UAL Decolonising Arts Institute launches 20/20 digital exhibition
- Written byPress Office
- Published date 21 March 2025
UAL Decolonising Arts Institute has launched the 20/20 digital exhibition, an online showcase of artworks and essays produced during this ambitious three-year programme.
20/20 is a national commissioning and network project designed to catalyse the careers of emerging and mid-career global majority artists of colour while fostering transformative change in UK collections. Since autumn 2022, 20 artists have undertaken residencies with 20 partner collections and galleries across the UK, uncovering hidden narratives and expanding representation in institutional collections.
By forging these new partnerships 20/20 aims to strengthen relationships between UK collections and the communities they serve, enriching public understanding of collection histories and supporting inclusive engagement.
Now, the digital showcase brings together the artists' final commissioned works alongside reflective essays that document their research, creative journeys, and share critical insights. Their practices span diverse disciplines, including installation, film, ceramics, drawing, textiles and printmaking. Each of the 20 artworks will become part of the permanent collection of the artist’s host organisation, contributing to change in the cultural landscape both locally and nationally.
A series of artist talks will unfold at Chelsea Space throughout the summer, and a public exhibition and symposium will take place at LCF East Bank in November 2025.
Launched in November 2021 by UAL Decolonising Arts Institute, 20/20 is delivered in collaboration with 20 UK public collections, museums, and galleries, with support from the Freelands Foundation, Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants Programme, and UAL.