Fill your autumn with creative classes and courses

Back to school with the Royal Academy creative classes and courses
Sharpen your pencils and have your sketchbooks at the ready – as autumn approaches it’s the perfect time to delve into the content of our exhibitions.
Whether you’d rather develop your painting skills or discover the rich and interconnected history of modernism, we have courses and classes to suit everyone.
Get sketching this autumn
Saturday Sketch Club: life drawing
Explore proportion, form, line and movement in this online life drawing class.
Online
Saturday 13 September, 10.30–11.45am
Saturday Sketch Club: drawing natural landscapes
Draw trees, forests and fields in this online drawing class focused on natural landscapes.
Online
Saturday 11 October, 10.30–11.45am
Inspired by Kerry James Marshall
Painting narratives
Develop your painting skills and bring untold stories to life in this weekend course with artist Shannon Bono.
In person weekend course
25 & 26 October, 10.30am–5.30pm
Poetry writing: knowledge and wonder
Draw inspiration from Kerry James Marshall’s lyrical and figurative works to craft your own poems in this weekend writing course.
In person weekend course
1 & 2 November, 10am–5pm
Delve deeper into our exhibitions
Kerry James Marshall: Conversations
Explore the themes, influences and histories that shape Kerry James Marshall’s groundbreaking practice in this two-day symposium.
In person event
13 & 14 November, 10am–6pm
Modernism around the world: Evening talk series
Discover the rich and interconnected history of modernism around the world in this evening talk series.
In person event
20 January – 24 February, 6.30pm–7.45pm
On its way to you

Look out for RA Magazine
The autumn issue of RA Magazine is on its way, including an interview with Kerry James Marshall, as his unmissable solo show ‘The Histories’ unfolds across the Main Galleries from September. Plus, explore the life and work of Mrinalini Mukherjee and enjoy a short story by Rose Tremain inspired by a work of Van Gogh’s on display at the RA.
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