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Events - 12 Feb 25

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery – Wed 12 Feb 2025

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 12 February 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person

Book tickets here.

Tickets will become available approximately a month in advance.

Pick up a pencil – draw and discover!

Give yourself time to sharpen and share your drawing skills in this two-hour sketching workshop with artist Griselda Goldsbrough.

Enjoy working in sketchbooks in a relaxed and friendly group, taking inspiration from the collections at York Art Gallery. Materials provided.

These informal practical art sessions are for adults only (16+) and are suitable for absolute beginners or those who create regularly.

Sessions will run on one Wednesday each month.(Please book separately for each session).

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Talk and Book Signing with Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper – Wed 12 Feb 2025

Talk and Book Signing with Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper

Date: Wednesday 12 February 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

12 February 2025
6pm-8pm
£15 per person, suitable for ages 16+
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The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris

The designs created by William Morris and his daughter May are abound with greenery and growing things. Orchards, hedgerows, kitchen gardens and wild woods all provided inspiration for their art and lectures.

Throughout their lives, they looked for ways to connect domestic spaces with their gardens, as they constructed beautiful patterns from honeysuckle, apple blossom and roses. Their creativity was bound up with a recognition of the fragility of the natural world. In his lecture, ‘Art and the Beauty of the Earth’, William Morris urged his audience to take responsibility for protecting their environment. He believed that artists should lead the way as activists and advocates for nature.

Join Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper for an evening talk and signing of her book ‘How we might live: At Home with Jane and William Morris.’

The talk will focus on the influence of natural beauty on the work of May and William Morris and be followed by a book signing of  ‘How we might live: At Home with Jane and William Morris’ which pays  interest to the women that helped to shape Morris & Co., with a particular focus on his wife Jane.

Your ticket includes entry to ‘The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co.’ exhibition and light refreshments will be provided.

Please note that this will be a walking tour.

 

 

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