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Where Do We Stand on Beauty? by Thomas Aquilina (2022). © Felix Speller

Writing Spaces: in conversation with the Royal College of Art - 20 Mar 2024

This event took place on 20 March 2024

Where Do We Stand on Beauty? by Thomas Aquilina (2022). © Felix Speller

Key details

Time

  • 5:30pm – 8pm

Location

  • External (UK)

  • Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
    Mann Island
    Liverpool
    L3 1BP

Price

  • Free

Who could attend

  • Prospective students

School, Centre or Area

Type

  • Recruitment event

The Royal College of Art will be in Liverpool, UK on 20 March 2024!

We use words to describe the places in which we live and work, but how might we use words to create such places, too? And how might we use words and conversations, writing and publishing, as spaces of their own, as places in which new communities might gather and grow?

These questions will be considered by Thomas Aquilina (member of the architecture collective Afterparti and co-director of New Architecture Writers, and tutor in Architecture at the Royal College of Art, London) and Jeremy Millar (artist and Head of Programme, Writing MA at the Royal College of Art, London).

The discussion will be chaired by Laura Robertson, writer, critic, and co-founder and contributing editor of The Double Negative, Liverpool.

Image: Where Do We Stand on Beauty? by Thomas Aquilina (2022). © Felix Speller

What to expect

17.30 - Please join us for refreshments in the City Gallery before the talk

18.30 - Panel discussion in Gallery 2

20.00 - End

We'd love you to join for all parts of the event but if you can only join for part of it, that's fine too.

Who is this event for

  • Those interested in postgraduate study at the Royal College of Art, particularly on the Writing and Architecture programmes
  • Current RCA applicants and offer-holders
  • Parents, guardians and family members are also welcome to join, though please ensure they have a ticket

You don't have to specialise in any discipline to attend this event: we welcome guests from all subject areas.

Venue

Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP

How to join

Book a free place here!

The event is free to attend, but please note that places are limited. Pre-booking is essential to guarantee your spot.

I'm thinking of applying to the RCA – can I have an informal portfolio chat?

We're delighted you're thinking of starting your RCA journey!

For those considering applying to the School of Architecture, Thomas will be available for drop-in, 1:1 conversations between 2pm and 4pm on Wednesday 20 March.

For those considering applying to the School of Arts and Humanities, Jeremy will be available for drop-in, 1:1 conversations between 12pm and 2pm on Thursday 21 March.

For more information, and to book an appointment, please contact [email protected]

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Speaker

Jeremy Millar

Jeremy Millar

Head of Programme

Jeremy is an artist, and over the past thirty years has curated exhibitions of, and written widely on, many aspects of contemporary art and culture.

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Thomas Aquilina

Tutor (Research)

Thomas Aquilina is an architect and academic dedicated to building communities of radical thought and progressive practice.

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Laura Robertson

writer, critic, and co-founder and contributing editor of The Double Negative, Liverpool

Laura Robertson is an art critic, editor and lecturer based in Liverpool, represented by United Agents, London. She writes critically and creatively about art for international magazines, including Art Monthly, a-n, ArtReview, Elephant, frieze and Hyperallergic, and she’s a regular guest critic on the national arts and culture show, BBC Radio 4 Front Row. She has a MA in Writing from the Royal College of Art, London, and a first-class BA in Visual Art (text and sound art) from the University of Salford, Greater Manchester. Now a lecturer, Robertson teaches a broad range of students from different backgrounds – with a focus on widening participation, kindness and play – to explore arts writing as a creative practice.

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