Events
International Women's Day
Join us for a week-long programme featuring panel discussions and a film screening, as well as workshops and courses. From patrons to historians, we celebrate the influential women working to support art and artists.
Short course
Women and patronage: an overlooked art history
Weekend-long art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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29 February 2020, 10am — 5pm
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1 March 2020, 10am — 5pm
Wolfson British Academy Room, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
This weekend course will look at the significant contribution of women patrons in the arts, highlighting their enormous, oft-overlooked, impact in shaping our approach and appreciation of art.
£420. Includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.
Tour
Daily tour of Burlington House
International Women's Day 2020: women with influence
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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29 February 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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1 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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2 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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3 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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4 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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5 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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6 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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7 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
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8 March 2020, 11.30am — 12pm
Meet in Front Hall of Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Discover the art and history of the Royal Academy during these free 30-minute tours in celebration of International Women’s Day 2020.
Free, no booking required
Tour
Daily tour of 6 Burlington Gardens
International Women's Day 2020: women with influence
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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29 February 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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1 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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2 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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3 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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4 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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5 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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6 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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7 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
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8 March 2020, 12.30 — 1pm
Meet in Front Hall of Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Discover the art and history of the Royal Academy during these free 30-minute tours in celebration of International Women’s Day.
Free, no booking required
Festival
International Women’s Day 2020: women with influence
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
29 February — 8 March 2020
Royal Academy of Arts
Join us for a week-long programme featuring panel discussions and a film screening, as well as workshops and courses. From patrons to historians, we celebrate the influential women working to support art and artists.
Various events, booking required
Talk
Taster talk: women and life drawing at the RA
International Women's Day 2020: women with influence
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Monday 2 March 2020
2 — 2.15pm
The Julia and Hans Rausing Hall, Royal Academy of Arts
Drop in for a free 15-minute talk to unearth the hidden stories of the Royal Academy.
Free, no booking required
Talk
Eileen Gray
International Women’s Day 2020: women with influence
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Monday 2 March 2020
6.30 — 8pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Join us for a fresh take on the work of Eileen Gray and consider the ways in which her legacy has influenced our perspectives on the work of women architects.
£15, £9
Talk
Taster talk: Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser in ‘The Royal Academicians in General Assembly’
International Women's Day 2020: women with influence
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Thursday 5 March 2020
2 — 2.15pm
The Collections Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington Gardens
Drop in for a free 15-minute talk to unearth the hidden stories of the Royal Academy.
Free, no booking required
Talk
Women with influence: beyond the artist
International Women's Day 2020
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Thursday 5 March 2020
6.30 — 7.45pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Our panel of influential women working in contemporary art discuss what they are doing to encourage, inspire and support artists and women of the future.
£15, £9
Film
Film Screening: ‘Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict’ + talk with Karole P. B. Vail
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Friday 6 March 2020
6.30 — 8.45pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
As part of our International Women’s Day 2020 programme, we present a screening of ‘Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict’ followed by a talk by director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Foundation, Karole P. B. Vail.
£15 / £9 concessions
Workshop
Family studio: call the shots
Family workshop
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Sunday 8 March 2020
11am — 3pm
Clore Learning Centre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Join this family workshop inspired by International Women’s Day and women who call the shots in the art world. Make sculptures inspired by body artist Rebecca Horn and learn about some of the women who helped influence her career.
Free, no booking required