World-class art in exceptional spaces, for everyone
Join us in our transformed building and find space to be yourself.
Address
Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1PX
Hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Open Late on Weds until 8pm
Closed Mondays (except for Bank Holidays)
What's on
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Art Exhibitions
Join us in our transformed building following our Light and Inspiration capital build.
Events
Experience art exhibitions, events, art classes and family workshops at Bristol's first art gallery and across the city
Courses and Workshops
The RWA Drawing School hosts a wide variety of art workshops and courses for all creative abilities in our new Drawing Studio and on Zoom. Subscribe to the Drawing School newsletter to be first to know about our latest classes.
Children and Families
Art activities for kids of all ages! Get creative with painting, drawing and making at the RWA, Bristol's first art gallery. Subscribe to our Family newsletter and never miss a thing.
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Upcoming Events
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Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781 - 2022
9 Jul - 11 Sep 2022
Earth surveys the representation of our environment across four centuries, inviting us to consider our planet in all its abundance, precarity and preciousness.
From Free to £8.90
Anthony Whishaw at 92: A Force of Nature
9 Jul - 11 Sep 2022
A free exhibition by RA and RWA Academician Anthony Whishaw exploring nature, the forces of nature and climate over the past 60 years.
