royal west of england academy

• Art / Art Preview

  Print, Press & Roll Exhibition to showcase 34 South West artists

  Bristol has a long historical tradition of printmaking

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• Art / Paule Vézelay

  RWA opens major retrospective exhibition of work by Bristol-born abstract artist Paule Vézelay

  The internationally renowned artist was born in the late 19th century and died in 1984

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• Art / rwa

  RWA announces extensive 2024 summer public engagement programme

  The institution is committed to being ‘more than the traditional definition of an art gallery’

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• Art / royal west of england academy

  Triple bill of exhibitions from global majority artists coming to RWA

  Rasheen Areen, Valda Jackson, and a group exhibition of Windrush portraits will open on May 25

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• Art / lecture series

  University of Bristol’s annual Autumn Art Lecture series continues

  This year’s theme is 'Art and the City: Bristol at 650'

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• Art / royal west of england academy

  Found Cities, Lost Objects: Women in the City opening at RWA

  The exhibition is curated by Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid CBE

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• News / royal west of england academy

  ‘We strongly believe in using the power of art as a force for good’

  The RWA will be hosting a series of 'climate cafes'

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• Art / rwa annual open

  Record number of submissions for RWA Annual Open

  More submissions than ever before for the huge and prestigious annual show

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