Events
Sculpture
Short course
The history of sculpture
Ten-week art history and theory course
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
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23 January 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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30 January 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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6 February 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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13 February 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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20 February 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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27 February 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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6 March 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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13 March 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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20 March 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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27 March 2019, 6.15 — 8.15pm
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
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
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.
Talk
The interplay of sculpture and the exhibition space
Phyllida Barlow RA: cul-de-sac
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Wednesday 20 March 2019
6.30 — 7.45pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
In this discussion our panel explores the close link that sculptures have to the spaces they inhabit, while investigating the importance of a viewer’s involvement with the work itself.
£15, £9
Talk
The hierarchy of materials
Phyllida Barlow RA: cul-de-sac
● Fully booked
● Cancelled
Friday 10 May 2019
11am — 12pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Professor Ann-Sophie Lehmann examines the meaning behind materials both historically and in contemporary art, exploring how artists use materials to inform their practice.
£10, £6