This discussion follows the recent launch of a major study into visual literacy, Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Literacy Research Initiative. The project is funded by Sybil Robson Orr and Matthew Orr, in collaboration with @GovArtCol, Art UK and @OxfordDeptofEd.
#TheSuperpowerOfLooking featured on @BBCRadio4 Front Row last night.
Project originator Alison Cole, Teacher Champion Mandy Barrett (@GomersalArt) & Robert Klassen from @OxfordDeptofEd discussed the importance of visual literacy.
Listen on BBC Sounds 👉 https://t.co/c8beDrhzZa
Join GAC curator Dr Laura-Maria Popoviciu at @NPGLondon discussing the legacy of Ada Lovelace on 14 February. Laura will be joined in conversation with the Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, Dr Alison Smith.
Book via: https://t.co/pFQKLLtz6C
125 years of showcasing British creativity and culture on a global stage, but how much do you really know about @GovArtCol collections?
What is the tallest? And how tall is it?
WATCH to find out ⬇️
¡125 años de la @GovArtCol! 🖼️🎉
Para celebrar el aniversario, destacamos la obra de William Elliot de 1791 que está exhibida en la Residencia de la Embajadora @AmbKirstyHayes.
Es una de las 15.000 piezas de la colección que está expuesta en más de 125 países. 🎨🌎
#GAC125
It's our 125th birthday 🎉 To celebrate we have two exhibitions opening in 2025:
👱 I Am Me at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery 31 Jan – 5 May 2025 @bradfordmuseums@bradford2025
👑 The Coronation Commissions exhibition at The National Archives @UkNatArchives 2 May – 2 Nov 2025
The Government Art Collection is 125 years old today! To celebrate #GAC125 here is ‘Sir George Lloyd Hodges KCB’ (c.1840) from an anonymous 19th century British Painter. It’s one of the 15,000 works of art that the GAC has put on display in over 125 countries – including Serbia!
In my mind, @GovArtCol serves 3 purposes. For its beauty; to showcase work of british artists; and to be a talking point. Bling! Henry does all three. It is the work of Stephen Farthing, it is gloriously colourful on high white walls and ... https://t.co/vHMg952tqQ
We’re excited to take part in Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Literacy Research Initiative 📣
The project will measure how observation of artworks can support student's visual literacy development 👉 https://t.co/xinzOSrFRm
@govartcol@OxfordDeptofEd@SuperpowerLook
Horse Guards Parade #London
Once the tilting yard of Whitehall Palace.
(Knights Jousting Tournaments took place here during the reign of Henry VIII )
John Chapman.
@GovArtCol
Back in 2022, we sat down with multi-disciplinary artist Christopher Samuel to discuss art and access for #DisabilityHistoryMonth.
The GAC acquired 3 works by Samuel in 2021 as part of Art X-UK. Learn more and read the full interview here: https://t.co/UAyyNAEUbs
This week's #OnlineArtExchange@artukdotorg theme is flowers for @MK_Gallery's Vanessa Bel exhibition 🌸
We think we... rose to the occasion with John Nash's Summer Flowerpiece from the Collection that currently hangs in the UK embassy in Rome 💐