Summer Exhibition 2022
21 June - 21 August 2022
Main Galleries, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Tickets £20-22 (including donation). Concessions available. For the best experience, book ahead.
Friends of the RA go free
An explosion of colour in the galleries, drinks in the courtyard and artist-designed flags flying down London’s iconic Piccadilly – it's summer at the RA.
Summer at the RA is not just a time of year, it’s the world’s most joyful art experience. Run without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition showcases art in all forms, from prints, painting, film and photography, to architectural works and sculpture by invited artists, Royal Academicians and emerging talent.
After two years in winter, it's back where it should be. The theme chosen by the exhibition's coordinator, Alison Wilding RA, is ‘Climate’. Whether as a crisis or opportunity, or simply our everyday experience, it is an all-embracing subject.
Whether you’re an experience seeker, a budding art collector or a culture-craving family, we know you’ll find the art for you: the exhibition features two rooms of prints selected by Grayson Perry RA, a structure made of elephant dung bricks, and new work by the Singh Twins. Outside this year is a large-scale immersive installation bringing nature and water to the courtyard, by Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias.
Most of the works are available to buy, and proceeds from the Summer Exhibition directly support the exhibiting artists and the RA’s charitable work, including training the next generation of artists in the Royal Academy Schools.
Our Friends preview days take place on 18 June, 10am-9pm and 19 and 20 June, 10am-6pm.
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This exhibition contains some adult content. Please contact us for more information.
Tickets £20-22 (including donation). Concessions available. For the best experience, book ahead.
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Two-minute tour
With almost 1,500 works across over 3,000 square metres, step inside the RA’s Main Galleries for a quick zip around the Summer Exhibition 2022. The exhibition includes a large-scale immersive installation by Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias in the Annenberg Courtyard and two galleries of prints selected by Grayson Perry RA.
Meet the Artists
This year, the Summer Exhibition explores the theme of Climate. We talked some of the artists about how they approached the subject and how it feels to be on show at the Royal Academy. We caught up with them on Non-Members Varnishing Day, a first chance for the artists of the Summer Exhibition to see their works on display.
Buy art from the Summer Exhibition online
Browse and buy from the almost 1,500 works featured in this year's show. You can explore edits of prints, painting and photography, or search for your favourite artist.
Pieces start from as little as £25, so there's no better time to start your own art collection.
Celebrating art in Mayfair
This June and July, the Summer Exhibition will once again spill out onto the streets of London’s West End to celebrate the rich heritage of art in Mayfair.
Royal Academician, Mali Morris, will take over Bond Street with an installation of her artwork on flags from 20 June – 31 July.
World-renowned fashion and fine jewellery brands will also display pop up activity and installations in their windows and stores in celebration of the Summer Exhibition.
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