Welcome to the RWA
Bristol’s First and Finest Art Gallery…
England’s only regional
Academy of Art – a space
where art is both made
and displayed
Showcases the best of
British art, past and
present
Supported by, and
supporting the work of
its Academician artist
members
Forward Plan…re-branding the RWA
Diversifying our audience
HLF Project – Great Spaces Inspire
Improvements to…
 Archive storage and documentation
 Climate controls
 Conservation of key works
‘…a comprehensive and meaningful programme of
activities…delivering outstanding engagement for a
wide variety of participants.’
Attracting visitors of all ages…
Intergenerational Workshops…
Gallery-based
activities for all…
Scribble and Sketch
Exhibition Trails
Drawing Lab
Schools’
Workshops
Gallery based and
outreach sessions
Boat Project
Collaboration
with
Cotham and
Cathedral Choir
Schools
Partnership with
My Future My
Choice
The project launch happened at the end…
Working with
vulnerable
young people
Creating art
from adversity
Our Many Faces
Art + Power
Creative Challenges
Twilight
Tuesdays
BME Groups
at the RWA
Jamaica Rising
Launch 2014
Poetry
Dance
Discussion
Jamaican poet Richard ‘Dingo’ Dingwall and Dr Madhu Krishnan, U o B English Faculty
Presentation about Jamaican Pulse exhibition proposal
Jamaican Pulse: Art & Politics from Jamaica and the Diaspora
RWA Summer 2016
Reappraisal of
and reengagement with
Jamaican art
An international
exhibition and a
local conversation
Generating pride
in Jamaican art
amongst BritishCaribbean
communities
Jayson Keeling The Kingdom of Heaven is Within
(2009) Glitter on Canvas
Exhibition themes include:
State: Jamaican political system,
colonialism, corruption…
Social: Religion, class race,
identity…
Interpersonal: Gender,
sexuality, family…
Music: Fashion, language, subcultures…
Environment: Food, pollution,
wildlife…
Kimani Beckford B.I.B (2014)
Engagement
Schools and Young People
Holiday Workshops
(transition events)
Arts Award projects (CYN)
Artist workshops for
emerging artists
Performing Arts
workshops
Other engagement:
Interdisciplinary
symposium
Artist talks and public
debates
Spoken word events
Caribbean themed
performances
Volunteer training
programme
Leasho Johnson Lost at Sea 2 (2012) Mixed Media on
canvas
Partnerships…
Afidance (schools’
engagement)
Easton Community Centre
(artist-led workshops…)
Ujima Radio (call-in
discussions)
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
(performances, talks
workshops)
Impact and Legacy
 Enhanced awareness and
appreciation of Jamaican art
 Publication of exhibition
book (dissemination of
research)
 CPD of curators and
producers
 Reportage of symposium etc
 Continued relationship with
new partners, eg Easton
Community Centre
Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, The Presence of Our Absence (Bird Series) (2012) Installation
Impact and Legacy
 Development of teaching
resources
 Creation of RWA Young
Peoples’ Panel to include
BME members
 Addition of art works to
RWA collection
 Relationship building with
Bluecoat gallery, Jamaican
and Bristol universities
(curatorial and artistic
exchanges)
Wish you
were here..?