The Royal College of Art has a lively programme of exhibitions featuring the work of its postgraduate students; lectures by leading figures from the worlds of art and design; fundraising sales and other events. The College also hosts a number of external exhibitions organised by selected partners. Most exhibitions are free unless stated otherwise.
Location
Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU Nearest tube: High Street Kensington, South Kensington Buses: 9, 10, 52
Following on from the success of the RCA Architecture department's Babylon:don exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale, this series of five debates are based on questions raised by the exhibition. This debate asks "Can the critique and the proposal be combined?" The panel includes Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology at London School of Economics and Farshid Moussavi from Foreign Office Architects, chaired by Joe Kerr, writer and Head of Critical and Historical Studies at the RCA.
Lectures are free but tickets must be booked in advance and are available one month before each lecture. Telephone: 020 7590 4567 or email:
Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery Work in Progress Show
First and second year students will be exhibiting jewellery pieces, homeware and design in a range of precious and non-precious materials. Some work will be for sale or commission.
Following on from the success of the RCA Architecture department's Babylon:don exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale, this series of five debates are based on questions raised by the exhibition. This debate asks "Can we build tomorrow’s scenarios around today’s trends?" The panel includes Freelance design and architecture journalist Damian Barr and Sean Griffiths from Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT), chaired by Gerrard O’Carroll, architect and RCA tutor. Lectures are free but tickets must be booked in advance and are available one month before each lecture. Telephone: 020 7590 4567 or email:
Watch brand TAG Heuer are hosting a photography exhibition of a diverse and influential group of women from over 15 countries, taken by prestigious female photographers. The portraits include Tilda Swinton, Dita von Teese and Delta Goodrem.
Some 50 dealers will offer a wide selection of modern and contemporary art – oils, original prints, watercolours, drawings, photography and sculpture from 1900 to the present day. Opening times vary. For information click on the link below.
Image: ‘Cypripedium Reginae’ by Lowell Nesbitt 1979
