Jerwood Foundation has awarded the @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social a total grant of £200,000 over two years to support two integral writer development programmes that sit at the heart of the theatre’s mission. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/149-jer...

Jerwood Foundation has continued its support of Hofesh Shechter Company through awarding a grant of £80,000 over two years to fund Jerwood x SII, a continued professional development offer to eight exceptional contemporary dancers selected as part of Shechter II 2026. jerwood.org/news/150-hof...

We're delighted to announce the acquisition of Combat (1953) by Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988). One of the most influential printmakers of the 20th century, Hayter was the founder of Atelier 17 in Paris, a hub for innovation and collaboration in modern printmaking👇 jerwood.org/news/146-new...

Jerwood Foundation has awarded @the-rsc.bsky.social a grant of £25,000 to support their launch of a new actor training programme, created in collaboration with leading voice practitioner Professor Patsy Rodenburg. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/147-25-...

Meet @vadundee.bsky.social curator, James, introducing their fantastic exhibition Garden Futures: Designing with Nature, which features Blackboard and Flowers by Cedric Morris on loan from Jerwood Collection. The exhibition is on show until 25 January 2026.

This month’s #OnlineArtExchange theme from @artukdotorg.bsky.social is 'Spooky Art'. We've chosen this piece by Carel Weight RA, who often populated his work with ghostly presences. In 'I Cheer a Dead Man’s Sweetheart', the man on the right appears as a ghost, watching the couple on the left.

We’re delighted to announce a new acquisition for Jerwood Collection: Fruit (1964) by John Armstrong (1893–1972). This delicately composed still life transforms ordinary objects into contemplative arrangements, balancing realism with quiet surrealism. jerwood.org/news/145-new...

Jerwood Foundation has awarded the @royalcourttheatre.bsky.social a total grant of £200,000 over two years to support two integral writer development programmes that sit at the heart of the theatre’s mission.

In February 2026, Hatton Gallery will open HAPPY!, a major exhibition developed in partnership with Jerwood Collection and curated by L-INK. Over 30 works from Jerwood Collection will be on loan to the exhibition spanning three gallery spaces. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/144-hap...

#BornOnThisDay in 1945 was British artist Maggi Hambling. 'Frances Rose' is one of two Hambling pieces in the collection, and marks the beginning of her return to drawing and painting from life, as recommended by Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines, and depicts her widowed neighbour at the time.

'Dig for Victory', painted by Stanley Spencer (1891–1959) and Daphne Charlton (1909–1991) in 1940. The perfect piece for October, the peak harvest time before we transition to winter. © the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images & © the copyright holder

Jerwood Collection is delighted to announce the acquisition of Emma, a portrait by Sarah Ball (b. 1965). Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/143-acq... Copyright Sarah Ball. Image courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery London and New York. Photo by Todd White Art Photography

The deadline for our winter funding round is fast approaching in just a few days, on 15 October at 2pm 💙 Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/funding/ Image featuring Winter Landscape, 1955 by William Gear (1915–1997). © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Jerwood Foundation is supporting Jerwood @arvon__ Writer Residencies through its award of a total grant of £40,000. This bespoke talent development programme will give 12 emerging writers the opportunity to bring a project to completion. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/141-jer...

Jerwood Foundation has awarded MK Gallery a total grant of £20,000 to fund the catalogue accompanying the first major survey exhibition of British painter Euan Uglow’s work in over 20 years. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/137-jer...

The winter round of the @jerwoodfoundation.bsky.social Fund is open! For organisations with a focus on making art available for public benefit and working with the Jerwood Collection. jerwood.org/fundi…

In this month's #MeetTheTeam, we're introducing Jerwood Trustee Pippa Campbell. "I am thrilled to be a trustee of the Jerwood Foundation and as an art historian I am inspired not only by its remarkable expanding collection of Modern and Contemporary British art but by its very vision and purpose."

We're delighted to announce Jerwood Collection has acquired a 1957 drawing by Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), Project (winged figure – brass). This expressive work joins Hepworth’s earlier piece Study for Lisa (Hands to Face), 1949 already in the Collection. Learn more👇 jerwood.org/news/135-jer...

The next edition of our newsletter, covering everything from Jerwood Foundation News to Jerwood Collection events, is due for release this Wednesday 1 October 2025. Scroll to the mailing list section to sign up 👇 💌 jerwood.org

Jerwood Collection is pleased to announce the loan of five significant works to the exhibition A Gap in the Clouds, at @heong-gallery.bsky.social opening on 31 October 2025. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/140-jer...

Jerwood Foundation has awarded a grant of £105,000 over three years to support artist development workshops through the @nationaltheatre.org.uk's New Work Studio which will support four workshops each year. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/136-nat...

The designer role is part of Mahogany Opera’s @jerwoodfoundation.bsky.social Opera Designer’s Award. mahoganyopera.co.uk/explore-more...

This month’s #OnlineArtExchange theme from @artukdotorg is 'Impressive Buildings' with @livcathedral, for which we've chosen this Alfred Wolmark oil painting. The Flatiron Building, New York, c.1919. Alfred Aaron Wolmark (1877–1961). © Estate of Alfred Aaron Wolmark. All rights reserved, DACS 2025

There's no theme for this month's creative project thread so for everything from individual artists with upcoming exhibitions and releases, to organisations with career and development opportunities, let us know the details to help spread the word 👇

Born on this day in 1908 was English painter Carel Victor Morlais Weight. Weight often populated his work with ghostly presences and in 'I Cheer a Dead Man’s Sweetheart' featured here, the solitary man on the right appears as a ghost, watching the couple on the left, walking hand in hand.

Moon Jug (1978), a mixed media work on paper by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) has recently been acquired for Jerwood Collection. Check out our recent feature in @my_atg attached, and learn more here 👇 jerwood.org/news/134-ben...

Our winter funding round is now open for applications, closing on 15 October at 2pm 💙 Please note that we do not provide funding to individuals, fund educational courses, core organisational costs or capital endowments. Tap the link below to learn more 👇 jerwood.org/funding/

Jerwood Foundation has awarded the Young Vic Theatre a total grant of £70,000 over two years to support their Jerwood Assistant Directors Programme. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/130-70-...

We visited Clare Wood's fantastic solo exhibition 'An Unwatched Voice' at Martin Asbaek Gallery, which runs until 27 September 2025. Don't miss out, further info below 👇 martinasbaek.com/exhibitions/...

There's just one week to go until our winter funding round opens on 3 September, which welcomes funding applications from organisations focusing on making art available for public benefit and working with our collection. Further information 👇 jerwood.org/funding/

“There was no attempt at realism, just a direct, almost urgent expression of form.” Read ‘Roger Hilton's energetic dance between abstraction and figuration’ by Louise Jacquier for @artukdotorg.bsky.social featuring these two works from Jerwood Collection 👇 artuk.org/discover/sto...

We attended the Brixton Chamber Orchestra Summer Estates Tour earlier this week at Tulse Hill Estate and Angell Town Estate 😍

This month we're introducing Sarah Stenner who joined Jerwood Foundation as Grants Manager on 1 July 2024. “I am thrilled to be part of the small team at Jerwood Foundation and witness the inspiring, and transformative effect such funding has on supporting creatives and their organisations."

Born on this day in Bristol in 1944 was painter and art teacher Mary Fedden, who studied at the @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social, did stage design for @sadlerswells.bsky.social before becoming a notable painter of murals. Moonlight (Queen of Spades), inspired by Tchaikovsky's opera 'The Queen of Spades'

It's #LeftHandersDay - and the first left-handed artist from Jerwood Collection that came to mind for us was Lucian Freud. He is considered one of the most important figurative painters of the past century, and painted with his left hand while holding his palette in his right.

"British art is filled with influential artist couples. Yet this isn't always a story of equals.” Art lovers: do you know these British artist couples?’ by Imelda Barnard for @artukdotorg.bsky.social‬ featuring works from Jerwood Collection 👇 artuk.org/discover/sto...

Did you know that Jerwood Collection features on the @artukdotorg.bsky.social online shop? Over the August bank holiday weekend (23-25), you can save 10% on all custom art prints using the code AUGBANKHOL at checkout – offer ends Tuesday 26 August 👇 shop.artuk.org/marketplace/...

Take a quick look through @grantamag.bsky.social with us, which features another fantastic Jerwood Photo Essay commission: Corner Shops by Sana Badri

Born on this day in London in 1929 was British abstract landscape painter, Donald Hamilton Fraser. Fraser studied painting at St Martin's School of Art from 1949 to 1952 before continuing his studies in Paris, where the work of Henri Matisse, Georges Braque and Nicolas de Staël influenced his style.

In this month's #MeetTheTeam, we're introducing Clair Montier who joined Jerwood Foundation as Grants and Finance Manager in September 2024. From Clair: "I am delighted to have joined this exceptional team. Supporting new funding partnerships in addition to this makes this a dream role for me".

To mark #MarineWeek, here's 'The Harbour' by Nicola Bealing, based on the harbour at Mousehole, a small fishing village near her home. The Harbour, 1993. Nicola Bealing (b.1963). © the artist. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Last week we hosted @artinmotion.bsky.social at the Jerwood Collection storage facility to select artworks for our third collaborative exhibition with @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social, which will be opening in November 2025. Learn more 👇 jerwood.org/news/41-art-...

"In appearance, Talos, Armed Head II is part-bust, part-archaeological find". ‘Heads up: how helmets inspired British modernists’ by Deborah Nash for @artukdotorg.bsky.social 👇 artuk.org/discover/sto...

This month’s #OnlineArtExchange theme from @artukdotorg is 'Self Portraits'. for which we've chosen this piece by Adrian Wiszniewski. Wiszniewski's work is held in many collections including the @nationalgalleries.bsky.social, @tate.bsky.social Britain and Museum of Modern Art.

Born in Leeds on this day in 1916 was British sculptor Kenneth Armitage. Known for his semi-abstract bronzes, he explained that bronze was his favoured material due to "the fluid, unifying and sensual quality it can give". Pictured is 'Standing Figure', designed in 1961 and cast in 1985.

The theme for this month's creative project thread is youth skills. Whether you have an upcoming workshop, production, learning opportunity or work placement focused on young creatives and their skill development, share the details of your project to spread the word 👇

The next edition of our newsletter, covering everything from Jerwood Foundation News to Jerwood Collection events, is due for release tomorrow - Wednesday 16 July 2025. Tap the homepage link below and scroll to the mailing list section to sign up 💌 jerwood.org

"Windows in art can serve as mediators for self-image, they ask us how we want to be seen by others, and to consider the boundaries between our public and private selves.” - by Olivia Moinuddin for @artukdotorg.bsky.social 👇 artuk.org/discover/sto...

Visit @vadundee.bsky.social's 'Garden Futures: Designing with Nature' to explore groundbreaking garden design and work from artists, writers and designers including 'Blackbird and Flowers' by Cedric Morris from Jerwood Collection. 📸 1. Ruth Clark 2. @grantandersondotme.bsky.social 3-4. V&A Dundee

We’re excited to announce Jerwood Foundation's @jerwoodfoundation.bsky.social return as a sponsor of the Forward Prizes for Poetry. This year, they support the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection, celebrating new voices in poetry. #ForwardPrizes #JerwoodFoundation #PoetryMatters #DebutPoets