A linocut of a family meeting Father Christmas, with a Christmas tree in the background
Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎅
Our #ArtUKAdvent is complete, thanks for following along, and have a great festive break!
‘Santa Meets the Children’ by Marianne Wilson (b.1977) © the artist. 📷 University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
Father Christmas sits at a table holding a glass of wine, there's lots of food on the table, he smiles at the viewer with his long white beard, opening his hand out.
The penultimate #ArtUKAdvent of 2023! 🌟 Have a fabulous Christmas Eve 🎄
‘Old Father Christmas’ by William Ewart Lockhart (1846–1900) 📷 @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social
A clock with a Christmas tree and figures
We're nearly at the end of our #ArtUKAdvent! Which were your favourites?
Let's see what day 23 holds... 🤩
‘Town Clock with Christmas Tree’ by James Lindsey Bird (1903–1972) © the artist's estate. 📷 Darlington Borough Art Collection
Two women stood together, one younger, one older, outside in a snowy scene
Another installment of our #ArtUKAdvent is here ☃️
‘Christmas’ by George Henry Boughton (1833–1905) 📷 Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
A Christmas tree in a pot with baubles and tinsel, with a red curtain either side
What's behind door 21? #ArtUKAdvent
‘Christmas Tree Viewed through Red Curtains’ by Charles Mahoney (1903–1968) © the artist's estate. 📷 @museumofthehome.bsky.social
A cream quilt with a beige and red festive repeated design
5 days left! It's #ArtUKAdvent day 20 🎅
‘Christmas Bride's Quilt’ by unknown artist 📷
American Museum and Gardens
Two women in a landscape of terracotta roofs and trees
We're dreaming of some winter sun for day 19 of the #ArtUKAdvent ☀️
‘Christmas Time in the South of France’ by John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961) © Courtesy of Culture Perth & Kinross Museums & Galleries. 📷 Perth Art Gallery
Christmas tree on display in an art studio
Day 18 of the #ArtUKAdvent ❄️🎄
A perfectly festive studio scene.
‘Le Coin – My Studio with Christmas Tree’ by Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978) © the artist's estate. 📷 Sir Francis Cook Collection
Painted snow scene with figures and buildings in the centre background
Just 8 more sleeps... it's day 17 of the #ArtUKAdvent calendar ❄️
‘Snow Scene at Argenteuil’ by Claude Monet (1840–1926) 📷 The National Gallery, London
Crowds gathered around a lit up Christmas tree with Father Christmas and his reindeer and sleigh on the roof of the building
We missed day 16 in the Christmas rush! Here it is
#ArtUKAdvent 🎄
‘Christmas at Corfe Castle, Dorset’ by Elsie Barling (1883–1976) © the artist's estate. 📷 Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
A theatre at night, with crowds of people outside walking in
Off to the theatre for day 15 of the #ArtUKAdvent! ✨
'Christmas Eve, 1932 (First Night of the Pantomime at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield)' by Roberta Louise Jennings (1919–2018) © the artist's estate. 📷 Sheffield Museum
Still life of a vase with various festive greenery including mistletoe and holly with red berries
A perfectly christmassy still life for day 14 #ArtUKAdvent ❤️
‘Christmas Still Life’ by Charles William Brown (1882–1961) © Potteries Museum
Christmas scene with a Christmas tree, Father Christmas and a crowd outside The Bear Hotel
Feeling festive yet?
Here's your #ArtUKAdvent day 13 🌟
‘Christmas in Devizes, Wiltshire’ by Graham Sproston (b.1944) © the artist. 📷 Wiltshire Museum
Brightly coloured illustration with Christmas trees and suns and moons with faces
What's behind number 12? #ArtUKAdvent 🌞
‘Christmas’ by Christopher Corr (b.1955) © the artist. 📷 The Nightingale Project
A girl hangs a bird decoration on a Christmas tree
What's your Christmas tree theme this year?
Here's #ArtUKAdvent day 11 🎄
‘Dressing the Christmas Tree’ by Bessie Maud Christian Fagan (c.1867–1932) 📷 Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
A pained fruit bowl filled with fruit against an orangey red plain background
Feeling fruity for #ArtUKAdvent day 10 🍌🍎
'Fruit at Christmas' by Mary Fedden (1915–2012) © the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. 📷 The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
A girl holding a tree and presents, with a dog on a lead. She wears pink shoes and a pink overcoat
Happy Christmas Card Day! 💌
We have the perfect choice for #ArtUKAdvent day 9 🎄
'Christmas Card' by Elizabeth Adela Forbes (1859–1912) 📷 @penleehousegallery.bsky.social
This painting shows the traditional Christmas story: the infant Christ, lying in the manger, is watched over by Mary, Joseph and adoring angels, while an ox and donkey peer out of the darkness behind.
Another #ArtUKAdvent coming right up!
We made it to day 8 🌟
‘The Nativity at Night’ by Geertgen tot Sint Jans (c.1460–c.1490) 📷 National Gallery
Christmas tree with small figures below. A girl looks through the window
Time for day 7 of the #ArtUKAdvent 🎄
We're feeling very festive with this one!
‘The Christmas Tree’ by Harry Bush (1883–1957) © the artist's estate. 📷 Grundy Art Gallery
Painting of many children having a snowball fight
Anyone for a snowball fight? ❄️
Day 6 of the #ArtUKAdvent is here!
‘Snowballing’ By Pierre Edouard Frère (1819–1886) 📷 Bury Art Museum
A pile of Christmas trees on a truck, black and white photo
Day 5 of the #ArtUKAdvent 🎄
That's a lot of trees!
‘A Load of Christmas Trees’ by Joseph Hardman (1893–1972) © Lakeland Arts. 📷 Lakeland Arts
Snowy scene with three fir trees
What have we got for day number 4? #ArtUKAdvent
A perfectly wintery scene ❄️
‘Winter Landscape’ by Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) 📷 National Gallery
White roses in an orange jar. There's a candle in the background and stems of mistletoe
It's the third day of our #ArtUKAdvent calendar 🌼
Some flowers to brighten your day!
'Christmas Roses' by James Valentine Jelley (1856–1950) 📷 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Happy belated 1st of December! Scheduling posts on Bluesky would definitely make things easier—totally get the struggle. In the meantime, you could check out Schedchie! It’s affordable, supports Bluesky scheduling, and could help with planning posts like your #ArtUKAdvent calendar. 🎄🎁
Two women at a table, one leans standing up in a red dress, one sits down in a green dress. In the background is a starry night.
Ok, we kept you waiting! Here's day 2 of the #ArtUKAdvent 🌟
'Two Girls by a Table Look out on a Starry Night' by Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927) 📷 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Come back tomorrow for day 3! 🎁
Christmas tree jewellery made from glass, glitter, resin & found objects/ The tree is a shiny green with red gems and beads
This was meant to go out yesterday, but we haven't quite worked out scheduling on Bluesky...
Happy (belated) 1st of December 🎄
Every day until Christmas, we'll be sharing our #ArtUKAdvent calendar 🎁
'Christmas Tree' by Andrew Logan (b.1945) © the artist. 📷 @andrewlogan.bsky.social
