Articles
RA Schools 250th Anniversary
Read features from RA Magazine’s art education special issue, which marks the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy Schools.
Inside the Academy
> 2 years ago
Behind the scenes in Britain’s oldest art school
The RA Schools has been nurturing, challenging and championing art students for 250 years. Before work begins on a big anniversary renewal, we took a look inside to find out what it’s like studying there in 2019.
Opinion
> 2 years ago
“Schools are failing our children. The solution lies in art education.”
As art-making is ebbed out of schools across the country, we overlook the skills it delivers – strengths that should be the envy of “proper” academic education, says Michael Craig-Martin.
Artists
> 2 years ago
Eight art schools that changed the world
From the influential Bauhaus to contemporary Cuba, centres for studying art have shaped global culture over the past century. Sam Thorne celebrates the most innovative examples.
Artists
> 2 years ago
Travel: on the Bauhaus trail, from Weimar to Berlin
To mark 100 years of the legendary art school, Sam Phillips follows its fortunes from Weimar, via Dessau, to the German capital.
Inside the Academy
> 2 years ago
Art under threat: why teaching’s in decline in our schools
Amy Sherlock addresses the slump in art teaching in Britain’s schools, and the effect this has on the art education ecosystem.
Artists
> 2 years ago
Art under threat: the growing crisis in higher education
Britain’s reputation as a creative country is at risk, as threats mount to the education pathway that leads potential artists from school to university to professional life. Sam Phillips reports on the political challenges facing higher education.
Opinion
> 2 years ago
Debate: can you teach art?
Eliza Bonham Carter, Curator and Head of the RA Schools, and RA Schools student Ewan Macfarlane share their thoughts. Cast your vote below.