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Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce | |
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| Abbreviation | RSA |
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| Established | 1754 |
| Founder | William Shipley |
| Founded at | London, England |
| Type | Registered charity[1] |
| Legal status | Royal Charter Company[2] |
Professional title | FRSA |
| Headquarters | 8 John Adam Street London, WC2N 6EZ |
| Fields | Arts and culture |
| Membership | 30,000+ fellows[3] |
Official language | English |
Chairman | Tim Eyles |
Chief executive | Andy Haldane |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce |
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce,[2][4] commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), is an organisation that champions innovation and progress across a multitude of sectors by fostering creativity, social progress, and sustainable development. Through its extensive network of changemakers, thought leadership, and projects, the RSA seeks to drive transformative change, enabling “people, places, and the planet to thrive in harmony.” Committed to social change and creating progress, the RSA embodies a philosophy that values the intersection of arts, industry, and societal well-being to address contemporary challenges and enrich communities worldwide.[5][6][7][1]
From its "beginnings in a coffee house in the mid-eighteenth century", the RSA, which began as a UK institution, is now an international society for the improvement of "everything and anything". An "ambitious" organisation, the RSA has "evolved and adapted, constantly reinventing itself to keep in step with changing times". This journey reflects its commitment to "social reform and competing visions of a better world".[8]
Notable Fellows (before 1914, Members) include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, Judi Dench, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker, and Tim Berners-Lee. Today, the RSA has fellows elected from 80 countries worldwide.
- ^ a b "RSA (The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)". Charity Commission. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Our privacy policy". thersa.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Become an RSA Fellow". thersa.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ also trading as the Royal Society of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
- ^ "The RSA - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "About the RSA". thersa.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Howes, Anton (2020). Arts and Minds: How the Royal Society of Arts Changed a Nation. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-18264-3.
- ^ Howes, Anton (13 February 2025). Arts and Minds: How the Royal Society of Arts Changed a Nation (2021 ed.). Princeton, NJ, 2020; online edn, Princeton Scholarship Online. ISBN 978-0691182643.
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