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 …
DATE: 2 November 2022
Wander through a snow-covered Victorian winter wonderland and fill up on ye olde yuletide cheer at the most wonderful time of year!
Included in general admission from 19 November 2022 – 4 January 2023
Join us for Christmas at York Castle Museum, a festive experience perfect for the whole family.
Wander through our famous Victorian street, Kirkgate, as …
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 …
DATE: 23 August 2022
York Art Gallery is celebrating the acquisition of a spectacular ceramic work from Phoebe Collings-James’s through help from the Contemporary Art Society and support from the Art Fund, the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Fund, and Sarah Nichols.
‘How many times can I surrender to you? (your living has taught …
