RA250 memberships
Celebrate the RA Schools’ 250th birthday. Support the next generation of artists.
At the heart of the New RA lies the RA Schools, the longest-running post-graduate art school in Britain – which celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2019. Enjoy a range of benefits and support the next generation of practicing artists with an RA250 membership.
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All Friends get
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Upgrade your current Friends membership
If you are a Friend of the RA you can upgrade your current membership. For online upgrades, your RA250 membership will begin at the end of your current membership. To begin your RA250 membership immediately, please call 020 7300 8090.
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Through your RA250 membership, you’ll help
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Keep the RA Schools free
The RA Schools remains the only free post-graduate art school in the country, committed to attracting the very best students from diverse backgrounds. With highly competitive entry and full tuition subsidy, the RA Schools can remain elite and egalitarian.
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Deliver an intimate and tailored experience
The RA Schools welcomes a maximum of 17 students per year. Programmes are directed by the ideas and interests of the students, with personalised tuition and time and space for them to reflect and hone their practice.
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Maintain the transfer of knowledge from one generation to the next
In its unique place at the heart of the Royal Academy, the RA Schools offers a contemporary outlook within an historic context. Benefiting from the RA’s Library, Collection, and historic life drawing room, students receive exceptional tuition from today’s leading practicing artists.
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![Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John, known as the Taddei Tondo (detail)]()
Thank you to our RA250 Friend and RA250 Supporter members
We are extremely grateful to the generous individuals who have contributed to the future success of The New RA by purchasing a limited edition RA250 Friend or RA250 Supporter membership.
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