Considered the highest recognition the College can bestow upon an individual to celebrate exceptional accomplishment, The Royal College of Art (RCA) has awarded acclaimed musician Nick Cave with an Honorary Doctorate,
On September 23, the Honorary Doctorate from the world’s leading art and design university was presented by Chancellor of the RCA, Sir Jony Ive, in a convocation ceremony at the iconic Royal Festival Hall, where more than one thousand students graduated in the fields of Design and Communication.
In an address to the graduates, Nick Cave said: “Through my associations with art students I’ve learnt a lot about the nature of art. Not just about the idea of perseverance, and application, and showing up, but rather something about the concept of authenticity. I learnt that art itself and in my case songwriting has a remarkable ability to be able to reach inside us and to reveal our true nature.” “I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for this great honour. And to congratulate everyone here. We are the guardians of the soul of the world. And this role is extremely acutely necessary at this time. So go forth.”
This year, the Royal College of Art has also bestowed the following Honorary Fellowships:
Sunil Gupta
Professor Rachel Cooper OBE (posthumously)
Marion Deuchars
Dr Sigrid Rausing
Ed Williams
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Amelia Troubridge