Write on Art is an annual national writing competition sponsored by Art UK and the Paul Mellon Centre to encourage an interest in art history and art writing among young people. Find out more about ...

Artist and teacher working in a wide range of media, born in London, who attended Stowe School, 1931–3, then through his mother became connected with the Bloomsbury Group. In 1935–6 studied biology at ...

(Born London, 7 March 1802 or 1803; died London, 1 October 1873). English painter, sculptor, and engraver, mainly of animal subjects. He was the son of an engraver and writer, John Landseer (1769–1852 ...

Use The Superpower of Looking in your classroom straight away. Our tips help you to choose, plan and deliver a lesson. Art UK has collaborated with Trinity College London to show you how your students ...

This activity sets out how to sculpt a clay head using an armature. An armature is a framework beneath the clay surface. Its structure supports the soft clay and reduces the amount of clay needed, ...

A term used to describe sculpture made of non-rigid materials such as cloth, rubber, canvas, leather, or paper, it gained particular currency in the 1960s and 1970s. The best-known exponent was Claes ...

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British abstract painter, born in London, where she studied at Camberwell School of Art, 1946–50. Tim Hilton described her as one of the British painters of her generation who were ‘impatient with ...

Art UK provides advice on how to take care of and photograph art objects, maintain a digital record of your artworks, and build those records through research – such as through the Art Detective ...

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Remember, you can only write about artworks that feature on Art UK's website for this competition. Browse paintings, sculptures, prints – and more – on the Discover Artworks page. Before you write ...

There is something rather majestic and captivating about peacocks, or to be more precise, the male peacock. When its blue-green iridescent feathers are fanned out, it’s a sign of courtship and a way ...