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Exhibition Spotlight: Anna Gillespie on The Human Dance

Anna Gillespie RWA, curator of The Human Dance, tells us how she approached the theme of dance as an expression of real human life experiences. Exploring loss, displacement and aging, this exhibition...

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Meet the 173 Annual Open Selectors: Ceri Hand

Renowned creative coach Ceri Hand shares her "single most important piece of advice" for artists. Discover her thoughts on the future of UK contemporary art and why you should submit...

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Meet the 173 Annual Open Selectors: Sheryll Catto

As Artistic Director and CEO of ActionSpace, Sheryll Catto has spent years dismantling the margins around learning-disabled artists. Her work is not about inclusion rhetoric but infrastructure - building studios,...

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Meet the 173 Annual Open Selectors: Paul Hedge

We are excited to have Paul Hedge as one of the selectors for the 173 Annual Open Exhibition. Hedge is an art dealer and art collector, and is the Co-Owner/Founder,...

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Ilayda Akarca and Abbi Bayliss join the RWA as new Trustees

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Abbi Bayliss and Ilayda Akarca as new members of its Board of Trustees. The appointment is supported through the Rising Arts Agency OnBoard programme.  The appointments of...

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RWA commissions ‘Night Moves’ by award-winning artist Melanie Manchot

Award-winning contemporary artist, Melanie Manchot’s 'Night Moves’ premierers as part of our major summer exhibition, Dance Out. 

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