SCA Arts & Sciences are all the crafts, skills, and technologies practiced in the time period and cultures that the SCA covers.
The Society Minister of Arts & Sciences is responsible for fostering the study of period culture and technology, and methods for producing historically accurate artifacts and performances. His/her duties include coordinating the efforts of kingdom Arts and Sciences officers, and promoting the dissemination of accurate information about the fields under study. The Minister also assists the Chronicler of the Society and the editors of Society publications in confirming the validity of research presented to the membership.
There are many such crafts and arts you can learn and practice in the Society, including:
- Armoring
- Calligraphy & Illumination
- Ceramics & Pottery
- Cooking
- Costuming
- Dancing
- Fiber arts (weaving, spinning, etc)
- Gardening & Herbalism
- Heraldry
- Leatherworking
- Medieval games
- Metalworking
- Music (vocal and instrumental)
- Needlework
- Poetry & Literature
- Woodworking and much more!