Date: Sunday 23 January 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

23 January, 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 visitor numbers and encouraging everyone to book in advance. If you would like to visit the galleries before or after you attend this event, you should book a timed ticket for general admission to the gallery here.

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Date: Sunday 6 February 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

6 February, 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.

Art for Wellbeing is held monthly on a Sunday as follows; 6th February 2022, 20th March 2022.

No need to book for workshop sessions.

To open York Art Gallery safely we’re limiting visitor numbers and encouraging everyone to book in advance. If you would like to visit the galleries before or after you attend this event, you should book a timed ticket for general admission to the gallery here.

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Date: Wednesday 9 February 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

9 February, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person

9 March,  1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person

6 April, 1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person

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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 follows, 9th February, 9th of March and 6th April 1.30pm – 3.30pm (please book separately for each session).

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Date: Saturday 12 February 2022, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Artist led clay workshop, with well-being and Gainsborough`s fascination with nature in mind. All materials provided. Over 18’s only.

Saturday February 12th /10:30-1:pm/ £20 per person
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Join artist Francesca King at York Art Gallery for a clay workshop, with well-being and Gainsborough’s fascination with nature in mind. Gainsborough observed his natural surroundings, creating landscape textural paintings and detailed drawings. Can we walk in his shoes? We will try, by taking clay outside and exploring the textures of our environment, forming physical ‘impressions’ and traces in the clay from different natural and manmade found surfaces.

Moving inside to the Studio, Francesca will support and guide our barefoot practice, pressing our feet into the clay textures and move onto immersing our feet in clay. Your works will be bisque fired for you and ready to collect mid January.

Francesca King Ceramics was founded in 2016 & focused on textural surfaces in portraiture & tiles. In October 2020 Francesca completed her Masters in Fine Art. In 2021 the interactive clay experience “Feet in Clay” was awarded a York Open Studios bursary.

All materials and firing costs are included.

Please note this session is for over 18’s only

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Date: Saturday 12 February 2022, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

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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Date: Wednesday 9 March 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

9 March, 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 follows, 9th February, 9th of March and 6th April 1.30pm – 3.30pm (please book separately for each session).

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Date: Sunday 20 March 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

20 March, 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 visitor numbers and encouraging everyone to book in advance. If you would like to visit the galleries before or after you attend this event, you should book a timed ticket for general admission to the gallery here.

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Date: Wednesday 6 April 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

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 follows, 9th February, 9th of March and 6th April 1.30pm – 3.30pm (please book separately for each session).

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