In partnership with The National Gallery

Be inspired

Paint your own inspiration

On Thursday the 21st June, the longest day of the year, aspiring artists across the country took part in the first ever Blue Sky Day. The quality of the work created was outstanding with participants drawing inspiration from collections in the National Gallery to the blue skies above them.

200 artists in London put paintbrush to canvas in Trafalgar Square whilst over 60 artists created their own masterpieces in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens. Across the country from Liverpool to Blackpool, people took part in the day by painting on their own blue sky canvas.

From the 28th June – 15th July a selection of the paintings created in London will hang in The Space at the National Gallery in an exhibition of photography and footage from the day. 22 paintings from Edinburgh will hang in the Talbot Rice Gallery from the 22nd June. You will be able to view the highlights of the day and photos of the canvases here soon.