Art UK is a cultural, education charity in the United Kingdom,[1] previously known as the Public Catalogue Foundation.

[3] 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.

[4] Revenue from catalogue sales made by collections is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of oil paintings in their care.

In November 2016, Apollo magazine awarded Art UK the prize of "Digital Innovation of the Year".

[6] 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.

Before these were completed it was clear that a website was the best way to reach the wider public, a key aim of the project, so a combined approach was adopted.

The Oil Paintings in Public Ownership book series is published by The PCF mainly on a collection or county-by-county basis.

In January 2009 a partnership with the BBC was announced with the aim to place the entire catalogue of publicly owned oil paintings online by 2012.

[17] Art UK collaborates in making the BBC Four television series Britain's Lost Masterpieces.