Royal Drawing School
{{Short description|Educational organisation school in London, England}}
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| founder = Prince of Wales
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The Royal Drawing School is a not-for-profit educational organisation and registered charity{{EW charity|1101538}} in Shoreditch, in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was founded in 2000 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and artist Catherine Goodman as The Prince's Drawing School and received its current name in 2014.{{cite news|last1=Knox|first1=James|title=Royal Drawing School receives official title from The Queen|url=http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Royal-Drawing-School-receives-official-title-from-The-Queen/36287|accessdate=19 November 2014|work=The Art Newspaper|date=18 November 2014}}
The school runs full and part-time drawing courses each year for adults and children of all abilities. This includes a postgraduate programme, The Drawing Year, a Foundation Year, public programme and courses for Young Artists aged 10 – 18 yrs.
It is part of The Prince's Charities, a group of not-for-profit organizations affiliated with Charles. In 2006, The Prince's Drawing School received a donation of £85,000 from The Prince's Charities Foundation.
In 2018, works created by The Royal Drawing School and two other charities founded by King Charles were put on display during the Prince & Patron exhibition to mark his 70th birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/prince-patron/buckingham-palace|title=Prince & Patron|publisher=Royal Collection Trust|accessdate=16 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/prince-patron-exhibition-unveiled-buckingham-palace|title=Prince & Patron exhibition unveiled at Buckingham Palace|publisher=The Prince of Wales|date=20 July 2018|accessdate=16 August 2018}}
Sites and collaborations
The Royal Drawing School has two campuses across London: in Shoreditch (where it is based in a converted warehouse) and Trinity Buoy Wharf. The school also collaborates with a number of institutions, including The National Gallery, The British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, National Portrait Gallery and the V&A.{{Cite web|url=http://royaldrawingschool.org/about/facilities/|title=Facilities {{!}} The Royal Drawing School|website=The Royal Drawing School|access-date=2017-01-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://royaldrawingschool.org/about/educational-partners/|title=Educational Partners {{!}} The Royal Drawing School|website=The Royal Drawing School|access-date=2017-01-09}}
Notable alumni
- Claerwen James{{citation | title=The Royal Drawing School Alumni 2004 | publisher= The Royal Drawing School, The Princes Foundation | year=2004 | url=https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/artists/drawing-year-alumni/claerwen-james/}}
- Carl Randall{{citation | title=The Princes Drawing School Alumni – Carl Randall | publisher= The Princes Drawing School, The Princes Foundation | year=2002 | url=http://royaldrawingschool.org/artists/drawing-year-alumni/carl-randall/}}
- Stuart Pearson Wright{{citation | title=The Royal Drawing School Alumni 2002/03 | publisher= The Princes Drawing School, The Princes Foundation | year=2002 | url=http://www.princesdrawingschool.org/whoweare/alumini.html#2002}}
- Catherine Story{{citation | title=The Princes Drawing School Alumni 2004 | publisher= The Royal Drawing School, The Princes Foundation | year=2004 | url=http://royaldrawingschool.org/artists/drawing-year-alumni/catherine-story/}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/ Royal Drawing School]
- [http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/atwork/theprincescharities/ The Prince's Charities]
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Category:Education in the London Borough of Hackney
Category:Art schools in London
Category:Educational institutions established in 2000
Category:2000 establishments in England