Saudi Arab Society for Arts and Culture: On 19/11/1393 H corresponding to 13/12/1973 AD. Resolution No. 43 issued by the General Directorate of Youth Welfare, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to grant initial license Assembly on behalf of the (Saudi Arabian Society for the Arts) and for a period of one year. In 1394/1974, the General Directorate of Youth Welfare personalized governmental institution independent and administratively linked to the budget of the Supreme Council for Youth Welfare has become the name of (the General Presidency for Youth Welfare) headed by Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz «God's mercy». On 12/04/1395 AH / 23.04.1975, Prince Faisal bin Fahd Resolution No. 33 to grant final authorization for the Association of Saudi Arabia for the Arts released. On 03/18/1398 AH / 02.25.1978 AD, has been modified Assembly name to be (Saudi Arabian Society for Arts and Culture), based on the approval of the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth at the time (the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz «God's mercy »). In the same year the decision of the Prince Faisal bin Fahd submit a word (the word culture Arts) was issued, and that the comprehensiveness of culture in the sense and meaning together, and it becomes the name as it is now (Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and the Arts). Word statute Assembly to be based in Riyadh, the President, and has the right to establish branches in regions of the Kingdom is going according to the policy objectives set for it
These goals are:
1. raise the level of culture and the arts in the Kingdom.
2. patronage of writers and artists Saudis and work to raise the cultural level, and technical, social, and secure their future, and directing them to serve their community.
3. adoption of young talent and opportunity in front of her to show its superiority and Npogha under the supervision and guidance to become the proceeds within the framework of values and is committed to authenticity.
4. Representing the Kingdom in everything that would promote culture and the arts at the Arab and international levels, to follow Hrkiehma and coordination with them.
Since the establishment of its position as Assembly President in Riyadh, and so far, it has become her sixteen branches in different cities of the Kingdom.
Due to the comprehensiveness of the goals of Assembly on culture and arts fields, the nature of the work and its branches requires configure the number of committees to provide different activities. During the first ten years of the Assembly there were seven committees are: the Cultural Committee, the Committee on Performing Arts, the Fine Arts Committee, the Committee on folk art, to music and singing Committee, the Committee on Information and Publication, Committee on technical guidance. Shortly after it got a slight adjustment to the number of committees and some denominations to become eight committees are: the Cultural Committee, the Committee on Performing Arts, the Fine Arts Committee, the Committee on heritage and folklore, the Committee of chanting, the Committee on Information and Publication, Committee on Photography, Saudi story club.
After the formation of the Board of Directors third in 08/23/1427 AH / 09.16.2006, he received a new amendment to the committees and denominations to become the five committees are: Committee for the Performing Arts, the Fine Arts Committee and calligraphy, Heritage Committee and popular music and the arts, the Committee of Photography, the Commission women. By the beginning of 1431, was merged with the rest of the Women's Committee of the other four committees in most branches of Assembly.