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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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Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

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

Indian Room, from 5 Rooms

Hodgkin, Howard

Indian Room, from 5 Rooms

1968

Icon

Hepworth, Barbara

Icon

1957

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

Totality

Paterson, Katie

Totality

2015

Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul

Wardill, Emily

Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul

2006

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

60 Minutes Silence

Wearing, Gillian

60 Minutes Silence

1996

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

Baylham Mill

Bell, Graham

Baylham Mill

1940

Latest News

Store to Tour: New Short Film Series


9 Oct 2017

Store to Tour: ‘opening the doors to the Arts Council Collection’ 
 
The first in a new series of behind-the-scenes short films looking at major exhibitions across our four National Partner venues is now online.

This film explores Anya Gallaccio’s can love remember the question and the answer (2003), a central work in Walker Art Gallery’s latest National Partners exhibition, Coming Out: Sexuality, Gender & Identity (until 5 November).

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Current Exhibitions
Occasional Geometries
15 Jul 2017 - 29 Oct 2017
A Green and Pleasant Land
30 Sep 2017 - 21 Jan 2018
Kaleidoscope: Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art
5 Oct 2017 - 9 Dec 2017

New Acquisitions
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

FF Gaiden: Delete

Achiampong, Larry,

FF Gaiden: Delete, 2016

Auntie Comfort

Kattah, Mawuena,

Auntie Comfort, 2016

Auntie Amelia

Kattah, Mawuena,

Auntie Amelia, 2016

untitled: dunce

Barlow, Phyllida,

untitled: dunce, 2015

CAPTCHA No. 21 – Doryphoros

Darbyshire, Matthew,

CAPTCHA No. 21 – Doryphoros, 2015

Maelfa

Edwards, Sean,

Maelfa, 2010

Things I associate with you

Phillips, Ciara,

Things I associate with you, 2014

ISS 0014

Mir, Aleksandra,

ISS 0014, 2016

Estate, a Reverie

Luka Zimmerman, Andrea,

Estate, a Reverie, 2015

Bones of Time

Mosley, Ryan,

Bones of Time, 2013

BRIDGIT

Prodger, Charlotte,

BRIDGIT, 2016

The Crowning

Shonibare, MBE, Yinka,

The Crowning, 2007

Balzac's Hardon

Griffith, Gareth,

Balzac's Hardon, 2016

untitled: frames

Barlow, Phyllida,

untitled: frames, 2015

catalyst #13

Murillo, Oscar,

catalyst #13, 2016

Go La

Griffith, Gareth,

Go La, 2016

James

Mosley, Ryan,

James, 2016

The Watershow Extravaganza

Michael, Sophie,

The Watershow Extravaganza, 2016

Me and Mum Looking at the Pots

Kattah, Mawuena,

Me and Mum Looking at the Pots, 2016

Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape

Holden, Andy,

Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape, 2011

The Draftsman's Rule

Price, Joanna,

The Draftsman's Rule, 1987

Walking Konrad

Griffith, Gareth,

Walking Konrad, 2012

I am just going outside, I may be some time

Middleton, Stuart,

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

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

untitled: cementpost

Barlow, Phyllida,

untitled: cementpost, 2015

How to Mend a Broken Heart

Ohiri, Karl,

How to Mend a Broken Heart, 2013

Handicap

Barclay, Simeon,

Handicap, 2016

No. 429 SFold

Begum, Rana,

No. 429 SFold, 2013

ISS 0004

Mir, Aleksandra,

ISS 0004, 2016

ISS 0007

Mir, Aleksandra,

ISS 0007, 2016

Catachresis #40 (teeth of the rake, leg of the chair, leg of the table, head of the screw)

Pica, Amalia,

Catachresis #40 (teeth of the rake, leg of the chair, leg of the table, head of the screw), 2013

Cold Open (Version 1)

Harahan, Seamus,

Cold Open (Version 1), 2014

Phantom Avantgarde

Aerial Waller, Mark,

Phantom Avantgarde, 2010

Project for a Rift Valley Crossing

Starling, Simon,

Project for a Rift Valley Crossing, 2015

Keninld

Griffith, Gareth,

Keninld, 2016

Fleeing Woman III

Morreau, Jacqueline,

Fleeing Woman III, 1981

Cottage Lover

Forrester, Denzil,

Cottage Lover, 1997

An Arrangement on Blue (Swamp Rat Skank)

Barclay, Simeon,

An Arrangement on Blue (Swamp Rat Skank), 2015

City Changes

Etchells, Tim,

City Changes, 2008

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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.