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Inner spaces

Award-winning oil painter Frances Featherstone, highlights her exploration of women’s private worlds through her most recent series, From the Perspective of the Angels.  
15 Apr 2026 Leah Clarkson
Frances Featherstone with curly hair holds a palette and painting knife in an art studio, standing in front of a colourful still-life painting. Another artwork with bold patterns hangs on the wall behind her.
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Bodies of evidence

Images have the power to shape how gender inequality is understood, debated and governed. At a time when trust in evidence is fraying and AI makes visual shortcuts ever easier, Global 50/50’s collection of imagery reimagining gender justice around the world, recently exhibited with the RSA at Expo 2025 Osaka, shows a way forward.
15 Apr 2026 Imogen Bakelmun
A topless person with dark skin wears a bright green wig and has large pink flowers covering their eyes, standing against a dark background—an image exploring gender expression, reminiscent of global 50/50 themes for Osaka 2025.
RSArchive

Drawing similarities

RSA Senior Archivist Abby Matthews argues that museums and archives do more than preserve the past. At their best, they ignite conversations between generations, reimagining memories and mapping the futures we choose to build
15 Apr 2026 Abby Matthews
A detailed, vintage map of a city with closely packed streets, labelled blocks, and outlined sections. Prominent roads and buildings are visible, evoking the feel of archive maps treasured by generations. Subtle colours highlight boundary lines throughout.
RSA NextGen

RSA NextGen: Emily Cornuaud

Designer and cultural producer Emily Cornuaud reflects on the role creativity plays in shaping our lives
15 Apr 2026
A smiling girl with glasses holds a clay figure resembling herself, set against a red and pink abstract city background with two people walking in the distance—celebrating food activism inspired by Bite Back 2030.
Arts In The Spotlight

A (slow) stitch in time

Slow stitching to pause, reflect and care in a culture too often driven by speed and distraction.
15 Apr 2026 Fran White
An older woman wearing a paint-splattered apron works on a colourful painting in a bright, art-filled studio, surrounded by brushes and canvases. Sunlight streams in as she embraces creativity, exploring the connection between brain and art.
Feature

RDI Spotlight: Johanna Gibbons

Johanna Gibbons, RDI, FRSA introduces this new regular feature, reflecting on her appointment as Keeper of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry. She emphasises the collective influence of the RDIs and RSA Fellowship as a network capable of shaping a more regenerative future.  
15 Apr 2026 Johanna Gibbons, RDI, FRSA
A woman with blonde hair and glasses resting on her head, wearing a green collared shirt and large hoop earrings, gazes thoughtfully to the side outdoors—her expression reflecting creativity amid blurred greenery.
Feature

Creating tomorrow

From memorial sculptures to planting schemes to ‘impossible’ structures, Nichola Wroe speaks to the seven newly appointed Royal Designers for Industry, each set to bring a unique perspective to the prestigious title.
10 Dec 2025 Nicholas Wroe
Online Exclusive

RSA celebrates UK-Japan ties at Expo 2025

From regional development to sustainable futures, the RSA’s final week at Expo 2025 Osaka brought together UK and Japanese leaders to tackle shared global challenges and strengthen bilateral partnerships.
5 Dec 2025 Devlyn Lalonde
RSArchive

Minding the gaps

The RSA’s newly appointed senior archivist, Abby Matthews, reflects on archives, missing identities and the artefacts that connect us.
23 Sep 2025 Abby Matthews
A woman with wavy dark hair smiles softly, wearing a large, wide-brimmed hat and a lace-collared blouse with a jacket. The image is black and white, with a soft, vintage look.