Hilary kay opens the art society directory day 2026

As President of The Arts Society, Hilary addressed the audience at Directory Day 2026, one of the Arts Society's biggest and busiest days of the year, held at Central Hall Westminster, SW1. This is the day when Arts Society Programme Planners have the chance to meet many of the Society's Accredited Lecturers and book them to visit and speak to their own Societies.  This year over 140 one-minute précis of each presenter's favourite topic were given to the assembled audience of Society committee members.

PRESIDENT, THE ARTS SOCIETY

Hilary is honoured and delighted to be appointed President of The Arts Society, a volunteer-led organisation, with over 360 Societies in the UK, Europe and overseas, which connect people with the arts and with each other.

The Daily Telegraph reports Hilary's Roadshow discovery

Discovered by Hilary at an Antiques Roadshow at Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire, a collection of rare sixteenth century textiles and costume. Evidence suggests that some of the pieces were stitched by Queen Elizabeth I.

Broadcast on Sunday 30th October 2022, the story was picked up by The Daily Telegraph and The Times and was published the following day.