Rubens and His Legacy
Van Dyck to Cézanne
24 January — 10 April 2015
Sponsored by BNY Mellon, Partner of the Royal Academy of Arts and supported by Visit Flanders.
Peter Paul Rubens has been described as the “prince of painters”. A bold claim? Judge for yourself at this, the first major overview of his work and legacy.
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Richard Diebenkorn
14 March — 7 June 2015
2009-2016 Season supported by JTI
Revered as one of the great post-war masters in his native United States, Richard Diebenkorn is an artist whose staunchly independent career takes us from abstraction to figuration and back again.
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Premiums: Interim Projects 2015
13 February — 11 March 2015
RA Schools sponsored by Newton Investment Management
Premiums: Interim Projects is your chance to explore the work of the postgraduates in their second year at the Royal Academy Schools, Britain’s first art school.
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An Abiding Standard
The Prints of Stanley Anderson RA
25 February — 24 May 2015
A key figure in the revival of line engraving in the 1920s, Stanley Anderson RA (1884–1966) is best known for his series of prints memorialising England’s vanishing rural crafts.
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Courtyard sculpture by Frank Stella Hon RA
18 February — 12 May 2015
A new large-scale sculpture by Frank Stella Hon RA (b. 1936), one of the most important living American artists, is on display in the Annenberg Courtyard, until 17 May 2015.
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RA Editions in the Gallery Café
23 January — 23 March 2015
A selection of work from the RA Editions print portfolio is now on view in the Gallery Café.
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Four Visions for the Future of Housing
The Future of Housing season
7 February — 17 May 2015
What might the future hold for housing in the UK? What are the challenges faced now and how can they be overcome? We these questions to some of the UK’s most thoughtful architecture practices, and they responded with a variety of intriguing visions.
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Members in Focus: Mick Rooney RA
First Thoughts - Finished Works
30 October 2014 — 23 April 2015
This exhibition is the first in a new series entitled ‘Members in Focus’ which celebrates the work of our Royal Academicians. Mick Rooney RA describes the selection as ‘the snippets that come out of the everyday’.
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London Original Print Fair 2015
23 April — 26 April 2015
Visit London’s longest-running art fair to view and buy works from all periods and styles of printmaking.
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The Converse x Dazed Emerging Artists Award 2015
18 April — 17 May 2015
A celebration of exciting new talent in the art world, the Converse x Dazed Emerging Artists Award is one of the most prestigious competitions for UK artists at the start of their career. In 2015, we play host to work by the winners in our Burlington Gardens galleries for the very first time.
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Summer Exhibition 2015
8 June — 16 August 2015
Sponsored by Insight Investment
The Royal Academy’s annual Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art show.
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Ai Weiwei
19 September — 13 December 2015
In September 2015 the RA welcomes Ai Weiwei, the major artist and cultural phenomenon. His work is visionary, iconoclastic and increasingly political. When he speaks, the world listens.
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Joseph Cornell
Wanderlust
4 July — 27 September 2015
2009-2016 Season supported by JTI
From a basement in New York, Joseph Cornell channelled his limitless imagination into some of the most original art of the 20th century. Step into his beguiling world at this landmark exhibition.
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Jean-Etienne Liotard
24 October 2015 — 31 January 2016
2009-2016 Season supported by JTI
Jean-Etienne Liotard was an artist in great demand at noble courts across Enlightenment Europe. An eccentric and distinctive portraitist, he also made carefully observed scenes of contemporary life in far-flung locales.
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RA Schools Show 2015
12 June — 28 June 2015
RA Schools sponsored by Newton Investment Management
The RA Schools Show is the annual exhibition of works by final year students at the historic Royal Academy Schools, the oldest art school in Britain.
Events
March 2015
Special events
From Encounters, to Performance
Spun Through Shadows
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 5 March 2015
7.30 — 9pm
Burlington Gardens
Join us for immersive and experimental performances encompassing space, light and sound.
£15. Concessions £7.
Talks
Short Stories with Sebastian Faulks
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 6 March 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Award-winning and best-selling novelist Sebastian Faulks CBE reads a short story selected in response to ‘Rubens and His Legacy: Van Dyck to Cézanne’.
£16. Concessions £7 (incl. exhibition entry).
Special events
Full Moon Gong Ceremony
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 6 March 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
The Senate Rooms, 6 Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy
Reconnect with your source energy through the power of the gongs.
Full price £10.
Royal Academy Tours
Discover the art, architecture and history of the RA in these special, one-hour tours that include the historic John Madejski Fine Rooms.
Courses and classes
Drawing into Painting – Still Life and Interiors
Two Day Practical Class
● Sold out
● Cancelled
7-8 March 2015
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy
During this in-depth, two-day practical workshop, participants will explore the subject of still life and interiors, beginning with observational drawings and moving to the possibilities of semi-abstraction in paint. You will examine space, rhythm, composition and colour theory, and artist David Webb will encourage you to respond in experimental and imaginative ways.
£280
Friends events
Mayfair Art Tour: Caprice Holdings restaurants
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Saturday 7 March 2015
9.15 — 11.30am
Arlington Street, London
The Caprice group’s restaurants have always had a close association with the contemporary art world, featuring works by leading British artists including Damien Hirst, Polly Morgan and Tracey Emin, with many pieces especially created for the restaurants.
£40. Coffee and tour. £85 - Coffee and tour followed by brunch.
Special events
From Encounters, to Performance
Spun Through Shadows
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Saturday 7 March 2015
7.30 — 9pm
Burlington Gardens
Join us for immersive and experimental performances encompassing space, light and sound.
£15. Concessions £7.
Special events
International Women’s Day
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 8 March 2015
Royal Academy of Arts
Join us to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Royal Academy, where you can enjoy a variety of events that explore inter-generational perspectives on women in the arts.
Multiple events
Workshops
Take Part: Make it Happen
International Women’s Day – Workshop
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 8 March 2015
11am — 2pm
Fine Rooms, Royal Academy of Arts
In celebration of International Women’s Day, join us for an exciting artmaking workshop that explores the achievements of women artists.
Free drop-in workshop, no booking required.
Special events
‘Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman’ Film Screening
International Women’s Day
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 8 March 2015
12 — 2pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
An exclusive preview screening of ‘Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman’, an upcoming documentary feature film by Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmaker Susan Steinberg.
Free, booking required.
Talks
How It Looks From Here: Women in Today’s Art World
International Women's Day
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 8 March 2015
3 — 4pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Explore what it’s like to be a woman in today’s art world with an inter-generational panel discussion.
£10. Concessions £5.
Talks
Rubens and the Impressionists
Rubens Free Lunchtime Lecture
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 9 March 2015
1 — 2pm
Reynolds Room, Royal Academy of Arts
Independent art historian and curator MaryAnne Stevens explores the impact of Rubens on the Impressionists.
Free, booking required.
Patrons events
Richard Diebenkorn Curator’s Evening Tour
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 9 March 2015
6.30 — 10.30pm
The Sackler Wing of Galleries
Curator led tour and first chance to privately view of Richard Diebenkorn.
Free, but please RSVP.
Talks
Bernard Tschumi and Jacques Gubler discuss Jean Tschumi
Forgotten Masters
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 9 March 2015
6.30 — 8pm
Geological Society, Piccadilly, W1
The first event in a new series reconsidering forgotten or overlooked figures in the history of architecture. In association with Docomomo.
£12. Concessions £6.
Friends events
St Albans Walking Tour and St Albans Cathedral, Herts
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● Cancelled
Tuesday 10 March 2015
9.30am — 7pm
St Albans
Friends enjoy a guided-walking tour of the medieval and historic architecture of the city and, after lunch, a tour of the magnificent St Albans Cathedral.
£78. Friends only.
Patrons events
Marlene Dumas, The Image as Burden
Gold and Platinum Patron Event
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 11 March 2015
8.45 — 10am
Tate Modern
Marlene Dumas will serve as our guide on the journey through this retrospective survey.
Invitation to follow.
Friends events
Friends Preview
Richard Diebenkorn
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 11 March 2015
10am — 8.30pm
The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House
Friends of the RA can enjoy exclusive access to our ‘Richard Diebenkorn’ exhibition before it opens to the public.
Free.
Talks
Richard Diebenkorn: A Riotous Calm
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 11 March 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Exhibition curator Sarah C. Bancroft explores Richard Diebenkorn’s consuming attention to detail and improvisational process that led to his magnificent compositions.
£14. Concessions £7. (incl. exhibition entry)
Friends events
Friends Preview
Richard Diebenkorn
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 12 March 2015
10am — 6pm
The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House
Friends of the RA can enjoy exclusive access to our ‘Richard Diebenkorn’ exhibition before it opens to the public.
Free.
Talks
Roundtable on Housing in Mexico
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 12 March 2015
4.30 — 5.30pm
Burlington Gardens
Prior to the lecture by Tatiana Bilbao, join us at an informal roundtable discussion about housing in Mexico.
Free. Registration required.
Friends events
Dr Johnson’s House
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 12 March 2015
6 — 8pm
17 Gough Square, EC4
At this curator led evening event, Friends will enjoy a private visit to Dr Johnson’s house, one of the few residential houses of its age that survives in the City of London.
£26. Friends only.
Talks
Tatiana Bilbao
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 12 March 2015
6.30 — 8pm
Geological Society, Piccadilly, W1
Discover the stunning concrete compositions of Mexican architect, Tatiana Bilbao.
£12. Concessions £6.
Friends events
Friends Preview
Richard Diebenkorn
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 13 March 2015
10am — 6pm
The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House
Friends of the RA can enjoy exclusive access to our ‘Richard Diebenkorn’ exhibition before it opens to the public.
Free.
Friends events
Lambeth Palace
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 13 March 2015
2 — 4pm
Lambeth
We privately tour the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace, with its 13th century vaulted crypt and Tudor gatehouse.
£29. Friends only.
Talks
Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant on Richard Diebenkorn
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Saturday 14 March 2015
3 — 4pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant discusses the life and work of artist Richard Diebenkorn, her father.
£14. Concessions £7. (incl. exhibition entry)
Family events
Collage College
Family Studio
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 15 March 2015
11am — 3pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House
Cut out to your heart’s content in this free drop-in workshop!
Free drop-in workshop, no booking required
Courses and classes
Life Drawing
Two Day Practical Class
● Sold out
● Cancelled
17-18 March 2015
Life Room, Royal Academy Schools, Burlington House
During this two-day workshop, you will explore a range of different approaches to life drawing in the RA’s historic Life Room. Led by multi-award winning artist and tutor Francis Bowyer, participants will also have an opportunity to view life drawings from the RA’s extensive collection.
£280
Friends events
Rockingham Castle, Leics
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 18 March 2015
9am — 7pm
Leics
Friends privately tour this impressive castle, built by William the Conqueror to dominate the Welland Valley.
£78. Friends only.
Special events
Why and How?
Engaging children with Special Educational Needs in creating art and cultural experiences
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Saturday 21 March 2015
10.30am — 5pm
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House
In this conference, we explore approaches to engaging children with Special Educational Needs in creating art and cultural experiences.
£65 / £50 (including coffee/tea and lunch)
Tours
Private Tour for Wheelchair Users and Mobility Impaired Visitors - Rubens
InMotion at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 23 March 2015
9 — 11am
Meet in the Main Hall, Burlington House
An event for wheelchair users and mobility impaired visitors – a tour of ‘Rubens and His Legacy’.
£3. Carers and Friends of the RA go free.
Talks
An Introduction to ‘Richard Diebenkorn’
Diebenkorn Free Lunchtime Lecture
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 23 March 2015
1 — 2pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Curator Edith Devaney explores the RA’s exhibition of Richard Diebenkorn, giving an overview of his career and considers why one of America’s most celebrated 20th century artists hasn’t been shown to a UK audience for more than 20 years.
Free, booking required.
Patrons events
Crosby Hall: Private Collection Visit
Gold and Platinum Patron Event
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 23 March 2015
2.30 — 4.30pm
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Sir Christopher Moran kindly invites Gold and Platinum Patrons to his exceptional private collection at his magnificent home, Crosby Hall.
Invitation to follow
Friends events
Rubens Recital: Private View and Chamber Ensemble
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 23 March 2015
6.30 — 9pm
Fine Rooms, Royal Academy of Arts
Join us for an evening drinks reception and private view of ‘Rubens and His Legacy’ followed by a chamber-music recital featuring musicians from the Philharmonia Orchestra.
£45 / £22. Friends Only.
Special events
RA Schools Annual Dinner and Auction
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 24 March 2015
7 — 11pm
Burlington Gardens
The RA Schools Annual Dinner and Auction is an exclusive fundraising dinner and auction for over 300 people, in celebration, and in aid of, the Royal Academy Schools.
For information and to book, please call 0207 300 5762 or email fundraising.events@royalacademy.org.uk.
Friends events
Highgate Cemetery
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 25 March 2015
11am — 1pm
Highgate West Cemetery
We return to Highgate Cemetery for a guided tour of the private west section, which includes the atmospheric Lebanon Circle Vaults, Egyptian Avenue and Terrace Catacombs.
£26. Friends only.
Friends events
Woburn Abbey, Beds
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 26 March 2015
9am — 7pm
Beds
Friends privately tour Woburn Abbey in advance of its open season.
£95. Friends only.
Special events
Rubens: Decrypted
Free Late for 16–25 year olds
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 26 March 2015
7 — 9.30pm
Royal Academy of Arts
Decipher the links between Rubens and the many artists he inspired at this Late event, featuring interactive creative workshops, 17th-century selfies, music by The Coveryard, a Whispering Wall, feasts and much more.
Free, no booking required.
Special events
Celebrating Life, Death, Legacy and Art
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 27 March 2015
Royal Academy of Arts
Join us for our annual collaboration with St Christopher’s Hospice, where we will be exploring life, death, legacy and art through a series of displays, talks and workshops.
Various prices
Talks
‘Birth’: Origins at the end of life
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 27 March 2015
2.30 — 3.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Artist Whitney McVeigh and curator Eiko Honda discuss an excerpt of McVeigh’s film-based artwork that asks women at the end of their life to talk about their experience and memories of birth.
Free, booking required.
Workshops
Creative workshop exploring Legacy
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 27 March 2015
3.30 — 5.30pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House
Join us for a free drop-in practical workshop where you can explore your own ‘Legacy’.
Free, no booking required.
Talks
Exploring Life, Death and Legacy in Art
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 27 March 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
This panel discussion invites St Christopher’s Hospice patients, staff and RA artist educators to explore the importance of art in providing a sense of legacy when facing death.
£5.
Talks
Dallas Pierce Quintero
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 27 March 2015
7 — 7.30pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Contributors to the exhibition ‘Four Visions for the Future of Housing’ put forward their ideas and answer questions from the audience.
Free, no booking required.
Special events
RA Schools Public Programme: Spring Symposium
'Until Recently I Only Had a Voice'
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 30 March 2015
11am — 5pm
Geological Society, Piccadilly, W1
Organised by artists Adham Faramawy and Cécile B. Evans, the day critically examines embodiment, outsourcing, and emotional labour in relation to new technologies: the interfaces we live with and through today.
£10. Free to all students. Booking required.
April 2015
Friends events
Charleston and Berwick Church
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 1 April 2015
9am — 6.30pm
East Sussex
Friends privately tour Charleston, the rural meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group, and visit Berwick Church.
£76. Friends only.
Talks
Winy Maas
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 1 April 2015
6.30 — 8pm
Geological Society, Piccadilly, W1
A lecture by the founder of MVRDV, one of world’s most innovative architectural practices.
£12. Concessions £6.
Talks
An Abiding Standard: The Prints of Stanley Anderson RA
Curator’s Collection Talk
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 7 April 2015
3 — 3.30pm
Tennant Gallery
Professor Robert Meyrick and Dr Harry Heuser, co-curators of the RA’s ‘Stanley Anderson’ exhibition, introduce this artist who is best known for his series of prints memorialising England’s vanishing rural crafts.
Free with an exhibition ticket; no booking required
Friends events
Friends Extended Hours
Richard Diebenkorn
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 8 April 2015
8.30 — 10am
The Sackler Wing, Burlington House
Friends of the RA can enjoy exclusive access to the galleries in this early morning opening of Richard Diebenkorn.
Free.
Friends events
Friends Extended Hours
Rubens and His Legacy: Van Dyck to Cézanne
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 8 April 2015
8.30 — 10am
Burlington House
Friends of the RA can enjoy exclusive access to the galleries in this early morning opening of ‘Rubens and His Legacy’.
Free
Courses and classes
Life Drawing
Two Day Practical Class
● Sold out
● Cancelled
11-12 April 2015
Life Room, Royal Academy Schools, Burlington House
During this two-day workshop, you will explore a range of different approaches to life drawing in the RA’s historic Life Room. Led by multi-award winning artist and tutor Francis Bowyer, participants will also have an opportunity to view life drawings from the RA’s extensive collection.
£280
Family events
Tomorrow’s World
Family Studio
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 12 April 2015
11am — 3pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House
Be inspired by famous architects’ visions for future living and construct your own blueprint for the house of your dreams, be it a castle or a space station, in this free family workshop.
Free drop-in workshop, no booking required
Talks
New Realities of Ownership
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 13 April 2015
6.30 — 8pm
Geological Society, Piccadilly, W1
The housing crisis has fundamentally challenged the idea that we should all aspire to own where we live. Our panel discusses these new realities.
£12. Concessions £6.
Courses and classes
The Painted Word
Part One of a Six Session Short Course
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 14 April 2015
10.30am — 3.30pm
Slaughter Room, Royal Academy, Burlington House
In this six-week course, award-winning poet, novelist and art critic Sue Hubbard leads a series of creative writing workshops for both beginner and established writers, based on the RA’s ‘Richard Diebenkorn’ exhibition.
£395
Family events
Family Workshop for Children with SEN
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 14 April 2015
11am — 1pm
Meet at the Royal Academy of Arts
Join us for a free creative workshop for children with special educational needs and their family and friends.
Free, booking required.
Family events
Colour Into Books
Easter Holidays Family Workshop
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 15 April 2015
1.30 — 4pm
Meet at the Learning Desk, Front Hall
Uncover the vibrant world of colour and form through book arts in this half term family workshop. Focus on making geometric books with a wide range of chromatic materials.
£10 adults / £5 children 6+ years
Talks
Arts, Society and Medicine
The genesis of the 'Saving Faces Art Project' and its impact on patients, clinicians and the public
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 15 April 2015
6 — 7.30pm
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, W1
Professor and surgeon Iain Hutchison tells us about his ‘Saving Faces Art Project’, which charts the physical and emotional journey of patients undergoing facial surgery, and his work with BP National Portrait award winner Mark Gilbert.
Free. Pre booking essential.
Family events
Life Drawing Family Workshop
Easter Holidays Family Workshop
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 16 April 2015
2.30 — 5pm
Meet at the Learning Desk, Front Hall
Come along with your tweens and teens and learn how to draw from life as a family, in our historic Life Room in the RA Schools. Our subject will be a clothed life model.
£10 adults / £5 children 11+ years
Family events
Immersive Photo-Collage Family Workshop
Easter Holidays Family Workshop
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 17 April 2015
10.30am — 1pm
Meet at the Learning Desk, Front Hall
Immerse yourself in the world of photo-collage and experiment with the composition of colourful projections captured on camera in this family workshop.
£10 adults / £5 children 6+ years
Tours
BSL Lecture: Richard Diebenkorn
Interact at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 17 April 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
Meet in the Main Hall, Burlington House
A slide assisted BSL talk about the ‘Richard Diebenkorn’ exhibition.
£3. Carers and Friends of the RA go free.
Special events
California Soul
RA Lates
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Saturday 18 April 2015
6.30 — 10pm
Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
We’re bringing to life the spirit of 1970s California, inspired by Richard Diebenkorn’s Ocean Park series, which he produced from 1967 for nearly 20 years in his beach front studio.
£22.
Talks
Coffee and conversation sessions for people living with dementia
InMind at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 20 April 2015
11am — 12.30pm
John Madejski Fine Rooms, Burlington House
Join us once a month for coffee and conversation to discuss artworks from our permanent collection.
£3. Carers and Friends of the RA go free.
Talks
London Original Print Fair Lecture with Bob and Roberta Smith RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 24 April 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Join us for an event in celebration of LOPF’s 30th anniversary, featuring guest speaker Bob and Roberta Smith RA who will be discussing: why prints are not just for hanging in frames but also for putting in windows!
£16. Concessions £7. (incl. exhibition entry)
Talks
Tom Holbrook of 5th Studio
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 24 April 2015
7 — 7.30pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Contributors to the exhibition ‘Four Visions for the Future of Housing’ put forward their ideas and answer questions from the audience.
Free, no booking required.
Tours
Audio Described Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors - Richard Diebenkorn
InTouch at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 27 April 2015
9 — 11am
Meet in the Reception Area of Burlington House
An event for blind and visually impaired visitors – an audio described tour of the ‘Richard Diebenkorn’ exhibition, followed by a multi-sensory handling session.
£3. Carers and Friends of the RA go free.
Talks
The Art of Stanley Anderson RA
Collections Free Lunchtime Lecture
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 27 April 2015
1 — 2pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Professor Robert Meyrick, co-curator of the RA’s exhibition of Stanley Anderson, reassesses the work of this now marginalised printmaker and Royal Academician.
Free, booking required.
Talks
The Psychology of Home
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 27 April 2015
6.30 — 8pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
How can we design homes that are great places to live? Our panel explore a variety of ideas and propositions.
£12. Concessions £6.
Courses and classes
The House as Manifesto: Inigo Jones to Richard Rogers
Part One of a Four Session Short Course
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 28 April 2015
6.30 — 8.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House.
Explore four centuries of landmark English houses through which architects have expressed their particular values and sensibilities and changed the direction of architectural history, with Dr Alan Powers.
£190.
May 2015
Courses and classes
The History of the Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary
Part One of a Five Session Short Course
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 5 May 2015
11am — 12.30pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House.
The history of the portrait in Western art is really the history of changing ideas of what it means to be human. This course, led by art historian Ben Street, will examine the scope of the portrait as a genre, from its Renaissance appearance within religious settings, to its gradual independence and development as a genre in its own right.
£245
Workshops
Creative Workshop for Access and Community Groups – Diebenkorn
InStudio at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 5 May 2015
2.30 — 5.30pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House
Join us for a workshop designed for groups working with disabled adults or adults at risk of exclusion from arts and culture.
Free; pre-booking essential
Talks
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
The Future of Housing season
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 8 May 2015
7 — 7.30pm
The Keeper's House, Burlington House
Contributors to the exhibition ‘Four Visions for the Future of Housing’ put forward their ideas and answer questions from the audience.
Free, no booking required.
Tours
Private Tour for Wheelchair Users and Mobility Impaired Visitors - Richard Diebenkorn
InMotion at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 11 May 2015
9 — 11am
Meet in the Main Hall, Burlington House
An event for wheelchair users and mobility impaired visitors – a tour of ‘Richard Diebenkorn’.
£3. Carers and Friends of the RA go free.
Talks
Coffee and conversation sessions for people living with dementia
InMind at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 11 May 2015
11am — 12.30pm
John Madejski Fine Rooms, Burlington House
Join us once a month for coffee and conversation to discuss artworks from our permanent collection.
£3. Carers and Friends of the RA go free.
Special events
Frank Stella Hon RA in Conversation with Dr David Anfam
RA Schools Annual Lecture
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 11 May 2015
6.30 — 7.30pm
Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, W1S
This year we welcome the legendary artist Frank Stella in conversation with Dr David Anfam.
£16. Concessions £5.
Special events
The Tercentenary of Vitruvius Britannicus
Architectural Books in Eighteenth-Century Britain
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Saturday 16 May 2015
Burlington House
A symposium in association with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain marking 300 years since the publication of ‘Vitruvius Britannicus’.
For more information and to book tickets, please visit www.sahgb.org.uk
Family events
Family Studio: Curious Animations
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Sunday 17 May 2015
11am — 3pm
Learning Studio, Burlington House, Royal Academy
Join us for this creative artist-led family workshop. We will be fashioning magical collections from books, matchboxes and more. Suitable for all ages.
Free, no booking required. Open to all.
Friends events
Future of the Royal Academy
Talk with Charles Saumarez Smith and Tim Marlow
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● Cancelled
Monday 18 May 2015
10 — 11am
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Hear from our Secretary and Chief Executive, Charles Saumarez Smith and Director of Artistic Programmes, Tim Marlow as they reveal their exciting plans for our future.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Future of the Royal Academy
Talk with Charles Saumarez Smith and Tim Marlow
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 18 May 2015
12 — 1pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Hear from our Secretary and Chief Executive, Charles Saumarez Smith and Director of Artistic Programmes, Tim Marlow as they reveal their exciting plans for our future.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
History of the Summer Exhibition
Lecture with RA Archivist Mark Pomeroy
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● Cancelled
Monday 18 May 2015
2 — 3pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Learn about where it all began back in 1768 from our archivist Mark Pomeroy as he regales you with tales of our founders and the eclectic cast of characters who helped shape the Royal Academy.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Tour of the RA Library and Archive
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Monday 18 May 2015
3.30 — 5pm
RA Library, Burlington House
Allow our archivist and librarian to guide you through our collection of books and other fascinating objects from our history, before unwinding with a glass of wine in the Keeper’s House.
£28. (incl. glass of wine) Friends only.
Friends events
Burlington Project Tour
Change is afoot and we want to share our plans with you.
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 18 May 2015
4 — 5pm
Meet at the Friends Desk in the Keeper's House
The Burlington Project is our biggest expansion in more than 150 years. Join Burlington Appeal Manager, Joseph Green for a tour of the site and hear all about how we’ll be celebrating our 250th anniversary in 2018.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Friends events
Tour of the RA Library and Archive
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 18 May 2015
6 — 7.30pm
RA Library, Burlington House
Allow our archivist and librarian to guide you through our collection of books and other fascinating objects from our history, before unwinding with a glass of wine in the Keeper’s House.
£28. (incl. glass of wine) Friends only.
Friends events
In Conversation with Jock McFadyen RA
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Tuesday 19 May 2015
11am — 12pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Come along for an informal conversation between Royal Academician Jock McFadyen and Exhibition Manager Paul Sirr as Jock shares what it’s like to be on hanging committee for the first time.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Burlington Project Tour
Change is afoot and we want to share our plans with you.
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Tuesday 19 May 2015
4 — 5pm
Meet at the Friends Desk in the Keeper's House
The Burlington Project is our biggest expansion in more than 150 years. Join Burlington Appeal Manager, Joseph Green for a tour of the site and hear all about how we’ll be celebrating our 250th anniversary in 2018.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Friends events
Be a Clever Collector
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Tuesday 19 May 2015
5 — 6pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Hear from printmaker Chris Orr RA about printmaking and get his top tips on how to be a clever collector.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Tour of the RA Schools
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Tuesday 19 May 2015
6 — 8pm
RA Schools
See a part of the RA usually hidden behind closed doors – Britain’s oldest fine art school. Head of Material Processes Mark Hampson will take you on a fascinating tour and reveal this hub of artistic activity.
£15. Friends only.
Friends events
Book reading in the Academicians’ Room
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Tuesday 19 May 2015
7 — 8pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Nick Tite, Head of RA Publishing, appears in conversation with Royal Academician Tess Jaray as they discuss her new book “The Blue Cupboard” in the Academicians’ Room.
£5. Friends only.
Friends events
Curator-led tour of Richard Diebenkorn
Breakfast and tour of Richard Diebenkorn
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● Cancelled
Wednesday 20 May 2015
8.30 — 10am
The Sackler Wing of Galleries
Revered as one of the great post-war masters, Richard Diebenkorn is an artist whose staunchly independent career took him from abstraction to figuration and back again. Learn more about his life and work with curator Edith Devaney.
£22 (includes breakfast). Friends only.
Friends events
Life Drawing in the RA Schools
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Wednesday 20 May 2015
10.30am — 1pm
RA Schools
Develop your drawing skills through a two hour life drawing session with Mark Hampson, Head of Material Processes in the RA Schools. Price includes materials and refreshments.
£50. Friends only.
Friends events
Meet our Keeper
Tour of the RA with Eileen Cooper RA
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Wednesday 20 May 2015
11am — 12pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Meet the Keeper of the Royal Academy, Eileen Cooper RA, and join her on an intimate tour of the Academy, including her private studio and the Keeper’s House.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Friends events
Life Drawing in the RA Schools
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● Cancelled
Wednesday 20 May 2015
2 — 4.30pm
RA Schools
Develop your drawing skills through a two hour life drawing session with Mark Hampson, Head of Material Processes in the RA Schools. Price includes materials and refreshments.
£50. Friends only.
Friends events
Burlington Project Tour
Change is afoot and we want to share our plans with you.
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 20 May 2015
4 — 5pm
Meet at the Friends Desk in the Keeper's House
The Burlington Project is our biggest expansion in more than 150 years. Join Burlington Appeal Manager, Joseph Green for a tour of the site and hear all about how we’ll be celebrating our 250th anniversary in 2018.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Friends events
Art Sales Private View for Friends
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● Cancelled
Wednesday 20 May 2015
6.30 — 8.30pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Last year we launched, ‘Art Sales’, a fantastic new way for you to buy contemporary art online. This private view is a chance to see highlights from Art Sales in our biannual selling show held in the Keeper’s House.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Tour of the RA Schools
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 21 May 2015
10am — 12pm
RA Schools
See a part of the RA usually hidden behind closed doors – Britain’s oldest fine art school. Head of Material Processes Mark Hampson will take you on a fascinating tour and reveal this hub of artistic activity.
£15. Friends only.
Friends events
Print Class with an RA Schools Fellow
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● Cancelled
Thursday 21 May 2015
10.30am — 1pm
RA Schools
Learn how to make a print with an RA Schools Fellow in the RA Schools. Price includes materials and refreshments.
£75. Friends only.
Friends events
Coffee with the Red Collars
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Thursday 21 May 2015
11am — 12pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
You may have noticed our much-loved security guards all wear red collars, and they have been since the 1790s. Now known affectionately as ‘the red collars’, they are experts in all things RA. Join Chief Red Collar Mick O’Halloran for coffee in the Keeper’s House and find out all our juiciest secrets!
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Print Class with an RA Schools Fellow
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 21 May 2015
2 — 4.30pm
RA Schools
Learn how to make a print with an RA Schools Fellow in the RA Schools. Price includes materials and refreshments.
£75. Friends only.
Friends events
Burlington Project Tour
Change is afoot and we want to share our plans with you.
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Thursday 21 May 2015
4 — 5pm
Meet at the Friends Desk in the Keeper's House
The Burlington Project is our biggest expansion in more than 150 years. Join Burlington Appeal Manager, Joseph Green for a tour of the site and hear all about how we’ll be celebrating our 250th anniversary in 2018.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Friends events
Let’s talk about art and politics
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Thursday 21 May 2015
5 — 6pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Chat informally to one of our newest Academicians, Bob and Roberta Smith in the Keeper’s House and get his take on art, politics and his own work.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Friends Extended Hours
Richard Diebenkorn
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● Cancelled
Thursday 21 May 2015
6 — 8.30pm
The Sackler Wing, Burlington House
Friends of the RA can enjoy exclusive access to the galleries in this late night opening of ‘Richard Diebenkorn’.
Free.
Friends events
Norman Ackroyd’s tour of the Fine Rooms
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● Cancelled
Thursday 21 May 2015
7 — 8pm
Fine Rooms, Royal Academy of Arts
Experience the splendour of the Fine Rooms accompanied by one of our own, Norman Ackroyd RA – known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the RA and our history.
Free, booking required. Friends Only.
Friends events
Stories from an Art Handler
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● Cancelled
Friday 22 May 2015
11am — 12pm
Keeper's House, Burlington House
Ever wondered how an art exhibition is installed? With over 30 years of experience and stories of the RA, Dan Cowap tells all in the Belle Shenkman Room, in the Keeper’s House.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Friends events
Burlington Project Tour
Change is afoot and we want to share our plans with you.
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 22 May 2015
4 — 5pm
Meet at the Friends Desk in the Keeper's House
The Burlington Project is our biggest expansion in more than 150 years. Join Burlington Appeal Manager, Joseph Green for a tour of the site and hear all about how we’ll be celebrating our 250th anniversary in 2018.
Free, booking required. Friends only.
Talks
Emma Healey: ‘Elizabeth is Missing’
RA Book Club
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● Cancelled
Friday 22 May 2015
6.30 — 8pm
Meet in the Saloon
Join the Costa First Novel prize-winning author Emma Healey as she leads this book club on her gripping debut novel ‘Elizabeth is Missing’, a part-mystery and heartbreaking reflection on memory, identity, and aging.
£15.
Talks
Frank Auerbach in Conversation with Tim Marlow
Afternoon Event
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● Cancelled
Saturday 23 May 2015
3 — 4pm
Reynolds Room, Burlington House
Renowned artist Frank Auerbach joins Tim Marlow, the RA’s Director of Artistic Programmes, to discuss what drives him, and why he paints every day of the year.
£12. Concessions £6.
Talks
Access and Community Programmes Artistic Presentation
InPractice at the RA
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Friday 29 May 2015
6 — 8pm
Burlington House
At this event we invite disabled artists and creative people at risk of exclusion from the art world to share their practice in a warm and welcoming environment.
Free, no booking required.
June 2015
Special events
Summer Exhibition Preview Party 2015
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Wednesday 3 June 2015
7 — 9.30pm
Main Galleries, Burlington House
The highlight of London’s social calendar.
Tickets from £255
Courses and classes
Collecting Prints
Part One of a Four Part 'How to' Course
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● Cancelled
Tuesday 9 June 2015
10.30am — 12.30pm
RA Library, Burlington House
Are you interested in collecting prints or building on your knowledge of collecting? In this four-part course, you can interact with the Royal Academy’s leading experts and Academicians and discover the practical processes behind print-making, as well as commercial and theoretical approaches to print collecting today.
£295.
Courses and classes
Containing the World in Words: Poetry and Joseph Cornell
Part One of a Five Part Short Course
● Sold out
● Cancelled
Monday 29 June 2015
6.30 — 8.30pm
Belle Shenkman Room, Keeper’s House, Royal Academy
This five-week practical poetry writing course, led by Ted Hughes poetry prize-nominated Tamar Yoseloff, will explore the exhibition ‘Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust’ as an inspiration for new work.
£180.
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