Donate RSA Journal+
Become a Fellow today
Donate

Arts and culture

results
At the House

In conversation with Helena Traill

Impressionist artist Helena Traill will discuss her new London-focused series of work created for the Dr Cross Room at RSA House.
09 Sep 2025 Tavern Room, RSA House, WC2N 6EZ
A woman with glasses and long hair speaks into a microphone at an event. She wears a floral shirt and a "Future 50" name badge. The background is softly lit with yellow and purple tones.
At the House

In conversation with Bob and Roberta Smith OBE RA

Join us for an exclusive conversation with Bob and Roberta Smith, discussing his artistic journey, significant projects and advocacy work for creativity and arts education.
29 Sep 2025 At the House
A person wearing glasses and a hat sits indoors among books and artwork, holding a large sign that reads, "ALL SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ART SCHOOLS." Other colorful protest-style signs are nearby.
Fellowship events

Supercharge Your Creative Thinking with Dr. Lee Bofkin

In this 90-minute workshop facilitated by Global Street Art CEO & Janitor, Dr. Lee Bofkin, you can expect to learn a suite of creative techniques that can be applied individually or run a group setting to help you have more and (potentially) better ideas around any brief.
18 Sep 2025 Tavern Room, RSA House, WC2N 6EZ
Two people stand on a city street facing a large mural of a classical portrait with cartoonish googly eyes and a black bar across the eyes, as one person takes a photo with their phone.
At the House

Portraiture workshop

Join us for a mindful portrait-drawing workshop inspired by our archival collection. This workshop will go through all needed portraiture skills. Led by Assemblage Collective, and open to all ages and abilities.
23 Jul 2025 At the House Tavern Room, RSA House, WC2N 6EZ
A person wearing a headscarf and gold earring sketches on blue paper with a pencil at a desk, surrounded by printed artwork and a white water bottle.
At the House

RSA x Open House 2025

The Royal Society of Arts opens its doors to the public and hosts a day of free activities to celebrate Open House Festival and Heritage Open Day.
14 Sep 2025 RSA House, 8 John Adam St, London, WC2N 6EZ
A close-up of a building captured during heritage open days, revealing its unique architectural details.
RSArchive

Stones, songs and secrets 

From a laundry list on limestone to Lear’s vibrant parrots, the RSA’s role in the birth of lithography is a tale of invention, intrigue and the elusive Madame Gleissner
9 Jul 2025 Richard Hale
An old-fashioned printing press with large rollers, a crank handle, and a flat platform holding two illustrated pages on an open surface, shown against a plain light background.
At the House

In conversation with Carole Bury

An exciting conversation with paper artist Carole Bury as part of the RSA’s Connection group exhibition
04 Jul 2025 The Steps, RSA House, 8 John Adam Street WC2N 6EZ
A textile artwork featuring a checkerboard pattern of alternating squares with horizontal black and white stripes and solid off-white woven sections. The texture appears slightly uneven and hand-crafted, reminiscent of pieces seen at art events in London.
At the House

Creative Networking

Meet new people in a welcoming environment and take something handmade home as a memento. We’ll be crafting ‘address book’ collage zines to capture our interactions on the night.
10 Jul 2025 Tavern Room, RSA House, WC2N 6EZ
Two women sit across from each other at a table, writing in notebooks, with pens and art supplies between them. Others are seated in the background, also engaged in writing or drawing activities.