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< 7 years ago
Great expectations: students of the RA Schools prepare for their final show
The stage is set and the pressure is on as third-year students from the RA Schools prepare work for their final show, which opens to the public this summer in the studios of the RA. Jonathan P. Watts goes behind the scenes to meet the artists at this critical point.
Inside the Academy
7 years ago
The new art wrapped round our buildings
As building works start on our RA250 renovations, look out for new works of art surrounding Burlington Gardens – designed by artists of the future.
Inside the Academy
> 7 years ago
Our picks from the A-level Summer Exhibition Online 2015
We asked members of staff to pick their highlights from this year’s A-level Summer Exhibition Online, which showcases the work of the country’s talented young artists and runs parallel to the RA’s Summer Exhibition.
Artists
> 7 years ago
How to get into the Summer Exhibition? Try this advice
We asked the artists selected for this year’s Summer Exhibition to share their secrets, and tell us their personal rules for making art. Here’s what they said.
Inside the Academy
< 8 years ago
Usher on mentoring, creativity and the Summer Exhibition
Our Head of Learning writes about the creative partnership between the Royal Academy and top recording artist Usher.
RA Exhibitions
< 8 years ago
Notes to myself: Diebenkorn’s 10 rules for painting
Sometime in his later career, Diebenkorn wrote down ten points of artistic intention. Sharing them here, we also begin a new series of notes, asking artists to share their own creative wisdom.
Inside the Academy
> 8 years ago
The Swinging Sixties come to the RA
Last weekend saw a ‘groovy’ Late event at the RA, in collaboration with University of the Arts London, inspired by ‘Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album’.
Artists
> 8 years ago
Our picks from the A-level Summer Exhibition Online
As the exhibition draws to a close, we asked three RA members of staff to select their highlight.
Artists
> 8 years ago
Mathew Tom & the RA Schools Starr Fellowship
Vivid colours are coupled with formal simplicity in the recent artworks exhibited by Mathew Tom in the RA Schools studios.
Inside the Academy
< 9 years ago
Behind the scenes in the Learning Department
Two of our interns tell us about what life is like working in the Learning Department at the RA.
Inside the Academy
< 9 years ago
Teenage kicks at the RA
Great news for families and young people! As of early June 2014, we are extending our offer of free admission to all exhibitions here at the RA to children aged 15 and under.
Inside the Academy
< 9 years ago
Arts education… What’s next?
Picture the scene: you’re an A-level art student, approaching the end of your course and considering your educational future. What comes next?
Inside the Academy
< 9 years ago
Strike a pose… What it’s like to be a life model
As part of the RA Outreach programme we give school students across the UK the chance to take part in life drawing workshops to discover the important role that drawing can play in developing creativity. But what’s it like to be a life model and pose for these budding young artists?