ReachOutRCA

We're the engagement programme for the Royal College of Art, establishing inspiring connections between young people and creative practitioners.

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Creative young Londoners spent time in the RCA studios experimenting with sculpture. See what they achieved in this short film:
https://t.co/RVg0M9kqGf
With thanks to our brilliant team: @BenGarfieldinho @PhoebeBaines2 @hendry_holly & Milly Peck

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"It was a new experience to touch boiled bones!"
Young people from London East Alternative Provision came to #RCA today to make jewellery with (clean!) bones & pottery found by the Thames. They made pieces that told stories with two brilliant students @chloevalorso & @RoxSimone

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We couldn't agree more! Creativity can be taught to anyone. So why are we leaving it to private schools? | Rufus Norris https://t.co/49mjlWDpkn

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"After today I’ve realised that art has no limits and it’s okay to do what you want."
Young people used ‘neon’ colour, ‘flashy’ texture & ‘spikey’ form in their @RCA #studioday with painters Rosa Allison & Çağla Ulusoy 👇https://t.co/KEKOefNpPC

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We loved working with these brilliant young Londoners to communicate their #MayorfortheDay ideas. @SadiqKhan's City Hall was bursting with creativity and energy today! Thanks to @A_New_Direction for inviting us to take part. https://t.co/xuNgMYzj3f

[Lawrence Walker @lawrencewalkr]

250 young Londoners are presenting #MayorfortheDay campaigns @SadiqKhan’s City Hall today. They are sharing the platform with #LondonPlan launch. Take note! #childfriendlycity

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This Wednesday evening at the ICA - Jennifer Martin and Dhanveer Singh Brar discuss racialised representations in photography and Jennifer's Gaze project (which has been supported by @reachoutrca). All welcome at this free event - see below to book your place... https://t.co/km5NlUPXc5

[Institute of Contemporary Arts @ICALondon]

Gaze: Utterance forms public discussion and a conversation between artist and founder of the Gaze project Jennifer Martin, and Dhanveer Singh Brar, Lecturer in the Department of Visual Cultures @GoldsmithsUoL
Sign up to the event via our website >>> https://t.co/1IVF8TRxsn

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"A new experience today was visiting an artist studio. I have seen pictures of them but have never been able to see a real one. I was so happy!"
Young people from Grey Coat Hospital blurred fact & fiction during their #studioday with artist Chris Taylor 👉https://t.co/TLSNpFSkn5

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"I didn’t know that sculpture could be performative."
Young people from Dunraven and Oaklands School explored object-body narratives during their #studioday at the RCA with artist @anjaborowitz 👉
https://t.co/i9X01VSIbQ

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"I liked experimenting. Being confident."
We invited young people from Eltham School and St Michael's Catholic Grammar to the RCA for an experimental #studioday designing fabrics with @ChrisMcevoy93.
To see what they got up to 👉 https://t.co/NUvdQC42ux

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"We analysed extracts from broken illusions, discussing the issues of fake and real, facades and personas." Students from St Cecilia's & Burntwood School recently worked with Benji Jeffrey on a ReachOutRCA #studioday. To find out more 👉 https://t.co/4GYkA2AET3 @RCAStudentUnion

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Do you have an interest in histories of racialised representation?Join Jennifer Lauren Martin's workshop on 25 Nov: https://t.co/6WxZpSPUJ7

[BBC Woman's Hour @BBCWomansHour]

🎨 #womanshourcraftprize finalist Celia Pym darns worn-out clothes & uses the stories behind them as inspiration https://t.co/R70BtBS9My

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So excited to hear our friend & colleague #Celiapym on @BBCWomansHour just now! Feeling very proud. #womanshourcraftprize

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@_ted_hunt thank you! We couldn't do it without the awesome designers and artists who lead our sessions :)

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"Today has opened a new world in my mind" - we loved working with young people from Ashcroft Academy & hearing their ideas about #ShowRCA

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"Art is embedded in the building...in the steps, in the ceilings" - thoughts from Ashcroft Academy students after their visit to #ShowRCA

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"Look deeper into art, not just the outside but the inside" - thoughtful advice from Ashcroft Academy students visiting #ShowRCA today

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"Art has a lot of ways to tell people a lot of messages" - young people from Ashcroft Academy respond insightfully to #ShowRCA #reachoutrca

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We love Celia and Caren! Congratulations to them both and all the other finalists! https://t.co/sJqTO3ktZ6

[Crafts Council UK @CraftsCouncilUK]

#WomansHourCraftPrize finalists ... Celia Pym, @HartleyCycles ...

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Come to one of our free guided visits to #showRCA for young people: https://t.co/nrzzrL9MFW & school/college groups: https://t.co/GkTy9Jkv07