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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

15 September, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist. The first session will be held on the 15th of […]

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Life Drawing – Model as Muse

Life Drawing – Model as Muse

Join us at York Art Gallery for life drawing workshops; whether you are a regular participant, would like to hone your skills, or try life drawing for the first time, these regular two-hour immersive Saturday sessions, led by Rob Oldfield, are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.

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Art for Wellbeing

Art for Wellbeing

14 November, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, free Informal practical sessions for adults (16+ only), just drop-in and release your creative energy, in the company of others and with gentle guidance on hand. This is an inclusive session, suitable for all abilities. No need to book for workshop sessions. To open York Art Gallery safely we’re limiting […]

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Kirkgate Victorian Street Tour

Kirkgate Victorian Street Tour

10:15am Book tickets here. Visit one of York’s most memorable experiences in this guided tour of our recreated Victorian street. The 1 hour tour will reveal the fascinating history of the street, the stories behind the authentic shops and real Victorian York businesses which traded everything from chocolate to weird and wonderful medicines to treat […]

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Kirkgate Victorian Street Tour

Kirkgate Victorian Street Tour

10:15am Book tickets here. Visit one of York’s most memorable experiences in this guided tour of our recreated Victorian street. The 1 hour tour will reveal the fascinating history of the street, the stories behind the authentic shops and real Victorian York businesses which traded everything from chocolate to weird and wonderful medicines to treat […]

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Queer your Labels!

Queer your Labels!

How can we use our identities and experiences to reveal stories often made invisible? How can we navigate using current LGBTQI terms for historical figures and artists? And what does it even mean to represent your gender identity and expression in an artwork – or its label? Join curator and educator Claire Mead to look […]

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House of Memories Dementia awareness training, health and social care staff

House of Memories Dementia awareness training, health and social care staff

30th November, 9am – 12:30pm Book your free place here We would like to invite health and social care professionals working regularly with people living with dementia to attend a free half-day House of Memories dementia awareness training session at Tempest Anderson Hall. This session uses powerful videos to explore the personal stories of people […]

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House of Memories Dementia awareness training, health and social care staff

House of Memories Dementia awareness training, health and social care staff

30th November, 1:150m – 4:30pm Book your free place here We would like to invite health and social care professionals working regularly with people living with dementia to attend a free half-day House of Memories dementia awareness training session at Tempest Anderson Hall. This session uses powerful videos to explore the personal stories of people […]

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Communities that Create (Part 1)

Communities that Create (Part 1)

Sunday 5th December 10am-1pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm In the Spirit of the Omega workshop, where the collective was key, and artists worked together, we are inviting members of the LGBTQI+ community and Allies to join us at York Art Gallery in a communities that create ‘collective’ painting workshop. The Omega workshop, whose Bloomsbury artists brought abstract […]

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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

8 December, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person Book tickets here. Fill your sketchbooks at this regular informal drawing group for Adults (16+ only). Take inspiration from our collection at York Art Gallery and enhance your drawing skills with the help and support of a community artist. Sessions will also run on one Wednesday each month as […]

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