Art historian Frances Spalding on the Bloomsbury group; what held them together for so long and why they did they become so influential? 7th May 2022, 11am, £15 per person Book tickets here. Bloomsbury was a diverse group of friends which began meeting in the first decade of the 20th century. Most groups of this […]

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Saturday 14 May, 11am Tickets £15 – includes admission to exhibition Beyond Bloomsbury: Life, Love and Legacy Book tickets here  When Virginia Woolf met Vita Sackville-West at a dinner party in December 1922, it was not love at first sight. “Not much to my severer taste,” wrote Woolf in her diary. “She is a grenadier; hard; […]

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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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19 May, all day, included in gallery admission Students across the Performance Department at York St. John will be staging an intervention in response to the artwork on display in Beyond Bloomsbury : Life, Love and Legacy.  Collaborative, explorative practices have resulted in a cross-arts performance fusing music, dance, and text, which respond to, and exist in, the community Workshop space […]

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Join poetry educators Kitty Greenbrown and Katie Matthews for our Bloomsbury-inspired creative writing sessions with a difference 19 May, 12:30, £8 Book tickets here Taking inspiration from The Bloomsbury Group’s literary Thursday Club, these creative writing sessions in the gallery Studio, will encourage you to employ a spirit of rebellion in your writing, along with […]

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Discover some of the personalities involved in Bloomsbury and the Contemporary Art Society and explore their links to each other 20 May, 12:45pm & 2:30pm, £15 Book tickets here The Bloomsbury Group were once famously described by Dorothy Parker as “living in squares and loving in triangles”. Behind these complicated relationships was a network of […]

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Saturday 21st May 11am – 4pm Just in time for planting season, come browse a range of plants grown from cuttings and seed, as well as surplus plants from the Gardens which will be available to buy.   The Pop Up Plant Shop will focus on sustainability by recycling pots and reducing the amount of […]

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Monday 23 May, 4:30pm Free online Talk / Streamed live on YouTube and Facebook Sign up here for talk reminders and links sent to your inbox Prof Michael Lewis (British Museum) Watch live on Youtube here ‘Treasure’ is an emotive word with a variety of meanings. Under the Treasure Act 1996, ‘Treasure’ is clearly defined, […]

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6 April, 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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Join poetry educators Kitty Greenbrown and Katie Matthews for our Bloomsbury-inspired creative writing sessions with a difference 26 May, 12:30, £8 Book tickets here Taking inspiration from The Bloomsbury Group’s literary Thursday Club, these creative writing sessions in the gallery Studio, will encourage you to employ a spirit of rebellion in your writing, along with […]

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