Royal College of Art

RCA Announces This Year’s Graduate Shows...

Show RCA, the Royal College of Art's renowned annual graduate show, begins with the Fashion Show on 29 May, and continues from 20 to 30 June, in six buildings across the College’s two campuses in Battersea and Kensington.

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RCA Talks...

The RCA is famed for its ability to attract world-class speakers from across the creative spectrum. Leading practitioners and academics in disciplines including fashion, fine and applied art, industrial and graphic design, photography, film-making and digital media, from Jean-Paul Goude to Gianni Versace, have presented at the College... Read more

Schools: The RCA's Schools offer a vibrant mix of studio work, critical and creative thinking, and research

School of Architecture | School of Communication | School of Design | School of Fine Art | School of Humanities | School of Material
The RCA offers 24 distinctive programmes across the art and design disciplines, delivered through six integral Schools. MA programmes and MPhil/PhD research are delivered through the Schools, with combined facilities and opportunities for cross-pollination. Each programme offers a full package of assisted learning through tutorials, seminars and support for individual and group projects, and learning is focused to give each student the support she or he needs to build expertise in their discipline... Read more

School of Design

School of Humanities
Research: The RCA leads in the development of high-level interdisciplinary research in art and design

Programme & Staff Research | Student Research | Research Themes | Funded Research | Research Support | Research News | 175 Anniversary Scholarships
Research at the RCA is undertaken across the range of art and design disciplines: applied arts, communications, design, fine art and the humanities. Academic staff and research students contribute to the research culture of individual programmes and Schools, pioneering interdisciplinary research that realises the particular insights that art and design can offer. In addition, four research themes provide a framework for trans- and interdisciplinary research: Cultures of Curating; Design, Innovation and Society; Dialogues of Form and Surface; and Image and Language. A School Research Leader is responsible for the promotion and enhancement of research excellence in each School... Read more

Image and Language

Research News
Studying at the RCA: The RCA experience, the benefits of studying here and how to apply

Admissions | Facilities | Services | Support | The RCA Experience
Students at the RCA benefit from a rich educational experience that equips them to succeed in their chosen professional careers. Whatever their chosen discipline, our priority is to encourage each of our students to develop their personal brand of imagination and creativity, to help them acquire the knowledge, skills and experience needed to realise personal ambitions and to find their unique voice as an artist or designer... Read more

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Academic Staff: Working art and design professionals, embracing and evolving new ideas

Animation Staff | Architecture Staff | Ceramics & Glass Staff | Critical & Historical Studies Staff | Critical Writing in Art & Design Staff | Curating Contemporary Art Staff | Design Interactions Staff | Design Products Staff | Drawing Studio Staff | Fashion Menswear Staff | Fashion Womenswear Staff | Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery Staff | History of Design Staff | Information Experience Design Staff | Innovation Design Engineering Staff | Interior Design Staff | Painting Staff | Photography Staff | Printmaking Staff | Rectorate Staff | Research Staff | School of Fine Art Staff | Sculpture Staff | Textiles Staff | Vehicle Design Staff | Visual Communication Staff
The great majority of contracted academic staff who work at the College are, first and foremost, professional artists and designers. It’s this invaluable perspective – that of working art and design professionals, constantly embracing and evolving new ideas – that all our teaching staff are able to bring to their academic work. The majority of staff also conduct research, seeking to engage with issues that drive the various disciplines... Read more

Critical Writing in Art & Design Staff

Innovation Design Engineering Staff
News: Latest news from the RCA on staff research, student achievements and innovative projects

Royal College of Art staff and students set the agenda for art- and design-related news stories globally. With research at the heart of the College, innovation is key. Check back regularly to stay up to date... Read more

Royal College of Art Hosts Inclusive and Social Design Benchmark Exhibition with Norway

Raft of Appointments Strengthens Expertise Across Vehicle Design
Exhibitions & Events: The RCA's vibrant programme of exhibitions, events and talks, and gallery hire

RCA Battersea | RCA Kensington | External Exhibitions & Events | Archived Events | The Perfect Place to Grow: 175 Years of the Royal College of Art | Graduate Show Archive (1997–2012) | Venue Hire | Join Mailing List | RCA Fashion Gala 2013
The RCA's galleries and lecture theatres are home to a lively programme of exhibitions, events and talks; most events are free unless stated otherwise. We regularly present work by postgraduate students, lectures by leading art and design figures and academic symposiums. The College also hosts a number of fundraising sales, including RCA Secret, and exhibitions organised by selected partners (see below for Venue Hire). Please click on the links below to see what's on at our Battersea and Kensington sites. RCA students also hold group exhibitions at external locations and galleries. Some RCA exhibitions and talks are also held at collaborating institutions. Click here for details. If you want to be kept up to date with all RCA-related events, you can follow us on Twitter @RCAEvents and Facebook. If you would like to receive our email newsletter please send your details to media@rca.ac.uk.
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AlumniRCA: Join a distinguished community of practising artists and designers

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Welcome! As a former RCA student you are automatically a member of the AlumniRCA Network, entitled to enjoy a range of benefits and services. As an alumnus of the College, you join a distinguished list of successful practising artists and designers – some of the best in their fields. Graduating from the Royal College of Art includes becoming part of an international network of creative individuals who have shaped, and who continue to shape, the culture surrounding us... Read more

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About the RCA: Discover the world’s most influential, wholly postgraduate university of art and design

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The RCA has a distinctive role in preparing its postgraduate students for careers in art, design and the creative sector – indeed the College is widely viewed as a crucible of the creative industries... Read more

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Royal College of Art Collection
Support the RCA: Our supporters play a vital role in helping to shape the future of the creative industries

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As the most influential, wholly postgraduate university of art and design in the world, the Royal College of Art is a concentrated community of young artists, designers and communicators, spanning Fine Art, Applied Art, Architecture & Design, Communications, Fashion & Textiles and Humanities. As such, the RCA offers a myriad of opportunities to fit potential partners' and supporters’ interests and business requirements... Read more

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Innovation & Enterprise: Creativity and innovation are more important than ever

InnovationRCA | RapidformRCA | ReachOutRCA | Sustain
Because we believe passionately that creativity and innovation are more important than ever, the RCA forges working partnerships with industry, the culture sector and other universities, and with schools on outreach programmes, helping to encourage future generations into the creative industries. For industry we have a series of ways in which to engage with the work of the College, whether directly working with students and staff on sponsored projects, supporting innovative research or using our facilities. Please select the department or programme that most meets your preferred option. For schools, ReachoutRCA is developing a range of programmes designed to engage younger students. For professional development, FuelRCA helps students and recent graduates make the transition to a creative working life... Read more

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Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design: People-centred design and innovation at the RCA

Helen Hamlyn Design Awards 2012
The centre is endowed by the Helen Hamlyn Trust with a remit to encourage design that improves people’s lives. Its social mission explores in particular inclusive design, design for patient safety and workplace design, and its knowledge transfer activities look at how these areas translate into innovation for business. The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design works with four design communities – students, new graduates, professionals in industry and academics – in response to the commitment in the Royal College of Art's Charter to advance learning, knowledge and professional competence in relation to 'social developments'. Visit the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design website for more information about our activities... Read more

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Welcome to the world’s most influential postgraduate art and design school.

RCA Announces This Year’s Graduate Shows...

RCA Talks...

Schools: The RCA's Schools offer a vibrant mix of studio work, critical and creative thinking, and research

Research: The RCA leads in the development of high-level interdisciplinary research in art and design

Studying at the RCA: The RCA experience, the benefits of studying here and how to apply

Academic Staff: Working art and design professionals, embracing and evolving new ideas

News: Latest news from the RCA on staff research, student achievements and innovative projects

Exhibitions & Events: The RCA's vibrant programme of exhibitions, events and talks, and gallery hire

AlumniRCA: Join a distinguished community of practising artists and designers

About the RCA: Discover the world’s most influential, wholly postgraduate university of art and design

Support the RCA: Our supporters play a vital role in helping to shape the future of the creative industries

Innovation & Enterprise: Creativity and innovation are more important than ever

Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design: People-centred design and innovation at the RCA