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Folkestone Art Society

Fas

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1161336
Status
Registered
Registered
April 20, 2015
Legal form
CIO
Area of benefit
Local

Address

Address
2 Douglas Avenue
HYTHE
Kent
CT21 5JT

Activities

The Folkestone Art Society has been running art exhibitions in and around Folkestone since 1928. It also organises workshops and demonstrations on subjects related to the visual arts, publishes an annual art review and runs the FAS Gloria Gordon Award for Young Artists Sketch Books working with schools and colleges within Folkestone and the surrounding district.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are:(1)the Fostering, Promotion And Increase Amongst The General Public Of The Knowledge And Appreciation Of Art By, In Particular, The Provision Of:(a) Education (of All Types And At All Levels) In The Fields Of The Visual, Creative And Applied Arts; (b) Public Exhibitions Of Art Including But Not Limited To Painting, Sculpture And Ceramic Arts; (c) Studios, Galleries And Other Places Where Art May Be Practised, Created Or Exhibited; And (d) Publications. (2) For The Public Benefit To Promote And Encourage High Standards In The Visual, Creative And Applied Arts Including, But Not Limited To:(a) Among Young People Under The Age Of 21 In Full Time Education Within, But Not Limited To, Folkestone And The Surrounding District, In Such Ways As The Charity Trustees Think Fit, Including But Not Limited To The Award Of Grants, Prizes, Scholarships, Bursaries And Maintenance Allowances.(b) Among Individuals, Institutions And Other Organisations Within, But Not Limited To, Folkestone And The Surrounding District Through The Sharing Of Knowledge And Expertise, Technical And Consultancy Advice And Support And Such Other Forms Of Assistance As The Charity Trustees Think Fit Including Opportunities To Create, Exhibit And Sell Art.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Kent

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £17,332 £13,949
Dec. 31, 2023 £16,732 £15,731
Dec. 31, 2022 £9,923 £13,524
Dec. 31, 2021 £5,795 £5,056
Dec. 31, 2020 £1,010 £3,634

Trustees

Name Appointed
Diane Lynn Wilson May 1, 2020
Dr Murray Simon Charles Fairclough March 1, 2025
Monica De Gorrequer-Griffith Jan. 1, 2021
Robert Lansman April 23, 2022