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Connecting you to art πΌ Art UK is an art education charity and the online home to every public art collection in the UK. #OnlineArtExchange
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Itβs the feast day of Saint Teresa of Γvila today, often shown in art in a state of ecstasy. Learn how to spot female saints in art π https://t.co/uY2hNbwkGc π§βπ¨ John Armstrong (1893β1973) Β© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. πΈ Bridgeman Images. @HarrisPreston
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Celebrating Black art, culture and history π¨π± Find exhibitions and events to explore this #BlackHistoryMonth with @bbgconnects π https://t.co/ayORHR5fHU 'Ann' by Eugene Palmer (b.1955) Β© the artist πΈ @WolvArtGallery
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We're looking for a Philanthropy Manager β apply by 9am Thursday 16th October π£ The Philanthropy Manager will lead on managing and growing Art UKβs philanthropic giving programme. Full job description and application details π https://t.co/yVqDHw3tr4
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New story π Discover more about Heather Spears's startling, compassionate drawings of childbirth π https://t.co/YsOvHot3Z0 π§βπ¨ Heather Spears (1934β2021) Β© the artist / Wellcome Collection.
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Terry Frost was born #OnThisDay, he was one of Britain's most prominent abstract artists π‘πΊπ¦ His colourful works make perfect framed prints! Browse the Art UK shop π https://t.co/ZeslwVn7iB Β© estate of Terry Frost. All rights reserved, DACS 2025 π· @BoltonLMS
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β¨ Free online #ArtAndDesign teacher CPD with @artukdotorg & @ArtBytes_! π
21st Oct 4-5pm Join for top tips to use #TheSuperpowerOfLooking resources to inspire pupils' entries for #ArtBytes2025 national art competition. π¨ π https://t.co/5JoJQXWZRX πΈ Dave Madden
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New story π Read about sheela-na-gigs carvings by Emma Cieslik π https://t.co/NRqX77dWZx 'Sheela-na-gig' by unknown artist π· Kendal Museum
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Happy birthday @AndrewLoganAMW π Discover more about the painter, jeweller, performance artist and founder of Alternative Miss World and his friends π https://t.co/2R2r7uDguQ Β© the artist πΈ Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture
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It's time for our weekly quiz! How much do you know about history painting? https://t.co/7ISMSNqfUz 'The Exposition of Moses', 1654, oil on canvas by Nicolas Poussin (1594β1665). π· Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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For #WorldMentalHealthDay, we're exploring ten ways art helps us heal π https://t.co/u6dihqvkJG π§βπ¨ Reg Cartwright (b.1938) Β© the artist / Bridgeman Images πΈ @artinhospitals
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Happy birthday to Chris Ofili! π From Pointillism to popular culture, explore the myriad influences of Chris Ofili π https://t.co/UwfAAlNlhO Β© Chris Ofili πΈ Tate #BlackHistoryMonth
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Simeon Solomon was born #OnThisDay in 1840 π He was a very successful artist until he was ostracised for his sexuality. Discover more in this story π https://t.co/FUjWrDO7ca πΈ Tate
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β¨ Thanks for a very glamorous #OnlineArtExchange π Next week's theme is βghosts and ethereal artβ for Ghost Objects: Summoning Leightonβs Lost Collection at @LeightonHouse_ π§βπ¨ John Collier (1850β1934) π· @RoyalAcadMusic
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For us, this portrait is as glam as it gets... Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World opens today, and we invite you to share artworks or objects that evoke 'Glamour' for the #OnlineArtExchange @artdotorguk. πΈ Audrey Hepburn, 1963. The Cecil Beaton Archive, London Β© CondΓ© Nast
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@artukdotorg Todayβs #OnlineArtExchange is 'Glamour' for Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World @NPGLondon βPortrait of Madame Xβ is a John Singer Sargent painting (1884) @metmuseum The Paris Salon of 1884 judged a dropped shoulder strap so shocking it was repainted on her shoulder!
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This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is about 'Glamour' for Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World @NPGLondon Stanley Cursiter's Self Portrait, Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, with his Wife Phyllis Hourston, and Model, Poppy Low, Chez Nous from @NatGalleriesSco
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#OnlineArtExchange This week's theme is #glamour This painting is 'Mrs Alice Wood by Thomas Lawrence' #Art #Artwork #Painting #Collection #Museum
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Lucy, Countess of Bedford was a great patron of the Arts, appearing in many plays & masques herself, some presented by Queen Anne. Her houses, including Chenies Manor, were meeting places for great literary figures of the time. π· by John de Critz #OnlineArtExchange
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This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is glamour! β¨ We're excited to share the painting βOlivia Raising her Veilβ by Charles Robert Leslie, featuring a stunning dramatic black outfit. πΌοΈ π· Bridgeman Images @artukdotorg
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This week the @artukdotorg #onlineartexchange theme is 'Glamour' in celebration of the national Portrait Galleries new exhibition, 'Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World'
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