It’s Art From Everywhere – Friends of the Royal Academy
What does the Summer Exhibition mean to you?
Find out what Jennifer Saunders, Claudia Winkleman, Cush Jumbo, Vick Hope and Munya Chawawa think of the Summer Exhibition, and what they’re looking out for in this year’s show.
Plus, scroll on to browse new events from our Changemakers series to new talks, courses and classes inspired by upcoming exhibitions. Art from everywhere.
Summer at the RA is in full swing. Show your membership card at the gallery entrance for unlimited entry to the Summer Exhibition 2024.
Meet this year’s Summer Exhibition co-ordinator
Emily Steer visits Summer Exhibition 2024 co-ordinator Ann Christopher RA in her Gloucestershire studio and learns how the artist’s experience of manipulating space as a sculptor has influenced this year’s show.
From the RA Shop
Summer Exhibition: Past & Present
Celebrate creativity in all its forms with this colourful edit, highlighting select works from the history of the Summer Exhibition. Shop prints, posters, cards and a reading list from this year’s coordinator Ann Christopher RA.
Show your membership card in store or use code MEMBER24JUL online to make the most of your 10% shop discount*
A taste of summer
Dine at the José Pizarro restaurant
Summer has arrived at our José Pizarro restaurant.
Discover delicious new dishes such as our traditional tomato salad with Andalusian salmorejo dressing.
Don’t miss our new events
Saturday Sketch Club: drawing a self-portrait
Discover how to draw an accurate self-portrait in this online art class.
Join artist Jake Garfield, to explore new techniques to capture your likeness on paper.
Online
Saturday 13 July, 10.30–11.45am
Changemakers: Zandra Rhodes
British fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes discusses her bold designs and an illustrious career that’s seen her dress the likes of Freddie Mercury, Diana Ross and Princess Diana.
In person & online event
Friday 19 July, 6.30–7.45pm
Single Black Femme: A performance lecture by RMB
Join artist Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB) for a performance lecture, using photography and voice to explore Black femme performance.
In person event
Friday 26 July, 6.30–7.45pm
Curator talk: In the Eye of the Storm
Curator Katia Denysova explores the groundbreaking modernist art made in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s.
In person & online event
Friday 2 August, 11am–12pm
Get creative online or in person
Modernist painting
Immerse yourself in a weekend of Modernist painting inspired by In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s.
In person weekend course
14 & 15 September, 10.30am–5.30pm
Constructing an image: figures and perspectives
Master elements of composition in our upcoming five-week online course.
Online art making course
Wednesdays, 25 September – 23 October, 6.30–9pm
