No discussion of weaving would be complete without the Academy’s own Grayson Perry RA. Among the works Perry is showcasing is ...

Kerry James Marshall explains why his paintings can contain up to nine different shades of black.

Alice Channer tells us about her sculpture suspended in the central hall for the Summer Exhibition 2025.

Video: Victor Hugo's sketchbook Published on 13 May 2025 Take a look through the pages of one of Victor Hugo's sketchbooks and get an insight into the creative universe of one of France’s most famous ...

Created on their return from an Antarctic expedition, these life jackets symbolise survival, whether it’s physical, material, or spiritual. Taking inspiration from a Victorian book of cyanotypes ...

For centuries the body has been a central subject in Western art, depicted in the telling of stories or as a means to explore what it is to be human. In the mid-twentieth century artists such as ...

RA Sketch Club tutor Emyr Williams challenges you to draw a face by only using letters of the alphabet. The letters can be upper or lower case.

Tracey Emin RA has won the 2024 Charles Wollaston Award for the "most distinguished work" in the Summer Exhibition. Each year we present prizes for outstanding works in the Summer Exhibition. Over £80 ...

Mark Hampson tells the stories of some of the former students of the RA Schools, from its inception in 1769 to the present day. From the Summer 2024 issue of RA Magazine, issued quarterly to Friends ...

Discover the next generation of architects, designers and curators in this changing display in the McAulay Gallery. The Architecture Window is a space for new voices in architecture at the heart of ...

Flaming June is one of the most reproduced images in Victorian painting. What makes an artwork seize the public imagination in ways that give it a life far larger than its own? From the Spring 2024 ...

Tate. Purchased with assistance from Tate International Council and with Art Fund support 2021. Courtesy the artist and Ikon Gallery. Photo: Stuart Whipps © Hew ...