Royal Academy – Don’t miss the new courses and classes
Make 2023 your year for creativity
Dive into the history of some of Britain’s most magnificent royal collections or discover your art-making potential through our weekend courses.
This year, we’re excited to offer five-week online courses as well as a monthly Saturday Sketch Club. Whether you’re a beginner or a practicing artist, we have something for everyone.
Join us in person or online. Log in to your online account to book tickets.
Join online
Saturday Sketch Club: experimental life drawing
Uncover new ways of responding creatively to the human form in this exciting class on experimental life drawing. Whatever your experience, sketching is for everyone. Join us online for our monthly Saturday Sketch Club.
Online
Saturday 18 February, 10.30 – 11.45am
Online course: Colour theory into practice
How do colours make you feel?
Dive into colour theory, and explore your relationship with colour, to develop different methods of working expressively with a range of materials.
Online
Wednesdays from 3 May, 6.30 – 9pm
Art history weekends
British Royal Collections: Charles I to Charles III
Join us for a weekend exploring art and royalty through the histories of some of Britain’s most magnificent royal collections.
In-person weekend course
13 & 14 May, 10am – 5pm
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Weaving stories: art and textiles
Unpick the history of fabrics and explore the world of cutting-edge contemporary textile art in this weekend course.
In-person weekend course
17 & 18 June, 10am – 5pm