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Connecting you to art 🖼 Art UK is an art education charity and digital space that connects everyone with the UK's public art collection. Take part in the #OnlineArtExchange every Thursday!
It's #InternationalNudeDay 👀 Read stories about nudes to celebrate 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... 'Untitled (Three Figures in a Landscape)' by Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938) 📷 Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
We're celebrating Gustav Klimt's birthday with the story of the only painting by the Austrian artist on Art UK 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/hypnotic-and-serene-art-uks-only-gustav-klimt-painting 'Portrait of Hermine Gallia' by Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) 📸 National Gallery
How do you make art with fabric and hair? In this episode of Your Art, Unlocked, Adéọlá Dewis visits Glynn Vivian in Swansea to unlock a very personal work by Welsh and Ghanaian artist Anya Paintsil. Listen and follow each week wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://rss.com/podcasts/artuk/
Modigliani was born #OnThisDay in 1884. He painted his sitters with stylised, elongated features and often left their eyes blank 👀 'Portrait of an Unknown Model' by Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) 📸 Manchester Art Gallery
Catch up on this week's episode of our podcast, Your Art Unlocked 🔓 It's all about Laura Ford's pensive cat at University of Warwick 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/your-art-unlocked-laura-fords-pensive-cat-at-the-university-of-warwick-art-collection/ © the artist. 📷 University of Warwick
Would you spend a night in a remote Highland bothy? ⛰️ Writer Samuel Reilly explores how bothies became enduring symbols 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/gimme-shelter-how-scottish-artists-have-sought-solace-in-highland-bothies/ 🧑🎨 David McClure (1926–1998) 📷 National Trust for Scotland
Another heatwave? 🥵 These sleeping nudes found on Art UK feel relatable today. 🧑🎨 G F Watts (1817–1904) 📷 Walker Art Gallery / 🧑🎨 William Etty (1787–1849) 📷 Scarborough Museums and Galleries
Thanks for taking part in today's #OnlineArtExchange 🧡 Next week's theme is summer! 'Sacred Books' by Charlie Holt (b.1947) © the artist. 📷 Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'sacred symbols' with Liverpool Cathedral 🕊️ Share yours with the hashtag to join in! 'The Crucifixion' by Gary Bunt (1957–2025) © The Estate of Gary Bunt. 📷 Rob Battersby / Liverpool Cathedral
Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'sacred symbols' with Liverpool Cathedral 🕊️ Share yours with the hashtag to join in! 'Chapter House, East Window' by John Henry Dearle (1859–1932) 📷 Liverpool Cathedral
Artemisia Gentileschi was born #OnThisDay in 1595. She became one of the most successful painters of the 17th century – rare for any artist, even more so for a woman working in Baroque Italy. 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/artemisia-gentileschi-brilliant-baroque-icon 📷 National Gallery
Explore Glasgow's murals with us 🎨 In the city you'll find plenty of vibrant works, from famous Scottish figures to powerful messages of community and solidarity. Explore over 6,000 murals from across the UK 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view_as/grid/search/2026--work_type:mural
It's World Chocolate Day and we have the perfect podcast episode to celebrate! 🍫 Discover what a chocolate box has to do with this headless sculpture by F. E. McWilliam in this episode of Your Art, Unlocked 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
In this episode of Your Art, Unlocked, curator and art historian Natalie Rudd visits the campus at University of Warwick to unlock a puzzling outdoor sculpture by Laura Ford 😺 Listen and follow each week wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://rss.com/podcasts/artuk/
No one quite captures dappled sunlight like Bessie MacNicol 🤩 Born #OnThisDay, the artist was a leading member of the Glasgow Girls and part of the vibrant Glasgow School movement. 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/artists/macnicol-bessie-18691904 🧑🎨 Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904📷 Glasgow Life Museums
Thanks for taking part in today's USA themed #OnlineArtExchange ❤️ Next week's theme is 'sacred symbols' with Liverpool Cathedral 'Pennsylvania' by Mary Fedden (1915–2012) © the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. 📷 Durham University
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'America' for USA 250 🌟 Discover artworks of the USA's landscapes, people and events 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/search/2026--curation_auto:america-250#america-250-i 'Rainbow over the Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite' by Marianne North (1830–1890) 📷 Kew
Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'America' for USA 250 🌟 Discover artworks of the USA's landscapes, people and events 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/search/2026--curation_auto:america-250#america-250-i 'Utah' by Norman Ackroyd (1938–2024) © the artist's estate. 📷 Aberdeen Art Gallery
Fancy winning a £10 Amazon voucher? All you have to do is fill in our very short survey to let us know if you visit art.uk.org It takes less than a minute to complete 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3RQPK7N Thank you! 💛 'A Moon Rainbow' by Archibald Knox (1864–1933) 📷 Manx National Heritage
This #CreateWeek we are setting you a challenge to reach 4,000 new tags on artworks across Art UK by 7th July. By using our tagging tool you can make art on Art UK easier to search, explore, and enjoy – and you might discover something new! Give it a go 👉 https://artuk.org/participate/tagger
Hello July 🌞 Here's a Curation of artworks celebrating the seventh month of the year 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/a-year-through-art-july 'A July Evening, Douglas Bay' by John Miller Nicholson (1840–1913) 📷 Manx Heritage
How many bums can you fit in one picture? 🤔 In this episode of Your Art, Unlocked, writer and broadcaster Damian Barr visits the Hunterian in Glasgow to unlock a very large and very naked painting by Scottish painter John Duncan Fergusson. Listen and follow 👉 https://rss.com/podcasts/artuk/
Congratulations to the team at The Box Plymouth, which has won the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year Award! You'll find over 3,500 artworks from their collection on Art UK: https://ow.ly/RAE750Zhto9 'A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach' by Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947) 📷 The Box Plymouth
Season two of our podcast Your Art, Unlocked is coming soon! 🔓 It's the perfect time to catch up on the first season. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://rss.com/podcasts/artuk/ 🧑🎨 F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992) © copyright of the FE McWilliam Estate. 📷 F. E. McWilliam Gallery
Thanks for taking part in this week's machines themed #OnlineArtExchange 🖼️ Next week's theme is ‘America' for USA 250 🌟 'Machine Learning by Leo Boyd (b.1977)
Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘Machines’ for 'Tick Tock Marvels, The Playful World of Automata' at Tullie Carlisle Share your pick using the hashtag. 'Anubis in Montmartre' by Paul Spooner 📷 Cabaret Mechanical Theatre.
Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘Machines’ for 'Tick Tock Marvels, The Playful World of Automata' at Tullie Carlisle We'll see you there! 💚 'Valvo the Robot (kinetic sculpture)' by Charles Byrd (1916–2018) © the artist's estate. 📷 Pontypridd Museum
It's #NationalWritingDay and there's not long left to submit your entries for our Write on Art programme for young people ✍️ Find out more 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/write-on-art 'A Girl Writing' by Jan van Hemessen (c.1500–c.1575) 📷 National Gallery
Getting ready for the beach in this heatwave? Art history can give you a few handy tips for inspiration ☀️ 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/letting-it-all-hang-out-the-joy-of-nude-bathing 1) 'Bathers, 1926' by Thomas Saunders Nash (1891– 1968) © the artist's estate. 📷 Manchester Art Gallery
Head to the beach with our latest The Superpower of Looking learning resource 🏖️ Step into Philip Wilson Steer's glorious seascape 'Walberswick, Children Paddling' 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/the-superpower-of-looking-a-trip-to-the-seaside 📸 The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge