No wonder it is so painful to conclude that they are untrue. To challenge them is considered, at best, silly and, at worst, sinister-even un-American. This version holds that America was founded on public education that education was not widely available before the introduction of public schools that our government-run system is responsible for widespread literacy and universal school attendance and that this system is as American as our Constitution, our flag, and our democracy.Īll four statements are widely accepted as conventional wisdom. It’s that most of us have implicitly bought into a version of history that narrowly limits the debate and thus limits our ability to question, in any fundamental sense, the status quo. But forgetfulness is the plague of our alley.” It’s not just national forgetfulness that plagues our discussion of education reform. In his short story, “Children of the Alley,” Nobel prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz writes, “Good examples would not be wasted on our alley were it not afflicted with forgetfulness. This page is currently in development and reflections and images from scholars will continue to be added over the coming months.The power of memory is central, not just to the life of a person, but to the life of a people. In 2021, to celebrate its milestone fortieth anniversary, an exhibition curated by Mary Bourne RSA and a publication were put together to highlight the breadth and diversity of the practices the Scholarship has supported and the lasting impact it has had on the Scholars involved.Ī full list of John Kinross Scholars by year can be found below. From its modest beginnings, the Scholarship has grown to be the most important travelling award the RSA has ever administered, and the current guidelines continue to reflect the spirit in which the Scholarship was originally envisioned. Since the John Kinross Memorial Fund was established in 1981 by J B Kinross CBE HRSA in memory of his father, architect John Kinross RSA, it has supported over 450 emerging artists and distributed over £730,000 in funds (2021 figures).
Upon their return,Įxamples of scholars’ work are accessioned to the Collection of the Royal Scottish Academy. Each year the RSA John Kinross Scholarship enables ten final year and postgraduate art and architecture students the opportunity to research and develop their practice in Florence for up to three months. Florence has been an inspiration to generations of artists and architects and this opportunity allows successful applicants to experience the city’s magnificent history, study its art and architecture, learn the language and create a visual record of their experience.
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