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Yinka Shonibare MBE curates the Arts Council Collection
Our latest Touring Exhibition, Criminal Ornamentation, explores the cultural and social dimensions of the use of pattern in art.

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National Partners Programme
The National Partners Programme aims to establish a network of museums and galleries to exhibit and respond to the Collection over a three-year period, raising the profile of the Arts Council Collection with the public.

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Sculpture at Longside
Located within the grounds of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Longside has been home to sculpture in the Arts Council Collection since 2003.

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Curators' Days
The Arts Council Collection organises six events for UK-based curators each year. Designed as an informal forum for networking, learning and sharing, the events bring together curators from galleries across the country.

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Welcome to the Arts Council Collection
The Arts Council Collection is the most widely circulated national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art in the world and plays a vital role in supporting galleries across the UK through loans, touring exhibitions and curatorial skills.

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In My Shoes: Art & the Self since the 1990s
A timely opportunity to consider the legacy of a key aspect of 1990s British art, current Touring Exhibition In My Shoes, explores the ways in which artists based in the UK have represented themselves in their work since the 1990s.

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Indian Room, from 5 Rooms

Hodgkin, Howard

Indian Room, from 5 Rooms

1968

Totality

Paterson, Katie

Totality

2015

Is it okay to be black?

Anderson, Hurvin

Is it okay to be black?

2015

New Stones - Newton's Tones

Cragg, Tony

New Stones - Newton's Tones

1978

Baylham Mill

Bell, Graham

Baylham Mill

1940

Icon

Hepworth, Barbara

Icon

1957

Head VI

Bacon, Francis

Head VI

1949

Fork Face

Hart, Emma

Fork Face

2017

Slow Movement

Caro, Anthony

Slow Movement

1965

Expulsion from Number 8 Eden Close

Perry, Grayson

Expulsion from Number 8 Eden Close

2012

Girl in a Green Dress

Freud, Lucian

Girl in a Green Dress

1954

+ and -

Hatoum, Mona

+ and -

1994

The Crowning

Shonibare, MBE, Yinka

The Crowning

2007

Movement in Squares

Riley, Bridget

Movement in Squares

1961

We Two Boys Together Clinging

Hockney, David

We Two Boys Together Clinging

1961

Popcorn Shells

Ofili, Chris

Popcorn Shells

1995

Nunhead

Hiorns, Roger

Nunhead

2004

Spirit Jar

Perry, Grayson

Spirit Jar

1994

Lay back, keep quiet and think of what made Britain so great

Boyce, Sonia

Lay back, keep quiet and think of what made Britain so great

1986

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

Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul

Wardill, Emily

Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul

2006

Gedser

Tillmans, Wolfgang

Gedser

2004

60 Minutes Silence

Wearing, Gillian

60 Minutes Silence

1996

Regine

Warren, Rebecca

Regine

2007

Hippy Dialectics

Mellors, Nathaniel

Hippy Dialectics

2010

Latest News

Birmingham MPs select artworks in new ACC National Partners show, Women Power Protest


5 Nov 2018

Ahead of the opening of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s new National Partners exhibition, Women Power Protest, MPs Jess Phillips (MP for Birmingham Yardley), Preet Kaur Gill (MP for Birmingham Edgbaston) and Dame Caroline Spelman (MP for Meriden) visited the museum to choose their favourite artworks.

The three MPs were given a sneak peek at the exhibition which was programmed as part of the Arts Council Collection’s (ACC) National Partnership Programme and brings together artworks from...

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Current Exhibitions
On Paper
13 Jan 2018 - 27 Apr 2019
In My Shoes
30 Mar 2018 - 22 Sep 2019
Grayson Perry, The Vanity of Small Differences
31 Mar 2018 - 15 Dec 2018

New Acquisitions
Girl with Book

Krishanu, Matthew

Girl with Book, 2012

b. 1980

Becoming Soil

Deshayes, Nicolas

Becoming Soil, 2015

b. 1983

Dial Tone Drone

Satz, Aura

Dial Tone Drone, 2014

b. 1974

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

The Future’s Getting Old Like The ...

Gibson, Beatrice

The Future’s Getting Old Like The ...

2010

b. 1978

There’s a Hole in the Sky Part I

Cammock, Helen

There’s a Hole in the Sky Part I, 2016

b. 1970

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

Ordination

Krishanu, Matthew

Ordination, 2017

b. 1980

Put Something in the Air: The E-s-s-...

Okon, Ima-Abasi

Put Something in the Air: The E-s-s-...

2017

b. 1981

Becoming Soil

Deshayes, Nicolas

Becoming Soil, 2015

b. 1983

The Drift

Brennan, Maeve

The Drift, 2017

b. 1990

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

Tremolo

Warboys, Jessica

Tremolo, 2017

b. 1977

Music in the Frying-Pan Pub Brick La...

Sheehy, John

Music in the Frying-Pan Pub Brick La...

1970

b. 1949

Cotton.com

Himid, Lubaina

Cotton.com, 2002

b. 1954

Ardyne Point

Thuring, Caragh

Ardyne Point, 2016

b. 1972

Thank You For Your Custom

Sheehy, John

Thank You For Your Custom, 1970

b. 1949

Cloud Cuckoo Land

McKeown, William

Cloud Cuckoo Land, 2004

b. 1962

Quickest Quickly

Sheehy, John

Quickest Quickly, 1970

b. 1949

The Needle and the Larynx

Simnett, Marianna

The Needle and the Larynx, 2016

b. 1986

Skeleton

Krishanu, Matthew

Skeleton, 2014

b. 1980

Plantain Drop

Boakye-Yiadom, Appau Jnr

Plantain Drop, 2014

b. 1984

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

There’s a Hole in the Sky Part II:...

Cammock, Helen

There’s a Hole in the Sky Part II:...

2016

b. 1970

The Chimney is Swept

Sheehy, John

The Chimney is Swept, 1970

b. 1949

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

Last Orders

Sheehy, John

Last Orders, 1970

b. 1949

A Nightmare on BAME Street

Pandhal, Hardeep

A Nightmare on BAME Street, 2018

b. 1985

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

Carles-Tolra, Alejandra

Untitled, from the series Where We B...

2017

b. 1988

House of Women

Williams Gamaker, Michelle

House of Women, 2016

b. 1979

Tropicalité, l'Île et l'Exote

Maheke, Paul

Tropicalité, l'Île et l'Exote, 2014

b. 1985

Baba Deep Thing by Mum

Pandhal, Hardeep

Baba Deep Thing by Mum, 2014

b. 1985

Unknown Site, Noordwijk aan Zee, Sou...

Henner, Mishka

Unknown Site, Noordwijk aan Zee, Sou...

2011

b. 1976

Fork Face

Hart, Emma

Fork Face, 2017

b. 1974

Becoming Soil

Deshayes, Nicolas

Becoming Soil, 2015

b. 1983

Leaves (Harp, January)

Reus, Magali

Leaves (Harp, January), 2015

b. 1981

Untitled

Pandhal, Hardeep

Untitled, 2017

b. 1985

F for Fibonacci

Gibson, Beatrice

F for Fibonacci, 2014

b. 1978

Boy and Mask

Krishanu, Matthew

Boy and Mask, 2017

b. 1980

Prayer Meeting (Windermere)

Kippin, John

Prayer Meeting (Windermere), 1992

b. 1950

Between the Bullet and the Hole

Satz, Aura

Between the Bullet and the Hole, 2016

b. 1974

Geoluread & Genie

Phillips, Laura

Geoluread & Genie, 2017

b. 1986

Willem Lodewijk van Nassau Kazerne, ...

Henner, Mishka

Willem Lodewijk van Nassau Kazerne, ...

2011

b. 1976

Dance (All Night, London)

Manchot, Melanie

Dance (All Night, London), 2017

b. 1966

Turning Buttercups #2

McKeown, William

Turning Buttercups #2, 2008

b. 1962

By His Will, We Teach Birds How to F...

El-Salahi, Ibrahim

By His Will, We Teach Birds How to F...

1969

b. 1930

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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.