The Arts Council Collection is changing. Formed around a small group of paintings in 1946, it began with the goal of establishing a national collection for the UK. 75 years on we boast over 8,000 works by close to 2,200 artists. We continue to bring art to every corner of the country through loans to museums, galleries, schools, hospitals, and other public institutions, and through our touring exhibitions. Building on our National Partners Programme, which develops long-term collaborations with institutions across the country, in our 75th year we will explore different ways of showing the Collection to reach new audiences.
their career. From multi-part installations to performance, painting and moving image, the works that joined the Collection in 2019–2021 represent the best and most ambitious art made in the UK.
The art we buy is changing too, to reflect the country it belongs to. We are committed to supporting artists from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, most often at an early stage of
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This poster depicts a work by the artist Adam Farah, which is among the 98 works by 42 artists acquired over this two-year period. These are listed overleaf and are available for loan. A testament to transformation and soaring optimism, Farah’s freely distributed poster encapsulates the Collection’s belief that art is for everyone.
Adam Farah, I AM FREE (FREE AM I MIX), 2018. Digital print on wallpaper. Image courtesy of the artist
YEARS OF THE ARTS COUNCIL COLLECTION
2019–2020 ACQUISITIONS
2020–2021 ACQUISITIONS
PATRICK HOUGH
Object Interviews (Parts I, II, & III), 2013–15 Three single-channel HD videos, sound. Edition 1 of 5 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist and narrative projects, London
OLIVIA BAX ALIA SYED
Swan, 1986 16 mm film. Edition 1 of 5 + 1 AP. Image courtesy of the artist and LUX, London
LIV PRESTON
Grille (landscape), 2020 Steel, chicken wire, foam, newspaper, UV resistant PVA, household acrylic paint, plaster. Image courtesy of the artist and Standpoint Gallery, London. Photo: Tim Bowditch
DOG QUEST, 2020 Cast of miner’s graffitti from Pen Yr Orsedd mine, lead alloy. Image courtesy of the artist
RYAN GANDER
I can not yet even describe it to myself, 2020 Cardboard box, printed documents. Edition 2 of 3 + 1 AP. Gift of the artist. Image courtesy of the artist
EDWARD ALLINGTON
Metropolitan Egypt from the East / of London, 1987 Wood, paint, plaster. Gift of the artist’s estate. Image courtesy of Thalia Allington-Wood © Estate of Edward Allington
GHISLAINE LEUNG
Shrooms, 2016 Nightlights and adapters. AP 1 from edition of 3 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist and ESSEX STREET, New York
ABIGAIL REYNOLDS
St Michael's Mount 1928 | 1949, 2020 Cut and folded book pages. Image courtesy of the artist
EMMA TALBOT CHARLOTTE MOTH JONATHAN BALDOCK
Mask XXVIII, 2019 Ceramic. Image courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
Still Life in A White Cube, 2019 16 mm digitally transferred film. Edition 2 of 5 + 1 AP. Image courtesy of the artist and Marcelle Alix, Paris
The Mountain, Time After Time, 2016 Acrylic on silk. Image courtesy of the artist
OLIVER BEER
Resonance Vessels (British Quartet), 2021 (detail) 20th century Capodimonte vase, 19th century Chinese lucky symbols vase, 19th century Chinese jar, 20th century fibreglass garden vessel, microphones, speakers. Image courtesy of the artist
ANDREW PIERRE HART
The Listening Sweet, 2020 Oil and charcoal on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Contemporary, London
PREM SAHIB
User_06, 2017 Aluminium, resin. Image courtesy of the artist and Southard Reid, London
DUNCAN NEWTON
Trigon, 1999 Oil on linen. Gift of the artist’s estate. Image courtesy of the artist’s estate © Estate of Duncan Newton
GABRIELLA BOYD
Blessing iii, 2020 Oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist
ALISON WATT
Warrender, 2016 Oil on canvas. Purchased with the assistance of Art Fund. Image courtesy of the artist and Parafin, London
MERLIN JAMES
Two Figures, 2020 Acrylic and mixed materials. Image courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
DEREK CARRUTHERS
Snakes and Ladders, 2016–19 Oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist
LIBITA SIBUNGU
Quantum Ghost (8), (9), (10), 2019 Dibond mounted photogram. Installation view (detail) at Spike Island, Bristol, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist. Photo: Max McClure
ROY OXLADE
Rose and Painter, 1987 Oil on canvas. Image courtesy of Alison Jacques Gallery, London © Estate of Roy Oxlade
LUCY CLOUT ALBERTA WHITTLE
between a whisper and a cry, 2019 HD video, chairs, chain and screen. Image courtesy of the artist
buh buh buh (proposal for a collating machine), 2008 Colour, stereo, 4:3, SD video. Edition 1 of 3 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist
MAGDA STAWARSKA-BEAVAN
SHELAGH CLUETT
Untitled, c.1981 Aluminium, steel. Image courtesy of Shelagh Cluett Trust and greengrassi, London © Shelagh Cluett Trust. Photo: Marcus Leith
Bracka 40, 2020 Installation with paper and wooden structures; screenprints and digital print on Awagami Washi papers. Image courtesy of the artist. Photo: Alexander Christie
EMILY RICHARDSON
Over the Horizon, 2012 Digital video. Edition 1 of 3 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist
RACHEL JONES SHAWANDA CORBETT
Now go around the corner and get your brother, 2021 Chromogenic print. Edition 4 of 5 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist, Salon 94, New York and Corvi-Mora, London
lick your teeth, they so clutch, 2021 Oil pastel, oil stick on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac, London
ROSA-JOHAN UDDOH
HANNAH RICKARDS
Studies for Impartiality, 2019 Mixed media installation. Installation view at Jupiter Woods, London, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist. Photo: Manuela Barczewsk
One can make out the surface only by placing any dark-coloured object on the ground, 2017 Single-screen video, seven-channel sound. Edition 1 of 3 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist
LINDSEY MENDICK
CLIFTON WRIGHT
Minotaur, 2017 Pastel on paper. Image courtesy of the artist and Intoart, London
DANIELLE DEAN
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN, version 2, 2018. Installation view at South London Gallery, 2018. Image courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles
SHEZAD DAWOOD
Leviathan, 2017 Resin with oxidised finish. Edition 9 of 10. Image courtesy of the artist
Putin, 2020 Paper mâché, ceramics, dolls house furniture. Image courtesy of the artist and Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate
GRACE SCHWINDT
Resting, 2018 Bronze, ceramic, oxide glazing. Edition 1 of 3 + 1 AP. Image courtesy of the artist and Zeno X, Antwerp
HANNAH PERRY
Gush, 2018 Steel, car heat wrap, subwoofer speakers, rigging system. Installation view (detail) at The Kunstverein in Hamburg, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist. Photo: Fred Dott
PARTOU ZIA
Fenced Horizons, 2005 Oil on canvas. Gift of the artist’s estate. Image courtesy of the artist’s estate © Estate of Partou Zia
JESSIE FLOOD-PADDOCK
Snack 16, 2015 Silk, dip-dyed cotton, epoxy resin, jute, Jesmonite, spray paint. Image courtesy of the artist and Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate
P. STAFF
The Prince of Homburg, 2019 Single-channel HD video, colour, sound. Edition 2 of 5 + 2 AP. Image courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles
CAROLINE WALKER
Joy, 11am, Hackney, 2017 Oil on board. Image courtesy of the artist and Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh
MIRANDA FORRESTER
The Three Graces, 2019 Oil and gloss on PVC over wooden stretcher. Image courtesy of the artist
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