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Artist Spotlight: Mona Craven tells us what Indian and Scottish embroidery have in common

Mona Craven’s Whitework, An Unravelling wants you to move around it, breath in its many layers, get as close as you dare to examine its swirls of embroidered detail. It...

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Artist Spotlight: Anurita Chandola talks space

Anurita Chandola’s work asks us questions such as; what will humans wear on Mars? What would you take with you on a seven month journey with the knowledge that you...

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Negotiating Space: A public art experiment

Negotiating Space was giant experimental 1km long line drawing by international artist Luke Jerram.  Made of 1000m of 20cm wide magenta ribbon, the fabric took over the exterior of the Grade II* Listed RWA Art Gallery during June 2025. We caught up with Luke...

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172nd Annual Open Exhibition: Meet the Invited Selectors and Invited Artists

Meet the selectors for the RWA's Annual Open Exhibition - one of the UK’s most prestigious open-submission exhibitions, welcoming artists at all stages of their careers. Now in its 172nd year,...

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Spotlight: Pippa Hetherington and the Keiskamma Art Project

Using a mix of English lace, isiShweshwe, African wax cloth, velvet, and other fabrics, we sought to reflect the migratory journeys of cloth and the way different cultures claim and...

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Spotlight: Alice Bowen-Churchill

Alice Bowen-Churchill is an educator, artist and designer who features on the line-up for our upcoming Summer After Hours (10th July). We caught up with Alice to find out more...

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