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  • The Dancer
    How émigré sculptors defined British sculpture 4 May 2021, Penelope Curtis
  • Centre propeller and port propeller with missing blade, Thompson Graving Dock
    Capturing Northern Ireland’s dynamic shipbuilding history 3 May 2021, Jade King
  • A Garland for May Day
    May Day: celebrating the coming of spring in art 30 April 2021, Victoria Rodrigues O'Donnell
  • c.1905, vintage bromide print, published by Breitkopf & Hartel
    The life and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 28 April 2021, Andrew Shore
  • A Line Made by Walking
    Walking works 23 April 2021, Paul Bonaventura
  • The Macbeths
    Shakespeare's Macbeth: Antony Sher on art historical depictions 19 April 2021, Antony Sher
  • Sarah Forbes Bonetta
    Sarah Forbes Bonetta: from captive to British celebrity 16 April 2021, Lydia Figes
  • A Physician
    Parmigianino and Salviati: Mannerism... or not? 15 April 2021, David Ekserdjian
  • Gulielmus Hogarth
    Self and sensibility: eight self-portraitists of the long eighteenth century 13 April 2021, Tamsin Lee-Woolfe
  • Jacob Wilkinson, a Governor of the East India Company
    The power paunch: body politics and eighteenth-century men's waistlines 12 April 2021, Jon Sleigh
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Artist in focus

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  • The Lesson
    Conroy Maddox: the lifelong British Surrealist 26 April 2021, Anna Niederlander
  • John Hoyland
    John Hoyland: a rebel in non-figurative painting 22 April 2021, Chris Mugan
  • Cut Melons
    From New Zealand to Cornwall: the aesthetic loneliness of Frances Hodgkins 26 March 2021, Mary Kisler
  • Portrait of a Lady
    Flora Lion: rediscovering a talented portraitist 24 March 2021, Pamela Gerrish Nunn
  • Nicole Farhi and Eduardo Paolozzi
    Nicole Farhi on the life and legend of Eduardo Paolozzi 22 March 2021, Nicole Farhi
  • A Glasgow Lodging
    Joan Eardley: an intensity of expression 16 March 2021, Jan Patience
  • Self Portrait on Garnedd Dafydd
    Brenda Chamberlain: painting in isolation 16 March 2021, Maggie Gray
  • William Kent (1685–1748), Architect
    Remembering the art of William Kent 9 March 2021, Charles Saumarez Smith
  • Zimbabwe House, formally the home of the British Medical Association, The Strand, London
    How Jacob Epstein's early works revolutionised British sculpture 4 March 2021, Richard Cork
  • Isabel Rawsthorne
    Isabel Rawsthorne: artist and muse 3 March 2021, Philomena Epps
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Artwork in focus

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  • The Château du Barry at Louveciennes, France
    Joséphine Bowes' 'The Château du Barry at Louveciennes' 5 May 2021, Alison White
  • After the Uprising
    Robert Koenig's 'After the Uprising' 29 April 2021, Tracy Jenkins
  • Scallop: A Conversation with the Sea
    Maggi Hambling's 'Scallop' 20 April 2021, Maggie Hills
  • The Kelpies
    Andy Scott's 'The Kelpies' 14 April 2021, Anthony McIntosh
  • Portrait of Mary Ellen Meredith (1821–1861)
    The painter, the poet and the model's wife: the tragedies of 'The Death of Chatterton' by Henry Wallis 8 April 2021, James Trollope
  • The Assumption of the Virgin
    Heaven and heresy in Francesco Botticini's 'Assumption of the Virgin' 30 March 2021, Martin Kemp
  • Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion
    Capturing bestial humanity: Francis Bacon's 'Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion' 11 March 2021, Philomena Epps
  • Colour Her Gone
    A brief look at Pauline Boty and British Pop Art 8 March 2021, Sarah Jackson
  • (detail), 2004, bronze sculpture by Patricia Cronin (b.1963)
    The power of Patricia Cronin's 'Memorial to a Marriage' 1 February 2021, Laura Bauld
  • 1895, oil on canvas by Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
    Camille Pissarro's magical snowy landscapes 28 January 2021, Ben Luke
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News

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  • Four guides on the Bloomberg Connects app
    Art UK and Bloomberg Philanthropies announce a major partnership 7 April 2021, Art UK and Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Five Open Geometric Structures
    Five years on: celebrating Art UK's fifth birthday 24 February 2021, Andrew Shore
  • 13-royal-west-of-england-academy-1.jpg
    Art UK brings the nation's art to schools through a new digital learning offer 28 January 2021, Andrew Ellis
  • 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
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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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Exhibition in focus

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  • Barbara Hepworth at work in the Palais de Danse studio, St Ives, Cornwall
    Breaking the mould: women artists transforming British sculpture 7 May 2021, Zoë Carlon
  • June 3rd 1938-4
    Between Grace Pailthorpe and Mary Stephenson: the mysterious logic of dreams 27 April 2021, Philomena Epps
  • Angel of Anarchy
    Surrealist of the sea: the symbolism of Eileen Agar 18 March 2021, Ruth Millington
  • 1606, print etching by Antonio Tempesta (1555–1630) published by Pieter de Jode I
    Changing shapes: the art of Metamorphosis 25 February 2021, Helen Cobby
  • 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
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Collection in focus

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  • Kinds of Life
    Enhancing visitor experience through art at Great Ormond Street Hospital 21 April 2021, Kate Phillimore
  • Charterhouse's Great Chamber
    Charterhouse's Tudor Great Chamber: a rare gem survives in London 12 March 2021, Gabriella Swaffield
  • Glyndebourne 1934–1994
    Glyndebourne: a vibrant opera and theatre archive 26 February 2021, Philip Boot
  • 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
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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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  • Children with their junk animals
    Art UK Home School: The Great Big Art Exhibition 18 February 2021, Shane Strachan
  • 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
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