We're hiring for two new roles at Art UK 📣 👉 Audio Production Specialist 👉 Bloomberg Administration Support Officer Find out more and apply: https://artuk.org/about/jobs

Students! Are you looking for inspiration for your Art & Design A Level? 🖼️ Our new learning resources have plenty of artworks on your exam themes to get you started 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/view_as/grid/search/2026--lr_resource:exam-support--lrresource_auto:a-level-2026

A great strange and subtle themed #OnlineArtExchange today 💗 Next week's theme is land and sea for Of Land and Sea at scarbsmuseums.bsky.social#OnlineArtExchange🌊 'Ethereal' by Marian Leven (b.1944) © the artist. 📷 Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Today’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is Strange & Subtle. We’ve chosen John Armstrong’s Dreaming Head (1938, tempera on wood, Tate). Though he distanced himself from Surrealism, he drew on dreams and subconscious memory. Quiet, uncanny, poised between sleep and waking.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is strange and subtle for Gwen John: Strange Beauties at National Museum Cardiff 🖌️ We spoke to Fiona McLees, Senior Art on Paper Conservator who prepared the works for the exhibition 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... 📷 Museum Wales

The #OnlineArtExchange theme today is strange and subtle for Gwen John: Strange Beauties at National Museum Cardiff 🖼️ 🎨 We searched the @artukdotorg.bsky.social website for the word 'subtle' and found this paining: An Allegory of Prudence by Titian (and studio) from The National Gallery

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is strange and subtle for Gwen John: Strange Beauties at National Museum Cardiff 🖼️ We have chosen the beautifully subtle 'Horizon' by Paolo Serra from the Arts Council Collection at the Southbank Centre.

Strange and subtle is this weeks #OnlineArtExchange inspired by Gwen John: Strange Beauties at the National Museum Cardiff. Gwen refers to herself as 'a seer of strange beauties,' - we think Gwen would approve that our pick by Emily Ford is just as strange and ethereal✨️ @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is strange and subtle for Gwen John: Strange Beauties at National Museum Cardiff 🖼️ Gwen John is one of Wales' most extraordinary artists. The exhibition is the first major collection of her work in over 40 years. 🧑‍🎨 Gwen John (1876–1939) 📷 Tate

Art UK is nearly 10 years old! Help us celebrate by sharing your thoughts: www.surveymonkey.com/r/9QTF65S The survey asks two questions: 👉 What do you love most about Art UK? 👉 Finish the sentence: 'Art UK makes me feel...' 🧑‍🎨 Su Trembath (b.1965) © the artist. 📷 Edinburgh College of Art

Following funding for a programme that will transform the management of millions of images of the UK's national collection of art and unlock their potential for creative reuse, @artukdotorg.bsky.social has several consultant opportunities as part of the Open Access Programme. artuk.org/about/jobs

Why is Derek Jarman's personal undertaking to create a sculpture garden so significant? #LGBTplusHM Artist and writer Robert Priseman explores 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/derek-jarmans-garden-a-heart-of-creativity#LGBTplusHM 🧑‍🎨 Robert Priseman (b.1965) © the artist. 📷 Priseman Seabrook Collections

We've put together a new page as a useful starting point to begin exploring the work of LGBTQ+ artists on Art UK 🏳️‍🌈 Have an explore 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/art-terms/lgbtq-artists 'Still Life' by Robert MacBryde (1913–1966) © the artist's estate. 📷 National Galleries of Scotland #LGBTplusHM

We've gathered some learning resources from museums and galleries to support teachers in planning lessons for #LGBTplusHM - and throughout the year 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/lgbtq-resources#LGBTplusHM 🧑‍🎨 Guillaume Vandame (b.1991) © the artist. 📷 Nick Turpin/Sculpture in the City

All this is as nothing compared to what ancient Romans and, indeed, people right up to medieval times would do with wrapped corpses. Pliny the Elder “thought consuming the minerals used during the mummification process, such as bitumen, would have medicinal qualities”

Happy #NationalPizzaDay to all who celebrate 🍕🤤 'Pizza Hut' by Danny Markey (b.1965) © the artist. 📷 Royal West of England Academy)

Happy 94th birthday Gerhard Richter! 🎂 Discover his work 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/artists/richter-gerhard-b-1932 'Self-Portrait, Three Times, 24.1.90 (Selbstbildnis, dreimal, 24.1.90)' by Gerhard Richter (b.1932) © Gerhard Richter 📸 Tate

We're hiring 📣 We're looking for consultants for our Open Access Programme. Apply by 9am on Wednesday 25th​ February 2026 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs

New series 🎥✨ We visited 'From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity’ at University of St Andrews' Wardlaw Museum. Explore the work of Mhairi Killin and John Duncan Fergusson in the last episode 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d1mLUHO6h0 #RSA200 Royal Scottish Academy

Catch up on our new series 🎥✨ We visited 'From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity’ at University of St Andrews' Wardlaw Museum. Assistant Curator Struan Watson explores the work of Dorothy Johnstone and Ken Currie in episode two 👉 https://youtu.be/Xrf1BYyvNPY #RSA200 Royal Scottish Academy

This portrait was commissioned by Britten and Pears in 1967, shortly after their relationship was made legal. Read more 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/britten-and-pears-in-double-concerto-a-portrait-of-a-relationship © the artist's estate / Bridgeman. 📷 Britten Pears Arts #LGBTplusHM25

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is now open at National Museum Cardiff 🎨 We spoke to Fiona McLees, Senior Art on Paper Conservator who has been preparing John's works 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/being-fiona-mclees-senior-art-on-paper-conservator-at-amgueddfa-cymru-museum-wales 📷 Museum Wales

We're sharing LGBTQ+ topics for #LGBTplusHM 🎨 Read about the shared life of Ethel Sands and Anna Hope Hudson 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-socialite-and-the-introvert-the-shared-life-and-art-of-ethel-sands-and-anna-hope-hudson#LGBTplusHM 🧑‍🎨 Ethel Sands (1873–1962) © City of London Corporation

Are you caught up on our quizzes? 💡 Take this one to find out what you know about still life 👉 https://artukdotorg.quillforms.app/forms/art-quiz-still-life/ In collaboration with School of Art History 'Still Life of Fruit and Flowers' by Clara Peeters (c.1585–c.1655) 📷 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

📖 Read about the golden age of book illustration in this new story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-invisible-the-golden-age-of-book-illustration 'Twilight Dreams' by Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) 📷 University of Liverpool

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is winter sports ⛷️⛷️ We are sharing 'Girl on Skis' by Peter Doig from the collection of Southampton City Art Gallery.

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is #WinterSports! We were a bit spoilt for choice but we've gone with this watercolour by Samivel. We love the use of blue and how clearly it conveys both the cold and the time it takes to climb a peak.

More archive than art but we’ll take part in today’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange anyway with this photograph from our collection of Victorian skaters on the frozen lake at Wanstead Park, February 1895 ⛸️

Winter sports, but make it relatable ❄️⛸️ This week’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is winter sports, and Francis West’s The Skaters (Pallant House Gallery) nails rink life: show-off couples in legwarmers, one skater down, and friends clinging on for dear life.

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange theme is #WinterSports! ❄️🏂 We've chosen 'Skating on a Frozen Lake at Lilymere' by Joseph Hardman (1893–1972) from Lakeland Arts 🏛 🔗 artuk.org/discover/art...

We're hitting the slopes for todays #WinterSport #OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social ⛷️ Here are two glass plate negatives of skiers with two snowy styles 📷 Joseph Hardman, Skiing at Kirkstone, 1963. Lakeland Arts 2002.7.411 📷 Godfrey Bingley, Crossing the Horrebraekene, n.d. MS 1788/54/78

The #OnlineArtExchange today is all about winter sports ⛷️🛷 We've selected: Skating Scene by Eric Hesketh Hubbard from Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum #WinterOlympics #art #BlueskyArt #skating #sports

This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with @artukdotorg.bsky.social is all about winter sports. Our pick is Snow by Mabel Royds (even though snowball rolling isn't an official sport!). Royds began teaching at ECA in 1911, working alongside Ernest Lumsden RSA, who she married in 1913.

❄️ Today's #OnlineArtExchange is winter sports ⛷️🛷 Here are ten Winter Olympic sports in art 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/athletes-on-ice-ten-winter-olympic-sports-in-art#OnlineArtExchange 'Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean' by Charles J. B. Dodd (1913–1984) © the artist's estate. 📷 Gedling Borough Council

Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange is winter sports ⛷️🛷 Later this week will see the opening of this year's Winter Olympics. Here's a look at ten sports included in the Games 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/athletes-on-ice-ten-winter-olympic-sports-in-art#OnlineArtExchange 📷 Manchester Art Gallery

🌟 We are very proud to share our 2025 impact report! Take a look 👉 https://artuk.org/about/our-impact Our vision is simple but ambitious: to democratise access to the UK's national collection of art, making it freely available for everyone, everywhere, all the time.

This year, Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen celebrates its 140th anniversary 🙌 Read about how the school transformed Scottish arts education 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/top-marks-how-the-grays-school-of-art-transformed-scottish-arts-education © Aberdeen City Council. 📷 Mike Davidson

✊ New story on drawing as resistance and friendship ✍️ Have a read 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-as-resistance-and-friendship-the-work-of-helen-saunders-katie-gliddon-and-edna-clarke-hall 🧑‍🎨 Helen Saunders (1885–1963) © the artist's estate. 📷 The Courtauld

Facing the Future is at Kendrew Barn, St John's College, Oxford from 20th Feb. The exhibition features portraits of individuals whose lives have been affected by breast cancer. Read 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/a-celebration-of-hope-and-resilience-a-portrait-of-the-impact-of-breast-cancer

William Johnstone's abstract approach to painting was ahead of its time. Read more in this new story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/william-johnstone-pioneer-of-the-scottish-renaissance 'A Point in Time' by William Johnstone (1897–1981) © the artist's estate. 📷 National Galleries of Scotland

We're hiring for two new roles at Art UK 📣 👉 Audio Production Specialist 👉 Bloomberg Administration Support Officer Find out more and apply: https://artuk.org/about/jobs

New series 🎥✨ We visited 'From These Parts: Scotland, Art and Identity’ at University of St Andrews' Wardlaw Museum. Assistant Curator Struan Watson explores the work of Dorothy Johnstone and Ken Currie in episode two 👉 https://youtu.be/Xrf1BYyvNPY #RSA200 Royal Scottish Academy

It's LGBT+ History Month UK 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #LGBTplusHM Read stories about LGBTQ+ subjects on Art UK 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/view_as/grid/search/2026--sttopicr:lgbtq-subjects#LGBTplusHM 'The Student' by Nina Hamnett (1890–1956) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. 📷 Ferens Art Gallery

How do artists articulate strong women in a drawing? Read more in this new story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-strength-women-and-power-from-muscular-vulvas-to-headless-torsos 'Diane Abbott' by Stuart Pearson Wright (b.1975) © National Portrait Gallery

There are over 90 works tagged with 'zebra' on Art UK! #InternationalZebraDay Samuel Shaw from Art and Ecology picks his top ten zebra paintings in this story 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/masks-and-stripes-top-ten-zebras-on-art-uk#InternationalZebraDay 🧑‍🎨 George Stubbs (1724–1806) 📸 Yale Center for British Art

Students! Are you looking for inspiration for your Art & Design GCSE? 🖼️ Our new learning resources have plenty of artworks on your exam themes to get you started 👉 https://artuk.org/learn/learning-resources/view_as/grid/search/2026--lrresource_auto:gcse-2026

Our Head of MA Writing @jeremymillar.bsky.social is a judge on this year's Write for Art for 13 to 19 year olds from @artukdotorg.bsky.social ✍️ Shortlisted writers will come to the RCA for a day of workshops! Find out how to apply 👇

Charles I was executed #OTD 1649. Surely the most tragic of British monarchs, and arguably most cultured - my curation @artukdotorg.bsky.social shows how artists (not just Van Dyck) through the centuries represented him artuk.org/discover/cur...

Can art help save our meadows? Open University art historian Samuel Shaw is keen to find out... Explore the Curation 👉 artuk.org/discover/cur... @artandecology.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social 📷National Trust

Great news! 🙌 Art UK will be relaunching our crowdsourcing platform Art Detective, thanks to a grant from @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social Find out more 👉 artuk.org/discover/sto... 🧑‍🎨 Mary Winifrid Smith (1904–1992) © the artist's estate. 📷 @nationaltrust.org.uk