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The Vanity of Small Differences
Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry introduces some of the imagery and inspirations behind the episodic scenes which form his major work, The Vanity of Small Differences, currently touring venues across the UK.

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Art Crush
What’s your Art Personality? This new app is a free, fun and accessible way for everyone to explore artworks from the Arts Council Collection, available to download via a mobile device or tablet.

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Sculpture by Women Since 1945
Explore some of the artists and artworks featured in our major new touring exhibition, Breaking the Mould - challenging the male-dominated narratives of post-war British sculpture.

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New Acquisitions 19/20
The Arts Council Collection continue to support and promote British art and artists by buying their work at an early or critical stage in their career. Explore the 38 artworks by 21 artists acquired for the nation in 2019-20.

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We Two Boys Together Clinging

Hockney, David

We Two Boys Together Clinging

1961

Sleeper

Unwin, Phoebe

Sleeper

2012

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

Spirit Jar

Perry, Grayson

Spirit Jar

1994

BRIDGIT

Prodger, Charlotte

BRIDGIT

2016

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Loop

Organ, Margaret

Loop

1978

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

Burke, Vanley

Educational Outing from Handsworth from Inside series

1968

The First Grand National

Gander, Ryan

The First Grand National

2003

Youth, Jarrow

Killip, Chris

Youth, Jarrow

1976

Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Jym in the Studio

Auerbach, Frank

Jym in the Studio

1963

Helmet Head No.3

Moore, Henry

Helmet Head No.3

1960

untitled: dunce

Barlow, Phyllida

untitled: dunce

2015

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

Tropicalité, l'Île et l'Exote

Maheke, Paul

Tropicalité, l'Île et l'Exote

2014

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

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

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

Caulfield, Patrick

Oh Hélène, J'erre en ma chambre (Oh Helen, I roam my room) Poemes et Planches - Jules Laforgue French Edition B

1973

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

Figure in Blue

Johnson, Claudette

Figure in Blue

2018

Latest News

Antony Gormley's 'Field for the British Isles' to go to Sunderland


26 Jan 2021

Field for the British Isles by Sir Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North, will be on display at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) at National Glass Centre from July until September this year.

The work comprises 40,000 small clay figures and was last in the region 25 years ago when it was on display at the former Greenesfield British Rail Works in Gateshead. More than 25,000 people visited the exhibition.

The artwork will be on loan from the Arts Council Collection, as part of the...
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New Acquisitions
between a whisper and a cry

Whittle, Alberta

between a whisper and a cry, 2019

b. 1980

Warrender

Watt, Alison

Warrender, 2016

b. 1965

Bird with Stretched Neck

Schwindt, Grace

Bird with Stretched Neck, 2018

b. 1979

The Silent Song of the Shell

Allington, Edward

The Silent Song of the Shell, 1983

b. 1951

Self Portrait From Mirror Three

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror Three, 2018

b. 1982

Untitled

Allington, Edward

Untitled, 1986

b. 1951

Minotaur

Wright, Clifton

Minotaur, 2017

b. 1982

Light of My Life

Cluett, Shelagh

Light of My Life, 1984

b. 1947

Mask XXVIII

Baldock, Jonathan

Mask XXVIII, 2019

b. 1980

Fenced Horizons

Zia, Partou

Fenced Horizons, 2005

b. 1958

Snack 20

Flood-Paddock, Jessie

Snack 20, 2015

b. 1977

Maske XVII

Baldock, Jonathan

Maske XVII, 2019

b. 1980

Swan

Syed, Alia

Swan, 1986

b. 1964

Metropolitan Egypt From the East / O...

Allington, Edward

Metropolitan Egypt From the East / O...

1987

b. 1951

Self Portrait From Mirror Two

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror Two, 2018

b. 1982

Snakes and Ladders

Carruthers, Derek

Snakes and Ladders, 2016

b. 1935

Thursday

Newton, Duncan

Thursday, 2001

b. 1948

Trigon

Newton, Duncan

Trigon, 1999

b. 1948

Untitled

Cluett, Shelagh

Untitled, 1981

b. 1947

Over the Horizon

Richardson, Emily

Over the Horizon, 2012

b. 1971

The Prince of Homburg

Staff, Patrick

The Prince of Homburg, 2019

b. 1987

Green Breath

Zia, Partou

Green Breath, 2006

b. 1958

The Mountain, Time After Time

Talbot, Emma

The Mountain, Time After Time, 2016

b. 1969

Self Portrait From Mirror One

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror One, 2018

b. 1982

Snack 16

Flood-Paddock, Jessie

Snack 16, 2015

b. 1977

Maske XVI

Baldock, Jonathan

Maske XVI, 2019

b. 1980

Resting

Schwindt, Grace

Resting, 2018

b. 1979

And If In A Thousand Years

Hough, Patrick

And If In A Thousand Years, 2017

b. 1989

Position

Schwindt, Grace

Position, 2018

b. 1979

One can make out the surface only by...

Rickards, Hannah

One can make out the surface only by...

2017

b. 1979

Borrowed Picasso Portrait

Wright, Clifton

Borrowed Picasso Portrait, 2017

b. 1982

Shrooms

Leung, Ghislaine

Shrooms, 2016

b. 1980

Self Portrait From Mirror Four

Wright, Clifton

Self Portrait From Mirror Four, 2018

b. 1982

Rose and Painter

Oxlade, Roy

Rose and Painter, 1987

b. 1929

Still Life in a White Cube

Moth, Charlotte

Still Life in a White Cube, 2019

b. 1978

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN, versi...

Dean, Danielle

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN, versi...

2018

b. 1982

Maske LXX

Baldock, Jonathan

Maske LXX, 2019

b. 1980

Object Interviews (Parts I, II, & II...

Hough, Patrick

Object Interviews (Parts I, II, & II...

2013

b. 1989

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

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