Royal Academy

This article refers to an art institution in London. For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation).

Membership

Full membership of the academy is limited to 80 Academicians or "RAs", who may be painters, printmakers, sculptors, or architects, and must be "professionally active in Britain".

Related Topics:
Painter - Printmaker - Sculptor - Architect

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The Academy's rules are that there must always be at least 14 sculptors, 12 architects, and eight printmakers; the balance being made up of painters. New Academicians are elected by the existing RAs.

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Apart from kudos of being elected, full members of the Academy may expected to serve for a time on the governing council of the Academy, and to take part in various committees. Each room in the Summer Exhibition is generally hung by a different R.A.

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A larger number of Associates of the Royal Academy (designated "A.R.A.") are also elected, but being an A.R.A. is not a prerequisite to full membership.

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Members of the public can also join the Royal Academy as "Friends" by making a financial donation; outside of public exhibitions, this is one of the RA's main sources of income.

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