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    Premiums: Interim Projects 2018

    28 March — 29 April 2018

    Premiums is a testing ground for new work by artists halfway through their postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy Schools.

    Frank Bowling RA, Wintergreens

    How to read it: Frank Bowling's Wintergreens

    Vast and dense, Frank Bowling’s monumental Wintergreens is one of the modern masterpieces in the RA collection. It is currently on display in ‘Mappa Mundi’, a large retrospective of his work at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

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    In celebration of the 150th anniversary of St Pancras International and the 250th anniversary of the RA, Tracey Emin RA presents a free public installation suspended from the station’s Victorian glass roof.

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    10 art shows to see in April

    Take a trip through the major artistic movements of the past 100 years in this month’s top picks, from turn-of-the-century Impressionism and Glasgow Style to contemporary photojournalism and abstract painting.

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    Top picks from the Collection: Emma Stibbon RA

    When painter and printmaker Emma Stibbon heard that she’d been elected an RA five years ago, she was in the middle of the Antarctic Ocean on an artist placement. Here, the intrepid artist picks out her favourite works from the Collection, featuring early photography, postwar painting and fantastical etching.

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    Portraits: Tacita Dean in conversation with Tim Marlow

    Listen to Royal Academician Tacita Dean discuss her 16mm film, ‘Portraits’, currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Observing David Hockney smoking in his Los Angeles studio, it was filmed shortly before Hockney's 2016 exhibition of portraits at the RA.

    Tacita Dean, The Montafon Letter

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    Tacita Dean: LANDSCAPE

    19 May – 12 August 2018

    In the newly opened Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries, the internationally renowned visual artist and Royal Academician will explore “landscape” in its broadest sense

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    The RA Collection in 250 objects: Tales of the unexpected

    To celebrate our 250th birthday this year, we’re highlighting 250 beautiful, odd and inspiring objects from the RA Collection across 25 themes. In this edition, curator Annette Wickham talks us through some of the more surprising objects you’ll stumble across down in the depths of the Collection, from a lock of Napoleon’s hair to a rather fancy tea set…

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    Artemisia Gentileschi in 60 seconds

    Tim Marlow gives a quick introduction to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of very few women who carved out a career in the 17th-century art world.

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    “We need to talk about Charles I’s pet dwarf”

    With a portrait of “The Queen’s Dwarf” on display at the RA, Tom Shakespeare argues we need to look beyond the painting’s spectacle to consider the person it’s depicting – and the uncomfortable truths it still carries today.

    Coming soon: The New RA

    On 19 May 2018, we'll unveil a transformed cultural campus with new free displays for art and architecture. Here's what to expect.

    Annual architecture lecture in the Summer Exhibition 2017

    Festival of Ideas

    Be part of the most thought-provoking conversations in London this September, as the RA hosts a meeting of great minds in art, architecture, literature, design, film and music, for ten days of electric debate and discussion.

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    Executive MA in Cultural Leadership

    In our 250th year, we’re launching our first ever Executive Master in Cultural Leadership, in partnership with the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. This unique course is aimed at those who are looking to develop their business and leadership skills, as well as those who want to enrich their understanding of how culture and creativity can inform and rejuvenate their practice.

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    Unique works on paper by Chris Orr RA from his new display, The Miserable Lives of Fabulous Artists, are available to buy through Art Sales, and are currently on display in our Keeper's House.

    #LifeDrawingLive

    Missed our first ever livestreamed life class? You can catch up with the full video right here, following our expert model Andrew's poses and Jonathan Yeo's tips as they happened on the night.

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    Basil Beattie RA: A Passage of Time

    23 February — 23 April 2018

    This solo display of works on paper presents pieces ranging from some of Senior Academician Basil Beattie’s earliest prints, to vibrant new drawings.

    Bob and Roberta Smith RA, visitors and performers at the Burlington Gardens Festival in July 2015

    RA250 UK

    Our 250th anniversary celebrations aren't limited to London. Arts institutions across the country are joining us to take a look back at our history and celebrate the artists and architects who have shaped the RA – and many other galleries and museums in the UK. Discover the RA where you are.

    Pin Drop - Short Story Award 2017

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    The fourth annual RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award is now accepting submissions – send in your short stories for your chance to win £500 and hear your work read at the RA by a leading actor.

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    Make Your Mark on A New Royal Academy of Arts

    As the RA approaches its 250th anniversary, we're transforming our building to open up new spaces for exhibitions, learning and debate. Make Your Mark on A New Royal Academy of Arts by naming a statue, adopting a work or simply making a donation.

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