Hundreds of ceramic tiles inspired by the unique paving on York’s streets will be used on the new first floor extension of York Art Gallery. More than 300 double hexagon shaped tiles are to be fitted to the exterior of what will become part of the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA) when the gallery reopens …
Ten thousand ceramic bowls will be piled high to create a spectacular installation of pots inside York Art Gallery for its reopening this summer. The work by internationally renowned artist Clare Twomey, will see 10,000 handmade slipcast ceramic bowls, identical in form and colour, be placed on scaffolds in the new first floor mezzanine gallery which …
York Museums Trust has put details of more than 160,000 objects online for the first time, enabling access to thousands of items not currently on public display. More than 50,000 of these are photographed, with all the images on the database free to access, download and be used in any way. The Trust is one of a …
Events, Activities and Holiday Fun for All Ages! York Museums Trust has published its activities programme for January to April 2015. The brochure has listings of all the fantastic, events, activities and holiday fun available for all ages at both the Yorkshire Museum and York Castle Museum. With activities ranging from metal detecting at the Yorkshire …
A Pop Up exhibition created and curated by students studying the Art & Design Foundation Diploma at York College has now opened at York St Mary’s. The exhibition entitled, Value of the Find, responds to the current main exhibition at York St Mary’s, Finding the Value, which sees new work being created out …
York Art Gallery is currently closed for a major refurbishment. When it reopens in 2015 it will have a new gallery space: the Project Gallery, which will feature displays created by artists and local communities who have worked closely with the gallery and its collections on inspiring and innovative projects. Open to everyone aged 18 and under. …
A Pop Up exhibition created and curated by students studying the Art & Design Foundation Diploma at YorkCollege will explore the ideas of treasure, personal value and hidden memories when it opens at York St Mary’s later this month. The exhibition entitled, Value of the Find, responds to the current main exhibition at York …
The new mezzanine level which will create a new space inside York Art Gallery has been completed as part of the gallery’s £8 million development. The mezzanine will become a new first floor above the main gallery within the original roof space of the building. When finished, the space will be one of the galleries …
Progress of the redevelopment at York Art Gallery has been documented by a local photographer. Photographs tracking the work, which has been closed since early 2013, have been taken by Peter Heaton, showing some behind the scenes glimpses of the work involved with the £8m refurbishment. Peter has had access to the gallery throughout the project …
Five artists have been invited to create new work that responds to the collection of a York man who bequeathed his estate to York Museums Trust. Peter Madsen and his sister Karen Madsen left their estates to York Museums Trust in 2011, providing the £2 million financial trigger needed to instigate the £8 million development of York Art …
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