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Make a Star Carr Pendant!

5 April 2024 Drop in between 10:30am-3:30pm Included in general admission   Make a Star Carr Pendant  Make your own Star Carr pendant in this artist run workshop. Discover and be inspired by this amazing 11,000-year-old object and have a go at creating your own pendant using air-dry clay.  All activities are in our Finds […]

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Make a Star Carr Headdress!

6 April 2024 10:30am-3:30pm Drop in anytime Included in general admission Star Carr Camp at the Yorkshire Museum After visiting our exciting new exhibition Star Carr: Life after the ice, get creative and immerse yourself further in Mesolithic life. Throughout the Easter holidays discover artist-led workshops, sensory play, and self-led activities in our family friendly Star Carr […]

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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at 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 […]

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Art for Wellbeing

Art for Wellbeing

10.30am – 12.30pm, free Art activities to release your creative energy! Set in the beautiful surroundings of York Art Gallery’s Studio space, this 2 hour workshop gives opportunity for discovery and time to explore a variety of art materials and inspiring themes designed to promote wellbeing. Enjoy the company of others, creating art with gentle […]

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Sketchbook Circle at York Art Gallery

Sketchbook Circle at 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 […]

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Open Air Landscape Drawing

11 May 2024 Book tickets here £20.00 per person This series of workshops are based on drawing from observation, creating an atmospheric interpretation of the landscape to represent a sense of place. Each session will have a group introduction, followed by individual support. Weather permitting, we will venture out into the gardens behind the art […]

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Art for Wellbeing

Art for Wellbeing

10.30am – 12.30pm, free Art activities to release your creative energy! Set in the beautiful surroundings of York Art Gallery’s Studio space, this 2 hour workshop gives opportunity for discovery and time to explore a variety of art materials and inspiring themes designed to promote wellbeing. Enjoy the company of others, creating art with gentle […]

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National Gallery Curator Talk – Monet

National Gallery Curator Talk – Monet

National Gallery Curator Talk – Monet Thursday 23 May, 2pm Dr Chris Riopelle, The Neil Westreich Curator of Post 1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London  Monet’s ‘The Water-Lily Pond’   Included in general admission The longest lived of the key French Impressionist masters, Claude Monet (1840-1926) was every bit as radical and inventive a painter at the end of […]

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Meet Me at The Yorkshire Museum

Meet Me at The Yorkshire Museum

Meet Me at The Yorkshire Museum is included in general admission. Ever wanted to visit a Viking? Run into a Roman? Follow the footsteps of a Fossil Hunter? Meet a Medieval Storyteller? …. A whole host of exciting characters will be dropping into the Yorkshire Museum this year! This is YOUR invitation to …. …….. […]

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Yoga at the Gallery (SOLD OUT)

Yoga at the Gallery (SOLD OUT)

25 May Book tickets here £15.00 per person In the unique and creative surroundings of York Art Gallery, Chloe McKay and the Stables Yoga Centre present a series of flowing hatha yoga classes. These sessions will help you slow down, feel grounded and inspired. You’ll be guided through a series of poses to help release […]

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