RCA2023

This summer, students at the Royal College of Art (RCA) will present RCA2023, a series of exhibitions and events across the College’s Battersea and Kensington campuses, at the Truman Brewery in East London, and online as a digital discovery platform.

Encompassing over 2,400 postgraduate students across the RCA’s four schools—Architecture, Arts & Humanities, Communication and Design—RCA2023 will feature an international cohort of emerging artists, designers, architects and creative practitioners.

There are two opportunities to see the incredible work of RCA students this year:

From June 30 to July 3, MA students from our September 2022 cohort will be offering visitors an insight into the RCA’s work and creativity, through exhibitions, events, interactive activities and discussions with artists, designers and creative practitioners.

Over 1,300 students will be showcasing their work across the RCA’s Battersea and Kensington campuses. Programmes exhibiting are Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Curating Contemporary Art MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Writing MA, History of Design MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, City Design MA, Interior Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, Animation MA, Digital Direction MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Service Design MA, Textiles MA, and Intelligent Mobility MA.

Open to the public from 12–6pm (plus late opening on Friday, June 30 until 7:30pm).

From July 13 to 16, students from our September 2021 cohort will be putting on a Graduate Show at the Truman Brewery.

Over 1,000 students will be showcasing their final year work, supported by a series of events, screenings and other activities. Programmes exhibiting are Architecture MA, Interior Design MA, Ceramics & Glass MA, Contemporary Art Practice MA, Jewellery & Metal MA, Painting MA, Photography MA, Print MA, Sculpture MA, Animation MA, Information Experience Design MA, Visual Communication MA, Design Products MA, Fashion MA, Global Innovation Design MA/MSc, Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc, Service Design MA and Textiles MA.

Open to the public from 12–6pm (except for a 5pm closure on Thursday, July 13 and a 7:30pm late opening on Friday, July 14).