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Exhibition
Renaissance Impressions
Chiaroscuro woodcuts from the Collections of Georg Baselitz and the Albertina, Vienna. 15 March – 8 June 2014.
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Artists
The One Show summer art competition 2014
We are delighted to be working with the BBC on a very special competition this summer.
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Print Month
London Original Print Fair 2014
The Print Fair returns for its 29th year at the Royal Academy.
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Summer Exhibition
How does the judging process work?
Watch our behind-the-scenes video
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Blog
Lynn Chadwick sculptures go on display
Four works from the artist's 'steel beasts' series have been installed in the RA Courtyard.
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The word 'Academy' implies that everyone knows what the rules are. But the exciting thing about art is that nobody really does.
Fiona Rae RA
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Artists
10 minutes with... Mike Nelson RA Elect
"Since being asked to become a Member, the idiosyncrasies of the Academy have become more curious to me."
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Video
Lundahl & Seitl introduce 'Symphony of a Missing Room'
The Swedish-born artists are bringing their experiential artwork to the RA this summer.
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Coming soon
Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album
From Hell’s Angels and hippies to the streets of Harlem.
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Renaissance Impressions
Georg Baselitz: Artist and collector
An interview with the Honorary Royal Academician.
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Blog
Little prints
Take a look at creations from our latest workshop - and learn to make your own!
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There shall be an Annual Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures and Designs, which shall be open to all Artists of distinguished Merit.
Our 'Instrument of Foundation,' 1768
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RA recommends
Architecture in Focus: April 2014
Swimming in the Thames, a new Serpentine Pavilion and the Pritzker Prize winner announced.
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In tribute
Alan Davie RA
President of the Royal Academy Christopher Le Brun remembers the artist who died on 5 April aged 93.
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Artist
Phyllida Barlow RA
"Space is something to be explored": inside the sculptor's studio.
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Join today
See all our exhibitions for free
Just £97 a year for you and a family guest.
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Print Month
Making a mark
This April we’re celebrating the versatile art of printmaking, with a packed programme of exhibitions, events and online activity.
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It is an exhibition selected by artists, hung by artists... we just choose the best art and try to make sense of it on the walls. It is a truly democratic exhibition.
Norman Ackroyd RA, Summer Exhibition Co-ordinator 2013
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Coming soon
Announcing Anselm Kiefer at the RA
The first major retrospective of work to be held in the UK by Honorary Royal Academician Anselm Kiefer.
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Podcasts
Short Stories with William Boyd and Ed Stoppard
Reading short stories in the galleries of 'Sensing Spaces'.
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Inside the Academy
The RA Schools
A school of contemporary fine art, right at the heart of the RA.
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RA Magazine
Learning by making
A hands-on guide to chiaroscuro woodcuts by Stephen Chambers RA.
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Teachers and students
A-level Summer Exhibition Online
A unique opportunity for 16-18 year old students to display their artwork in an online exhibition. Submission is open until 30 April 2014.
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The Academy is a place of learning. This is evident in the presence of the RA Schools at its very heart.
Eileen Cooper RA
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RA online
We've launched a new site
We'd love to know what you think. Get in touch.
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Artist
10 minutes with... Conrad Shawcross RA Elect
Each month, we have a quick chat with one of our Academicians to find out what they're up to and what the RA means to them.
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Our Collection
Restoring a masterpiece
Daniel Maclise's 'Waterloo' cartoon was described as "the greatest work of its class that has been produced in England." Read our blog on plans for its restoration.
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Blog
Introducing our new website
You might have noticed that our website has changed. This is the first stage of ambitious plans to open up the Academy and provide new ways to engage with art and artists.
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Exhibition
Norman Stevens ARA
We present works by the master printmaker which explore landscape and the built environment. 26 February – 25 May 2014.
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Good architecture is often invisible, but it allows whatever is happening in that space to be the best experience possible.
Pezo von Ellrichshausen
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Artist
Wolfgang Tillmans RA
Find out more about one of our most recently elected Academicians.
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Podcast
Renaissance Impressions: an introduction
Find out about the printmaking technique that revolutionised the Renaissance.
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Prints from the RA
RA Editions
Build a print collection with our selection of work by Royal Academicians, graduates and associates of the Royal Academy Schools.
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Artist
Norman Ackroyd RA
Rhyme and reason: in the printmaker's studio.
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Artist
Ron Arad RA
A visit to the Camden studio of the polymath designer – from postmodernism to ping pong.
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What is good art or great art nowadays? Do these things still exist at the present time? Or can it only be judged in hindsight?
Phyllida Barlow RA
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Keeper's House
Pre-theatre dining
Enjoy a two course meal with a glass of wine for just £19; just a stone’s throw from the West End.
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Artist
Mali Morris RA
Excavation and rediscovery.
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Artist
Albert Irvin RA
The restless energy of colour.
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Prints from our Collection
Looking for an art-lover's gift?
Order bespoke art prints, canvases and framed reproductions online.
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Artist
Stephen Chambers RA
Etching Casanova.
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I would never close the door on what the work means, and that’s what makes it fascinating.
Bill Woodrow RA
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Architect
Eric Parry RA
"Like a little epiphany..."
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Artist
Thomas Heatherwick RA Elect
Designing the future.
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Artist
Grayson Perry RA
Up close and personal.
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Opinion
How do you make an architecture exhibition?
Owen Hopkins on the challenges facing curators.