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ExhibitionUntil 6 Dec · Aberdeen
Aberdeen Artworlds: The Linklater Collection
A free exhibition marking 50 years of the Linklater Collection, with Scottish Colourists, Joan Eardley and Anne Redpath on show.
The Gallery, Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, Bedford Road, Aberdeen AB24 3AAFree
ExhibitionUntil 15 Nov · London
Inside Aardman: Wallace and Gromit and Friends
150+ objects from Aardman's own archive, plus hands-on activities where kids can storyboard, light a set or make their own stop-motion clip.
Young V&A, Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PA£11 per person (exhibition pass; museum entry itself is free)
ExhibitionUntil 15 Nov · Manchester
Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
The Whitworth's first Japanese print exhibition in over a century, built around Hokusai's Great Wave — free entry.
The Whitworth, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ERFree
ExhibitionUntil 4 Apr · Cardiff
Ffasiwn at National Museum Cardiff
A decade of "anti-fashion" portraiture from the south Wales Valleys, told by the young people who lived it.
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NPFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 18 Apr · Wakefield
Hold to This Earth: Contemporary Indigenous North American Art
Yorkshire Sculpture Park's first-ever group show, bringing 38 contemporary Indigenous North American artists to the Underground Gallery.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG£9.50 adult, £7 concession, free for under-18s (covers the whole park)
ExhibitionUntil 30 May · Norwich
Tree of Life — Seyi Adelekun
An immersive, hand-woven sisal-rope installation honouring trees as anchors of cultural memory, filling the Sainsbury Centre's East End Gallery.
Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJPay what you want
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · Gateshead
Chitra Ganesh & Tish Murtha at BALTIC
Two free, drop-in exhibitions on Gateshead Quayside — a Brooklyn artist's UK debut and Tish Murtha's Tyneside photography.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, NE8Free
ExhibitionUntil 21 Feb · Birmingham
Every Thing Must Go: Joe Lycett
Comedian Joe Lycett's tongue-in-cheek debut painting exhibition turns extinct chocolate bars and lost buildings into art.
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DHFree
ExhibitionUntil 15 Nov · Dundee
France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive
A Dundee-trained painter's biggest UK show yet, spilling off the canvas and across both DCA galleries.
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DYFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 11 Jul · London
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry comes to London for the first time in 900 years, on loan to the British Museum in a major once-in-a-generation show.
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG£25–£33 depending on time slot; under-16s free with an adult
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · London
Liz Larner: A Hard Line to Bend
The sculptor's first UK institutional show — ceramic "asteroids" and radical material experiments, free to visit.
Camden Art Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DGFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 3 Jan · Bristol
RWA 173rd Annual Open Exhibition
Bristol's major open-submission show, with 500+ contemporary works spanning painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.
Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX£8.90 (£4.45 with National Art Pass)
ExhibitionUntil 14 Feb · Liverpool
Rae-Yen Song at FACT Liverpool
A free, immersive exhibition of new sculpture, textiles and sound inspired by diasporic mythology and family lore, opening at FACT Liverpool.
FACT, 88 Wood Street, Liverpool L1 4DQFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · York
Turner, Wedgwood and Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman
A major new York Art Gallery show marking 200 years since sculptor John Flaxman, with over 70 loaned works.
York Art Gallery, Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EWFrom £7.50, included in gallery admission
ExhibitionUntil 1 May · Gateshead
BALTIC Open Submission 2026
BALTIC's flagship open-call exhibition of around 100 works by artists from across the region and beyond, free to visit on Gateshead's quayside.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BAFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 7 Nov · Bath
Bath Society of Artists 121st Open Exhibition
Bath's long-running open-submission show fills the Victoria Art Gallery with local painting, print and sculpture alongside invited artist Basil Beattie RA.
Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath BA2 4AT£9 adult (Upper Gallery free; half price with National Art Pass)
ExhibitionUntil 31 Jan · Cambridge
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera
A major, free photography retrospective opens at Kettle's Yard, tracing five decades of Sunil Gupta's work.
Kettle's Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · Colchester
Simon Carter: From the Landscape
Essex artist Simon Carter's most ambitious show yet turns Firstsite's galleries into a walk-through painting of the coast — free entry.
Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JHFree
ExhibitionUntil 31 Jan · London
Amar Kanwar at Serpentine North
Indian filmmaker Amar Kanwar's first major UK survey, transforming Serpentine North into a meditative film environment. Free entry.
Serpentine North Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XAFree
ExhibitionUntil 10 Jan · Derby
Collateral Echoes — Baff Akoto at QUAD
A powerful new exhibition of film, XR and immersive sound exploring memory, grief and justice, opening at Derby's QUAD gallery.
QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3ASFree entry
ExhibitionUntil 1 Mar · Wakefield
Double Take: Olivia Bax
Twenty new and recent sculptures by Olivia Bax — welded frames, metal mesh and vivid colour — in the Weston Gallery at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Weston Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LGFrom £10 adult; 18 and under free; parking included
ExhibitionUntil 29 Mar · Middlesbrough
Turner Prize 2026
Britain's most talked-about art prize lands in Teesside — four shortlisted artists, free entry, no queue-worthy hype needed.
MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art), Centre Square, Middlesbrough TS1 2AZFree
ExhibitionUntil 21 Feb · Birmingham
Balraj Khanna: Lines of Flight
The first major UK survey of painter Balraj Khanna opens at Ikon, tracing six decades of colourful, playful abstraction — free entry.
Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2HSFree
ExhibitionUntil 22 Nov · Compton Verney
Nancy Cadogan: The Lost Trees
A new tree-themed painting exhibition inside a Grade I Robert Adam house set in 120 acres of parkland.
Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park, Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ£21.95 advance / £23.95 on the day (grounds and gallery)
ExhibitionUntil 10 Jan · Coventry
British Art Show 10
The UK's biggest touring survey of contemporary art opens its landmark 10th edition in Coventry, spanning the Herbert Art Gallery, Mead Gallery and Coventry University.
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QPHerbert general admission £4.50 day pass (£3.00 Go CV+ cardholders), under-16s free
ExhibitionUntil 31 Jan · London
Painting the French Riviera
Over 160 works trace how the French Riviera shaped modern art, from Matisse and Signac to mid-century travel posters and film.
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD£24-£26; free for RA Friends
ExhibitionUntil 11 Apr · Walsall
Charmaine Watkiss: The Things We Hold Sacred
A major new solo exhibition of drawing and sculpture opens at the New Art Gallery Walsall, built around a newly commissioned installation.
The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LGFree
ExhibitionUntil 11 Apr · Oxford
Mike Nelson at Modern Art Oxford
The elusive British sculptor returns to Modern Art Oxford for his first show there in over two decades, with a major new immersive installation.
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BPFree admission
ExhibitionUntil 24 Jan · Margate
Sophie Calle: Something Missing?
The first UK show in over fifteen years from one of contemporary art's great chroniclers of absence and loss.
Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HGFree
ExhibitionUntil 11 Apr · Oxford
Aphrodite: The Making of a Goddess
Over 200 objects trace Aphrodite's journey from Cypriot goddess to Roman Venus — the Ashmolean's headline show for 2026/27.
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH£8–£18.10 (advance booking recommended)
Exhibition👋 Meet peopleUntil 14 Mar · Leicester
Jemisha Maadhavji: I Dream From Where You Are
A free solo show of pattern-rich portrait paintings and sculpture by Leicester artist Jemisha Maadhavji, opening with a launch evening.
Attenborough Arts Centre, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HAFree
ExhibitionUntil 10 Jan · Nottingham
Julia Isídrez: Mud is Everything
A Paraguayan ceramicist's first-ever UK show turns raw clay into something startling at Nottingham's free contemporary art gallery.
Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GBFree (suggested £5 donation)
ExhibitionUntil 21 Nov · Glasgow
Compass Gallery Autumn Exhibition
A free mixed autumn show of paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints from the gallery's regular exhibitors.
Compass Gallery, 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RLFree
ExhibitionUntil 14 Feb · Bristol
Bristol Photo Festival: Time Machine
Bristol's leading galleries and museums throw open nine major photography exhibitions exploring time as layered and cyclical rather than a straight line.
Multiple venues including Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RLFree (donations welcome)
ExhibitionUntil 7 Feb · Bristol
Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey
The first major UK survey of photographer Joy Gregory arrives at Arnolfini as the centrepiece of Bristol Photo Festival's autumn programme.
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QAFree
ExhibitionUntil 13 Feb · Newcastle
Pre-Raphaelites: Art and Poetry
The first exhibition to properly explore the Pre-Raphaelites' art and poetry side by side, with Rossetti, Millais and Elizabeth Siddall.
Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AGAdmission charge applies, concessions available
ExhibitionUntil 17 Jan · London
Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
The first UK showing of the complete 36-print Hokusai cycle, including The Great Wave, from the Iuchi Collection.
Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7ADFrom £21.50 adults; members and Friends free
ExhibitionUntil 21 Nov · London
NOW 2026 at the Gerald Moore Gallery
A free group show of recent graduates' work in south-east London.
Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham, London SE9Free
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