The collections in Tate Modern consist of works of international modern and contemporary art dating from 1900 onwards. The collection is on display on levels three and five of the building, while level four houses large temporary exhibitions and a small exhibition space on level two houses work by contemporary artists.

The Turbine Hall, which once housed the electricity generators of the old power station, is five storeys tall with 3,400 square metres of floorspace. It is used to display large specially-commissioned works by contemporary artists, between October and March each year in a series sponsored by Unilever. This series was planned to last the gallery's first five years, but the popularity of the series has led to its extension until at least 2012.

Image: Lyubov Popova
Painterly Architectonics 1918
Slobodskoye Museum and Exhibition Center

Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/information/

Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art from 1500 to the present day and is part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It opened in 1897 and houses a substantial collection of the work of J.M.W. Turner.

Website: http://www.tate.org.uk/

The Camden Arts Centre is situated in a grade II listed building and is the largest arts centre venue in North London. Since 1967 it has run courses for artists, and also showed artworks.

Initially the exhibitions in the larger galleries were the responsibility of the Arkwright Arts Trust, and these were often ambitious and of well-known artists. This aspect of the centre moved away, along with most of the local artists who had frequented the Centre, to become the Hampstead School of Art in 1992.

The original venue was reopened in 2004 as an Arts Council arts centre, after a £4.2 million makeover, which still focuses on the visual arts.

Image: Mircea Cantor, The Need for Uncertainty , 2008
Modern Art Oxford
Photography by Andy Keate
©Mircea Cantor and Modern Art Oxford
Commissioned by Modern Art Oxford, Arnolfini, Bristol, and Camden Arts Centre, London, as part of the 3 Series: 3 artists, 3 spaces, 3 years
 

Website: http://www.camdenartscentre.org

 The aim of the Saatchi Gallery is to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art, presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK.

The gallery first opened it's doors over twenty years ago and attracted only those who had a dedicated interest in contemporary art. The audience, however, has grown steadily over the years and by the time the gallery left its second home at County Hall, visitor numbers reached 600,000 per annum, with over 1,000 schools organising student visits.

The Saatchi Gallery works with media sponsors on a number of shows including The Observer, The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, The Independent on Sunday and Time Out.

A large portion of artists showing at The Saatchi Gallery are unknown when first exhibited, not only to the general public but also to the commercial art world. As a result of their exhibition, many of these artists are subsequently offered shows by galleries and museums internationally.

The Saatchi Gallery opened in new pemises in October 2008. The 70,000 sq. ft. Duke of York HQ building on King's Road, Chelsea opened with an exhibition dedicated to new art from China. 

The gallery has a corporate partnership with Phillips de Pury & Company who have their own Gallery Room which presents a rotating exhibition of contemporary art. They also currently provide funding to keep admission free to all.

Their is also a dedicated space for Saatchi Online artists to exhibit and sell their work commission free. This space features a rotating selection of winning Showdown artists chosen from Saatchi Online Magazine's weekly critics' picks and Showdown competition.

Image: Ahmed Alsoudani
We Die Out of Hand, 2007
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on paper
274.3 x 243.8 cm
Courtesy of the Saatchi Gallery, London 
© Ahmed Alsoudani, 2009

Website: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/gallery/intro.htm

The RA has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects who hold the commomn purpose of promoting the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.

The Royal Academy was founded by George III in 1768. The 34 founding Members included a group of prominent artists and architects such as Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir William Chambers who were determined to achieve professional standing for British art and architecture. They also aimed to provide a venue for exhibitions that would be open to the public; and to establish a school of art through which their skills and knowledge could be passed to future generations of practitioners.

The current President of the Academy is Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, an architect. Past Royal Academicians include John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, JMW Turner, Lord Leighton and Stanley Spencer, while current Members include Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor.

Website: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/

Rivington Place is the 20 year vision of two organisations: Iniva (the Institute of International Visual Arts) and Autograph ABP of establishing a permanent home to profile international issues and perspectives in contemporary art and photography and to lead debate on diversity.

The building, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye OBE and completed  in 2007, is the first new-build public gallery in London since the Hayward Gallery opened in 1968.

The 1,445 sq m building contains two project spaces for housing exhibitions, film screenings and talks; the Stuart Hall Library; an education space; a café; workspaces for local creative businesses and the offices of inIVA and Autograph ABP. 

Rivington Place is supported by a £5.9 million Arts Council England Lottery Capital 2 programme grant. Barclays is the Rivington Place founding corporate partner, contributing £1.1m toward the development.

Website: http://www.rivingtonplace.org

This non-profit organization was initiated in 2000 by co-founders and Directors, Mary Doyle, Kate Macfarlane and Katharine Stout, who have over twenty years experience of working in the arts.

The gallery has no core funding and supports itself through earned income, sponsorship, individual giving and grants from public bodies. It attracts a wide audience including art professionals, students and the general public interested in advances in contemporary art and drawing in particular.

The Drawing Room is also the only London based non-academic partner of The International Centre for Fine Art Research, University of the Arts, a high profile network of museums, galleries and academic institutions in Europe and America. 

It is located in an attractive and spacious warehouse in Hackney, east London, within Tannery Arts, an established studio complex, occupied by professional artists who provide opportunities for dialogue and exchange

Image: Ragnhild Ohma
Dimensions of Dialogue #03, 2007
acrylic and pencil on canvas
200x160cm

Website: http://www.drawingroom.org.uk

The Serpentine Gallery focuses on modern and contemporary art and is one of London's best-loved galleries. Its exhibition, architecture, education and public programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year and admission is free.

The gallery was established in 1970 and has been housed in a classical 1934 tea pavilion, its name originating from the nearby Serpentine Lake.

Some notable artists who have been exhibited there include Man Ray, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol, Paula Rego, Bridget Riley, Allan McCollum, Damien Hirst, and Jeff Koons.

On the ground floor at the gallery's entrance is a permanent work by Ian Hamilton Finlay in collaboration with Peter Coates, dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales, the Serpentine's former patron.

Please note, the Serpentine Gallery is closed to the public in the period between exhibitions, however the Bookshop remains open at all times.

Image: Rebecca Warren
Cube 2003
Bronze, MDF and wheels
51 x 35 x 37.5 cm
Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
© 2008 Rebecca Warren

Website: http://www.serpentinegallery.org

Website: http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=160492&GroupID=160110&CategoryID=36646&More=1

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is a not-for-profit, multi-disciplinary arts centre and one of the world's most innovative and influential cultural institutions. It houses two galleries, two cinemas, a theatre, reading room, talks and discussion spaces, a bookshop, café/bar and function rooms the ICA presents a dynamic and daily programme of contemporary arts, ideas and culture. 

Radical since its inception over 60 years ago, it continues today as a committed proponent of now, a truly original centre for exploration of the new, dedicated to presenting work from emergent artists, film-makers and radical thinkers in bold and experimental frameworks.

Entrance to galleries, bookshop, café and bar is free of charge before 11pm.

Website: http://www.ica.org.uk/

The Arts Gallery is University of the Arts' exhibition space in the heart of central London. It is dedicated to promoting the creative talent of specialist art and design subjects taught at the University.

Website: http://www.arts.ac.uk/gallery.htm

Website: http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/home