Celebrating Life, Death, Legacy and Art
Friday 27 March 2015 12am - 11.59pm
Royal Academy of Arts
Various prices
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Join us for our annual collaboration with St Christopher’s Hospice, where we will be exploring life, death, legacy and art through a series of displays, talks and workshops.
With legacy as a major strand of the RA's 'Rubens' exhibition, we will examine how art and care can provide people who are dying with a sense of remaining.
This celebration will feature work made by patients from St Christopher’s Hospice, a talk about their latest collaboration with artist Whitney McVeigh and curator Eiko Honda, performances by the St Christopher’s Hospice Community Choir, and a drop-in creative workshop exploring legacy.
Booking may be required for some events. Please check individual event listing for more information and booking.
Schedule
2–7pm
Display of hospice patient's artwork in the John Madejski Fine Rooms.
2.30–3.30pm
Talk: ‘Birth’: Origins at the end of life. Artist Whitney McVeigh & curator Eiko Honda discuss their project with St Christopher’s Hospice.
3.30–5.30pm
Workshop: A drop-in workshop exploring ‘Legacy’ led by RA artist educators Becky Jelly and Harry Baxter.
5.30–6.15pm
Performance: St Christopher’s Community Choir, held in the RA Courtyard.
6.30–7.30pm
Talk: Exploring Life, Death and Legacy in Art A panel discussion with patients, hospice staff and artist educators. Followed by a drinks reception and private view of the hospice patient's artwork.
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