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18/06/2026

Freddie Yauner’s mirrored masks have become a global sensation.

Donned by rappers, gardeners, and even , Freddie’s masks are like an analogue filter in the digital realm.

Freddie hopes the masks encourage people to go into nature and celebrate the joy of looking 🍃

You can find Freddie’s video ‘What I’m looking at’ in Gallery I of the 2026 Summer Exhibition ☀️

Now open: The Summer Exhibition ☀️Year after year, The Summer Exhibition has occupied a special place in the collective ...
16/06/2026

Now open: The Summer Exhibition ☀️

Year after year, The Summer Exhibition has occupied a special place in the collective imagination as a reflection of all that is exciting and essential in British and international art and architecture right now.

You'll encounter art and artists of all kinds here – drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, architecture, film, and digital art - made by members of the public, emerging artists, and household names.

The Summer Exhibition is celebrating 20 years of sponsorship by Insight Investment.

📷 Dave Parry

15/06/2026

If ran the country, he’d make art like national service 🎨

How could creativity change your job?

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of David Hockney OM CH RA.David was elected to the Royal Academy in 1985, an...
12/06/2026

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of David Hockney OM CH RA.

David was elected to the Royal Academy in 1985, and his art has become closely associated with the institution, following memorable exhibitions of his work in the RA's galleries.

It has been a great privilege for the Royal Academy to bring his artistic vision to the public, and he will be hugely missed by his fellow Academicians, RA staff and our audiences who adored his art.

Putting the art into pARTy 🥂Last night we held our Summer Exhibition Preview Party, our biggest fundraising event of the...
11/06/2026

Putting the art into pARTy 🥂

Last night we held our Summer Exhibition Preview Party, our biggest fundraising event of the year.

This party raises essential funds to train the next generation of artists at Royal Academy Schools, Britain's oldest and only free postgraduate course.

03/06/2026

We caught up with , coordinator of the 2026 Summer Exhibition, on judging day ☀️

He tells us about the highs and lows of judging almost 2,000 works across a full day, and gives us some clues on how he’s curating this year’s show.

28/05/2026

Illustrator teaches us some tips and tricks on how to draw flowers at Chelsea Flower Show 🌸

Designed by , the garden highlights the importance of apple cider vinegar on gut health and general wellbeing.

Following the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Alzheimer’s Society’s wonderful garden is being relocated to a Hallmark Luxury Care Home.

Since 1993, Katlijne Van der Stighelen has been piecing together the life and work of Michaelina Wautier, a 17th-century...
24/05/2026

Since 1993, Katlijne Van der Stighelen has been piecing together the life and work of Michaelina Wautier, a 17th-century painter who was almost completely forgotten.

Trawling through old archives, Van der Stighelen came across a fuzzy black-and-white image from a 1975 auction catalogue. It was a painting of a young boy playing a recorder, part of an allegorical series by Wautier depicting the five senses.

Armed with what little evidence she had, Van der Stighelen put out a call in 2016 for any more information on the series. The trail remained cold until 2020, when the series was sold in a private sale that year to collectors who promised to bequeath the works to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

On display for the first time in the UK, you can find Wautier’s 'The Five Senses' at the RA until 21 June.

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