Royal College of Art

01/09/2026

As we approach a new term, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the new School of Communication & Design.

The creation of the School reflects the increasingly interconnected nature of contemporary creative practice in an era shaped by AI and rapid technological change.

We will question established modes of making, explore emerging methodologies, processes, and mediums, and reshape experience, identity, publishing, and product innovation to drive new forms of art and design.

This launch marks an important and exciting step in delivering the RCA's academic vision, as outlined in our Strategic Plan 2026–2030.

Learn more about the new School: https://bit.ly/3T43rdC

27/08/2026

Can you imagine a better place to screen your graduation film than the BFI on London's South Bank? 😎 📽️

That's exactly where our MA Animation students were last month to celebrate their graduation films – joined by friends, collaborators and industry professionals.

We caught up with a few of them and got to see their films too!

Featured here being interviewed are Almog Graff – Gressel, Rune Callewaert, Natalia Villarreal Abraham, Arleth Lopez Maldonado and Lucy Jin.

25/08/2026

🎓 "At this point, graduation does not feel like an ending, but rather the beginning of another unfolding flow." 🎓

Eunji Lee came to the RCA from South Korea to join our MA Jewellery & Metal. She told us about her expanding her metalwork practice and why copper has become her primary material in our latest student blog 👇

As Korean student Eunji Lee nears the culmination of her Jewellery & Metal MA she shares with us insights into how her practice has developed at the RCA and the ideas and process behind her graduate work.

21/08/2026

Each year a series of prizes is awarded to graduating students for exceptional work in the School of Architecture 🏆

The prizes for this year go to projects exploring the transmission of cultural knowledge, environmental disaster, a speculative film exploring how near future cities could shape our lives.

Discover this year's winning projects ⬇️

https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/graduate-prizes-from-the-school-of-architecture-2026/

20/08/2026

Ever thought about becoming an art collector? 🖼️ 🤔

All the paintings below were bought by collectors at the Royal College of Art's graduate shows.

A new article in the Financial Times explains how to start a collection that reflects your own taste.

“I’ve bought loads of paintings from the Royal College over the years,” Global Brand Strategist Anita Templer explains in the article. At the RCA2026 graduate show this summer she purchased 'Inventory' by Benjamin Blanc (first image). “And about six or seven years ago I got really lucky. I bought the end-of-course work from Tim Breuer, who’s become really highly collected.”

Read the article: https://bit.ly/4qpB4CO

19/08/2026

Happy World Photography Day 📸 🌎 🎉

We just wanted to share some absolutely stunning works from our 2026 MA Photography graduates to show the breadth and ambition of the work in our photography studios.

At the RCA, our MA Photography students are committed to probing what the photographic image is, and could be. Central to our tutors' approach is the practising, theorising, and receiving of photography as a field unrestricted by the conventions of material, medium, format, discipline and genre.

As one of our 2026 Photography graduates, Cassidy Ferry writes "these artists use images not simply to describe the world, but to test it, trouble it, mourn it, and imagine it otherwise."

Work in order are (with instagram handles)...
-Hariet Rutter
-Lael Reiss
-Anubhav Deka
-Cassidy Ferry .ferry
-Riddick Douglas Ning
-Millie Melvin
-Dario Sollberger
-Alexis Walters

18/08/2026

Amazing work from the winners of this year's Graduate Prizes from the School of Arts & Humanities 2026 🙌 🙌 🙌

Each year a series of prizes is awarded to graduating students for exceptional work in the School of Arts and Humanities.

Meet this year's winners ➡️ https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/graduate-prizes-from-the-school-of-arts-humanities-2026/

18/08/2026

Dulcie Davy completed our MA Sculpture this summer, after wheeling a motorcycle onto campus…🏍️👀

She told us about how the Royal College of Art has changed her art practice with new techniques learned from our tutors and technicians.

And how she created her final project using 3D scans of her friends Ramatoulie, Mary and Niko.

14/08/2026

🖼️ Did you see the RCA on BBC's new show The Big Deal last night?

Hosted by Steph McGovern, the show sees the aspiring art dealers competing for £50,000 worth of British art.

The first episode was shot at the RCA, where the dealers were tasked with selecting and selling works by art school students, primarily from our Graduate Diploma programme!

The episode featured artists:
- Abi Joy Samuel (Graduate Diploma & MA Sculpture)
- Aziah Lusala (Graduate Diploma & MA Contemporary Art Practice)
- Emilio de la Morena (Graduate Diploma & MA Painting)
- Jinhee Park (MA Painting)
- Aigerim Aginbayeva (Graduate Diploma)
- Ilona Pataki (Graduate Diploma)

What happened when the artworks went to auction?

Watch the episode back on BBC iPlayer now to find out: https://bbc.in/4zcZ1Bz

11/08/2026

Check out the work of graduating RCA students.

Live now on 2026.rca.ac.uk