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    Desperately young: artists who died in their twenties 2 August 2021, Angela Swanson Jones
  • David Garrick as Richard III
    Hamming it up? A closer look at the genre of theatrical portraits 23 July 2021, Jon Sleigh
  • Single-Volume Qur'an with Depictions of the Two Holy Sanctuaries
    Mecca in many mediums: representations of the holy cities of Islam 20 July 2021, Waqās Ahmed
  • The General Strike
    Women artists of the 1920s: politics, progress and pushback 14 July 2021, Alicia Foster
  • A Māori bartering a crayfish with Joseph Banks
    Captain Cook: a complex legacy 12 July 2021, Samuel Doering
  • The Woman with a Glove
    Glamour of the glove: a brief art history 8 July 2021, Lucy Ellis
  • The Male Graze for Art Night, Compton Verney
    Billboards in Britain: the Guerrilla Girls expose bad male behaviour 30 June 2021, Lydia Figes
  • Baroness Floella Benjamin (b.1949), OBE, DL
    Recognising Black achievement: ten sitters in sculpture 15 June 2021, Andrew Shore
  • Girl with a Cigarette
    Got a light? Smoking in art 2 June 2021, Jon Sleigh
  • The Arch of Titus, Rome
    When in Rome: an artistic obsession with the ancient city 25 May 2021, Jonathan Hajdamach
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Artist in focus

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  • Camden Town, Regent's Canal
    Käthe Strenitz: a refugee's vision of London 30 July 2021, James Trollope
  • Sophie Taeuber with her Dada head
    Sophie Taeuber-Arp: on applied arts and authenticity 29 July 2021, Lydia Figes
  • Portrait of Keith Rand
    Keith Rand: extending sculptural possibilities 27 July 2021, Robin H. Rodger
  • Trees and Works
    The aerial and apocalyptic landscapes of Carol Rhodes 19 July 2021, Ashley Tan
  • Jug from Ben Nicholson's studio
    The still life of a jug: inside the studio of Ben Nicholson 13 July 2021, Louise Weller
  • Going to the Match
    Did you know that L. S. Lowry was taught by a French Impressionist? 13 July 2021, Cecilia Lyon
  • lithograph by G. Engelmann (1788–1839)
    Sarah Biffin: the celebrated nineteenth-century artist born without arms or legs 5 July 2021, Essaka Joshua
  • Titania Sleeping
    Richard Dadd and the magical genre of Victorian fairy painting 29 June 2021, Nina Allan
  • Veronica Ryan at Spike Island
    The allusive sculptural work of Veronica Ryan 22 June 2021, Imelda Barnard
  • John Bellany RA
    The evocative figurative paintings of Scottish artist John Bellany 18 June 2021, Chris Mugan
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Artwork in focus

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  • Evelyn De Morgan
    Evelyn De Morgan's 'Lux in Tenebris' 21 July 2021, Sarah Hardy
  • Hibiscus Flower
    William Ranken's 'Hibiscus Flower' 6 July 2021, Louise Dunning
  • Hornet with Wild Roses
    Tirzah Garwood's 'Hornet with Wild Roses' 24 June 2021, Nicola Jeffs
  • I Was There IV
    Barbara Walker's 'I Was There IV' 21 June 2021, Julia Carver
  • Riace III
    Elisabeth Frink's 'Riace III' 14 June 2021, Jo Baring
  • The Light Pours Out of Me
    Anya Gallaccio's 'The Light Pours Out of Me' 11 June 2021, Claire Feeley
  • Girl with a Kitten
    Kitty Garman in Lucian Freud's 'Girl with a Kitten' 1 June 2021, Chloë Ashby
  • Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match
    Framing (and reframing) Zoffany's painting, 'Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match' 24 May 2021, Hassan Vawda
  • Woman in a Red Dress
    Gabriel Metsu's 'Woman in a Red Dress' 18 May 2021, Charlotte Holmes and Gabriella de la Rosa
  • The Château du Barry at Louveciennes, France
    Joséphine Bowes' 'The Château du Barry at Louveciennes' 5 May 2021, Alison White
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News

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  • The Art UK guide on the Bloomberg Connects app
    Launching the Art UK guide on the Bloomberg Connects app 16 July 2021, Ben Reiss
  • Clothes I Wore #13
    Leading artists support Art UK in September 2021 fundraising auction 15 July 2021, Andrew Ellis
  • Woodblock print by Tosinobu Yamazaki (1857–1886)
    Explore new collections and artists on the Art UK Shop 6 July 2021, Camilla Stewart
  • SMART Art Agency explore Kenny Hunter's 'Youth with Split Apple' in Old Aberdeen
    A sculpture for Tillydrone: an Aberdeen community gets creative 28 June 2021, Shane Strachan
  • Maarten Roes Francken
    Volunteers' Week: Maarten Roes Francken 7 June 2021, Maarten Roes Francken
  • Tracy's collage of Art UK volunteer selfies
    Ten things Art UK has learnt about supporting volunteers 7 June 2021, Tracy Jenkins
  • Helen Chester
    Volunteers' Week: Helen Chester 6 June 2021, Helen Chester
  • Lawrence Suss
    Volunteers' Week: Lawrence Suss 5 June 2021, Lawrence Suss
  • Susan Dawson
    Volunteers' Week: Susan Dawson 4 June 2021, Susan Dawson
  • Mike Longhurst at The Regiment of Trees
    Volunteers' Week: Mike Longhurst 3 June 2021, Mike Longhurst
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Artist interview

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  • Figure in a Landscape
    From Germany to Cornwall: the life of painter Karl Weschke 26 July 2021, Matthew Retallick
  • Centofolia
    A portrait without likeness: an interview with Alison Watt 16 July 2021, Susan Mansfield
  • Punctuation is pretty popular: nobody wants to admit to much
    Raw materials: an interview with Karla Black 7 July 2021, Chitra Ramaswamy
  • Nahem Shoa
    An interview with Nahem Shoa: portraying the 'Face of Britain' 23 December 2020, Siham Ali
  • Werdendes
    An interview with Tony Cragg: sculpture from Britain to Berlin 16 December 2020, Jon Wood
  • Joyce W. Cairns in her studio
    Joyce W. Cairns: painter and first woman President of the Royal Scottish Academy 27 November 2020, Tom Normand
  • Portrait of Thomas J. Price
    Thomas J. Price on what it means to be a Black British artist working today 13 November 2020, Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams
  • Chantal Joffe at Arnolfini
    Painting the personal: in conversation with Chantal Joffe 21 October 2020, Ruth Millington
  • Leaves
    Sculpting in steel: an interview with Sokari Douglas Camp 19 October 2020, Leah Sinclair
  • Tony Daley in his studio
    Tony Daley: the art of teaching, chasing beauty, and life in lockdown 17 September 2020, Hollie Douglas
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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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  • Burns Monument, Edinburgh
    Edinburgh Art Festival: six shows not to miss 28 July 2021, Rhona Taylor
  • The New Picturesque (Johnstone Castle)
    Earthbound: contemporary landscape in a delicate world 22 July 2021, Ned McConnell
  • Barbara Hepworth with the plaster of 'Figure for Landscape' and bronze cast of 'Figure (Archaean)'
    Barbara Hepworth: enduring expression through sculpture 1 July 2021, Eleanor Clayton
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    Gertrude Stein: a champion of avant-garde culture 23 June 2021, Cora Chalaby
  • Textile design: tobacco flower
    Glasgow International: six shows not to miss 8 June 2021, Rhona Taylor
  • Horoscope of Iskandar Sultan
    Epic Iran: Persian art at the V&A 27 May 2021, Tim Cornwell
  • The Paradise Edict
    Paradise lost: Michael Armitage's layered depictions of Africa 20 May 2021, Imelda Barnard
  • Telephone Torment (Le supplice du téléphone)
    Brutal beauty: the outsider art of Jean Dubuffet 17 May 2021, Eleanor Nairne
  • No. 1048 Mesh
    Rana Begum: sensory and hopeful forms 11 May 2021, Chloë Ashby
  • 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
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Collection in focus

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  • Samuel Richardson's books
    The Stationers' Company collection: a British history of publishing 9 July 2021, John Peacock and Margaret Willes
  • Stained glass window at All Saints Church, Farnborough, West Berkshire
    Painting in coloured light: the modern stained glass designs of John Piper 31 May 2021, Natalie Patel
  • Black British History is British History
    Black Outdoor Art: creativity in action 28 May 2021, Greg Bunbury
  • 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
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Being...

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  • Francis Raeymaekers, Curator at Marchmont House
    Being... Francis Raeymaekers, Curator at Marchmont House 2 July 2021, Francis Raeymaekers
  • Visiting Do Ho Suh's 'Bridging Home' near Liverpool Street
    Being... Wells Fray-Smith, Assistant Curator: Special Projects, Whitechapel Gallery 28 June 2021, Wells Fray-Smith
  • Curator Claire Craig in front of the Travelling Gallery ahead of the exhibition 'Displaced'
    Being... Claire Craig, Curator at Travelling Gallery 25 May 2021, Claire Craig
  • 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
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    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
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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
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    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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