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Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is autumn 🍂 Share your picks using the hashtag to join in. 'Autumn Leaves' by John Everett Millais (1829–1896) 📷 Manchester Art Gallery

Four girls dressed in dark Victorian clothing stand around a large pile of autumn leaves in a somber outdoor setting at dusk.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

May Morris was not only William Morris’ daughter, but a talented artist and designer in her own right. Watch the first episode of our new series exploring the ‘May Morris: Crafting a Legacy’ exhibition at Lady Lever Art Gallery 👉 youtu.be/IFrpbzZSgVs?...

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The New Glasgow Boy with an eclectic vision ⚡ Read about artist Adrian Wiszniewski in this story 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/adrian-w… 🧑‍🎨 Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958) © the artist / Bridgeman. 📷 Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

Self portrait of Adrian - a man with red hair, wearing a white collared shirt and red jacket against a dark swirling background.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A fab gold, silver and bronze #OnlineArtExchange ✨ Next week's theme is autumn 🍂 'Silver' by William Nicholson (1872–1949) 📷 Tate

Still life painting featuring a silver teapot, a smaller metal pitcher and utensils on a crumpled white cloth over a wooden surface.

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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is gold, silver & bronze. We chose A Golden Dream (1893) by Thomas Cooper Gotch, owned by The Harris. Gotch drew on fables and folklore, often leaving his sources mysterious. 🍎✨ #ThomasCooperGotch #NewlynSchool #BritishArt

A young woman in a green dress with a red sash reaches toward golden leaves and fruit on a tree branch in a lush, autumnal garden setting.

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Chippenham Museum @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is gold, silver and bronze! 🥇 'Self Portrait Olympic Stadium' shows the artist during the construction of the main Olympic Stadium for the London 2012 Olympics. 🖼️ Self Portrait Olympic Stadium, 2009, Marianne Fox Ockinga, woodcut

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Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Reader Reunited We've chosen these two bronzes by Ivan Meštrović for today's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social Lord Brotherton and his niece-in-law Dorothy Una Ratcliffe have been reunited in our exhibition Who am I to you? thanks to a loan from our pals @leedsmuseums.bsky.social

Two bronze sculptures on a white plinth. One is the head and torso of a man and the other is a woman sitting reading.

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Elisabeth Hungría @helisabethhh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For today's #OnlineArtExchange, we step into the Belle Époque with Charles Hoffbauer's "In the Restaurant" (1907). A canvas breathing with metallic light: shimmering gold sequins, a veil of sheer silver, and amber whispers of bronze. (The Hermitage Collection) @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Oil painting titled "In the Restaurant" (1907) by Charles Hoffbauer. A glamorous woman stands in the foreground of a softly lit Belle Époque restaurant. She wears an elegant, shimmering evening gown covered in gold sequins, paired with a sheer silver shawl and a red rose at her chest. In the background, other patrons sit at tables covered with white cloths under a warm, amber glow.

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Ana Bolena & Tudor @anabolenaaa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Melodies dressed in precious metals for #OnlineArtExchange. Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst’s 'Woman with a Lute' pours liquid gold over her cloak, whispers glints of silver in her lace, and strikes an eternal bronze chord. Pure Caravaggesque light. @artukdotorg.bsky.social

A Caravaggesque oil painting of a woman looking over her shoulder with a captivating smile. She wears a voluminous cloak in deep golden and amber hues, a delicate white lace collar, and a translucent black veil adorned with large white and yellow feathers on her head. She holds the neck of a wooden lute, ready to play. The background is a warm, neutral ochre tone.

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Desailaur Bersir @desailaur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For today's #OnlineArtExchange theme "gold, silver and bronze", here is the historic Casa Cazuffi in Trento, Italy. Its 16th-century Renaissance frescoes by Marcello Fogolino glow with the quiet warmth of ancient gold, bronze, and sun-drenched stone. @artukdotorg.bsky.social

A detailed close-up of the historic facade of Casa Cazuffi in Trento, Italy. The exterior wall is covered in intricate, weathered 16th-century Renaissance frescoes displaying classical figures and ornamental patterns. The warm colors feature shades of faded gold, bronze, and cream. Two dark, arched windows frame a decorative central figure, and a classic black iron balcony with lush green plants hangs beneath them.

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Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🥇🥈🥉 Gold, silver, bronze - what we treat as a modern podium standard is actually a centuries-old story of status, value and symbolism. Long before they defined modern sport, these metals formed a universal language of achievement, from ancient trade and value systems to 19th-century competitions.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is gold, silver and bronze ✨ Watch on for a brief history of gold! Read the story 'Colour in art: a brief history of gold' on Art UK 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto...

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our new digital skills guides for collections are now available! 🎨 We have created a series of free resources to help museums, galleries and collections make the most of their online presence, from digital marketing to content creation. Explore the guides 👉 lnkd.in/ej836sZ3

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy autumn equinox! 🍂 Explore autumn artworks 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/falling-… 'Autumn Equinox' by Joyce W. Cairns (b.1947) © the artist. 📷 @abdnartmuseums.bsky.social

Surreal painting featuring intertwined swans with elongated necks amidst abstract organic shapes and muted earthy tones.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Landscapes and letters 💌 Read about Mary Wood's little-known manuscript book 'Sketches in Gower' in this new story 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/landscap… 🧑‍🎨 Mary Wood (1822–1903) 📷 Swansea Museum

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We're sad to hear of the death of broadcaster, playwright and critic Bonnie Greer 💞 This portrait of Greer is by Maud Sulter, who was born #OnThisDay in 1960. 'Bonnie Greer' by Maud Sulter (1960–2008) © Estate of Maud Sulter. All rights reserved, 2026 DACS. 📷 National Portrait Gallery

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another fab #OnlineArtExchange, thanks for taking part! Next week's theme is 'gold, silver and bronze' 💫 'Rural Landscape' by Edgar Rowley Smart (1887–1934) 📷 Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service

Gentle rolling hills with scattered trees and a distant village under a soft, muted sky in a watercolor landscape.

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Chippenham Museum @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For this week's 'rural' theme, we're sharing this etching by Robin Tanner. Inspired by country labours, the landscape is based on the area around Corsham and Slaughterford. 🖼️ Wiltshire Hedger, 1928, Robin Tanner, etching on paper, Golder-Thompson Gift @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange 🍂

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Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're out in the countryside for today's #rural #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social for The Argyll Collection on Tour #RSA200 We've chosen the drawings of Alexander Cozens with their charming details of rural life. Can you spot the sheep and the spire? 🐑

Drawing in shades of brown of a hut on a small hill with a shepherd and a flock of sheep nearby.

Drawing in shades of brown of a hilly landscape with a tiny spire in the valley.

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Royal Scottish Academy @royalscottishacad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're looking at rural art for this week's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social to celebrate the Argyll Collection on Tour: Part of RSA200. Our pick is Sylvia Wishart RSA's Hoy Sound!

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Elisabeth Hungría @helisabethhh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My pick for today’s #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'The Hay Wain' (1821) by John Constable. To me, this iconic masterpiece perfectly captures the heart and soul of the rural landscape and countryside life. Beautiful! @artukdotorg.bsky.social

A classical landscape oil painting titled 'The Hay Wain' by John Constable. It shows a wooden horse-drawn cart crossing a shallow river in the English countryside. There is a traditional cottage on the left, lush green trees, a dog on the riverbank, and a wide sky filled with dramatic clouds.

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Ana Bolena & Tudor @anabolenaaa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My entry for today’s #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'Le Gué' (Cows on the Banks of the Gue), painted by Camille Corot around 1870. I’m completely captivated by how he captures the calm water reflections and that soft, atmospheric evening sky. Pure peacefulness. @artukdotorg.bsky.social

A realistic oil painting depicting a serene rural landscape at sunset. In the foreground, there is a shallow stream with golden reflections in the water, where one cow stands and two others rest on the right bank. To the left, a shepherdess holding a staff observes the herd. The background features tall, slender trees silhouetted against a twilight sky filled with soft, hazy clouds in grey and yellowish tones.

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Desailaur Bersir @desailaur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For today’s #OnlineArtExchang I’m sharing 'The Washing Place' by the Dutch master Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch. The way he captures the overcast, cloudy sky and the subtle play of light on the water is pure genius. A beautiful glimpse into everyday rural life. @artukdotorg.bsky.social

An atmospheric oil painting of a rural landscape under a vast, cloudy grey sky. On the left, a woman is leaning down next to a low wooden structure by the water's edge, doing laundry. Behind her stands a rustic thatched-roof cottage. In the misty background, another figure can be seen near a line of trees, and another house stands on the right side of the green field.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘rural’ for The Argyll Collection on Tour: Part of RSA200 🌳 This month The Argyll Collection hits the road around rural communities across Argyll! 'Fish Market' by Leon Francesco Morrocco (b.1942) © the artist / Bridgeman. 📷 Argyll and Bute Council and CHARTS

A rustic room with a dark wooden door, stacked orange crates, and a green ladder.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘rural’ for The Argyll Collection on Tour: Part of RSA200 🌳 Pick an artwork use the hashtag to take part! 'Still Life with Cup and Saucer' by David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996) © the artist's estate. 📷 Argyll and Bute Council and CHARTS

Still life painting featuring a white vase with colourful flowers in front of a dark framed mirror on a green patterned surface.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tirzah Garwood was a multi-talented artist who remains relatively unknown. That should change. Watch to find out more about her or read this story by James Russell 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto...

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A celebrity special of The Great British Pottery Throw Down has returned to TV screens this week. Did you know there are over 8,100 ceramics to discover on Art UK? ⚱️ 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/putting-… 📷 Ulster Museum

White ceramic sculpture of four greyhounds resting on a rounded base, two connected by a delicate chain.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A new series of The Great Pottery Throw Down starts this evening, did you know there's over 5,600 ceramics to discover on Art UK? ⚱️ Read more 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/putting-… ‘Greyhounds‘ by Belleek Pottery 📷 Ulster Museum

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The New Glasgow Boy with an eclectic vision ⚡ Read about artist Adrian Wiszniewski in this new story 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/adrian-w… 🧑‍🎨 Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958) © the artist / Bridgeman. 📷 Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

How did Thomas Gray's poem 'The Bard' inspire artists? Find out in this new story, available in English and Welsh 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/how-did-… 'Thomas Gray' by John Giles Eccardt (1720–1779) 📷 National Portrait Gallery

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today marks Beryl Cook's 100th birthday 🎂 Read about working-class woman as a muse in her work 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/the-work… 'Karaoke' by Beryl Cook (1926–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Life Museums

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thanks for taking part in today's #OnlineArtExchange 🌟 Next week's theme is ‘rural’ for The Argyll Collection on Tour: Part of RSA200 🌳 'Church Steps' by Thomas Fawcett Hutton (1867–1886) 📷 scarbsmuseums.bsky.social

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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Life by the sea. We’ve chosen Stanhope Forbes’ A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach (1885) from The Box Plymouth. Shortly after arriving in Newlyn, Forbes wrote of the beach at low tide: “Anything more beautiful… I never saw.”

An oil painting shows a busy beach scene with people sorting fish near boats, while a woman and a fisherman converse in the foreground by a boat.

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Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're by the sea for today's #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social We've chosen the paintings of Alfred Wallis - a self taught artist who first picked up a paintbrush aged 70! Having lived by the sea all his life, his works often feature port landscapes made with household paint on cardboard.

Blocky painting of three ships, two with steam and one with sails, on the water outside a harbour wall.

Blocky painting of four ships on the water along a walled coastline, with a bridge and green fields near the shore.

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Tullie Carlisle @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'life by the sea' for John Bellany: Anchored at Scottish Fisheries Museum 🌊 We've chosen the delightful 1931 (St Ives Bay: sea with boats) Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) from the collection of Manchester Art Gallery. @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Childlike painting looking out on the sea at St Ives through a grey window frame. The sea is choppy and there is a small fishing boat pictured near rocks, beneath a blue sky with several fluffy clouds.

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Chippenham Museum @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're exploring 'life by the sea' for today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme. One artist whose work offers an intriguing connection to the theme is Richard Hamilton. 🖼️ A postcard for mother, 1968, Richard Hamilton, photolithograph with fold-out collage, Golder-Thompson Gift

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Stromness Museum @stromnessmuseum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#onlineartexchange: ‘life by the sea’ 🌊 🎨 Nelson White’s ‘MV Norholmen’ shows the Norwegian whaler after she was grounded in 1966 🐋 🇳🇴 Whaling ships came via Stromness in 1950-60’s, recruiting here ⚓️ Learn of Orkney’s Antarctic whaling past in Sea Stories: alturl.com/nmsuz @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Painting 'MV Norholmen'

Oil painting on board of the Norwegian whaler M V Norholmen by amateur artist Nelson White. It shows the boat washed up on the shore at Stromness. It is depicted at an interesting angle with 3 men unloading timber. Hoy is in the background.

Height 465mm (board)
Length 574mm (board)
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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're going to the coast for this week's #OnlineArtExchange 'A Breezy Day at Carradale' by Peter MacGregor Wilson shows a bracing day on the Kintyre peninsula artuk.org/discover/art... @artukdotorg.bsky.social

A painting of the sea on a rocky coastline. There is a sandy stretch of beach in the foreground and a low, rock headland on the right. To the left, yachts near the horizon are pitching to the left and the sky overhead is cloudy and painted to suggest movement.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our podcast, Your Art, Unlocked explores unexpected objects in museum collections 🔓 Catch up on series one and two now 👉 rss.com/podcasts/art...

Textile artwork of a girl holding a duck

Sculpture of a table with textile mugs, a newspaper and donuts on a plate

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Elisabeth Hungría @helisabethhh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My pick for today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social on the theme 'life by the sea'. A beautiful 1894 preparatory study by Joaquín Sorolla for his masterpiece 'The Return from Fishing', capturing a local fisherman and the Mediterranean light.

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Ana Bolena & Tudor @anabolenaaa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Another wonderful pick for today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social on the theme 'life by the sea'. 'Launching the Boat. Skagen' (1884) by the Swedish painter Oscar Björck, beautifully capturing the strength and daily labor of fishermen facing the tide.

A realistic oil painting depicting four rugged fishermen in traditional clothing working together to launch a large wooden boat into the ocean waves from a sandy beach. The sea is dynamic with white foam, and the sunlight highlights their expressions of effort.

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Desailaur Bersir @desailaur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My pick for today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social on the theme 'life by the sea'. 'Tarring the Boat' (1873) by Édouard Manet, showing the maintenance and hard work behind maritime life on the beaches of Berck.

An impressionistic oil painting showing two fishermen on a sandy beach applying hot, burning tar to the hull of a large dark boat. Flames and smoke rise from the vessel, while the calm blue sea and horizon stretch out in the background under an overcast sky.

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Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'life by the sea' for John Bellany: Anchored at Scottish Fisheries Museum 🌊 'Beach Scene' by John Henry Mole (1814–1886) from Royal Watercolour Society @artukdotorg.bsky.social #Art #BlueskyArt #beach #sea #seaside

Four people are on a beach: a girl with a basket, two seated men by fishing nets and fish, and a woman standing by a boat. Other figures and boats are visible in the background under a blue sky.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'life by the sea' for John Bellany: Anchored at Scottish Fisheries Museum 🌊 This work features in the exhibition 👉 artuk.org/visit/whats-on/EVENT807398 'Anchored' by John Bellany (1942–2013) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman 📷 Scottish Fisheries Museum

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'life by the sea' for John Bellany: Anchored at Scottish Fisheries Museum 🌊 Share your pick using the hashtag. 'Woman of the North Sea' by John Bellany (1942–2013) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. 📷 University of St Andrews

Portrait of a woman with blue eyes and a patterned headdress against a muted blue background.

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Your Art, Unlocked is a new podcast from Art UK 📣 In the first episode Ruth Millington explores this soft sculpture at Wolverhampton Art Gallery 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... Listen and follow each week wherever you get your podcasts. © the artist. 📷 Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

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Your Art, Unlocked: Jann Haworth's soft sculpture at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

In this podcast episode of Your Art, Unlocked, Ruth Millington talks to American artist Jann Haworth about her soft sculpture at Wolverhampton Art Gallery and finds out what donuts have to do with mod...

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De Morgan Foundation @demorganfoundation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As @artukdotorg.bsky.social is asking "is it Autumn yet?" We think it is, so here's Evelyn De Morgan's take on the season. 'The Cadence of Autumn' (1905)

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🌍 Today is #InternationalDayOfCharity ✨ By supporting Art UK, you help us connect everyone to the art they own, we reached 5.6 million users worldwide last year. Get involved 👉 artuk.org/support-us 'Art Matters' by Bob and Roberta Smith (b.1963) © the artist. 📷 Art UK

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We’re thrilled to be partnering with National Trust to bring more than 9,000 prints from their collection to the Art UK shop, available to buy now 🎉 There’s a treasure trove of paintings to discover 👉 shop.artuk.org/national-trust 🧑‍🎨 Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807) 📷 National Trust

Three women engage in a lively discussion, one holding a painter's palette and pointing toward a distant landscape under a cloudy sky.

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