Events
Courses And Classes
Our new programme of short courses and classes offers the opportunity to explore subjects ranging from life drawing to the history of portraiture, led by expert tutors and practising artists. These courses introduce traditional art-making processes, as well as perspectives on the history of art and language.
For further information and enquiries, please contact Mary Ealden, Academic Programmes Manager, on 020 7300 5641 or mary.ealden@royalacademy.org.uk
Courses and Classes
Friends and Academicians’ Room members life drawing: measurement and proportion
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 5 September 2017
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions for Friends and Academicians’ Room members in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. These practical sessions provide expert-led tuition in a social and welcoming environment. This month’s session concentrates on measurement and proportion.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Booking is now open to Friends of the RA.
Courses and Classes
Drawing essentials: understanding the human form and anatomy
Five-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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6 September 2017, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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13 September 2017, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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20 September 2017, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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27 September 2017, 6.15 — 9.15pm
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4 October 2017, 6.15 — 9.15pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Learn the essentials to drawing the human form and anatomy, including the head and upper and lower body, in the Royal Academy’s historic Life Room – a space purpose-built for life drawing – with practising artist Adele Wagstaff.
£85 for individual sessions. £400 for full course. Includes all materials, light refreshments on arrival and a drinks reception at the end of the final session.
Courses and Classes
Behind the scenes: stars of the RA Collection
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Wednesday 20 September 2017
6 — 8pm
The Library, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
An exciting opportunity to explore highlights from the Royal Academy’s collection with Annette Wickham, Curator of Works on Paper, including drinks, for a unique Royal Academy experience.
£120. Includes exclusive welcome drinks in the Academicians Room, an expert-led tour of the Academy's collection and a tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms.
Courses and Classes
‘Matisse in the Studio’: the object as actor
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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23 September 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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24 September 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Artist Gregory Ward leads a two-day oil painting course exploring the nature of the still life as seen within the context of the ‘Matisse in the Studio’ exhibition, studying the artist’s unique method of working with his collection of objects.
£480. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
The vogue of vanitas and mortality
Ten-week art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
25 September — 4 December 2017
The Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Join international scholars and art world experts for a 10-week series on memento mori and vanitas, exploring the aesthetic and philosophical themes around the transience of life – treated by artists across disciplines and cultures and over the ages from ancient Egypt to the present day.
£540 for full course, £320 for weeks 1 - 5 OR weeks 6 - 10. Includes all materials, light refreshments throughout and a drinks reception at the end of weeks 5 and 10.
Courses and Classes
Contemporary art valuation
Two-day art business course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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30 September 2017, 10am — 5pm
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1 October 2017, 10am — 5pm
The Life Room, RA Schools, Piccadilly
This weekend course offers practical insights into valuation – one of the most opaque aspects of the art world – focussed on one of the most exciting and buoyant sectors: contemporary art. Discussion of strategies as well as underlying structures, systems and practices provide insight in the process of valuation, drawing on both cutting-edge theory and real-world expertise.
£290 for one day / £540 for two days. Includes all materials, light refreshments, lunch and a wine reception at the end of both days.
Courses and Classes
Working with paint
Four-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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3 October 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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10 October 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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17 October 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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24 October 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Abstract artist Emyr Williams leads a course experimenting with the qualities of acrylic paint. Using “open” acrylics, a slow-drying paint, participants will explore the range of creative possibilities associated with this medium in relation to colour theory.
£420. Includes all materials and a drinks reception at the end of the final session.
Courses and Classes
‘Matisse in the Studio’: the studio as theatre
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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7 October 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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8 October 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Working exclusively in oil paints, and inspired by the ‘Matisse in the Studio’ exhibition, participants will work with partially costumed female life models within a decorative and theatrical setting, in order to replicate Matisse’s immersive approach to painting in the studio.
£480. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Friends and Academicians’ Room members life drawing: coordination of hand and eye
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 10 October 2017
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions for Friends and Academicians’ Room members in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. These practical sessions provide expert-led tuition in a social and welcoming environment. This month’s session concentrates on hand and eye coordination.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Booking is now open to Friends of the RA.
Courses and Classes
Great exhibitions: from the ancient to the virtual
Ten-week art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
11 October — 13 December 2017
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Andrea Tarsia, Head of Exhibitions returns to lead an international group of scholars to debate and discuss what makes an exhibition great and how great exhibitions can impact the way we view and understand art.
£540 for full course, £320 for weeks 1-5 OR weeks 6-10. Includes all materials, light refreshments throughout and a drinks reception at the end of weeks 5 and 10.
Booking is now open to Friends of the RA.
Courses and Classes
Essential forms: Revealing Antiquities and the Ancient World
Two-day art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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14 October 2017, 10am — 5pm
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15 October 2017, 10am — 5pm
The Life Room, The Royal Academy Schools
Leading art-world experts and international scholars introduce and de-mystify the fascinating world of antiquities and the ancient arts – with a view to the timeless forms, ideas and universal motifs that are so influential across the arts and culture up to the present day.
£360. Includes all materials, light refreshments at the beginning of each day and wine reception at the end of both days.
Courses and Classes
Drawing the portrait
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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28 October 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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29 October 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Artist and member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Andrew James leads a practical course exploring the descriptive and expressive possibilities contained within the drawing of the human head, using charcoal and graphite.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Combining opposites: exploring alternative painting techniques
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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28 October 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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29 October 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Artist and Print Tutor at the Royal Academy Schools Leigh Clarke will lead a practical course inspired by the works of Jasper Johns. Taking influence from Johns’s multi-media method of painting, participants will create works that cross-process printmaking, collage, stencilling and painting.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
‘Matisse in the Studio’: joie de vivre and Matisse as collector
Two-day art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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28 October 2017, 10am — 5pm
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29 October 2017, 10am — 5pm
The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Join international expert on Matisse and modern art, Dr Nicholas Watkins, for a thrilling insight into Matisse’s art and practice, the inner sanctum of his studio and his relationship to the outside world, and people and objects he collected around him.
£360. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the Saturday.
Courses and Classes
‘Dalí / Duchamp’: relationships
A two-day symposium
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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3 November 2017, 1 — 5pm
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4 November 2017, 10am — 5pm
The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
This symposium explores the extraordinary relationship between Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp, and the legacy of two of the 20th century’s greatest artists.
£120 for two days. Includes early bird entry into the exhibition on Saturday morning, refreshments throughout and a drinks reception at the end of the second day
Courses and Classes
The power of the flower! Experimentations with botanical collage
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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4 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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5 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy
Flowers will be the inspiration for creating colourful and innovative artworks using mixed media, découpage and collage in this practical course led by Sadie Hennessy, Screen Print Fellow at the Royal Academy.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Oil paint into collage: a point of departure
Four-week practical evening course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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7 November 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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14 November 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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21 November 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
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28 November 2017, 6.30 — 9.30pm
The Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Figurative painter Andy Pankhurst leads both a techniques and ideas-based course working directly and perceptually from differing life models and poses each week.
£420. Includes all materials and a drinks reception at the end of the final session.
Courses and Classes
‘Matisse in the Studio’: the nude
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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11 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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12 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, RA Schools, Piccadilly
Join artist Adele Wagstaff for an intensive practical course focusing on drawing and painting the nude, exploring the relationship between artist and model, inspired by the ‘Matisse in the Studio’ exhibition.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Friends and Academicians’ Room members life drawing: following the form
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 14 November 2017
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions for Friends and Academicians’ Room members in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. These practical sessions provide expert-led tuition in a social and welcoming environment. This month’s session concentrates on following the form.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.
Booking is now open to Friends of the RA.
Courses and Classes
Oil painting from the life model
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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18 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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19 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy
Learn the practical methods, tools and techniques of using oil paint, while working directly from a life model, in this exciting weekend-long workshop led by award-winning artist Andy Pankhurst.
£480. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’
Two-day art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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18 November 2017, 10am — 5pm
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19 November 2017, 10am — 5pm
The Reynolds Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
This course provides a unique opportunity to explore in detail the life and works of the Honorary Royal Academician Jasper Johns as well as providing insight into the cultural, social, political and economic context of the time.
£360. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the Saturday.
Courses and Classes
How to write about art
Two-day art theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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18 November 2017, 10am — 5pm
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19 November 2017, 10am — 5pm
The General Assembly Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
What is the purpose of art criticism, and what does it take to become a successful critic? Led by Thomas Marks, writer and editor of Apollo magazine, this course offers a unique opportunity to learn about the curious history of art journalism while honing your own skills as a writer and critic.
£420. Includes light refreshments on both days and a drinks reception on Saturday evening.
Courses and Classes
Future figures: digital iPad painting and life drawing
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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25 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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26 November 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, The Royal Academy Schools
The RA Schools’ Head of Fine Art Processes and renowned figurative artist Mark Hampson leads this specialist digital workshop. Explore the possibilities of electronic drawing and painting using Apple’s iPad Pro and Apple Pencil technologies in conjunction with photographic and traditional analogue methodologies.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Jasper Johns: a study in print
Weekend-long practical course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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2 December 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
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3 December 2017, 10.30am — 5.30pm
The Life Room, Royal Academy Schools
Taking inspiration from the ‘Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’’ exhibition, participants will experiment with a range of printmaking techniques to create a series of limited edition “variable” prints.
£420. Includes all materials, lunch and wine reception at the end of the second day.
Courses and Classes
Connoisseurship: who painted what, when and how to tell
Two-day short course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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2 December 2017, 10am — 5pm
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3 December 2017, 10am — 5pm
The General Assembly Room, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
Renowned art historian and dealer Dr Bendor Grosvenor leads an intensive weekend-long course focussing on connoisseurship – the art of authenticating and dating paintings, relevant for lovers of the arts, collectors and art world professionals.
£540. Includes all materials, light refreshments, lunch and a wine reception at the end of both days.
Courses and Classes
Friends and Academicians’ Room members life drawing: building a formal group
Evening session
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Tuesday 5 December 2017
6.15 — 9.15pm
The Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends, The Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
An exclusive opportunity to enjoy monthly life-drawing sessions for Friends and Academicians’ Room members in the Sir Hugh Casson Room, designed to be both rewarding and fun. These practical sessions provide expert-led tuition in a social and welcoming environment. This month’s session concentrates on building a formal group.
£50. Includes a drinks reception and all practical materials. Friends and Academicians’ Room members only.