Fuller">Richard Buckminster Fuller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saul_Bass" title="Saul Bass">Saul Bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Loewy" title="Raymond Loewy">Raymond Loewy</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Nelson_(designer)" title="George Nelson (designer)">George Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rand" title="Paul Rand">Paul Rand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlo_Scarpa" title="Carlo Scarpa">Carlo Scarpa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vuokko_Nurmesniemi" title="Vuokko Nurmesniemi">Vuokko Nurmesniemi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massimo_Vignelli" title="Massimo Vignelli">Massimo Vignelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yohji_Yamamoto" title="Yohji Yamamoto">Yohji Yamamoto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Zumthor" title="Peter Zumthor">Peter Zumthor</a>, and more.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activities">Activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Great Britain and Ireland, the RSA offers regional activities to encourage Fellows to address local topics of interest and to connect with other Fellows in their locality. The British Regions are: London, Central, North, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales and, Ireland. The RSA has a presence around the world under its RSA Global scheme with a notable presence in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-Fellowship_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fellowship-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Events">Events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The RSA's public events programme is a key part of its charitable mission to make world-changing ideas and debate freely available to all.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 100 keynote lectures, panel discussions, debates, and documentary screenings are held each year, many of which are live-streamed over the web.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Events are free and open to the public, and mp3 audio files<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and videos<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are made available on the RSA's website and <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> page.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Speakers on the RSA's stage have included <a href="/wiki/Ken_Robinson_(educationalist)" title="Ken Robinson (educationalist)">Ken Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">David Attenborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alain_de_Botton" title="Alain de Botton">Alain de Botton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sandel" title="Michael Sandel">Michael Sandel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb" title="Nassim Nicholas Taleb">Nassim Nicholas Taleb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martha_Nussbaum" title="Martha Nussbaum">Martha Nussbaum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Tutu" title="Desmond Tutu">Desmond Tutu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Pinker" title="Steven Pinker">Steven Pinker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Susan_Cain" title="Susan Cain">Susan Cain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Pink" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan Pink">Dan Pink</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Ariely" title="Dan Ariely">Dan Ariely</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brene_Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Brene Brown">Brene Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slavoj_Zizek" class="mw-redirect" title="Slavoj Zizek">Slavoj Zizek</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yuval_Noah_Harari" title="Yuval Noah Harari">Yuval Noah Harari</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Dambisa_Moyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Dambisa Moyo">Dambisa Moyo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The choice of speaker for the recent annual Presidential lecture has been a matter of interest in the press.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danish professor <a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Lomborg" class="mw-redirect" title="Björn Lomborg">Björn Lomborg</a>, was chosen; his latest book, <i>Cool It</i>, suggests that the imminent demise of polar bears is a myth. As president of the RSA, Prince Philip's first choice of speaker was <a href="/wiki/Ian_Plimer" title="Ian Plimer">Ian Plimer</a>, professor of mineral geology at Adelaide University, but this was rejected<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (August 2024)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> as too controversial, as Plimer argues that the theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming is unproven.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 14 January 2010, the RSA in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Arts_Council_England" title="Arts Council England">Arts Council England</a> hosted a one-day conference in London called "State of the Arts".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of speakers from various disciplines from art to government gathered to talk about the state of the arts industry in the United Kingdom. Notable speakers included <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremy Hunt (politician)">Jeremy Hunt</a> MP, <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a>, and his counterpart, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bradshaw" title="Ben Bradshaw">Ben Bradshaw</a> MP, who was then the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="RSA_Animate_(animation_series)"><span id="RSA_Animate_.28animation_series.29"></span>RSA Animate (animation series)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: RSA Animate (animation series)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Excerpts from the events programme form the basis for the 10-minute <a href="/wiki/Whiteboard_animation" title="Whiteboard animation">whiteboard animations</a> as shown on the <b>theRSAorg</b> YouTube channel.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series was created as a way of making important, socially-beneficial ideas as accessible, clear, engaging and universal as possible.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series is produced and audio-edited at the RSA, and the animations are created by RSA Fellow <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Park_(animator)" title="Andrew Park (animator)">Andrew Park</a> at Cognitive.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first 14 of these had gained 46 million views as of 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it the no.1 nonprofit YouTube channel worldwide. The first animation in the RSA Animate series was based on <a href="/wiki/Renata_Salecl" title="Renata Salecl">Renata Salecl</a>'s speech delivered for RSA on her book about choice. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Projects">Projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The society offered the first national public examinations in 1882 that led to the formation of the RSA Examinations Board now included in the <a href="/wiki/OCR_(examination_board)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCR (examination board)">Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations Board</a>. </p><p>In 1876, a predecessor of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Music" title="Royal College of Music">Royal College of Music</a>, the <i>National Training School for Music</i>, was founded by the RSA.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The RSA devised a scheme for commemorating the links between famous people and buildings, by placing plaques on the walls – these continue today as "<a href="/wiki/Blue_plaque" title="Blue plaque">blue plaques</a>" which have been administered by a range of government bodies. The first of these plaques was, in fact, of red terracotta erected outside a former residence of <a href="/wiki/Lord_Byron" title="Lord Byron">Lord Byron</a> (since demolished). The society erected 36 plaques until, in 1901, responsibility for them was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/London_County_Council" title="London County Council">London County Council</a> (which changed the colour of the plaques to the current blue) and, later, the <a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Council" title="Greater London Council">Greater London Council</a> (the G.L.C.) and, most recently, English Heritage. Similar schemes are now operated in all the <a href="/wiki/Constituent_countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituent countries of the United Kingdom">constituent countries of the United Kingdom</a>. </p><p>In 1929, the society purchased the entire village of <a href="/wiki/West_Wycombe" title="West Wycombe">West Wycombe</a>. After extensive repairs, the village was legally conveyed by deed to the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust" title="National Trust">National Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 1980s, the RSA worked with the <a href="/wiki/Comino_Foundation" title="Comino Foundation">Comino Foundation</a> and established a Comino Fellowship Committee 'to change the cultural attitude to industry from one of lack of interest or dislike to one of concern and esteem'. This eventually led to a joint government/industry initiative to promote 1986 as "Industry Year",<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the RSA and the Comino Foundation providing core funding of £250,000 – which persuaded the <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_British_Industry" title="Confederation of British Industry">Confederation of British Industry</a> to raise £1 million and government departments to provide £3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Darbyshire_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darbyshire-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2008, the RSA became a sponsor of an <a href="/wiki/Academy_(English_school)" title="Academy (English school)">academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tipton" title="Tipton">Tipton</a>, The <a href="/wiki/RSA_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="RSA Academy">RSA Academy</a>, which opened in September 2008. A New building for the school was completed in September 2010. In 2021 it was announced that the school would no longer be associated with the RSA. Projects include Arts and Ecology, Citizen Power, Connected Communities, Design and Society, Education, Public Services, Social Brain, and Technology in a Cold Climate.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are six schools in the RSA Family of Academies, all in the West Midlands, including <a href="/wiki/Whitley_Academy" title="Whitley Academy">Whitley Academy</a>. The former RSA Academy in Tipton was also a member, until its disassociation in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Past projects include delivering fresh drinking water to the developing world, rethinking intellectual property from first principles to produce a Charter (published as the <a href="/wiki/Adelphi_Charter" title="Adelphi Charter">Adelphi Charter</a>), investigating schemes to manage international migration and exploring the feasibility of a UK-wide <a href="/wiki/Personal_carbon_trading" title="Personal carbon trading">personal carbon trading</a> system. It still promotes the practice of inclusive design, and is working with artists to communicate ideas about environmental sustainability (for example, through one of the RSA's past projects, <a href="/wiki/WEEE_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="WEEE Man">WEEE Man</a>, and currently through the Arts and Ecology project). </p><p>The RSA has been home to <a href="/w/index.php?title=TEDxLambeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TEDxLambeth (page does not exist)">TEDxLambeth</a>, a TEDx conference based in Lambeth, since October 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="RSA_House">RSA House</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: RSA House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:8_John_Adam_Street_(geograph_5350323).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/8_John_Adam_Street_%28geograph_5350323%29.jpg/220px-8_John_Adam_Street_%28geograph_5350323%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/8_John_Adam_Street_%28geograph_5350323%29.jpg/330px-8_John_Adam_Street_%28geograph_5350323%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/8_John_Adam_Street_%28geograph_5350323%29.jpg/440px-8_John_Adam_Street_%28geograph_5350323%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Front façade of the RSA building at 8 John Adam Street in London</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg/220px-London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg/330px-London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg/440px-London_-_The_Royal_Society_of_Arts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2391" data-file-height="1904" /></a><figcaption>The RSA building, rear façade (facing the <a href="/wiki/Strand,_London" title="Strand, London">Strand</a>)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="552" data-mwtitle="Matthew_Taylor_on_the_RSA.oga" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Matthew_Taylor_on_the_RSA.oga"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Matthew_Taylor_on_the_RSA.oga" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/23/Matthew_Taylor_on_the_RSA.oga/Matthew_Taylor_on_the_RSA.oga.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span><figcaption>Audio description of the building by <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Taylor_(Labour_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Taylor (Labour politician)">Matthew Taylor</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The RSA moved to its current home in 1774. The House, situated in John Adam Street, near the <a href="/wiki/Strand,_London" title="Strand, London">Strand</a> in central London, had been purpose-designed by the Adam Brothers (<a href="/wiki/James_Adam_(architect)" title="James Adam (architect)">James Adam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Adam" title="Robert Adam">Robert Adam</a>) as part of their innovative <a href="/wiki/Adelphi,_London" title="Adelphi, London">Adelphi</a> scheme. The original building (6–8 John Adam Street) includes the Great Room, which features a magnificent sequence of paintings by Irish artist <a href="/wiki/James_Barry_(painter)" title="James Barry (painter)">James Barry</a> titled <i>The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture</i> and portraits of the society's first and second presidents, painted by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gainsborough" title="Thomas Gainsborough">Thomas Gainsborough</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Reynolds" title="Joshua Reynolds">Joshua Reynolds</a> respectively. On the RSA building's rear <a href="/wiki/Frieze" title="Frieze">frieze</a>, the words "The Royal Society of Arts" are displayed (see photograph at right), although its full name is "The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce". </p><p>The RSA has expanded into adjacent buildings, and now includes 2 and 4 John Adam Street and 18 Adam Street. The first occupant of 18 Adam Street was the Adelphi Tavern, which is mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens" title="Charles Dickens">Dickens's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pickwick_Papers" title="The Pickwick Papers">The Pickwick Papers</a></i>. The former private dining room of the Tavern contains a magnificent Adam ceiling with painted roundels by the school of Kauffman and Zucchi. </p><p>A major refurbishment in 2012 by Matthew Lloyd Architects won a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects" title="Royal Institute of British Architects">RIBA</a> London Award in 2013, and a RIBA <a href="/wiki/English_Heritage" title="English Heritage">English Heritage</a> Award for Sustaining the Historic Environment, also in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Associated_organisations">Associated organisations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Associated organisations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The origin of London's <a href="/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Arts" title="Royal Academy of Arts">Royal Academy of Arts</a> lies in an attempt in 1755 by members of the RSA (then simply known as the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), principally the sculptor <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cheere" title="Henry Cheere">Henry Cheere</a>, to found an autonomous academy of arts to teach painting and sculpture. Prior to this a number of artists were members of the RSA, including Cheere and <a href="/wiki/William_Hogarth" title="William Hogarth">William Hogarth</a>, or were involved in small-scale private art academies, such as the <a href="/wiki/St_Martin%27s_Lane_Academy" title="St Martin's Lane Academy">St Martin's Lane Academy</a>. Although Cheere's attempt failed, the eventual <a href="/wiki/Charter" title="Charter">charter</a>, called an 'Instrument', used to establish the Royal Academy of Arts over a decade later was almost identical to that drawn up by Cheere and the RSA in 1755.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RSA also hosted the first <i>exhibition of contemporary art</i> in 1760. Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds were among those who exhibited at this first exhibition, and were subsequently founder members of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768. </p><p>An <a href="/wiki/Exhibition_of_Recent_Specimens_of_Photography" title="Exhibition of Recent Specimens of Photography">1852 photography exhibition</a> led to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Photographic_Society" title="Royal Photographic Society">Photographic Society of London</a> in 1853. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arms">Arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="max-width: 100%"> <caption class="nowrap">Coat of arms of Royal Society of Arts </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 220px;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg/220px-Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg/330px-Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg/440px-Royal_Society_of_Arts_Coat_of_Arms.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1185" data-file-height="1055" /></a></span> </td> <td style="min-width:175px;"> <dl><dt>Adopted</dt> <dd>2006</dd> <dt>Crest</dt> <dd>Within an Ancient Crown Or a Terrestrial Globe proper on its stand Or.</dd> <dt>Escutcheon</dt> <dd>Vert issuing from the base an Arcade thereon the Façade of the House of the Royal Society of Arts Or encircled by five Mural Crowns Argent.</dd> <dt>Supporters</dt> <dd>On either side A Pegasus wings inverted Or about the neck a Torse Azure and Gules pendant therefrom by a Chain a Lozenge Sable.</dd> <dt>Motto</dt> <dd><b>Inspiring The Future</b><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Exhibition_(1760)" title="First Exhibition (1760)">First Exhibition (1760)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts" title="List of fellows of the Royal Society of Arts">List of fellows of the Royal Society of Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Society_for_the_Encouragement_of_Arts,_Manufactures_and_Commerce" title="Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce">Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royal_Society_of_Arts&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:0_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/join/faqs">"Fellowship application FAQs"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Fellowship+application+FAQs&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Ffellowship%2Fjoin%2Ffaqs&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-berry-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-berry_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phy.bris.ac.uk/people/berry_mv/prizes.html">"Professor Sir Michael Berry: Prizes and Awards"</a>. <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a>, UK<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Obituaries%3A+Abdul+Latif&rft.date=2008-01-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fobituaries%2F1576383%2FAbdul-Latif.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://churchill-fellowship-fe.herokuapp.com/fellows-resources/after-your-research/membership-of-the-rsa">"Membership of the RSA"</a>. <i>The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 January</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Social+Enterprise+Mark+CIC&rft.atitle=Fast+track+RSA+membership+for+accredited+social+enterprises&rft.date=2020-03-19&rft.aulast=Short&rft.aufirst=Sophie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.socialenterprisemark.org.uk%2Ffast-track-rsa-membership-for-accredited-social-enterprises%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-thersa.org-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-thersa.org_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thersa.org_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/join/information-about-applying">"Information about applying for RSA Fellowship"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Information+about+applying+for+RSA+Fellowship&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Ffellowship%2Fjoin%2Finformation-about-applying&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-join-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-join_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/join-the-fellowship">"Join the Fellowship"</a>. <i>Royal Society of Arts</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 March</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Royal+Charter+and+Bye-laws&rft.pub=Royal+Society+of+Arts&rft.date=2016&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Fabout-us%2Fgovernance%2Fbye-laws-and-charter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081120184526/http://www.sitoc.biz/adelphicharter/pdfs/RSA_IP_Final.pdf">"The RSA and Intellectual Property"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sitoc.biz/adelphicharter/pdfs/RSA_IP_Final.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 20 November 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 October</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+RSA+and+Intellectual+Property&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsitoc.biz%2Fadelphicharter%2Fpdfs%2FRSA_IP_Final.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140714100405/http://www.thersa.org/action-research-centre/enterprise-and-design/enterprise/premiums">"Premiums"</a>. <i>RSA</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thersa.org/action-research-centre/enterprise-and-design/enterprise/premiums">the original</a> on 14 July 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 June</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=RSA&rft.atitle=Premiums&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Faction-research-centre%2Fenterprise-and-design%2Fenterprise%2Fpremiums&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Following a decision by the RSA Board in 2013, the Benjamin Franklin Medal is now overseen by the RSA US, although the final nomination is ratified by the UK Board.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thersa.org/about/royal-designers-for-industry">"Royal Designers for Industry"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Royal+Designers+for+Industry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Fabout%2Froyal-designers-for-industry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Fellowship-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Fellowship_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/in-your-area/international">"Fellowship"</a>, RSA. Retrieved 16 March 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140328204520/http://www.thersa.org/events/about-events">"About RSA events"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thersa.org/events/about-events">the original</a> on 28 March 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+RSA+events&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Fevents%2Fabout-events&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMo9vqiZPs0SuX-Xsj56_Drfw8V8O43MZ">"RSA Replay channel on Youtube"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=RSA+Replay+channel+on+Youtube&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLMo9vqiZPs0SuX-Xsj56_Drfw8V8O43MZ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100315110127/http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events">"Audio and past events"</a>. <i>RSA</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events">the original</a> on 15 March 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=RSA&rft.atitle=Audio+and+past+events&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Fevents%2Faudio-and-past-events&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091030233056/http://www.thersa.org/events/vision">"RSA videos"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thersa.org/events/vision">the original</a> on 30 October 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RSA+videos&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thersa.org%2Fevents%2Fvision&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/theRSAorg">"RSA channel on Youtube"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=YouTube&rft.atitle=RSA+channel+on+Youtube&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FtheRSAorg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARoyal+Society+of+Arts" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vllgib842g">RSA Replay: A Brief History of Humankind</a>, Sept. 9, 2014</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100327203035/http://www.thersa.org/events/speakers">"RSA Events Speakers"</a>. 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