Meet the Royal College of Art in San Francisco

Studying at the Royal College of Art places you at the heart of London: a city internationally renowned for its creativity, culture and diversity - the perfect place to develop your creative career in. What do prospective students need to know about living and studying in the UK?

You’re invited to meet Dr Kamini Vellodi in San Francisco for an in-person conversation about studying at the RCA.

Monday 21 October 2024, 5.30-8.30pm

5.30pm - Guest arrivals and refreshments

6.00pm - About the RCA presentation and Q&A

8.30pm - End

We'd love you to join for all parts of the event but if you can only join for part of it, that's fine too.

• Those interested in postgraduate study at the Royal College of Art
• Current RCA applicants and offer-holders
• Friends and family are also welcome to join, though please ensure they have a ticket

You don't have to specialise in any discipline to attend this event: we welcome guests planning to apply to all subject areas.

(Head of Painting MA programme)

Dr Kamini Vellodi's work across teaching, research and leadership brings together a commitment to the interfaces of theory, history, and practice, to painting as a mode of thinking and to nurturing practice research cultures.

Dr Kamini Vellodi joined the RCA in 2024 from Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, where she was Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Theory and History of Art, and Director of Research. An alumnus of the RCA Painting programme, she completed her PhD in Philosophy from the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Middlesex University, in 2012.

Kamini researches and publishes extensively in the fields of modern and contemporary European philosophy and critical theory, philosophies of art, theories and critical historiographies of art history, contemporary visual arts and theories of the image. Recent books include Tintoretto’s Difference. Deleuze, Diagrammatics and Art History (Bloomsbury, 2019), and Grey on Grey. At the Threshold of Philosophy and Art (Edinburgh University Press 2023), and she is Series Editor of Refractions. At the Borders of Art History and Philosophy (Edinburgh University Press). She has held senior academic roles and taught widely across departments of fine art practice, art history, visual culture and philosophy, nationally and internationally, and has been a visiting fellow/faculty at universities around the world including the University of California at Berkeley and Parsons School of Design.

The event is free to attend, but please note that places are limited. Pre-booking is essential to guarantee your spot.

We are continually adding to our diverse programme of events: conversations on key topics such as funding advice and portfolio development, symposia, exhibitions, open days and more. Many are free and open to the public.

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