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Grayson's Art Club - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2020

Episode 1

Grayson encourages viewers to use isolation to produce visual representations of these unique times. Once the crisis is over, he will curate an exhibition featuring some of these works.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 4, 2020

Episode 2

Grayson Perry asks people to send in their artworks of animals - whether it be a beloved pet, an abstract or an exotic creature.. Hosting from his art studio, he is joined by Harry Hill and artist Maggi Hambling as he teaches new skills and sees what people have made in isolation.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 11, 2020

Episode 3

The theme for this edition is fantasy, with Grayson Perry speaking to members of the public about their ideas and actress Jessica Hynes revealing the inspiration behind her design. Sculptor and Angel of the North creator Antony Gormley shares his artistic insights.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 18, 2020

Episode 4

The theme this week `view from my window", with Grayson Perry speaking to members of the public about what they can see from their homes. He is also joined by Jim Moir, aka comedian, artist, actor and TV presenter Vic Reeves, who shares his artistic impression of the view from his window.

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 25, 2020

Episode 5

The theme this week is home, with Grayson Perry speaking to members of the public about their creations, while comedian Jenny Eclair reveals shares her artistic impression of domesticity. Grayson also chats to a leading British artist about what they have been creating in lockdown.

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2020

Episode 6

The theme this week is Britain and what that means to viewers and artists, with Grayson chatting to actress and broadcaster Liza Tarbuck about her own creation. Artists the Singh Twins discuss their lockdown art and photographer Martin Parr shares his isolation work.

Grayson's Art Club Exhibition

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 4, 2020

Grayson's Art Club Exhibition

Alongside his wife, psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry, Grayson takes viewers behind the scenes at Manchester Art Gallery for the preparation of an exhibition of work produced during his six-part series Grayson's Art Club. The artist is reunited with some of the members of the public who had their entries selected for the exhibition, as well as some of the celebrity guests and well-known artists from the show. Once lockdown is lifted, Manchester Art Gallery will re-open with Grayson's Art Club, which will run until mid-April.

Season 2

Get Creating

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Jan 31, 2021

Get Creating

As Grayson and Philippa Perry prepare to throw open the doors to their studio for a new series of Grayson's Art Club, they share advice and tips about the art for the public to send in for the new run. The couple explain the themes that will be explored in the second series. And they look back on the extraordinary year we've all been through.

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2021

Episode 1

Turner prize-winning artist Grayson Perry and Philippa Perry are joined by musician and artist Boy George, who creates an artwork inspired by family, which is this week's theme. Grayson and Boy George then select their favourite public art submissions of the week. Grayson also meets photographer David Bailey, who talks about his passion for painting, and artist Yinka Illori, whose work fuses stories from his British and Nigerian heritage. Plus, a special contribution from guests including Harry Hill.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2021

Episode 2

Grayson and Philippa Perry are joined by actor Russell Tovey, who makes an artwork on the theme of the week - which is nature - and talks about his passion for contemporary art. Grayson and Russell also choose their favourites from the public submissions to this episode. The Turner Prize-winner also talks to celebrated land artist Andy Goldsworthy, who's been creating art during lockdown on his farm in Scotland, and to Polly Morgan, who is renowned for her artworks that feature taxidermy.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2021

Episode 3

Grayson and Philippa Perry are joined by TV presenter Sue Perkins, who crafts an unusual work of art on the subject of food. Grayson also talks to Rose Wylie, who became an art world star in her seventies. There's a peek inside the studio of Lucy Sparrow, who uses felt to create colourful replicas of everyday food items, while comedian Mawaan Rizwan makes his own piece of food-related art. Plus, special guest Nigella Lawson helps choose the favourite public art submissions of the week.

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2021

Episode 4

Grayson and Philippa Perry are joined by comedian and potter Johnny Vegas, who makes an artwork inspired by dreams - the theme of the week. There are special contributions from presenter Konnie Huq and musician Sophie Ellis-Bextor, a look inside the studio of Guyana-born British artist Frank Bowling, and a chat with Mary Stephenson, who paints playful dreamscapes and imaginary worlds. Plus, Grayson and Johnny choose their favourite public submissions of the week.

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2021

Episode 5

Grayson and Philippa Perry are joined by actress Jane Seymour from her home in California, where she creates a piece of art on the theme of the week, which is work. Grayson also talks to Ryan Gander about his playful and thought-provoking artworks and takes a peek inside the studio of London painter Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Plus, special contributions from musician Lianne La Havas and comedian Tom Allen.

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2021

Episode 6

Grayson and Philippa Perry welcome illusionist Derren Brown, who talks about his love of painting. Comedian Alex Horne creates a unique response to the theme of the week - travel. Art Club meets Liverpudlian artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, whose recent installation transformed the front of Tate Britain into a celebration of bright lights and swirling colour. Grayson and Derren choose their favourite artworks from this week's submissions and some of the special guests from throughout the series return for a heart-warming finale.

An Exhibition for Britain

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Dec 10, 2021

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Grayson Perry ventures viewers behind the scenes at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, as he oversees the creation of the new Art Club exhibition. Leading artists and celebrities, are heading to Bristol to form a lasting artistic record of the experiences of the nation this year. Grayson and his wife Philippa unveil the exhibition to some of the participating artists, both members of the public and some of his famous Art Club guests - Boy George, Johnny Vegas and Mawaan Rizwan. The exhibition stands as a joyful and moving celebration of the artistic talent and resilient spirit of the people of the UK in 2021.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2022

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Once again Grayson Perry sets out to bring people together through art. Together with wife Philippa, he urges the Great British public to get creative and make artworks of their own. In the first of this latest run, Grayson selects his favourite submissions on the theme of love and chats with entertainer Bill Bailey and fellow artist Ai Weiwei.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2022

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Comedian Jo Brand makes an artwork. Grayson picks his favourite public submissions on the theme of Heroes and Heroines. Comic book artist Frank Quitely talks about heroes in art.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2022

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Grayson Perry and his wife Philippa are joined by comedian Joe Wilkinson, who mucks in by making an artwork of his own on this week's theme, Normal Life. Grayson also picks his favourite submissions by amateur artists for a major national exhibition later this year. Plus, contemporary artist Cornelia Parker shares her thoughts on how art can transform the everyday.

Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2022

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Grayson Perry and his wife Philippa are joined by comedian Mawaan Rizwan, who is challenged to create an artwork on the theme `Inside My Head'. Grayson also picks his favourite submissions by amateur artists for a major national exhibition later this year. Plus, contemporary artist Cornelia Parker shares her thoughts on how art can transform the everyday.

Episode 5

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2022

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Grayson Perry and his wife Philippa are joined by actress and comedian Katy Wix, for an edition themed on holidays. Grayson talks to some of the talented amateur artists around the country who've submitted their art, and chooses his favourites for a major national exhibition. Plus, artist Denzil Forrester reveals how he captures the rhythms of London's reggae, dub and dancehall clubs in his vibrant paintings.

Episode 6

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2022

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Grayson Perry and his wife Philippa are joined by comedian Joe Lycett for an edition themed on `the future". Grayson talks to some of the talented amateur artists around the country who've submitted their art, and chooses his favourites for a major national exhibition. Plus, artist Conrad Shawcross reveals how his mysterious mechanical sculptures draw inspiration from the past to give wondrous visions of possible futures.

Grayson's Art Club: Queen's Jubilee Special

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: May 25, 2022

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Grayson Perry presents a one-off edition to mark the Platinum Jubilee in June, asking viewers to create artworks that express what they feel about the monarch and celebrate her contribution to national life. Grayson and Philippa are joined in the studio by Prue Leith, who helps them to make art on the theme of the Queen. Harry Hill also contributes his own unique artistic tribute to Her Majesty, and Art Club meets the 93-year-old who spent two years knitting a replica of Sandringham House.

Grayson's Art Club: The Exhibition

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 2, 2022

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A special episode following Grayson's Art Club's third national exhibition, hosted in Birmingham. Grayson Perry goes behind the scenes at the Midlands Art Centre as the curators put the exhibition together and experiences the city's vibrant arts scene with comedian Joe Lycett. He also travels round the UK to meet some of the nation's most inspiring amateur artists, whose work will be on show, and hears the moving stories behind the art they've made.

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