NADFAS National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts

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? • Art education for members • Participating in heritage activities • More than 360 affiliated local DFASs • 93, 000+ members • Thousands of Heritage Volunteers

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

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

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 • >>>>

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

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

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

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

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

Parks & Gardens UK

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

Restoration of Pulhamite Rock Garden, Abberley Hall, Worcs

P&G Portfolio Developing: STARTED… Researching & Recording (R&R) 1. 1990 Sites recorded for local archives 2. 1998 Cemeteries 3. 2003 Sites for P&GUK database (online 2009) 4. 2012 + Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens (UK) 5. 2013 Partner in Capability Brown Festival 2016 (UK) 6. 2014 Pulhamite Rock Gardens (UK) 7. 2015 + Historic Environment Records (HERs) 8. 2016 + What next?

CB 300 Festival 2016 NADFAS a partner on CB 300 Advisory Group working with our partners: Including AGT, GHS, P&GUK, RHS….

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

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

NEW WAYS OF WORKING DEVELOPED FROM CB FESTIVAL + HLF STRATEGY NEW 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

Pulhamite Rock Garden & Boathouse, Sandringham THE END