Royal Academy of Arts the 21st century it is considered less fashionable than in earlier centuries, and has been largely ignored by the Brit Artists and their patrons. But, Tracey Emin exhibited in the 2005 show. In March 2007 Emin accepted the Academy's invitation to become a Royal Academician, commenting in her weekly newspaper column that, "It doesn't mean that I have become more conformist; it means that the Royal Academy has become more open, which is healthy and brilliant." Anyone who wishes may submit pictures for inclusion in the summer exhibition; those selected are displayed alongside the works of the Academicians. Many of
Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry The Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry (German: "Königliche-Sächsische Forstakademie") in Tharandt, Saxony, near Dresden, was founded by silviculturalist Heinrich Cotta in 1811. Established in conjunction with the school, and later integrated with it, was the Forstbotanischer Garten Tharandt, one of the oldest arboreta in the world. Its legacy lives on today as a campus of the Dresden University of Technology and site of that institution's Department of Forestry. In Saxony, as in other parts of Germany, there were concerns that forests were being over-exploited, and needed to be properly managed. In 1810 Cotta was appointed