Royal West Of England Academy

2 for 1 entry on Mother's Day... See our world-class exhibitions and relax with coffee and cake at the Epiphany cafe. - https://mailchi.mp/…/summer-drawing-sch ool-programme-2688421

You can now browse all of the artworks from our fantastic RWA Sculpture Open Exhibition from the comfort of your own home! https://buff.ly/2HY3nW0 Better yet, if you see something you want to buy you can break the payments down into 10 affordable payments with Own Art check out their website for details of how to apply for an interest free loan on the Own Art website or speak to one of our friendly gallery staff! https://buff.ly/2Hqa4AB
Image: Haus Assemblage, Alec Stevens

What a beautiful sunny day! Perfect for enjoying a drink from our cafe and why not catch our amazing Open Sculpture Exhibition too! Image: 'Solar Alignment' Harvey Hood

A glimpse at the RWA Sculpture Open Exhibition. Your ticket also includes entry to Gaudier-Brzeska: Disputing the Earth. Find out more at rwa.org.uk

Looking for something to do on Mother's Day? Visit the RWA to see the fantastic sculpture on show, then head to our resident cafe, The Epiphany, for a delicious lunch (or cake!) rwa.org.uk

Don't miss your chance to take part in the Friends' Biennial Art Exhibition! Just one week left to submit your work.
If you enjoy the Annual Open Exhibition then this is very much for you: scores of artworks including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures

Seen something you love in the Sculpture Open but don't want to pay all in one go? You can now pay with Own Art, an interest free loan that breaks down the payment into 10 affordable chunks! For more information check our Own Art's website https://buff.ly/2Hqa4AB

You can now view all the works from our fantastic Sculpture Open exhibition from the comfort of your own home! All the work is available to purchase helping to support emerging artists and the RWA as a charity. https://buff.ly/2E3HX9q Image: 'Umbilical' Alice Freeman

Have you tried Google's Art Selfie? The feature comes with the Google Arts & Culture app and allows you to find your doppelganger among thousands of famous artworks. RWA's Head of Programme & Curator of Exhibitions, Nathalie Levi, gave it a go...
Download the app here: https://buff.ly/2uqyJME

A BIG THANK YOU to National Lottery players for helping to support community projects across England, including our Scribble and Sketch workshops held at Easton Community Centre and Redcliffe Childrens' Centre!

We're delighted to have a small stock of Gaudier-Brzeska replicas in the shop! The original sculpture was thought to be one of the last before the artist's enlistment in the army at the outbreak of WW1. Handmade in Britain, these little beauties are a lovely addition to any art lover's home.

Haven't got any plans for tomorrow morning? Why not come to our Meet the Artist session? Coinciding with the exhibition 'Make Do' in the Academicians' Gallery, Vera Boele-Keimer will discuss her work with art historian Lydia Wooldridge.
Saturday, 23 March 2019, 11am - 12.15pm £10 general admission / £8 for RWA Friends
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Our Drawing School Summer Programme is now available to browse online. With 38 new classes added to the website, we have something to suit all interests and abilities.
Workshops: Courses: https://buff.ly/2Fo6WBX

Our new Drawing School programme is here! We've added 38 new events to the website - take a look https://mailchi.mp/rwa.org.…/summer-dra wing-school-programme

Under two weeks to submit your artwork for display at the RWA as part of the Friends' Biennial Art Exhibition!
Become a friend: https://buff.ly/2SKMhMK Find out how to enter: https://buff.ly/2FjvL1D

Seen something you like from our Open Sculpture exhibition? You can spread the costs over 10 affordable installments with Own Art, an interest free loan. Check out the Own Art website or speak to one of our friendly Front of House staff for more information of how you can own your very own original artwork with Own Art. https://buff.ly/2Hqa4AB Image: Rose Davey: Three and Six

Our Open Sculpture exhibition is full of exciting works of all different shapes, sizes, and mediums! You can now browse all of the artworks from the exhibition on our website by medium, so if you are after a beautiful bronze or a slick steel sculpture for your home visit our website today!

Friend's memberships are now available to buy on our website! Treat yourself or a loved one to a year's worth of art as well as a whole host of other benefits such as private view invites to our amazing exhibitions!

Major exhibitions at the RWA (16 March - 2 June 2019): Gaudier-Brzeska: Disputing the Earth: https://buff.ly/2AlwrBl RWA Sculpture Open Exhibition: https://buff.ly/2TBKNGC Book online today and save £1 on your entry fee. Your ticket will cover entry to both exhibitions.

never disappointed when I visit the RWA always well appointed collection and the staff are ALWAYS welcoming. I always feel inspired having spent a few hours here <3

lovely space and I enjoyed the art classes

Worth a visit!

The only Royal Academy outside a capital city and quite extraordinarily magnificent. Having Papadeli in-house does no harm either.

The Strange World of Angela Carter: Riveting and disturbing exhibition- fantastically curated. Thank you.

Really enjoyed my visit to this Gallery. There was a great variety of art using different mediums and was an interesting theme. Also there is a concession price for students.

Mesmerising - the images continued to haunt me long afterwards...

If you've never been you're missing out! It's a must see and an essential arts institution in Bristol and the South West.

I went to the RWA exhibition yesterday and absolutely loved it. The standard was really strong this year - varied and diverse as ever. There were a few really standout pieces - the needlepoint woman's back, the china cup and milk jug, the big sculpture on the way in with the guy on top of the breezeblocks. Really good - thanks for the huge effort it must take to select and exhibit.

Great gallery space with some excellent exhibitions throughout the year. Went to the 'Air' exhibition yesterday that was very enjoyable with the added bonus of a summer concert playing whilst there.

Amazing place to sit and contemplate. Lovely friendly staff,very helpful when you are trying to move around with a pushchair and sleeping toddler.

Lovely to be with like-minded souls

Had a lovely time. Came for the bubble workshop but it was full so went into the Air exhibition. My 10yr old loved it and was chatting to the lady about the pieces. Shame the cafe isn't open at the mo but they pointed us in the direction of the university one next door which was great.

Experience shows drawing exhibitions can be too much of the same if they are not very well curated and not to much work. Drawing at The RWA is generally well curated with enough variation to make it an interesting show, it is very well hung and that contributes to it's accessibility. It has three or four stunning pieces, and it's these that make the show. It's a brave choice to show drawings from the RWA collection with the contemporary work, it works, although the adjacency does lead inevitably to comparison.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show and event and will return when the gallery is less crowded, PVs are not to see but to be seen.

Well done RWA.

never disappointed when I visit the RWA always well appointed collection and the staff are ALWAYS welcoming. I always feel inspired having spent a few hours here <3

lovely space and I enjoyed the art classes

Worth a visit!

The only Royal Academy outside a capital city and quite extraordinarily magnificent. Having Papadeli in-house does no harm either.

The Strange World of Angela Carter: Riveting and disturbing exhibition- fantastically curated. Thank you.

Really enjoyed my visit to this Gallery. There was a great variety of art using different mediums and was an interesting theme. Also there is a concession price for students.

Mesmerising - the images continued to haunt me long afterwards...

If you've never been you're missing out! It's a must see and an essential arts institution in Bristol and the South West.

I went to the RWA exhibition yesterday and absolutely loved it. The standard was really strong this year - varied and diverse as ever. There were a few really standout pieces - the needlepoint woman's back, the china cup and milk jug, the big sculpture on the way in with the guy on top of the breezeblocks. Really good - thanks for the huge effort it must take to select and exhibit.

Great gallery space with some excellent exhibitions throughout the year. Went to the 'Air' exhibition yesterday that was very enjoyable with the added bonus of a summer concert playing whilst there.

Amazing place to sit and contemplate. Lovely friendly staff,very helpful when you are trying to move around with a pushchair and sleeping toddler.

Lovely to be with like-minded souls

Had a lovely time. Came for the bubble workshop but it was full so went into the Air exhibition. My 10yr old loved it and was chatting to the lady about the pieces. Shame the cafe isn't open at the mo but they pointed us in the direction of the university one next door which was great.

Experience shows drawing exhibitions can be too much of the same if they are not very well curated and not to much work. Drawing at The RWA is generally well curated with enough variation to make it an interesting show, it is very well hung and that contributes to it's accessibility. It has three or four stunning pieces, and it's these that make the show. It's a brave choice to show drawings from the RWA collection with the contemporary work, it works, although the adjacency does lead inevitably to comparison.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show and event and will return when the gallery is less crowded, PVs are not to see but to be seen.

Well done RWA.