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Victorian Art Institutions: Academies, Schools, Galleries In 1836 the east wing of the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square was granted by the government to the Royal Academy, and there it remained until it removed, in 1869, to the present building, Burlington House, Piccadilly, which was purchased by the Crown in 1854. The general plan of the institution is based upon and is similar to that of the Royal Academy of London. The meetings and exhibitions were held in the Royal Institution, Edinburgh, until the erection of its present home in the National Gallery of Scotland, the foundation-stone of which was laid by the Prince Consort in 1850. www.victorianweb.org /art/institutions1.html   (2582 words)

Overview of Royal Scottish Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Founded as the Scottish Academy of of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1826, it received a Royal Charter to become the Royal Scottish Academy in 1838. Today, the Royal Scottish Academy promotes living Scottish artists and is noted for its art exhibitions; comprising both its own annual exhibition, student exhibition and various touring shows. The building opened originally as the Royal Institution and also housed the Society of Antiquaries until 1890, when they moved to what is now the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Society of Edinburgh who moved to George Street in 1909. www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst1141.html   (367 words)

edinburgh-sculpture.org.uk > Home The Society of Scottish Artists was founded in 1891 and is an artist-run organisation which aims to promote and encourage experimentation and the "adventurous spirit" in Scottish art. In 1838 it was granted a royal charter and became the Royal Scottish Academy, the national academy of sciences in Scotland. The Royal Scottish Academy Building, situated in the centre of Edinburgh, was designed by William Henry Playfair during the 19th century. www.edinburgh-sculpture.org.uk   (248 words)

RSA History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The Scottish Academy was founded in 1826 at a meeting of 11 artists in Edinburgh. The first Annual Exhibition was held in 1827, and as the Academy developed in stature its membership increased in the disciplines of painting, sculpture and architecture. The Academy was granted a royal charter in 1838 and from thenceforth has been known as the Royal Scottish Academy. www.royalscottishacademy.org /pages/histframeset.html   (444 words)

Royal Scottish Academy, RSA, Edinburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) A country that forgets its unbuilt schemes is a country lost to the joy of differance and the richness of choice: this exhibition celebrates as many schemes that are unbuilt as those that have made it through to the other side. Celebrating the Royal Scottish Academy's return to its home galleries after an absence of three years, the Annual Exhibition is larger than ever and will span the whole of the twelve upper and lower galleries in the newly refurbished building! He was a winner of the RSA John Kinross Scholarship in 2002 which provides funds for students to live and work in Florence, and was also awarded the John Murray Thomson Award for a promising young painter at the RSA Annual Exhibition in 2003. www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk /royal_scottish_academy.htm   (1666 words)

Records of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama formerly the Glasgow Athenaeum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama can trace its origins back to the Glasgow Athenaeum which was established in 1847 and was the outcome of the work of the Glasgow Educational Association and the Glasgow Commercial College. In July 1944King George VI granted the prefix 'Royal' to the Academy and Queen Elizabeth II became the Patron. The Academy became known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1968, a name change intended to mark its widening teaching activities. epona.lib.ed.ac.uk:1822 /cgi-bin/view_isad.pl?view=basic&id=GB-0248-DC-227   (997 words)

Royal Insight > Out and About > Holyrood Week, 3 to 7 July 2006 The Duke of Edinburgh went on to visit the Royal Scottish Academy and the Floral Clock in Princes Street Gardens before holding a garden party at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in his role as Patron and Honorary Fellow Companion. The National Anthem is played as Her Majesty and His Royal Highness arrive in the gardens, before they mingle with guests on the lawn. The Order of the Thistle represents the highest honour in Scotland and is presented to Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a particular way to national life. www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page5397.asp   (635 words)

The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh The Academy is located on The Mound at the very heart of Edinburgh; it was re-opened by Prince Charles in 2003 after refurbishment. The Royal Scottish Academy is an independent institution, keen to development and nurture Scotland's young artists and architects with continuing support and education on offer. The academy is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and has over 1400 square metres of exhibition space, the gallery is definitely a great experience, and this world-class venue receives many visitors each year. www.gnws.co.uk /edinburgh/rsab.htm   (222 words)

Education | The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama is a leading conservatoire and drama school, situated in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. All courses are for four years, although the Scottish music degree is a three-year course with an extension, by selection, for a fourth honours year. Central Glasgow is an attractive place in which to live and study; the university is within five minutes' walk from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and the Theatre Royal. education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4192977-111319,00.html   (326 words)

Society of Scottish Artists In the summer of 1998, the Arthur Ross Gallery was pleased to present works by 21 members of the Society of Scottish Artists at the Arthur Ross Gallery. Founded in 1891 to "promote the adventurous spirit in Scottish art," the Society aimed to introduce Scotland to the work of younger artists and those concerned with the changing ideas of modern art. Many Scottish artists of note have benefited from the support, and new ideas and and vital international links for contemporary art in Scotland have resulted from invitations to individuals or groups of foreign artists beyond its geographical boundaries. www.upenn.edu /ARG/archive/scottish/scottish.html   (232 words)

Ohio Scottish Arts School She moved to Scotland in 2002 to study traditional Scottish music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she received a BA in 2005 and is now pursuing Honours. She is currently in her Honours Year at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Her recordings with her husband Charlie, and with Scottish harper Alison Kinnaird, are a staple of recorded harp collections. www.ohioscottishartsschool.org /harp.htm   (864 words)

Royal Scottish Academy, RSA, Edinburgh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) A competition-winning Project to link the Royal Scottish Academy with the National Gallery of Scotland (both Grade One Listed), with a new Concourse Level under the existing Mound. Phase One of the Project upgrades the existing Royal Scottish Academy Building providing modern plant and environmental standards, new disabled access facilitites, a new lift for art handling as well as a new concourse link staircase and lift. Drawings of the Project exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2000 won two awards; the AJ Bovis Lend Lease Non-member's Award and the Worshipfiul Company of Chartered Architects Measured Drawing Prize. www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk /newtown_rsa.htm   (436 words)

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow King George VI granted the prefix "Royal" to the Academy and In 1929 the Academy introduced the Diploma in Musical Education, a 3 year course to train music teachers which was first awarded in 1933. Teaching began at the new College in September of that year to train actors, directors and technicians for the professional theatre with a Scottish emphasis. www.gashe.ac.uk:443 /isaar/C0613.html   (414 words)

The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama | Higher | EducationGuardian.co.uk Music students typically take a course of principal study in an instrument (or in composition), and will also choose from a range of options, known as "electives": departments include vocal studies, keyboard studies, orchestral studies - of which the brass section has an excellent reputation - and academic studies. Students are encouraged to give performances of their work, in one of the academy's many venues. The academy aims to accommodate all first-years in halls of residence; otherwise, there is an online database of accommodation in the private sector. education.guardian.co.uk /higher/universityguide/profile/story/0,,496647,00.html   (327 words)

3Com Solution Case Studies: Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (Scotland, UK) Although it dates back to 1847, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) is hardly stuck in the past and relies on modern technologies to educate 700 students from five continents in music, theater, film, and television. Additionally, the academy's faculty and administrators depend on the network to track and monitor students, deliver coursework, and conduct business affairs. Moreover, users can roam throughout the academy's facility with their laptops, seamlessly moving from one access point to another while maintaining network connectivity. www.3com.com /solutions/en_US/casestudy.jsp?caseid=234107   (975 words)

Images from the Royal Scottish Academy - Home - a resource for NQ Art and Design The images are taken from works of art in the Royal Scottish Academy’s collections and show the works of 140 artists. All artists are either Scottish or have a strong Scottish connection. Choose from 140 famous Scottish artists from Alexander to Watson. www.ltscotland.org.uk /nq/resources/RSAscottishart/index.asp   (213 words)

1826 - Edinburgh - Royal Scottish Academy - History of Scholarly Societies According to its website, the Academy was founded in 1826 with several aims, including having an annual exhibition open to all artists of merit, and opening an Academy of Fine Arts to instruct students free of expense; the website does not give the founding name of the Academy. In 1838 the Academy received a Royal Charter and became the Royal Scottish Academy. The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /society/history/1826rsa.html   (123 words)

Sirsi Corporation - News - Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama Picks Sirsi London —; April 14, 2003 — Sirsi Corporation, the leader in new-name sales of technology for libraries around the world*, announced today that the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama has chosen the Unicorn® Library Management System to replace their existing Dynix system. The Academy's emphasis is on performance and this is as reflected in the collections, which are particularly strong in music, drama scripts, and audio-visual materials. A particular strength is the collection of material relating to Scottish traditional music (the Academy offers the world's only BA degrees in Scottish Music performance). www.sirsi.com /Sirsinews/20030414rsamd.html   (501 words)

The Scotsman - Inside the new Royal Scottish Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) It is a nice touch however that the octagons of these two new galleries have recovered the plan of the Academy's original exhibition galleries as they existed before all this happened. But these three formed a consortium, ESSA (Exhibiting Societies of Scottish Artists), and after some horse-trading an agreement has been reached whereby they will have access to the galleries for eight weeks of the year, though at a price, £12,000 rising to £24,000 in three years. It would be sad to lose the societies, for the RSA building has been at the centre of Scottish art life since it opened nearly two hundred years ago. thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=408522003   (1470 words)

Glasgow University Archive Services - About Us - Publications - Dunaskin News - April 2002 - Featured Collection: ... The Academy had its humble beginnings in 1847 as the Glasgow Athenaeum, a musical, literary and scientific institution that sought to provide academic and commerical skills, but through time it has grown to be Scotland’s leading training ground in the art of music and drama with an international reputation. In 1950 the College of Dramatic Art was established and in 1968 the academy became known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Overall, the collection makes interesting and fascinating reading, telling the story of the academy's development from a small educational establishment for young men to a larger and more complex institution that has the power to award degrees to music and drama students. www.archives.gla.ac.uk /about/dunaskin/apr2002/rsamd.html   (695 words)

artnet.com: Resource Library: Graham-Gilbert, John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The son of David Graham, a Glasgow merchant, he was a student at the Royal Academy Schools, London, from 1818 to 1821. In 1827 he settled in Edinburgh as a portrait painter and became an Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1830. In 1864 he failed by one vote to be elected President of the Royal Scottish Academy. www.artnet.com /library/03/0339/T033978.asp   (320 words)

Barbara Rae RA - Painters - Royal Academicians - Royal Academy of Arts In 1994 and 1999, she won tapestry commissions for The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and for the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, respectively (both carried out by the Edinburgh Tapestry Company). She was made a Member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1992 (ARSA 1980) and a Royal Academician in 1996. She has been a Member of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland since 1995 and was a Member of the Board of the British School at Rome in 1998. royalacademy.org.uk /academicians/painters/barbara-rae-ra,198,AR.html   (372 words)

The Herald Investors yesterday added another £17m on to the market worth of Weir Group after the Scottish engineering giant said underlying annual pre-tax profits would meet the most bullish of City forecasts. OVERJOYED: Molly Campbell, also known as Misbah Iram Ahmed Rana leaves Pakistan's Supreme Court with her father Sajad Ahmed Rana yesterday as the five-month court battle over her future appeared to be over. Tommy Burns last night criticised the disregard shown by the Scottish Football Association as he withdrew from the running to become the next Scotland manager and severed his ties with the national side. www.theherald.co.uk /67673.shtml   (513 words)

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in general - Universities Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in general - Universities Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in general Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in general : A brief introduction... www.dooyoo.co.uk /universities/royal-scottish-academy-of-music-and-drama-in-general   (242 words)

Vintage Art offered by Art Post Gallery, located in Glenview (north of Chicago). Featuring Brown, Campbell, Dalglish, ... Exhibited in the Glasgow Art Gallery, Glasgow Institute, Royal Scottish Academy, and the Royal Scottish Society of Watercolourists. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, the Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, the Glasgow Institute and the Aberdeen Art Society, as well as the Scottish Society of Watercolourists and the Institute of Painters in Watercolour. Exhibited in the Walker Gallery in Liverpool (3), the Manchester City Art Gallery (14), the Royal Academy in London (1), Royal Cambrian Academy (19), and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolourists (48). www.impressionists-oil-painting.com /vintageart.html   (441 words)

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama - RSAMD, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama - RSAMD, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Our international Academy is the UK destination of choice in Music and Drama training for students throughout the world. Scotland has the world’s youngest and most innovative National Theatre, opera and ballet companies, three outstanding orchestras and one of the liveliest performing arts scenes in Europe. www.rsamd.ac.uk   (93 words)

InterSites: Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (RSAMD) - Student View Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) - Student View There are footie tournaments, yoga and hill-walking and students attend clubs and societies at neighbouring universities. Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (RSAMD) - In Depth Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (RSAMD) - Student Life www.intersites.co.uk /6009   (363 words)

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