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Events

Browse through our events below or click on the following sections to skip to the area you are interested in:
Studio Saturdays (monthly drop-ins for children),
Summer Fun holiday activities
Workshops and Courses
Curators' Lunchtime Talks
Drop-in and join us for one of our Studio Saturday workshops for accompanied children, sponsored by the Friends of York Art Gallery. £1 per child to cover the cost of materials.
China
4 September, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm
Join Kirstie Briggs Bateman again for some more Chinese arts and crafts.
Ceramics
25 September, 10am - 3pm
Exploring clay, with artist Sarah Khan, inspired by the Gallery of Pots.
£25 per person + £5 for materials on the day. To book a place, telephone 01904 554277 or email adult.education@york.gov.uk
Felt Hats
9 October, 10am - 3pm
Make a warm winter hat with Vivienne Morpeth, inspired by the gallery exhibition, Hats.
£25 per person + £3 for materials on the day. To book a place, telephone 01904 554277 or email adult.education@york.gov.uk
Illuminating York drop-in workshop
30 October, 6 - 8pm
Enjoy the gallery, open late especially for the Illuminate festival, and take part in a drop-in drawing workshop as part of the Big Draw.
Free, no booking required.
Brooches, Buttons and Beads
13 November, 10am - 3pm
A hands-on session with Deb New, making accessories for bags and hats or decorative pieces that can simply be worn as brooches, inspired by the works of art of display. Bring along buttons, beads and old costume jewellery to add to your creations.
£25 per person. To book a place, telephone 01904 554277, or email adult.education@york.gov.uk
York Open Studios Workshops
15, 16, 22 and 23 January
Details of these workshops, which are led by artists from across York, will appear at www.yorkopenstudios.co.uk from the beginning of December.
To pre-register your interest email info@yorkopenstudios.co.uk with "workshops" in the subject line.
Curators' Talks
Open Evening
29 October, 6.30pm - 8pm
Discover more about art in a series of curators' talks, highlighting key works of art throughout the gallery. This is a popular, annual event run in partnership with City of York Council's Adult and Community Education team.
Free, no booking required.
Lunchtime Talks
All these talks are free and run from 12.30pm - 1pm. No booking required.
York Mystery Plays
19 August
This talk will take visitors along the medieval route of the Mystery Plays, which were performed on waggons at 12 points around the city, through prints and drawings in our new exhibition in the Little Gallery.
Hats
21 October
Join Jenny Alexander, assistant curator of fine art, for this talk about our new exhibition, Hats.
Once upon a time...
16 December
Gaby Lees, assistant curator for arts learning, will be talking about this latest exhibition in the Little Gallery.