Ten works by eight artists from Yorkshire and the Humber and the East of England were acquired for the Government Art Collection (GAC) during 2025–26, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced on 11 September 2026. The acquisitions form the fourth instalment of the five-year Art X-UK programme, which began in 2022. Since then, according to the department, more than 170 pieces by 80 contemporary visual artists have been acquired.

The artists are Kedisha Coakley, Karanjit Panesar, Grace Clifford and Sam Metz from Yorkshire and the Humber, and Issam Kourbaj, Sikelela Owen, Amartey Golding and Claire Cansick from the East of England. The GAC said the works would be shown in UK government buildings and in ten British embassies and ambassadors' residences overseas, including in Washington DC, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and Paris.

Arts Minister Ruth Mackenzie said the artists would be represented in the collection and showcased nationally and internationally. The programme's schedule lists the South East and South West as its 2026/27 regions.