York Castle Museum

Events

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Gordon Baldwin - Objects for a Landscape
Family Saturdays (monthly drop-ins for children)
Half Term Fun
Workshops and Courses
Lunchtime Talks
York Museums Trust Book Club

Gordon Baldwin- Objects for a Landscape Events

We are running a series of events linked to our new exhibition Gordon Baldwin - Objects for a Landscape which include children's drop-ins, adult workshops and curators talks.

Download our leaflet or see individual event details listed in the sections further down this page. In addition we are also running the following two special events:

Saturday Talks
Every Saturday, 3 March - 9 June, 11am

Join one of the Friends of York Art Gallery for a 20-minute talk about Gordon Baldwin and the exhibition. (Limited seating due to the open display of the exhibition).

Sculptural Ceramics Symposium
Friday, 11 May

Join a group of experts to find out more about the field of sculptural ceramics, in particular the work of Gordon Baldwin. A partnership project with the University of York. More details will appear here once they have been confirmed.

Family Saturdays

Work with a real artist in our fun, family drop-in workshops on the first Saturday of every month. Everyone welcome.

These sessions are for accompanied children, with a £1 charge per child to cover the cost of materials. Sponsored by the Friends of York Art Gallery.

York in Winter
4 February, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

Wrap up warm for this session when artist Lesley Seeger will be back for a session looking at York in winter! Try painting a picture of York in the snow or ice inspired by paintings in our Burton Gallery.

Gordon Baldwin
3 March, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

Look to the sky for this session with artist Griselda Goldsbrough who will be using clouds as inspiration for drawings, sculptures or poems inspired by the work of potter Gordon Baldwin, in Objects for a Landscape.

Easter
7 April, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

Celebrate the Easter story with us this month and work with artist Lesley Seeger on images of Jesus, inspired by our religious paintings.

York in Spring
5 May, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

Put a spring in your step and celebrate the start of Spring with this session inspired by paintings in our Burton Gallery. Walk away with your own painting of York in the Spring.

Half Term Fun

Clouds Made of Clay
14 - 17 February, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm

Create your own abstract sculptures and charcoal drawings inspired by cloud formations - and  the pottery of artist Gordon Baldwin - in these drop-in workshops for all the family.

Then go cloud-spotting with your own cloud guide.

Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. £1 per child to cover the cost of materials.

 

Workshops and courses

Poetry: Shape and Form
31 March, 10.30am - 3pm

Explore the shape and form of poetry, inspired by Gordon Baldwin's abstract sculptures, with poet Andrew McMillan.

£15 per person. To book a place, telephone 01904 650333.

Drawing Form
14 April, 10.30am - 3pm

Inspired by Baldwin's exploratory drawings - using natural forms and cloud formations to generate large, bold sculptural drawings with tutor Fiona Fitzgerald.

£30 per person. To book a place, telephone York Explore (library) on 01904 552806 or email adult.education@york.gov.uk

Creating Form
21 and 28 April, 10am - 3pm

Sculptural form in clay and mixed media, inspired by the work of Gordon Baldwin with tutor Fiona Fitzgerald.

£60 per person for two days. To book a place, telephone York Explore (library) on 01904 552806 or email adult.education@york.gov.uk

Early Drawing Techniques
12 May, 10am - 2pm

A day or practical drawing activities exploring the materials and techniques used by the European artists from the Renaissance to the 1700s.

£25 per person, including all materials. To book a place, telephone 01904 650333.

Sketch&Stitch: Moth Magic
23 and 24 June, 10am - 4pm

Using inspiration from moths in the Yorkshire Museum's collections, develop design ideas, begin a sketch book and create stitch sample with an experienced embroiderer. Experiment with a variety of design and stitch techniques, building towards a finished piece of textile work.

£40 per person, including all materials - you may wish to bring your own materials and sewing kit. To book a place, telephone 01904 650333.

Lunchtime Talks

All these talks are free and run from 12.30pm - 1pm. No booking required.

Dutch Paintings
15 February

Gordon Baldwin
18 April

Future Plans for York Art Gallery
20 June

Art and Music
15 August

York Museums Trust Book Club
Second Saturday of the Month, 3pm - 4.30pm, various venues

A Book Club with a difference - all these books have been chosen to highlight aspects of York Museums Trust's historic collections. As well as discussing each month's book, every Book Club session includes an opportunity to handle or get close to collection objects.

Free, but please book by telephoning 01904 650333.

Books, dates and venues

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
11 February, York Castle Museum

Dry Store Room No 1 by Richard Fortey
10 March, Yorkshire Museum

Headlong by Michael Frayn
14 April, York Art Gallery

The Millstone by Margaret Drabble
12 May, York Castle Museum

This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
9 June, Yorkshire Museum

Life Class by Pat Barker
14 July, York Art Gallery