Life drawing at the Royal Academy
Whether you’re looking to hone your skills or are trying life drawing for the very first time, our classes are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.
Members' only events
WorkshopFriends and members life drawing
9 April 2025
WorkshopFriends and members life drawing
9 April 2025
Short courseDepicting the figure: Renaissance to Modernism
29 April - 27 May 2025
WorkshopFriends and members life drawing
14 May 2025
WorkshopFriends and members life drawing
14 May 2025
WorkshopFriends and members life drawing
18 June 2025
WorkshopFriends and members life drawing
18 June 2025
Short courseLife drawing summer school
8 July - 12 July 2025
Short courseDrawing with anatomy
15 July - 19 July 2025
Short courses
Short courseThe Primary Art School
9 January - 12 June 2025
Short courseBotanical art
11 March - 8 April 2025
- Short course
Depicting the figure: Renaissance to Modernism
29 April - 27 May 2025
Short courseRevolutionaries and Romantics: art and literature in France
17 May - 18 May 2025
Short courseOil painting: techniques and discovery
17 May - 18 May 2025
Short courseSketch with stitch
21 June - 22 June 2025
Short courseConnoisseurship summer school: who painted what, when and how to tell
1 July - 5 July 2025
- Short course
Life drawing summer school
8 July - 12 July 2025
- Short course
Drawing with anatomy
15 July - 19 July 2025
Short courseExpressive life drawing: observation and imagination
15 July - 19 July 2025
Short courseLandscapes: van Gogh and his influence
2 September - 6 September 2025