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About RCA2023

Rca2023 at battersea & kensington.

30 June – 3 July

Open to the public from 12–6pm daily, with a late opening on Friday 30 June until 7.30pm.

For information on getting to the RCA, and the accessibility of our campuses, see Visiting the RCA . 

RCA Battersea

Dyson, Painting, Rausing, Studio and Woo Buildings Royal College of Art Howie Street London SW11 3AN

School of Arts & Humanities (2022) Ceramics & Glass, Contemporary Art Practice, Curating Contemporary Art, Jewellery & Metal, Painting, Photography, Print, Sculpture, Writing, V&A/RCA History of Design

Intelligent Mobility Design Centre (2022) Intelligent Mobility

RCA Kensington

Darwin and Stevens Buildings Royal College of Art Jay Mews London SW7 2EU

School of Architecture (2022) City Design, Interior Design, Environmental Architecture

School of Communication (2022) Animation, Digital Direction, Information Experience Design, Visual Communication

School of Design (2022) Service Design, Textiles

RCA2023 at Truman Brewery

RCA2023 at the Truman Brewery Ely's Yard London E1 6QL

Please note the entrance to RCA2023 at the Truman Brewery is from Ely’s Yard, accessed via Hanbury Street or Dray’s Walk. RCA2023 will not be accessible via the Brick Lane entrance. RCA2023 at the Truman Brewery is open to the public across 13–16 July, 12 noon – 6pm daily. Early closing at 5pm on 13 July; late closing at 7.30 on 14 July. Last admission 15 minutes before closing. Exhibiting programmes include: School of Architecture (2021) Architecture, Interior Design School of Arts & Humanities (2021) Ceramics & Glass, Contemporary Art Practice, Jewellery & Metal, Painting, Photography, Print, Sculpture School of Communication (2021) Animation, Information Experience Design, Visual Communication School of Design (2021) Design Products, Fashion, ICL/RCA Global Innovation Design, ICL/RCA Innovation Design Engineering, Service Design, Textiles

These terms and conditions together with the privacy policy shall govern at all times your access and use of this website together with the Materials (defined below) available to you in connection with this website found at wip.rca.ac.uk (the “Website”). These terms shall also govern the viewing and/or downloading of any Materials available on the Website.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully. If you have any questions about them or do not wish to accept them, please contact the Royal College of Art [email protected] before using this website.

The Royal College of Art may change these terms and conditions or the privacy policy at any time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to review these terms and conditions to ensure you are happy with any changes. Using or accessing this website indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please do not use this website.

Details of the Royal College of Art

The Website is operated by the Royal College of Art whose registered office is at Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU. The Royal College of Art may be contacted at this address by letter for the attention of the webmaster or by email at [email protected]

• You must not harm, or attempt to harm, the integrity, security and/or availability of the Website.
• If you believe that the integrity and/or security of the Website has been, or is at serious risk of being harmed, you must notify the Royal College of Art immediately on telephone number +44 (0)20 7590 4444 (or any other number which the Royal College of Art notifies to you).
• You agree to fully indemnify the Royal College of Art against all liabilities (including, but not limited to, legal and other professional fees and expenses) which the Royal College of Art may incur in connection with a breach of this clause.
• You accept all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage of any kind resulting from your conduct.
• The Royal College of Art may terminate your right to use the website, at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Use of Material

This Website contains material which is owned by or licensed to the Royal College of Art. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics of the Website, and any documents, templates and reports owned or licensed by the Royal College of Art and contained thereon ("the Material"). The Material is protected by intellectual property laws including, but not limited to, copyright.

Unauthorised use of the Website and/or the Material may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

Intellectual Property Rights in the Material

The intellectual property rights in the Material shall vest in and remain with the Royal College of Art. This Website and the Materials have been made available to you for personal non-commercial use. No commercial use of the Material is permitted. You may not sell, distribute, republish or otherwise make the Materials available to anyone else for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of the Royal College of Art.

Accuracy of Information

The information and documentation in the Website and the Material is given in good faith and for general information and interest only. It is subject to change without notice. The Royal College of Art is not responsible for any inaccuracies and (except as set out in clause 7) makes no representation and gives no warranty as to its accuracy and users of the Website are advised to carry out their own checks to ensure the accuracy of any information posted by third parties.

The information in the Royal College of Art website should not be relied on and does not constitute any form of advice or recommendation by the Royal College of Art. By using this website you confirm that you have not relied on any such information. Any arrangements made between you and any third party named or referred to on the website are entirely at your sole risk and responsibility.

Nothing on this website is intended to be nor should be construed as an offer to enter into a contractual relationship with the Royal College of Art or any third party. Nothing in this Agreement shall create any relationship of employer and employee, any partnership or agency with the Royal College of Art.

This website contains links to other third party websites. The Royal College of Art accepts no responsibility or liability for the content of other third party websites which are not under the strict control of the Royal College of Art. Any link is not intended to be, nor should be construed as, an endorsement of any kind by the Royal College of Art of that other website.

Limitation of Liability of the Royal College of Art

The Royal College of Art does not guarantee that use of the Website will be compatible with all hardware and software which may be used by visitors to the site or that the Website will be available all the time or at any specific time. The Royal College of Art reserves the right to withdraw or modify the Website at any time.

The Royal College of Art gives no warranty or representation to you about the Website and the Material except those which are expressly stated in these terms and conditions. All terms express and implied by statute and/or by common law are excluded from these terms and conditions provided that nothing in these terms and conditions will have the effect of excluding or limiting the Royal College of Art’s liability in respect of any implied warranties which may not be excluded by law. In particular, but not by way of limitation, The Royal College of Art does not warrant or represent to you that the Website will be free from defects or that your use of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free.

Except as set out in this clause 7, The Royal College of Art will be under no liability to you whatsoever whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise for any injury, death, damage or direct, indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss of profits (whether direct or indirect), loss of business, depletion of goodwill and like loss) howsoever caused arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website or the use, accessing, downloading or relying on the Materials, any information or other materials contained in the Website, including, without limitation, as a result of any computer virus.

These terms and conditions do not exclude the Royal College of Art’s liability (if any) to you for personal injury or death resulting from the Royal College of Art's negligence, for fraud or for any matter which it would be illegal for the Royal College of Art to exclude or to attempt to exclude its liability.

This section explains how the Royal College of Art (RCA) collects and uses personal data, why we collect it, how it is used, and what processes are in place in respect of personal information.

The Royal College of Art (the College) processes the personal data of staff, students and other individuals who come into contact with the College. This information is gathered in order to enable the provision of education and other associated functions. In addition, the College may be required by law to collect, use and share certain information.

The College is registered as a Data Controller, with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Details are available on the ICO website:

RCA registration number: Z5688595

The College has a series of Fair Processing Notices for Staff, Students and Alumni. These detail the purpose of processing personal data as well as the legal bases that they rely on.

All data kept within the College that falls within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is recorded in the central Information Asset Register and associated Retention Schedule.

Visitors to Our Websites

The RCA’s websites collect data from website visitors for specific purposes that relate to legitimate interests concerning the College’s core activity, as a world-leading university with academic schools and centres in research, knowledge exchange, executive education and innovation.

The RCA may also use ‘cookies’ and ‘tracking pixels’ on any of its web sites. A cookie is a small text file that is sent from a web server to your browser and may be stored on your computer, designed to collect data for statistical purposes. A tracking pixel is a marker inserted into a website page that connects your data to other information you have made available on other platforms.

RCA website cookies and tracking pixels do not collect any identifiable personal information, but can automatically collect data based on visitor browser settings and context (e.g. location, device, browser, preferences) and the use of our websites. You can configure your own browser or social media platforms to control how much of your data is available through cookies and tracking pixels.

How will we use the data?

• for analytics purposes – to count the number of unique visits to a page or click patterns, and understand the context in which visitors navigate through the website, so that we can improve the content and navigation
• to provide visitors with a tailored and appropriate experience, when they return to a website
• to match profiling data from third parties, to improve our services to users
• to report statistics internally and to regulatory authorities on request
• to measure website performance
• where such storage or access is strictly necessary for the provision of a service requested by the subscriber, visitor or user.

Links to other websites

The RCA’s websites contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our website, and to read the privacy arrangements of other sites that collect or use personal data.

Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Royal College of Art. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email us at [email protected] We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 3 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact [email protected]

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

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College mission

The College received its Royal Charter as an Institution of University Status in 1967.

Darwin Building, Kensington

Our objectives are 'to advance learning, knowledge and professional competence particularly in the fields of fine arts, in the principles and practice of art and design in their relation to industrial and commercial processes and social developments and other subjects relating thereto, through teaching, research and collaboration with industry and commerce’.

Our mission is as follows

“The Royal College of Art aims to achieve international standards of excellence in the postgraduate and pre- /mid-professional education of artists and designers and related practitioners. It aims to achieve these through the quality of its teaching, research and practice and through its relationship with the institutions, industries and technologies associated with the disciplines of art and design.”

The College aims to achieve these standards of excellence by:

• Fostering a high level of understanding of the principles and practices of art and design.
• Encouraging individual creativity among staff and students.
• Recruiting students of proven ability and by providing pre-professional and post-experience study opportunities.
• Continuously enhancing appropriate links and collaborations with industries and professional bodies.
• Exploring the innovative applications of technologies and processes to the disciplines of art and design.
• Encouraging awareness of social and environmental developments insofar as they relate to art and design; and through co-operation and partnership with other institutions, locally, nationally and internationally.

Read more about how we plan to achieve this in our five-year Strategic Plan 2022–27 .

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