Partnership projects

The Government Art Collection is committed to working with different partners to create opportunities to support and promote the Collection, finding new ways to reach wider audiences.

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The Robson Orr TenTen Award

Ten years, ten prints. Every year, an outstanding British artist creates a print for the Government Art Collection, with the support of philanthropists Sybil Robson Orr and Matthew Orr.

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Art X-UK

Art X-UK is the Government Art Collection's annual project that supports work by artists across the UK, alongside regional and national partners.

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Number 10 Museum in Residence

Every year, for two decades, the Government Art Collection has worked with a museum or gallery collection from outside London to showcase artworks that celebrate a unique element of their collection in 10 Downing Street. Explore some of the regional museums and galleries who have taken part in this unique project.

London Gallery Weekend x Government Art Collection

In a pilot partnership in 2024, the Government Art Collection worked with London Gallery Weekend to acquire artworks from participating galleries.

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The Show Windows: Reflections

As part of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021, the Government Art Collection helped transform Coventry city centre's shop windows into a public museum.

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Ways of Seeing

Ways of Seeing was an exciting collaboration between the Government Art Collection and Waltham Forest, the first London Borough of Culture.