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  • 1905, photograph by unknown photographer
    Facing the new century: women artists 1900–1909 18 January 2021, Alicia Foster
  • Interior of a Picture Gallery with the Collection of Cardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzaga
    The art hoarder: clutter and compulsive collecting 15 January 2021, Jon Sleigh
  • The Burn
    Ten artists to follow on Instagram in 2021 13 January 2021, Lydia Figes
  • The Pass of Saint Gotthard, Switzerland
    Painting the world: British artists abroad 7 January 2021, Jonathan Hajdamach
  • Saint Lucy
    Saintly symbols: how to identify ten female saints in art 4 January 2021, Lucy Ellis
  • The Tomb of the Diver (detail from the underside of the top slab of the grave)
    Wild waters: a life aquatic in art 22 December 2020, Paul Bonaventura
  • Trophies of Empire
    Postcolonial art: eight artists addressing empire, colonial histories and black identities 14 December 2020, Chloe Austin
  • Illustration from 'Toshin seiyo' ('The essentials of smallpox')
    The smallpox vaccine, Edward Jenner and a cow called Blossom 10 December 2020, Jade King
  • 1894, oil on canvas by John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)
    Tragic love: representing the downfall of Shakespeare's Ophelia 9 December 2020, Chloe Esslemont
  • A European Ambassador in the Second Court of the Topkapi Palace
    Ambassadorial receptions: the diplomatic art of maintaining good relations 3 December 2020, Estelle Paranque
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Art Matters podcast

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  • Olympic Games poster, Stockholm 2012
    Art Matters podcast: art at the Olympics 27 October 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Self Portrait
    Art Matters podcast: the art of love 13 October 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • 25,000 BC, engraving on a mammoth tusk, discovered in Pavlov in the Czech Republic
    Art Matters podcast: the artistry behind maps 29 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Golders Green
    Art Matters podcast: poster designs for the London Underground 15 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • c.1599, oil on canvas by Caravaggio (1571–1610)
    Art Matters podcast: art good enough to eat 1 September 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Plague in London
    Art Matters podcast: 1666 – a year of plague, fire and war, told through art 18 August 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • c.1503, oil on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
    Art Matters podcast: psychoanalysing art 4 August 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Job
    Art Matters podcast: art and advertising 21 July 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • 2017, front cover of book by Mark Godfrey and Zoe Whitley, published by Tate
    Art Matters podcast: soul of a nation 16 June 2020, Ferren Gipson
  • Skegness is So Bracing
    Art Matters podcast: the art of twentieth-century British railway posters 2 June 2020, Ferren Gipson
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News

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  • Photography Manager Jessie Maucor photographs sculpture at National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh
    Rediscovering our sculpture: an Art UK symposium, 11th–12th March 2021 18 January 2021, Katey Goodwin
  • Mary Beard
    Art UK's Patron for 2021 is Mary Beard 12 January 2021, Art UK
  • Children at Southampton City Art Gallery try out sculpture making
    Sculpture Around You: engaging people with their local sculpture 6 January 2021, Selina Levinson Drake
  • James Rennie students at a Masterpieces in Schools event
    Reflecting on Masterpieces in SEND Schools 21 December 2020, Shane Strachan
  • Based on the popular meme from the MERL
    Christmas gifts that keep on giving 17 November 2020, Alexandra Colton
  • Write on Art 2020
    Write on Art: the winners 2020 19 October 2020, Andrew Shore
  • 1883, oil on canvas by William Samuel Jay (1843–1933)
    Cosy up for the cold: autumn and winter art prints from the Art UK Shop 13 October 2020, Alexandra Colton
  • Framed print of 'Untitled, 05/99 (RSW 2000)'
    Perfect prints for every room 8 September 2020, Alexandra Colton
  • Framed print of 'Seaside'
    Staycation appreciation with the Art UK Shop 11 August 2020, Alexandra Colton
  • Framed prints of botanical artworks from the Wellcome Collection
    Blooming botanical gifts and nature-inspired prints from the Art UK Shop 28 July 2020, Alexandra Colton
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Artist in focus

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  • 1937, bromide print by Associated Press
    Harold Knight: uncovering Britain's pacifist portraitist 25 January 2021, Ruth Millington
  • Duncan Grant
    The innate talent of Duncan Grant 21 January 2021, Frances Spalding
  • William Powell Frith
    From Charles Dickens to scenes of Victorian life: the works of William Powell Frith 20 January 2021, Andrew Shore
  • Tre'r Ceiri
    Kyffin Williams: prolific Welsh painter of melancholy mountains 11 January 2021, Rian Evans
  • Nahem Shoa
    An interview with Nahem Shoa: portraying the 'Face of Britain' 23 December 2020, Siham Ali
  • Fish Magic
    The surreal and celestial compositions of Paul Klee 18 December 2020, Chloë Ashby
  • 1940s, unknown photographer
    In praise of teachers: the art and writing of Evelyn Gibbs 17 December 2020, Alicia Foster
  • Werdendes
    An interview with Tony Cragg: sculpture from Britain to Berlin 16 December 2020, Jon Wood
  • Vessel
    The power of Helen Frankenthaler's lyrical abstractions 11 December 2020, Lydia Figes
  • David Bomberg
    Artist, teacher and provocateur: the legacy of David Bomberg 4 December 2020, Lydia Figes
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Artwork in focus

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  • The Cripples
    Disability and debate: 'The Cripples' by L. S. Lowry 10 November 2020, Chloe Smith
  • William MacGregor, an Edinburgh Porter
    A portrait of William McGregor by James Cumming 5 November 2020, Duncan Macmillan
  • Interior of St Mark's, Venice
    A John Piper jewel at Benjamin Britten's home, The Red House 2 November 2020, Christopher Hilton
  • Standing Figure with African Masks
    Write on Art: 'Standing Figure with African Masks' by Claudette Johnson 23 October 2020, Izzy Ajani
  • Woman at a Window
    Write on Art: 'Woman at a Window' by Edgar Degas 22 October 2020, Florence Wolter
  • Cottage and Figure I
    Write on Art: 'Cottage and Figure I' by Jack Simcock 21 October 2020, Imogen Hodgkins
  • The Broken Mirror
    Write on Art: 'The Broken Mirror' by Jean-Baptiste Greuze 20 October 2020, Ruby Langan-Hughes
  • 'Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse' (left) and 'Princess Alice with Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse' (right)
    Gustav Pope’s 'The Music Room': discovering a portrait of three princesses 30 September 2020, César Guerra-Acevedo
  • 19th C, marble after Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) and after Ercole Ferrata (1610–1686)
    An elephant in Enniskillen 30 July 2020, Loyd Grossman
  • Notre-Dame
    Henri Matisse's 'Notre-Dame' 29 June 2020, Ben Luke
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Exhibition in focus

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  • 1992, digital print on paper by Richard Hamilton (1922–2011)
    Richard Hamilton: the pioneer of British Pop Art 25 January 2021, Chris Mugan
  • Found Drowned
    Art for reform and social change in Victorian Britain 18 November 2020, Chloe Ward
  • A Caricature of Greenwich Pensioners
    The neglected history of Black mariners 15 October 2020, S. I. Martin
  • Sexist Crabs Performance, Portland Bill Sculpture Park
    Neo Naturists at Towner: Christine and Jennifer Binnie curate an exhibition 25 September 2020, Philomena Epps
  • Theatre 'pair poster', London Transport
    Barnett Freedman: between art and innovative design 9 September 2020, Emma Mason
  • Girl
    Nude and naked: a stripped down look at post-war sculpture 15 July 2020, Julia Carver
  • Cecil Beaton
    Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things 6 July 2020, Philomena Epps
  • Adam and Eve
    The legacies of Lucas Cranach the elder: Renaissance painter of temptation 3 July 2020, Maya Binkin
  • End of Land I
    On the brink of a climate emergency: Caroline Lucas curates the Towner Collection 1 July 2020, Sara Cooper
  • Queer Frontiers
    ARTIQ presents 'Queer Frontiers 2020' 24 June 2020, Sara Tenti
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Collection in focus

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  • Maggie Keswick Jencks in her garden in Portrack, Scotland
    Art for Maggie's: works of art making a difference 7 December 2020, Sandy Nairne
  • Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Pioneering women at the Royal Scottish Academy 26 November 2020, Alice Strang
  • Thomas Killigrew (1611–1682) with a Mastiff
    Weston Park's prestigious painting collection joins Art UK 17 August 2020, Gareth J. L. Williams
  • Armour
    The Royal College of General Practitioners features the Pharmacopoeia collective 4 August 2020, Sharon Messenger
  • Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965)
    Winston Churchill in Gallery Oldham: a complex legacy 24 July 2020, Rabia Begum
  • A View over Bushey from Clay Hill
    Hubert von Herkomer and the Bushey art colony 13 July 2020, Pat Woollard
  • Impressions of the Boulevard: Woman with a Veil
    Modern Italian sculpture at the Estorick Collection 2 July 2020, Kate Devine
  • Alice Holding a Toy Fish
    Introducing the Robert Lenkiewicz Liverpool Collection 1 July 2020, Alice Lenkiewicz
  • Still from 'A Season Outside'
    Postcolonial interpretations of the art collections at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery 23 June 2020, Julia Carver and Jenny Gaschke
  • Design
    A brief history of women at the Royal Academy 5 June 2020, Helen Record
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Being...

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  • Louise Dunning (left) and Abi Spinks (right) in Nottingham City Museums Collections Centre
    Being... Louise Dunning and Abi Spinks, Curators of Fine and Decorative Art, Nottingham City Museums 5 January 2021, Louise Dunning and Abi Spinks
  • Gemma at Guildford House Gallery Café with a slice of coffee cake
    Being... Gemma Haigh, Curatorial Assistant at Guildford Heritage Services, Guildford Borough Council 4 June 2020, Gemma Haigh
  • Georgina at a London Transport Museum event
    Being… Georgina Cheung, a freelancer in heritage and culture 29 April 2020, Georgina Cheung
  • Adam, Jon Daniel and Yazz Vanducci, in front of Jon’s 'Afro Supa Hero' exhibition
    Being... Adam Duckworth, Education Demonstrator at the International Slavery Museum 1 April 2020, Adam Duckworth
  • Faye at work
    Being... Faye Fornasier, Digitisation, Database, and Cataloguing Manager, Courtauld Institute of Art 4 March 2020, Faye Fornasier
  • Hendra-Selfie.jpg
    Being... Lawrence Hendra, Director at Philip Mould & Company 23 January 2020, Lawrence Hendra
  • Fiona upstairs in the Koestler Arts building
    Being... Fiona Curran, Director of Arts at Koestler Arts 3 January 2020, Fiona Curran
  • Melanie Aram
    Being... Melanie Aram, Head of Major Gifts & Appeals, National Portrait Gallery 11 November 2019, Melanie Aram
  • Matthew delivering a Magic Lantern session
    Being... Matthew Sanders, Director, Magic Lantern 25 October 2019, Matthew Sanders
  • Simon Brown
    Being... Simon Brown, Curator at Newstead Abbey, and Project Curator at the National Justice Museum 17 September 2019, Simon Brown
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Art UK Home School

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  • Yellow Helicopter
    Art UK Home School: create a softer world with Brendan Jamison 15 December 2020, Shane Strachan
  • front cover of book by Bob and Roberta Smith, published by Thames & Hudson
    Art UK Home School: draw five inspirational objects with Bob and Roberta Smith 8 December 2020, Selina Levinson Drake
  • Jo Taylor's ITV ident
    Art UK Home School: create your own logo 16 November 2020, Jo Taylor
  • The unveiling with model
    Art UK Home School: telling stories through sculpture with Hazel Reeves 24 September 2020, Hazel Reeves
  • 1-ania-bas725px-1.jpg
    Art UK Home School: make your own colour sculpture 27 August 2020, Ania Bas
  • Chameleon
    Art UK Home School: create a wire hybrid creature 13 August 2020, Fiona Campbell
  • Pedestal diagram
    Art UK Home School: who's on the pedestal? 30 July 2020, Sam Ayre
  • Stranger VII
    Art UK Home School: take flight with a winged sculpture! 16 July 2020, Shane Strachan
  • Weaving with a haiku in Doric
    Art UK Home School: write a summer haiku 2 July 2020, Shane Strachan
  • White Rhythm
    Art UK Home School: make a 'White Rhythm' sculpture with Robert Erskine 24 June 2020, Katie Roberts
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