DATE: 30 May 2023 Exploring the importance of nature for enjoyment, creativity and wellbeing. Flowers, plant life and gardens have fascinated and inspired generations of artists. York Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition ‘Bloom’ will bring together more than 100 botanical artworks from its collection, alongside key loans, to explore the importance of nature and green spaces for enjoyment, …
DATE: 7 March 2023 York Art Gallery celebrates artists who are women in an exciting new ceramics display, ‘Wall of Women’, in the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA). Launching on International Women’s Day (8 March 2023), which this year has the theme #EmbraceEquality, the ‘Wall of Women’ is free to visit and highlights the innovation and creativity of …
DATE: 23 Feb 2023 The Aesthetica Art Prize 2023 exhibition brings together 21 talented artists in a show that offers creativity as a form of expression, with projects spanning the boundaries of genre – from painting, photography and sculpture to installation, mixed-media and video. These works survey the ethics of representation, mass digitisation, globalisation, diaspora and the fragility of our …
DATE: 6 Feb 2023 York Art Gallery will be hosting The Water-Lily Pond (1899) by Claude Monet (1840-1926) from May 2024 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery. The National Gallery has announced the partner venues taking part in National Treasures, 12 displays of loaned paintings all opening on May 10 2024, the 200th birthday of the National Gallery. National …
Date 12 Jan 2023 York Art Gallery Exhibition Announcement ‘Marvellous and Mischievous: Literature’s Young Rebels’ 10 February – 4 June 2023 York Art Gallery set to open an exhibition on tour from the British Library, starring some of the most memorable characters from children’s literature. An exciting exhibition spotlighting famous rebels in children’s literature is set to open …
19 January 2023 York Art Gallery is thrilled to have acquired two works by Yorkshire-based artist Sam Metz: a wooden sculpture titled Stone and a pencil drawing study for the sculpture. The artist was granted a bursary through Unlimited to produce these works. Metz works across drawing, sculpture, performance and installation and aims to capture the unpredictable …
DATE: 7 November 2022 Make a discovery in this brand new display of treasures from the York Art Gallery Stores! An exciting new and free display is set to open at York Art Gallery on 19 November 2022, featuring an incredible array of works fresh from the gallery’s stores. Treasures from the Stores will showcase artworks that haven’ …
DATE: 4 November 2022 York Museums Trust is delighted to announce that the Arts Council will be continuing its vital support for the next three years as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). The package of support will be £3.7m from April 2023 to March 2026 (£1.253m annually). This is excellent news and reflects the confidence that the Arts Council …
Sin has permeated life since the earliest days, but the story of its relation to art has not been told before. York Art Gallery, 7 October 2022 – 22 January 2023 Tickets: £8, concessions York Art Gallery’s forthcoming ground-breaking exhibition, Sin, organised by the National Gallery with York Museums Trust, explores the concept of sin through art. Sin has permeated …
York Museums Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Kathryn Blacker as its next Chief Executive, following the recent departure of Reyahn King who has moved to the National Trust for Scotland. [Credit: Duncan Lomax/Ravage Productions] Kathryn Blacker is currently Chapter Steward at York Minster where she has worked for the last nine …
