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The ''Your Paintings'' website facilitated the discovery of this previously unknown [[portrait of Olivia Porter Art UK is a cultural, education charity in the United Kingdom, previously known as the Public Catalogue Foundation. Since 2003, it has digitised more than 300,000 paintings, sculptures and other artworks by more than 53,700 artists.

It was founded for the project, completed between 2003 and 2012, of obtaining sufficient rights to enable the public to see images of all the approximately 210,000 oil paintings in public ownership in the United Kingdom. Originally the paintings were made accessible through a series of affordable book catalogues, mostly by county. Later the same images and information were placed on a website in partnership with the BBC, originally called ''Your Paintings'', hosted as part of the BBC website. The renaming in 2016 coincided with the transfer of the website to a stand-alone site. Works by some 50,000 painters held in more than 3,000 collections are now on the website.

The catalogues and website allow readers to see an illustration, normally in colour, and short description of every painting and sculpture in the UK's national collections. This information has significant educational benefits and constitutes the building blocks for later art historical research.

Revenue from catalogue sales made by collections is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of oil paintings in their care. Coverage includes national and local museums and council collections, paintings in universities, bishops' palaces of the Church of England, hospitals, the properties owned by the National Trust, and some other private institutions such as the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge universities. The collections of bodies such as Arts Council England, English Heritage and the Government Art Collection are included. However, the Royal Collection is not included.

Art UK receives major funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other sources.

In November 2016, ''Apollo'' magazine awarded Art UK the prize of "Digital Innovation of the Year". It was given the "Digital Innovation of the Year" award again in 2022 in recognition of its achievement of cataloguing the UK's public sculpture. Artist Yinka Shonibare is Art UK's 2019 patron and has praised the charity's efforts, "public sculpture is the most democratic way to share art [...] it transcends race, class, or economic status".

Art UK is one of three partners in the Museum Data Service, launched in September 2024. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in East Sussex.

    Published 2005
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Full Text (via Internet Archive)
    eBook
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in Tyne & Wear museums /

    Published 2008
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in Kent.

    Published 2004
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in the Government Art Collection /

    Published 2007
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in Nottinghamshire /

    Published 2008
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in West Yorkshire /

    Published 2007
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in County Durham /

    Published 2008
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in Cambridgeshire : The Fitzwilliam Museum /

    Published 2006
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in Birmingham /

    Published 2008
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in London : The Slade School of Fine Art & University College London Art Collections.

    Published 2005
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in East Sussex.

    Published 2005
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in North Yorkshire /

    Published 2006
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in West Yorkshire : Leeds.

    Published 2004
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in Surrey /

    Published 2006
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in the Victoria and Albert Museum /

    Published 2008
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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    Oil paintings in public ownership in the Imperial War Museum /

    Published 2006
    “…Public Catalogue Foundation…”
    Book
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