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Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 23 Jul 2025
Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Wicked Wednesday
£7 per child (capacity: 16 per session)
Please book a ticket for every child who is attending the session.
(Please book Gallery admission separately)
Session 1
10.15am – 11am
Session 2
11.30am – 12.15 pm
Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds
Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure, and you are all invited!
With the power of imagination, you might find yourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even swimming in a great ocean. All from the comfort of York Art Gallery.
The sessions will include games, singing and an interactive story.
Children must be always accompanied by an adult. Due to space restrictions, a max of 1 adult per booking.
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Story Craft Theatre is a children’s theatre company created by Cassie Vallance and Janet-Emily Bruce. After setting up in 2018 they have hosted birthday parties, events and classes throughout the UK. Partnerships have included Castle Howard, National Trust, Rural Arts, Rowntree Park, Theatre 41 and York Theatre Royal.

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Creative Family Thursdays! – Thu 24 Jul 2025
Creative Family Thursdays!

Date: Thursday 24 July 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Creative Family Thursdays!
24 July 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission 

Join us with all the family on Thursdays during the school holidays for artist run creative workshops inspired by our collections and exhibitions.

Drop in anytime, no need to book.

Suitable for families of all ages, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Edgar Allan Poe-stcards – letterpress workshop – Sun 27 Jul 2025
Edgar Allan Poe-stcards - letterpress workshop

Date: Sunday 27 July 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Edgar Allan Poe-stcards
Sunday 27 July 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | £40
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A letterpress workshop delivered by Thin Ice Press.

Harland Miller cites Edgar Allan Poe as his first literary influence. His love for Poe inspired a 2008 exhibition, in which Miller invited 35 artists to respond to the American writer’s life and work. In this workshop, participants will get to grips with the basics of letterpress printing. You will learn to compose metal type in order to print a short quotation from Poe. We will print the results on a tabletop Adana press, and close the session with a fun few minutes of printing overlapping words and phrases, inspired by Miller’s passion for letters and type as visual art. All participants will go away with a set of unique postcards, celebrating the enduring art of Edgar Allan Poe and Harland Miller.

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Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 30 Jul 2025
Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Wicked Wednesday
£7 per child (capacity: 16 per session)
Please book a ticket for every child who is attending the session.
(Please book Gallery admission separately)
Session 1
10.15am – 11am
Session 2
11.30am – 12.15 am
Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds
Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure, and you are all invited!
With the power of imagination, you might find yourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even swimming in a great ocean. All from the comfort of York Art Gallery.
The sessions will include games, singing and an interactive story.
Children must be always accompanied by an adult. Due to space restrictions, a max of 1 adult per booking.
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Story Craft Theatre is a children’s theatre company created by Cassie Vallance and Janet-Emily Bruce. After setting up in 2018 they have hosted birthday parties, events and classes throughout the UK. Partnerships have included Castle Howard, National Trust, Rural Arts, Rowntree Park, Theatre 41 and York Theatre Royal.

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Harland Miller Family Printing – Sat 2 Aug 2025
Harland Miller Family Printing

Date: Saturday 2 August 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Harland Miller Family Printing
Saturday 2 August 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | Drop in | Included in general admission
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Join us for a family-friendly children’s printing event, inspired by our Harland Miller exhibition. Children can get hands on with wood type, and play with letterforms and colours, in this relaxed and supportive workshop. They will be inspired by Miller’s art, and will also get the chance to explore some of Miller’s inspirations, from medieval lettering to Penguin book covers!

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Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 6 Aug 2025
Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 6 August 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Wicked Wednesday
£7 per child (capacity: 16 per session)
Please book a ticket for every child who is attending the session.
(Please book Gallery admission separately)
Session 1
10.15am – 11am
Session 2
11.30am – 12.15 pm
Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds
Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure, and you are all invited!
With the power of imagination, you might find yourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even swimming in a great ocean. All from the comfort of York Art Gallery.
The sessions will include games, singing and an interactive story.
Children must be always accompanied by an adult. Due to space restrictions, a max of 1 adult per booking.
—
Story Craft Theatre is a children’s theatre company created by Cassie Vallance and Janet-Emily Bruce. After setting up in 2018 they have hosted birthday parties, events and classes throughout the UK. Partnerships have included Castle Howard, National Trust, Rural Arts, Rowntree Park, Theatre 41 and York Theatre Royal.

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Life Drawing – Model as Muse – Sat 9 Aug 2025
Life Drawing - Model as Muse

Date: Saturday 9 August 2025, 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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Three letter postcards – letterpress workshop – Sun 10 Aug 2025
Three letter postcards - letterpress workshop

Date: Sunday 10 August 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Three letter postcards
Sunday 10 August 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | £40
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Inspired by medieval illuminations, typography and more, Harland Miller’s Letter Paintings play with colour, sense and saturation. In this engaging wood type workshop, we will do the same, overprinting letters and colours to think differently about the layering of letters and colours, sense and visual effect. Each participant will go away with a set of unique hand-printed postcards, responding to Miller’s work.

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Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 13 Aug 2025
Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 13 August 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Wicked Wednesday
£7 per child (capacity: 16 per session)
Please book a ticket for every child who is attending the session.
(Please book Gallery admission separately)
Session 1
10.15am – 11am
Session 2
11.30am – 12.15 pm
Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds
Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure, and you are all invited!
With the power of imagination, you might find yourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even swimming in a great ocean. All from the comfort of York Art Gallery.
The sessions will include games, singing and an interactive story.
Children must be always accompanied by an adult. Due to space restrictions, a max of 1 adult per booking.
—
Story Craft Theatre is a children’s theatre company created by Cassie Vallance and Janet-Emily Bruce. After setting up in 2018 they have hosted birthday parties, events and classes throughout the UK. Partnerships have included Castle Howard, National Trust, Rural Arts, Rowntree Park, Theatre 41 and York Theatre Royal.

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Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 20 Aug 2025
Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Wicked Wednesday
£7 per child (capacity: 16 per session)
Please book a ticket for every child who is attending the session.
(Please book Gallery admission separately)
Session 1
10.15am – 11am
Session 2
11.30am – 12.15 pm
Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds
Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure, and you are all invited!
With the power of imagination, you might find yourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even swimming in a great ocean. All from the comfort of York Art Gallery.
The sessions will include games, singing and an interactive story.
Children must be always accompanied by an adult. Due to space restrictions, a max of 1 adult per booking.
—
Story Craft Theatre is a children’s theatre company created by Cassie Vallance and Janet-Emily Bruce. After setting up in 2018 they have hosted birthday parties, events and classes throughout the UK. Partnerships have included Castle Howard, National Trust, Rural Arts, Rowntree Park, Theatre 41 and York Theatre Royal.

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