Events
Courses And Classes
Our innovative and varied programme of short courses provides a remarkable opportunity to explore the history and theory, business and practice of art. Expert practitioners including Royal Academicians, academics and leading scholars, lead classes and discussions across the RA’s historic spaces and world-class exhibitions, providing a range of perspectives and practices for international audiences.
For further information and enquiries, please contact Anna Pojer, Academic Programmes Programmer, on 020 7300 5684 or anna.pojer@royalacademy.org.uk
Short course
Michelangelo: approaches to drawing the figure
Five-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
21 January — 18 February 2019
Next session: 28 January 2019
The Life Room, RA Schools, Piccadilly
To coincide with the Bill Viola / Michelangelo exhibition, participants will explore approaches to drawing the figure with practicing artist and past president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Robin-Lee Hall.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a drinks reception at the end of the final session.
Short course
The history of sculpture
Ten-week art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
23 January — 27 March 2019
Next session: 30 January 2019
The Life Drawing Room, Royal Academy Schools
Join international scholars for a ten-week series on the history of sculpture and explore how artists make use of a range of styles, techniques and materials to create three-dimensional objects, from ancient civilisations to the present day.
6.15–8.15pm each week (registration from 6pm). £540 for full course, £320 for weeks 1–5 OR weeks 6–10.
Short course
Preparing to paint a portrait
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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26 January 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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27 January 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Explore the preparatory methods used by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele and develop ideas for a portrait painting in this practical course, led by former President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Robin-Lee Hall.
£420. Includes all materials, refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the first day.
Short course
Friends and Academicians’ Room members: Life drawing – modelled drawing
Drawing evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 29 January 2019
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity for Friends and Academicians’ Room members to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. This month’s session concentrates on working with blocks of tone.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Short course
The vogue of vanitas and mortality
Ten-week art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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5 February 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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12 February 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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19 February 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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26 February 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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5 March 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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12 March 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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19 March 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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26 March 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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2 April 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
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9 April 2019, 6.30 — 8pm
The Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Following the RA’s sold-out course last year, international artists, curators and art world experts will return to explore both aesthetic and philosophical themes around the transience of life and their use in contemporary art.
6.30–8.00pm each week (registration from 6pm). £420 for full course, £260 for weeks 1–5 OR weeks 6–10. Includes all materials and wine reception at the end of session 5 and session 10.
Short course
Tots to teenagers: representations of childhood in Western Art
Two-day art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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16 February 2019, 10am — 5pm
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17 February 2019, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, 6 Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
This unconventional art history course led by expert Sophie Oosterwijk offers unique insights into the history of childhood through its presentation in Western art.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments at the beginning of each day and wine reception at the end of day one.
Short course
Small-scale sculpture
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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23 February 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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24 February 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Royal Academy, Burlington Gardens
This course encourages participants to explore the meaning of sculpture in both a personal and a practical sense, using a diverse range of non-traditional art materials, techniques and objects to create unique small scale pieces.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and a wine reception at the end of the first day.
Short course
The art of poetry and the poetry of art
Weekend-long art history and creative writing course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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23 February 2019, 10am — 5pm
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24 February 2019, 10am — 5pm
General Assembly Room, Royal Academy of Arts
In this creative writing course, participants are invited to join leading poets, writers and artists in exploring the history of the rich relationship between art and poetry, as inspiration for writing their own poems about works in the Academy’s galleries.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments at the beginning of each day and wine reception at the end of day one.
Short course
Life drawing: the nude and the ideal
Five-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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25 February 2019, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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4 March 2019, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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11 March 2019, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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18 March 2019, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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25 March 2019, 6.15 — 9.15pm
The Life Room, RA Schools, Piccadilly
Drawing inspiration from the Renaissance Nude exhibition at the RA, this practical and historical drawing course explores the nude as a motif by focusing on drawing from antiquity to the contemporary.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a drinks reception at the end of the final session.
Short course
Friends and Academicians’ Room members: Life drawing – finding the balance
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 26 February 2019
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity for Friends and Academicians’ Room members to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. This month’s session concentrates on expressing balance.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Short course
Friends and Academicians’ Room members: Life drawing – the illusion of space
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 12 March 2019
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity for Friends and Academicians’ Room members to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. This month’s session concentrates on creating the illusion of space.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Short course
Paper manipulation and 3D assemblage
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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16 March 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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17 March 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
In this exciting weekend-long course, led by award winning artist Sumi Perera RE, participants will be taught the properties and principles of paper, learning the diverse practical methods involved in manipulating paper to make three-dimensional models that can contract and expand.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and a wine reception at the end of the first day.
Short course
A buyer’s guide to print
Weekend-long art business course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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16 March 2019, 10am — 5pm
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17 March 2019, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, 6 Burlington Gardens, Mayfair, Royal Academy of Arts
With over 30 years’ experience of running the London Original Print Fair, Helen Rosslyn introduces the fascinating world of prints and printmaking, considering both how they are made and tips for collecting and enjoying prints.
£420. Includes a complementary ticket for The Original Print Fair 2019; light refreshments at the beginning of each day and wine reception at the end of day one.
Short course
Art crime: the myth vs the reality
Weekend-long art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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6 April 2019, 10am — 5pm
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7 April 2019, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, 6 Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
This weekend-long course explores this gripping world of art crime including looting and theft, forgeries and vandalism, drawing on real cases and exploring the difference between myth and reality.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments at the beginning of each day and wine reception at the end of day one.
Short course
Trial, error and transformation: creativity in painting
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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6 April 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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7 April 2019, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
In this practical art course, revitalise your artistic practice by making use of trial, error and transformation to unlock your creativity and develop your painting.
£480. Includes all materials, light refreshments at the beginning of each day and wine reception at the end of day one.