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SOF | SOCIETY OF THE ARTS
Introducing:
“The OF Society of The Arts”
Since time immemorial, the Society has
or amateur practitioners. The group will
had just two specialist groups: The OF Rifle
have a strong focus on being more than
Club and the OF Golfing Society. Over the
an online forum, though it’s acknowledged
last few years, and perhaps triggered by
that this will be an important component
the wonderful exhibition by OF artists and
while a critical mass of group members
designers held at the College in 2015 as
is recruited. Once subscription funds and
part of the 150th anniversary celebrations,
sufficient central funds are available, the
there’s been occasional discussion about
group will focus on delivering one or more
encouraging some sort of arts event but
events each year – with the particular
without a strong core of those involved
ambition that one of these will engage
in the broad range of the arts - this never
with the College and help to further
quite got off the ground.
promote the wide range of arts-based
careers that are available to future OFs.
Now, thanks to some outstanding work
by Jack Bullen (G03-08) and a team of
Once the new website is up and running,
volunteers representing almost every
it will be enhanced to provide features
aspect of the arts, we’re delighted
tailored specifically for the new group:
to report that July’s Council meeting
its own Arts News section, allowing
endorsed the formation of ‘The OF Society
members to post their own news; arts
of The Arts’ as its third specialist group. Its
events creation and management; an arts
aim: to encourage interaction between
multimedia gallery and, importantly, easy
all those hundreds of OFs, skilled (or
visibility of the list of members in order to
just interested) in the many and various
encourage vital networking. There will be
fields of the creative and performing
a subscription of a very reasonable £10 a
arts and design; but more importantly to
year, and this will be waived for anyone
create momentum towards exhibitions,
under 25.
drama events, visits, social events, and
- in particular – the strong promotion of
We’re enormously grateful to Jack Bullen
interaction with the College and its pupils.
who has agreed to be the group’s first
Secretary. If you’d like to register your
Membership of the group will be open to
interest, or you’d like to hear more about
all OFs, opening the way for contributions
the group, please send an email to:
from those who simply enjoy the arts as
admin@oldframlinghamian.com
well as from those who are professional
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