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Welcome to the Arts Council Collection
The Arts Council Collection is the national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art, representing over 7,500 works of art.

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The National Partners Programme
We’re working with four major galleries outside London, to present a series of exciting and innovative new exhibitions drawn from the Arts Council Collection.

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Acquisitions 2016/17
Find out more about our latest acquisitions, including significant works by Phyllida Barlow, Andy Holden, Aleksandra Mir and Yinka Shonibare, MBE.

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60 Minutes Silence

Wearing, Gillian

60 Minutes Silence

1996

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

Totality

Paterson, Katie

Totality

2015

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

Lucas, Sarah

Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)

1996

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Icon

Hepworth, Barbara

Icon

1957

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

Baylham Mill

Bell, Graham

Baylham Mill

1940

Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul

Wardill, Emily

Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul

2006

Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Indian Room, from 5 Rooms

Hodgkin, Howard

Indian Room, from 5 Rooms

1968

Latest News

New Arts Council Collection Website


10 Jul 2017

The new Arts Council Collection website is now online. Featuring an improved look and layout, the new site presents a significantly expanded selection of information and resources.

New features include:

> Improved online database with new mobile-friendly layouts enhanced access to over 7,500 artworks. Browse artists using the new A-Z Directory or view works by Medium, Decade, or Theme.

> Interactive Exhibitions Map – find exhibitions near you and plan gallery visits with our interactive map showing all Collection works currently on show around the UK and beyond.

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Current Exhibitions
I Want! I Want! Art & Technology
1 Apr 2017 - 1 Oct 2017
Kaleidoscope: Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art
15 Jul 2017 - 24 Sep 2017
Occasional Geometries
15 Jul 2017 - 29 Oct 2017

New Acquisitions
Bones of Time

Mosley, Ryan,

Bones of Time, 2013

An Arrangement on Blue (Swamp Rat Skank)

Barclay, Simeon,

An Arrangement on Blue (Swamp Rat Skank), 2015

untitled: dunce

Barlow, Phyllida,

untitled: dunce, 2015

ISS 0004

Mir, Aleksandra,

ISS 0004, 2016

Fleeing Woman III

Morreau, Jacqueline,

Fleeing Woman III, 1981

Things I associate with you

Phillips, Ciara,

Things I associate with you, 2014

Things I associate with you

Phillips, Ciara,

Things I associate with you, 2014

untitled: frames

Barlow, Phyllida,

untitled: frames, 2015

Catachresis #77 (teeth of the saw, leg of the table, leg of the chair, head of the screw)

Pica, Amalia,

Catachresis #77 (teeth of the saw, leg of the table, leg of the chair, head of the screw), 2016

Me and Mum Looking at the Pots

Kattah, Mawuena,

Me and Mum Looking at the Pots, 2016

No. 429 SFold

Begum, Rana,

No. 429 SFold, 2013

BRIDGIT

Prodger, Charlotte,

BRIDGIT, 2016

The Crowning

Shonibare, MBE, Yinka,

The Crowning, 2007

Phantom Avantgarde

Aerial Waller, Mark,

Phantom Avantgarde, 2010

Auntie Amelia

Kattah, Mawuena,

Auntie Amelia, 2016

untitled: cementpost

Barlow, Phyllida,

untitled: cementpost, 2015

Estate, a Reverie

Luka Zimmerman, Andrea,

Estate, a Reverie, 2015

I am just going outside, I may be some time

Middleton, Stuart,

I am just going outside, I may be some time, 2016

Things I associate with you

Phillips, Ciara,

Things I associate with you, 2014

The Draftsman's Rule

Price, Joanna,

The Draftsman's Rule, 1987

James

Mosley, Ryan,

James, 2016

Maelfa

Edwards, Sean,

Maelfa, 2010

ISS 0007

Mir, Aleksandra,

ISS 0007, 2016

City Changes

Etchells, Tim,

City Changes, 2008

Cold Open (Version 1)

Harahan, Seamus,

Cold Open (Version 1), 2014

ISS 0014

Mir, Aleksandra,

ISS 0014, 2016

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The Arts Council Collection is the UK's most widely seen collection of modern and contemporary art.

With nearly 8,000 works by over 2,000 artists, it can be seen in exhibitions and public displays across the country and beyondThis website offers unprecedented access to the Collection, and information about each work can be found on this site.