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Église Saint-Augustin, Brussels, Belgium.Photo: © www.sophie-voituron.com.jpg

ICADS is an alliance of groups from around the world and is dedicated to fostering co-operation and mutual support among Members while exploring new ways to work together to promote Art Deco. Explore our full list of Members.

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Église Saint-Augustin, Brussels, Belgium.Photo: © www.sophie-voituron.com.jpg

Russell Street Police Headquarters, Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Art Deco & Modernism Society of Australia
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The International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS) is dedicated to fostering worldwide cooperation and support to preserve, celebrate and educate the public in the appreciation of Art Deco architecture, design and culture of the 1920s and 30s. 

Russell Street Police Headquarters, Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Art Deco & Modernism Society of Australia

Member organizations of ICADS host a wide variety of in-person and online programs for their audiences throughout the year. This Global Calendar catalogs upcoming events so you can easily see if there are events in your area, online events that you can enjoy from anywhere in the world, or in-person programs in cities you may be visiting. 

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Halles Du Boulingrin, Reims, France. Photo: Art Deco of Reims and the Cities of the Great East

Halles Du Boulingrin, Reims, France. Photo: Art Deco of Reims and the Cities of the Great East

56 Levanda Street, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Bauhaus Center, Tel Aviv
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Every two years Members of the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies convene at the ICADS Biennial World Congress on Art Deco in a city selected for its noteworthy Art Deco architecture. Each World Congress brings together top scholars, global leaders and Deco enthusiasts for a week of lectures, tours, meetings with local governmental and cultural officials, and social activities in historic Deco settings. Learn more about past and upcoming World Congresses here.  

56 Levanda Street, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Bauhaus Center, Tel Aviv

Art Deco is a style of design that first appeared in Europe and flourished internationally between the two World Wars. It is often characterized by bold, streamlined, geometric shapes, rich colors, and stylized ornamentation. In addition to synthesizing characteristics from a number of other artistic movements, the style combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. Art Deco emerged as rapid industrialization transformed culture around the world and its design aesthetic touched everything: architecture, furniture, interiors, graphic design, clothing, and many products like automobiles, airplanes and household objects and appliances.

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Cheviot Court, Durban, South Africa. Photo: Durban Art Deco Society

Cheviot Court, Durban, South Africa. Photo: Durban Art Deco Society

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