🪴 It's International Plant Appreciation Day Verity Babbs tells us more about 'Aspidistra' by Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935) Aspidistra is apparently a plant which is 'very tolerant of neglect' – the kind of plant we can appreciate today! 📷 @abdnartmuseums.bsky.social

Read about Joséphine Bowes, a French actress who built a world-class art collection for the north of England. 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/josephine-bowes-a-french-actress-who-built-a-world-class-art-collection-for-the-north-of-england 🧑‍🎨 Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874) 📷 The Bowes Museum

Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell was born #OnThisDay ✨ Discover the story of the Scottish Colourist 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-making-of-a-scottish-colourist-francis-campbell-boileau-cadell#OnThisDay 'The Embroidered Cloak' by Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937) 📸 Ferens Art Gallery

It's National Pet Day! 🐶 🐱 🐰 How would you immortalise your pet: in marble, oil paint or watercolour? 1) 'Greyhound with Puppies' by Joseph Gott (1785–1860) 📷 Barber Institute / 2) 'Feline Friends' English School 📷 Compton Verney / 3) 'Rabbits' by unknown artist 📷 Wellcome

Join the Art UK team 📣 We're looking for a People and Culture Officer and a Schools Officer. More details and how to apply 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs

To celebrate Ben Nicholson's birthday, take a peek inside his studio through the years 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-still-life-of-a-jug-inside-the-studio-of-ben-nicholson 'Ben Nicholson' by John Humphrey Spender (1910–2005) © National Portrait Gallery #OnThisDay

It's National Siblings Day 👯 This painting doesn't appear to have much to do with siblings, but Rosetti actually used both his brother William and his sister Christina as models for the work. 'Ecce Ancilla Domini!' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) 📷 Tate

Another fab #OnlineArtExchange on ancient art ✨ Next week's theme is ‘Artists from working class backgrounds’ for Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds Uni Library Galleries 🧑‍🎨 Philip Stevens (b.1953) © the artist. 📷 Sainsbury Centre

We're off to Ancient Greece for today's @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social #AncientArt #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social Here are two paintings of the 'Lion Gate' at the entrance to the Bronze Age city of Mycenae. This monumental sculpture of two lionesses dates from 1250 BC.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ancient art! 🖼️ Stele for Dionysos (Diptych B), 1982, Joe Tilson (1928-2023), oil on wood relief, accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government and allocated to the Chippenham Museum, 2023 @artukdotorg.bsky.social @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is ancient art for our exhibitions Gladiators of Britain and Uncovering Roman Carlisle: Where Worlds Met 🏛️ We are sharing this shot of the Colchester Vase. 📷Installation of the Colchester Vase. Stuart Walker © The Trustees of the British Museum

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘ancient art’ for Gladiators of Britain and Uncovering Roman Carlisle: Where Worlds Met at Tullie Carlisle Camel-Shaped Flask by an unknown artist from The Khalili Collections

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘ancient art’. We're sharing these gorgeous Roman engraved gemstones found in Castleford. Tiny gems like these show just how skilled ancient craftspeople were. More info: wmandc.co/roman-gems @artukdotorg.bsky.social @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social #archaeology

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is all about Ancient art for 'Gladiators of Britain & Uncovering Roman Carlisle: Where Worlds Met' at @tulliecarlisle Our very own Stromness Museum holds many beautiful ancient artworks including this Peruvian Chimú blackware vessel from c. mid 15th cent.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘ancient art’ for Gladiators of Britain and Uncovering Roman Carlisle: Where Worlds Met at Tullie Carlisle#OnlineArtExchange Join in by sharing an artwork that fits the theme and use the hashtag 🧡 📷 Stuart Walker

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘ancient art’ for Gladiators of Britain and Uncovering Roman Carlisle: Where Worlds Met at Tullie Carlisle#OnlineArtExchange Join in by sharing an artwork and using the hashtag! 🖼️ Colchester Vase © Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service

Searching for artists on Art UK can be tricky, especially when familiar names pop up. James Bond was an architect, Walter White painted ships and Tom Jones is fictional?! Read on 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/not-that-one-artists-with-famous-names 📷 National Maritime Museum

The perfect painting for today – 'Easter Monday' by Winifred Nicholson 🌼 This artwork explores one of Winifred’s favourite themes. She loved painting views from windows, especially as the light and seasons changed. © Trustees of Winifred Nicholson. 📷 Tullie Carlisle

Go down an artistic rabbit hole this Easter 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/going-down-the-rabbit-hole 🐇 'Stray Rabbits' by Robert Collinson (1832–1898) 📷 Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Orcadian landscape painter Sylvia Wishart has often been described as a visionary. Read more in this new story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/sylvia-wishart-the-orcadian-painter-with-a-message-in-a-bottle 🧑‍🎨 Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Orkney Islands Council

Read about Joséphine Bowes, a French actress who built a world-class art collection for the north of England. 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/josephine-bowes-a-french-actress-who-built-a-world-class-art-collection-for-the-north-of-england 🧑‍🎨 Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874) 📷 The Bowes Museum

Enjoying some chocolate this Easter? Discover the artists behind Cadbury's chocolate boxes 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/luxury-assortment-the-british-artists-behind-cadburys-chocolate-boxes 'Easter Eggs' by Francis Cook (1907–1978) © the artist's estate. 📷 Sir Francis Cook Collection

This year, various exhibitions in Scotland call attention to the climate crisis. Read how Scottish artists are confronting a fragile future 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/after-the-storm-how-scottish-artists-are-confronting-a-fragile-future 🧑‍🎨 Ade Adesina (b.1980) © the artist. 📷 RSA

We hope everyone has a great Easter weekend 🐣 Enjoy some eggs in art 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/eggs-in-art 'Rolling Easter Eggs' by Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933) 📸 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Let's jump back through the centuries, to explore some of the depictions of the crucifixion found in UK art collections 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/christ-on-the-cross-depictions-of-the-crucifixion 'The Three Crosses' by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) 📷 The Fitzwilliam Museum #GoodFriday

Thanks for taking part in this week's #OnlineArtExchange 🎶 We're back next week with the theme ‘ancient art’ for Gladiators of Britain and Uncovering Roman Carlisle: Where Worlds Met at Tullie Carlisle#OnlineArtExchange 🧑‍🎨 Bob Augur Brown (1936–2023) © the artist's estate. 📷 Royal Academy of Music

Minstrels, William Morris (1834-1896) & Morris and Co. William Morris was born in 1834 at Elm House, Walthamstow. 🖼️ The Stained Glass Museum. For @artukdotorg.bsky.social's #OnlineArtExchange on music for A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music at the Foundling Museum. artuk.org/discover/art...

Today’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘music’ for A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music at Foundling Museum! 🏛️ Here's 'Woman at a Spinet' c.1862 by François Bonvin from The Burrell Collection. 🎹🎵 🔗 artuk.org/discover/art...

Music, maestro 🎶 We're celebrating the power of #music for today's @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social Music has the power to make us feel a whole range of emotions. We've chosen these two artworks for the very differing emotional experiences that they depict.

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is music! 🎨🎵 🖼️ String Instrument, 1983, Paul Rudall (1921-2012), oil and ink on paper © the artist’s estate Learn more about the artist 🔗 bit.ly/PaulRudall

Today’s #OnlineArtExchange theme is ‘music’ for A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music at Foundling Museum. Explore the life-affirming power of music through the lens of Handel’s iconic ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ in this exhibition 'A Choir of Foundling Girls' by Thérèse Schwartze 📷 The Foundling Museum

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'music' for A Grand Chorus at Foundling Museum 🎶 Here are the rest of our April themes. It's simple to take part, choose an an artwork from artuk.org#OnlineArtExchangethat fits the theme and use the hashtag to take part every Thursday on Bluesky and Instagram 🌟

Searching for artists on Art UK can be tricky, especially when familiar names pop up. James Bond was an architect, Walter White painted ships and Tom Jones is a fictional character?! Discover artists with famous names – don't get fooled! 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... 📷 The Bowes Museum

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It's April 🌸🌱 Here's an artwork for each day of the month 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/curations/a-year-through-art-april 'Brockley in April' by David Jones (1895–1974) © trustees of the David Jones estate / Bridgeman Images 📸 Ingram Collection

Are you an Art UK Tagger? 🏷️ We’re researching our Tagger community, to make sure Tagger is as good as it can be, and that it’s easy and rewarding to use. Last chance to fill in the survey and enter a prize draw 👉 https://research.audiencesurveys.org/Interview/4cba7d14-b282-4e1b-9cdb-0d205b46c653

Read this story about John Constable's cathedral paintings by @cmillerartlife.bsky.social 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto...

Ever wanted to own a Loppe? Well now you can - or at least a Loppe mug or tea towel. We've now got a shop on @artukdotorg.bsky.social :-) We'll be adding other items featuring images from the collection - so if you've got any requests let us know! #mountains #mugs shop.artuk.org/marketplace/...

Our April #OnlineArtExchange themes are here! It's simple, choose an artwork from artuk.org#OnlineArtExchangethat fits the theme and use the hashtag to take part every Thursday on Bluesky and Instagram 🌟

You don't have to be religious to enjoy the art of Holy Week. Palm Sunday and Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, cheered by palm waving crowds. From 15th c alabaster to Stanley Spencer, artists have been inspired - see this curation @artukdotorg.bsky.social artuk.org/discover/cur...

🧑‍⚕️ Did you know the 30th of March is National Doctors' Day – well luckily Art UK has art for days! Verity Babbs talks us through this watercolour work made in around 1800. 🧑‍🎨 Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827) (style of) 📷 Wellcome Collection #NationalDoctorsDay

Art UK recently visited Corbenic Poetry Path in Dunkeld, a beautiful 3.5km trail that winds around the grounds of Corbenic Camphill Community 🌿 Watch the full film on YouTube 👉 https://youtu.be/IHEo-QFHhko

New artist interview 📣 Read 'Seven questions with Victoria Morton' 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/seven-questions-with-victoria-morton 1) 'Untitled' 📷 Government Art Collection 2) 'Life in the Garden' 📷 Nuffield College Library By Victoria Morton (b.1971) © the artist.

Art UK recently visited Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums, where we were lucky enough to go behind the scenes at the museum’s Treasure Hub 🌟 Watch the full film 👉 https://youtu.be/G0zRmF2eRnA Artworks by Caroline Walker (b.1982) © Caroline Walker.

New story 📣 Discover six artworks about Scottish Gaelic 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/broken-gaelic-is-better-than-dead-gaelic-six-artworks-about-scottish-gaelic 'Three Indicators of a Notion of Serenity' by Donald Urquhart (b.1959) © the artist. 📷 Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre

📣 Could you be our People & Culture Officer? You will play a key role in supporting all aspects of People & Culture at Art UK, helping to keep our team running smoothly and delivering an excellent employee experience. Apply by 9am on Tuesday 14 April 2026 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs

Charles I became king #OTD 1625. It would end in tragedy of course, but before that he was one of the great patrons of the arts, frequently painted during his life and a continual fascination for artists after his death, as shown in this #curation @artukdotorg.bsky.social artuk.org/discover/cur...

You’ll probably find an artwork for pretty much every niche event in the calendar on Art UK. 🎭 World Theatre Day is no exception! Learn more in this video with Verity Babbs. 'Miss Edith Evans in a Restoration Comedy' by Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950) 📷 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Today we're sharing our final A-Z resource of 1,000 women artists for #WomensHistoryMonth. Here's Z: Zinkeisen to Zydower 👉 https://ow.ly/ss3Q50R1lo3#WomensHistoryMonth Who's your favourite artist from our list of 1,000? 🧑‍🎨 Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1898–1991) © the artist's estate 📸 National Portrait Gallery

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum has a new tour guide, Sir Billy Connolly! Explore the museum through his eyes with Bloomberg Connects: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/kelvingrove-art-gallery-and-museum/explore-kelvingrove-with-sir-billy-connolly More Scottish art: https://artuk.org/