Events
Courses And Classes
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Our varied programme of courses provides an exceptional experience to develop your practical art skills and explore the history, theory and business of art.
Whether you wish to learn something new or are seeking to further your professional knowledge, we offer courses designed for learners of all-levels. Benefit from tuition by expert practitioners, leading academics and international art-world scholars, taught within the RA’s historic spaces.
Short course
Life Drawing is dead! Long live Life Drawing!
Five-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
1 April — 29 April 2020
Next session: 15 April 2020
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
This practical course will guide participants to make new, dynamic self-confident drawings, through both technical demonstrations and personal experimentation, providing a space to develop individual self-expression.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the final session.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Wednesday 16 October 2019. Booking opens to the public at 10am Thursday 17 October 2019.
Short course
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
Open evening
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Thursday 9 April 2020
6.30 — 8pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Meet the team behind our Executive Master in Cultural Leadership for an informal evening to learn more about the RA’s exciting new MA programme.
Free, booking required.
Short course
Friends and Academicians’ Room Members life drawing
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 14 April 2020
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Enjoy an exclusive life drawing session for Friends and Academicians’ Room members concentrating on drawing movement.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Wednesday 16 October 2019.
Short course
From Realism to Surrealism: a guide to modern art movements
Six-week art history lecture series
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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20 April 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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27 April 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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4 May 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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11 May 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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18 May 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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25 May 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Trace the development of modern art in a series of lectures focusing on six key movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
£340. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the final session.
Booking for Friends of the RA opens on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Booking opens to the public on Wednesday 12 February at 10am.
Short course
Painting modern life
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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25 April 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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26 April 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
This two-day oil painting course inspired by the impressionists will explore the relationship between our everyday lives and surroundings.
£520. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Wednesday 16 October 2019. Booking opens to the public at 10am on Thursday 17 October 2019.
Short course
Life Drawing: light and shadow
Five-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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27 April 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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4 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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11 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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18 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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25 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Enhance your drawing technique in this five week course, focused on different approaches to working with light.
£520. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the final session.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Workshop
Anatomy: life drawing workshop
Festival of Ideas
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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2 May 2020, 10am — 1pm
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2 May 2020, 2.15 — 5.15pm
The Life Room, The RA Schools
Try your hand at life drawing with an expert tutor in this three-hour class, focused on the anatomy of the human body.
£50. Includes all practical materials.
Short course
The art of jewellery
Eight-week art history and theory lecture series
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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5 May 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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12 May 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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19 June 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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26 June 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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2 June 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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9 June 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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16 June 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
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23 June 2020, 6.30 — 8pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Learn all about the history, theory and business of jewellery and jewellery design in this eight-week lecture series.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the final session.
Booking for Friends of the RA opens on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Booking opens to the public on Wednesday 12 February at 10am.
Short course
Friends and Academicians’ Room members life drawing
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 5 May 2020
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Enjoy an exclusive life drawing session for Friends and Academicians’ Room members.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Booking for Friends of the RA opens on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Booking opens to the public on Wednesday 12 February at 10am.
Short course
Drawing lab
Four-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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6 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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13 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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20 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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27 May 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
This four-week course, led by artist Robin-Lee Hall, explores different approaches to drawing the figure, focusing on both ‘traditional’ and experimental ways.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking for Friends of the RA opens on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Booking opens to the public on Wednesday 12 February at 10am.
Short course
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
Open evening
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Thursday 7 May 2020
6.30 — 8pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Meet the team behind our Executive Master in Cultural Leadership for an informal evening to learn more about the RA’s exciting new MA programme.
Free, booking required.
Short course
Drawing with threads: an introduction to weaving
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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9 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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10 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Join us for a weekend-long weaving course in the RA’s historic Life Room to explore how weaving can enhance your life.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Short course
Watercolour: words and worlds
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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16 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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17 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Explore the descriptive and expressive possibilities of watercolour in this weekend course, inspired by the evocative paintings of Léon Spilliaert.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
From pigment to paint
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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30 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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31 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Learn traditional techniques to turn pigment into paint and how to apply these in your own work.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking for Friends of the RA opens on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Booking opens to the public on Wednesday 12 February at 10am.
Short course
Life drawing: exploring metalpoint
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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30 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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31 May 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
In this technique-based weekend course, you’ll focus on metalpoint materials and their potential to improve your drawing skills and see familiar things anew.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking for Friends of the RA opens on Tuesday 11 February at 10am. Booking opens to the public on Wednesday 12 February at 10am.
Short course
Abstraction: dialogues between drawing and painting
Four-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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1 June 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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8 June 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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15 June 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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22 June 2020, 6.30 — 9.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Experiment with pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolour, gouache and acrylic and form a personal visual language during this four-week course.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a drinks reception at the end of the final session.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
Friends and Academicians’ Room Members life drawing
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 2 June 2020
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Enjoy an exclusive life drawing session for Friends and Academicians’ Room members.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February.
Short course
Drawing into Colour: reimagining the classics
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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6 June 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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7 June 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Explore drawing techniques with Sarah Pickstone on this two-day painting course is inspired by her work, ‘An Allegory of Painting’ – a contemporary response of Angelica Kaufmann.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
Open evening
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Wednesday 17 June 2020
6.30 — 8pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Meet the team behind our Executive Master in Cultural Leadership for an informal evening to learn more about the RA’s exciting new MA programme.
Free, booking required.
Short course
New art from old
Weekend-long art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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20 June 2020, 10am — 5pm
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21 June 2020, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
From Velázquez and Picasso to Paula Rego RA and Michael Landy RA, this weekend course will explore the dialogues that connect Old Masters and contemporary artists throughout time, history and space.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
Modern art and the French Riviera
Weekend-long art history course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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27 June 2020, 10am — 5pm
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28 June 2020, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Among the high-end tourists that flocked to the South of France in the first half of the 20th century, were some of modern art’s greatest painters, sculptors, designers and architects. This course will look at the French Riviera’s role as a breeding ground for European modern art.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Wednesday 16 October 2019. Booking opens to the public at 10am Thursday 17 October 2019.
Short course
Contemporary art summer school at the Royal Academy
Five-day intensive summer course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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29 June 2020, 10am — 5pm
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30 June 2020, 10am — 5pm
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1 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
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2 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
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3 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Using the Summer Exhibition as a starting point, immerse yourself in contemporary art through engagement with the artists, curators and business insiders at the heart of the industry.
£1,800. Includes all materials, light refreshments each day and drinks receptions throughout the week.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
Myths and legends: history painting from life
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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4 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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5 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Recreate the works of RA founding member, Angelica Kaufman paintings using live models, costumes and props.
£520. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the final session.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
Open evening
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Monday 13 July 2020
6.30 — 8pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Meet the team behind our Executive Master in Cultural Leadership for an informal evening to learn more about the RA’s exciting new MA programme.
Free, booking required.
Short course
Art and society in eighteenth-century Britain
Five-day intensive art history summer course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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20 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
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21 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
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22 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
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23 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
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24 July 2020, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Immerse yourself in the art world of 18th century Britain in this week-long summer school focused on the period of the Enlightenment.
£1,800. Includes all materials, light refreshments each day and drinks receptions throughout the week.
Booking opens to Friends of the RA at 10am on Tuesday 11 February. Booking opens to the public at 12pm on Wednesday 12 February.
Short course
Anatomy week: exploring the human form
Five-day practical and theoretical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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27 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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28 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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29 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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30 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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31 July 2020, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Join us for an intensive week-long practical and theoretical course dedicated to the art of anatomical drawing.
£1,900. Includes all materials, light refreshments, lunch and wine receptions throughout the week.