Royal Academy of Arts

Address
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1J 0BD

Phone
020 7300 8000

Dates
14 June - 22 August

For more information visit the Royal Academy website.

Summer Exhibition 2010

The Royal Academy's annual Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art exhibition. Now in its 242nd year, the exhibition continues the tradition of showcasing work by both emerging and established artists in all media.

This year’s co-ordinators have selected works for the exhibition around the theme of ‘Raw’. The majority of selected works are on sale, offering visitors an unrivalled opportunity to purchase original artwork by high profile and up-and-coming artists.

The British Library

Address
St Pancras
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB

Phone
0870 444 1500

Dates
until 19 September

For more information visit the British Library website.

Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art

A fascinating exhibition showcasing the British Library's unique collection of large-scale display maps.

The exhibition will include large-scale, impressive maps from the 1400s to the present day, including the largest book in the world, the Klencke Atlas of 1660. It will suggest the settings in which they might originally have been seen reveal the themes that unite them.

Tate Britain

Address
Millbank
London SW1P 4RG
 
Phone
020 7887 8888

Dates
24 February  –  8 August

For more information visit the Tate Britain website.

Henry Moore

Radical, experimental and avant-garde, Henry Moore was one of Britain’s greatest artists. This stunning exhibition takes a fresh look at his work and legacy, presenting over 150 stone sculptures, wood carvings, bronzes and drawings.

You could save 50% on the price of this exhibition by becoming an Art Fund member today.

Imperial War Museum

Address
Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ

Phone
020 74165320

Dates
until 3 January 2011

For more information visit the Imperial War Museum website.

The Ministry of Food

The Ministry of Food, a major new exhibition examining how the British public adapted to a world of food shortages.

Marking the seventieth anniversary of the introduction of food rationing in Britain, the exhibition shows how growing your own food, eating seasonal fruit and vegetables, reducing imports, recycling, and healthy nutrition were just as important in 1940 as they are today.

Manchester Art Gallery

Address
Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL

Phone
0161 235 8888

Dates
until 30 August 2010

For more information visit the Manchester Art Gallery website.

A World Observed 1940 - 2010: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm

This is the first comprehensive retrospective to trace Dorothy Bohm’s exceptional photographic career – a career that spans six decades and several continents.

From vintage portraits through jewel-like Polaroids to colourful images of contemporary life, this absorbing exhibition features over 200 original prints by the leading photographer.

Admission: FREE

National Gallery Complex

Address
The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL

Phone
0131 624 6200

Dates
until 5 september

For more information visit the Natinal Galleries of Scotland website

The Glasgow Boys

The Glasgow Boys were a loose-knit group of avant-garde artists who were inspired by scenes of rural life made by continental painters at the end of the nineteenth century.

This show offers an intimate insight into their working methods and friendships, as well as a look at some of the artists who inspired them.

Admission: FREE

National Museum Cardiff 

Address
Cathays Park, Cardiff
CF10 3NP

Phone
029 2039 7951

Dates
1 April - 15 August

For more information visit the National Museum Cardiff website.

Highlights of Impressionism

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This breathtaking display from Amgueddfa Cymru's renowned collection includes works by Manet, Monet, Boudin, Pissarro, Sisley, Cézanne, Renoir, Degas, Rodin and those dubbed the ‘British Impressionists’.

Impressionism opened artists’ eyes to modernity, revealing a world full of light and atmosphere.The informal subjects, bright colours and loose techniques caused outcry at first, but would eventually have an international impact.

Admission: FREE

Walker Art Gallery

Address
William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EL

Phone
0151 4784199

Dates
until 30 September

For more information visit the Walker Art Gallery website.

Dare to Wear: Glass Dresses by Diana Dias-Leão

Not made for practical wear, this collection of couture sculpture is designed to create discussion and debate about issues around beauty and body image. The artist believes that anorexia, bulimia, self harm and body dysmorphic disorder are connected with issues relating to image and lack of confidence.

Tate St Ives

Address
Porthmeor Beach, St Ives TR26 1TG

Phone
01736 796 226

Dates
15 May – 26 September 2010

For more information visit the Tate St Ives website.

Lily van der Stokker

Lily van der Stokker is a Dutch artist based in Amsterdam and New York. Her pieces deal in a disarmingly unashamed and exuberant way with ideas of beauty, love, relationships, family and the everyday.

Despite, or perhaps because of, their apparent simplicity, van der Stokker's works are often challenging and she has come to be seen as an increasingly important artist in the growing discourse of post-feminist practice. This show will be the largest exhibition of her work to date in the UK.

Admission: £6
Art Fund members: £3

Pallant House Gallery

Address                  9 North Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TJ

Phone
01243 774557

Dates
until 12 September

For more information visit the Pallent House Gallery website

Surrealism in Sussex

Surrealist works commissioned by the famous benefactor and resident of West Dean, Edward James, are on show with key pieces by the photographer Lee Miller and her husband, the painter Roland Penrose.

Their Sussex home at Farley Farm in Chiddingly became a meeting place for local and international artists.

Admission: £7.50
Art Fund members: £4

New Art Gallery, Walsall

Address
Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG

Phone
01922 654400

Dates
until 16 October

For more information visit the New Art Gallery, Walsall website.

The House of Fairy Tales: A Portfolio made by Artists

A new exhibition gives a contemporay twist to the traditional theme of Fairy Tales.

Follow the treasure trails around the Garman Ryan Collection to discover an extraordinary series of images based on well known fairytales that have been reinterpretted in exciting, new ways by a variety of international artists suchs as Fiona Banner, Gavin Turk, Sir Peter Blake, Jeremy Deller & Alan Kane, Enrico David, Paula Rego and Rachel Whiteread.

Admission: FREE

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Address
Castle Mound, Norwich, NR1 3JU

Phone
01603 493625

Dates
8 May - 5 September 2010

For more information visit the Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery website 

Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed

This major exhibition explores the leading pop music personalities who helped create 'Swinging London' in the 1960s. Over 150 photographs, together with a range of memorabilia, illustrate how the photographic image, music and performance made these popstars the leading icons of their time.

A variety of top photographers such as David Bailey, Gered Mankowitz and Robert Whitaker are represented.

Admission: £6
Art Fund members: Free