The Royal Drawing School's International Teaching and Art Residency, India

An Arts for India exhibition was held at the School’s Oxford Street studios in June 2014 displaying works made in India by Drawing Year alumni who had participated in the Royal Drawing School's International Teaching and Art Residency. The event was part of Arts for India’s initiative in establishing London’s first ‘Indian Art Week’, in collaboration with Sotheby’s and Christie’s, with sponsorship from JP Morgan. Arts for India is the UK-based charity which raises funds to support (amongst other things) the School’s educational partnership with IIFA.

There are currently four alumni participating in the 2014 residency: Kristian Fletcher, Rebecca Harper, Kathryn Maple and Leon Pozniakow. They will be teaching and working at IIFA in Modinagar, Delhi, from October to December. For the third year running, veteran IIFA tutor Emma Seach will accompany them for the first month as co-ordinator.

Stella McCartney Event

Five of our alumni were resident artists at a high-profile fashion event this September at the Royal Academy of Science, organised by Livia Firth with support of Anna Wintour, to showcase a new collection by Stella MacCartney as part of Eco Age’s Green Carpet Challenge.

Dumfries House

Three Drawing Year alumni, Dan MacCarthy, Claire Price and George Rice-Smith, were invited to Dumfries House in East Ayrshire, Scotland, to spend a week drawing in the walled garden in celebration of its opening by HRH the Queen on the 2nd July 2014.

Mercer Chance

Alumni Rachel Mercer and Michael Chance have opened their own gallery, Mercer Chance on Hoxton Street. They had a busy opening night at the end of October and are looking forward to showing new work by Drawing Year alumni over the coming months.