The Arts Club was founded in 1863 by men of vision in order to provide a haven for those people who had professional or amateur relationships with the Arts, Literature or Sciences. The Club has provided this hospitality and friendship ever since, having survived two world wars, as well as political and economic anomalies over the years.
The Arts Club is a London private members club founded in 1863 by, amongst others, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and Lord Leighton in Dover Street, Mayfair. It remains a meeting place for men and women involved in the creative arts either professionally or as patrons.
The Arts Club was a hub of the arts during the 19th century and, although a social venue, it was known to be a place where influence could be exerted and careers developed. It was seen as the powerhouse behind the dealings of the Royal Academy.[citation needed] Its members and guests included Dickens, Millais, Whistler, Kipling, Monet, Rodin, Degas and Turgenev. As early as 1891, James Whistler, one of the Arts Club's leading members, broke away to found the rival Chelsea Arts Club.
The Arts Club has continued to provide a forum and meeting place for those involved in all the arts. The visual arts predominate the professional artists amongst today's membership; the vast majority of Royal Academicians still present amongst the members. Members not professionally active as artists include art dealers, gallery owners, artists' agents, as well as those who simply have an amateur or recreational interest in the arts.
Various scandals undermined the club during the last century, including the disappearance of the club's extensive collection of first-edition books and silver during refurbishments (the crates when opened were full of bricks) as well as fifty artworks from its collection.
Current membership includes a number of Royal Academicians, architects, musicians, actors and writers. HRH Prince Philip is the Patron and Sir Peter Blake is the President of the Club. The Chairman of the Club is Gary Landesberg and the Chief Operating Officer is Remy Lyse. Current members include Grayson Perry, the photographer Tom Hunter, the actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Cattrall and also Ronnie Wood. Well known 'non-artist' members include Richard Attenborough, Matthew Parris, and Henry Blofeld.
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Gwyneth Paltrow: don’t tell the Queen, your Royal Highness ::
For many 90-year-olds, a good night out might involve a game of whist or dominoes at the local pensioners’ club. But then again, most 90-year-olds are not the Duke of Edinburgh.
Shooting the breeze with the Hollywood actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz, the Duke looked every inch the lounge lizard at a drinks reception in Mayfair.
He was enjoying himself so much at The Arts Club that he stayed late into the night to listen to an impromptu concert by Paltrow, who joked: “Don’t tell the Queen”.
The Duke, who is patron of the 148-year-old members-only club, was the guest of honour at an official reopening party following a major refurbishment.
After being welcomed by its president, the artist Sir Peter Blake, he unveiled a plaque before mingling with members including Oscar winner Paltrow, who lives in London with her husband Chris Martin, from the pop group Coldplay, and Diaz, who was there as her guest. One guest said: “Gwyneth clearly enjoyed his company and was chatting away to him as if he was an old uncle.
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