Another great #OnlineArtExchange 💗 Next week's theme is murals to celebrate our murals digitisation project 🙌 'The Other Half' by Thomas McGoran (b.1927) © the artist. 📷 Glasgow Life Museums

Today's #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about Wallpaper! Our pick is this design by Paul Westcombe, which is from a sketchbook filled by the artist during his RSA John Kinross Travel Scholarship to Italy in 2003!

This week's #OnlineArtExchange is 'Wallpaper' for 'The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co' at the Watts Gallery. We have selected: Wallpaper design by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941) from Victoria and Albert Museum @artukdotorg.bsky.social #Wallpaper #artwork

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Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is wallpaper for The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co at Watts Gallery 🌸 We have chosen the aptly named 'Wallpaper - Tangier' by Yto Barrada from the collection of The Roberts Institute of Art.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'wallpaper' for The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co at Watts Gallery 🌸 Share your choice with the hashtag 🎨 'Trellis' by William Morris (1834-1896), Jeffrey & Co. for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'wallpaper' for The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co at Watts Gallery We'll see you there! Share your choice with the hashtag 🎨 A history of wallpaper 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/flocks-and-florals-a-brief-history-of-wallpaper-in-paintings

I've collated these together and a bunch of other gorgeously cooling artworks over at @artukdotorg.bsky.social here: artuk.org/discover/cur... #IceColdInArt #ArtSky #Art

A new artist for #AldbourneInArt @artukdotorg.bsky.social Margaret Evangeline Wilson (1890-1977) painted French Resistance Heroine, Eleanor Maud Cheramy née Hawkins in 1963. Three years later it travelled to RAF Odiham #OnePlaceWednesday #ArtInAldbourne aldbournearchive.wordpress.com/2022/03/31/e...

✨ Last chance to buy from Black Outdoor Art 🖼️ Leaving the Art UK Shop at the end of May, now is your last chance to buy a print 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/marketplace/seller/profile/shop/black-outdoor-art-2898 🧑‍🎨 Greg Bunbury (b.1976) © Greg Bunbury. 📷 Black Outdoor Art

Oh we so feel you.... Midsummer by Albert Joseph Moore, image credit: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum , CC BY-NC-ND via @artukdotorg.bsky.social #IceColdInArt #ArtSky #Art artuk.org/discover/art...

In an attempt to summon arctic tundras or even a cool breeze to counter the heat I'm taking to art for the cool vibes. Find or add your own to #IceColdInArt or reply below. Winter, Winchelsea by George Graham, image credit: Walker Art Gallery, CC BY-NC-ND via @artukdotorg.bsky.social #ArtSky #Art

Nice article, that ends with a Did You Know that actress Una Stubbs was the great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Howard

Getting ready for the beach in this heatwave? Art history can give you a few handy tips for inspiration ☀️ For centuries, artists have celebrated the joy of nude bathing. Read more in this story 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... 🧑‍🎨 Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950) 📷 Pallant House Gallery

From 1903, an experimental community began to take shape 40 miles from London. Spencer Gore (born #OnThisDay in 1878) was among the artists who painted this community 🌱 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-letchworth-four-painting-britains-first-garden-city#OnThisDay 📷 North Hertfordshire Museum

🍫 What does a chocolate box have to do with sculpture? 🤔 In this episode of Your Art, Unlocked, Dickon Hall visits F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio to unlock a surreal, headless sculpture by Frederick Edward McWilliam 👉 https://rss.com/podcasts/artuk/

This artwork perfectly captures the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling race which happens every Spring Bank Holiday 🧀 Explore cheese in art 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/the-art-of-cheese 🧑‍🎨 Charles March Gere (1869–1957) © the artist's estate. 📷 Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection

We hope your bank holiday is as idyllic as this waterfall scene 💙 'Bank Holiday, Waterfall' by Robert Evans Creer (1838–1915) 📸 Manx National Heritage

In our new episode of Your Art, Unlocked, Shane Strachan unlocks a playful print by Scottish artist Donald Urquhart. Find out more 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/your-art-unlocked-donald-urquharts-scottish-alphabet-at-aberdeen-archives-gallery-museums Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

The most painted royal in history? Queen Victoria, born #OnThisDay in 1819, is represented in hundreds of paintings and sculptures on Art UK 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-most-painted-royal-in-history-queen-victoria-in-portraits#OnThisDay 🧑‍🎨 Bertha Müller (1848–1925) 📷 National Portrait Gallery

Creativity in action ✍️ These clips capture young people developing their ideas and artworks as part of our Our art, our place, our voice programme. Explore the learning resources: https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/view_as/grid/search/2026--lr_resource:workshop--lrresource_auto:our-art-our

It's International Astronomy Day 🔭 Verity Babbs tells us more about Yinka Shonibare's 'Cheeky Little Astronomer' 🔭 'Cheeky Little Astronomer' by Yinka Shonibare (b.1962) © Royal Academy of Arts. 📷 The Royal Academy of Arts

Hello heatwave! ☀️ The season of summer is celebrated in some splendid paintings, read more in this story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/hello-heatwave-summer-in-art 'A Summer’s Day' by Diana M. Armfield (b.1920) 📷 © the artist / Bridgeman Images. 📷 MOMA MACHYNLLETH

Sign up to save 💌 Has a print from the Art UK Shop caught your eye? Today, we're sharing an exclusive 10% off framed and unframed prints with Shop newsletter subscribers. Now's the perfect time to sign up 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/subscribe-to-newsletter 📷 Manchester Art Gallery

In this episode of our new podcast, Your Art, Unlocked, writer and lecturer Shane Strachan unlocks a playful print. 🎧 Listen each week wherever you get your podcasts 👉 rss.com/podcasts/art... 'Alphabet of Scotland' by Donald Urquhart (b.1963) © the artist. 📷 Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

We recently went to visit 'Gwen John Strange Beauties' at National Museum Cardiff – come with us! 🖌️ Read our interview with the exhibition's Paper Conservator, Fiona 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/being-fiona-mclees-senior-art-on-paper-conservator-at-amgueddfa-cymru-museum-wales

Thanks for a great #OnlineArtExchange today 🦋 Next week's theme is 'wallpaper' for The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co at Watts Gallery 'Bees And Pink Flowers' by unknown artist 📷 Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is bees and insects, coinciding with yesterday's #WorldBeeDay 🐝 We've gone with illustrations of BEE-tles. Beetles can buzz and are powerful little pollinators. They may not be as graceful as their stripey cousins, but they're still bee-utiful 🪲

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is bees and insects for #WorldBeeDay 🐝🐝 We have chosen 'Large Butterfly, Two Smaller Butterflies & Bee' by an unknown artist from the collection of Aberdeen Art Gallery.

This is a cover proof design by Stephen Russ in the late 1940s. Celebrated in our current exhibition, 'Lady Chatterley's Cover: The Book Designs of Stephen Russ', there is one week left to visit before the exhibition closes on Saturday 30 May. #OnlineArtExchange 🐝 @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Insects and bees is @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme this week. We've had to hit the books to bring you this delicate watercolour by G Flemwell from the Flower-fields of Alpine Switzerland (plus one of a mountain for good measure) #mountains #butterflies

Did you know there are over 750 artworks to discover by Albrecht Dürer on Art UK? Take a look to celebrate his birthday #OnThisDay in 1471 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/view_as/grid/search/2026--has_image:on--actor:durer-albrecht-14711528#OnThisDay 📷 The Fitzwilliam Museum

Insects and bees provides the #OnlineArtExchange theme this week 🪰 Insects by Jan van Kessel the elder from The Fitzwilliam Museum #Art #BlueSkyArt

Today we are celebrating Bees and insects for World Bee Day in @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange Enjoy: Moths and Men with Hay, August by Mary Newcomb (1922–2008) from the collection at Norfolk Museums Service @norfolkmuseumservicedesign

Albrecht Dürer was born #OnThisDay in 1471. He was to become the leading figure of the Northern Renaissance, and his incredible art still resonates today. Discover a few facts about him in this story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/ten-things-to-know-about-albrecht-durer#OnThisDay 📷 Ashmolean Museum

🪰 Today's #OnlineArtExchange is bees and insects for #WorldBeeDay (which was yesterday) 🐝 Discover some insects in art 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/topics/insects#OnlineArtExchange#WorldBeeDay🧑‍🎨 Jan van Kessel the elder (1626–1679) 📷 Ashmolean Museum

Henri Rousseau was born #OnThisDay in 1844 🐅 Explore his work in our primary art and design resource 'Surprised by a tiger' 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/the-superpower-of-looking-surprised-by-a-tiger#OnThisDay 'Surprised!' by Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) 📸 National Gallery

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange is bees and insects for #WorldBeeDay (which is today!) 🐝 Discover some marvellous murals that feature bees 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/marvellous-murals-love-our-bees#OnlineArtExchange#WorldBeeDay'I Heart Bees' by Gnasher 📷 Tracy Jenkins / Art UK

In our series ‘Scottish art influences’, we spoke to Glasgow-based artists Bugarin + Castle about the art and experiences that shape their practices. Read more 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/bugarin-castles-scottish-art-influences 📷 Neil Hanna

We're hiring 📣 We're looking for a Digital Content Editor based in Wales to lead on the creation of powerful, inclusive content that highlights the richness and diversity of Welsh art and collections. Apply by 9am on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 👉 https://ow.ly/ZnjC50Z1xJN

We're hiring 📣 We're looking for a Digital Content Editor based in Wales to lead on the creation of powerful, inclusive content that highlights the richness and diversity of Welsh art and collections. Apply by 9am on Tuesday 3rd June 2026 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs

Few artists capture the spirit of Orkney quite like Sylvia Wishart. Read 'Sylvia Wishart: the Orcadian painter with a message in a bottle' 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/sylvia-wishart-the-orcadian-painter-with-a-message-in-a-bottle © the artist's estate. 📷 The Pier Arts Centre

New workshop resources for young people 📣 We’re excited to share these, developed through the Our art, our place, our voice programme 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/view_as/grid/search/2026--lr_resource:workshop--lrresource_auto:our-art-our © Art UK / Pinc College. 📷 Sharonjit Sutton

New to Art UK ✨ Jocelyn Bain Hogg is a documentary photographer and educator 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/artists/bain-hogg-jocelyn-b-1962 'Sandra Baldwin Separating the Socks' by Jocelyn Bain Hogg (b.1962) © the artist. 📷 University of South Wales Art Collection Museum

Have you listened to the first episode of our new podcast, Your Art, Unlocked? Ruth Millington heads to Wolverhampton Art Gallery to find out what donuts have to do with modern art. The series explores unexpected objects in museum collections 👉 https://rss.com/podcasts/artuk/

Thanks for taking part in this week's #OnlineArtExchange 🐉 🐝 Next weeks theme is bees and insects (it's World Bee Day on 20th May) 'Mostri Marini et Terrestri... (Monsters of Sea and Land...)' by Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) 📷 American Museum & Gardens

This week's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Myths and Legends. ✨️ We've picked the historical archetype of the green man popular across England. [Uz], [Uz], [Uz] exhibiting artist Lucy Wright has flipped this idea on it's head with her gender-flipped sparkly version! 🌿🌬️

Today is the Christian Feast Day of the #Ascension. But how have artists depicted Jesus' heavenward journey through the ages? 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/what-is-the-ascension-jesus-heavenward-journey-in-art#Ascension 'The Ascension' by Evan Walters (1893–1951) 📸 Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Collection

Myths & legends provides the #OnlineArtExchange this week in celebration of Cornish Myths & Legends at Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery Mythical Figure of 'Iceland' by Johann Baptist Zwecker from Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries #art #FolkloreThursday

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is all about Myths and Legends for 'Cornish Myths & Legends' at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery @cornwall_museum Sails in St Magnus: Pilgrimage of Earl Rognvald I – 'Fifteen keels laid in Norway for Jerusalem-farers' by Erlend Brown from Orkney Museum