Date: Thursday 19 May 2022, All Day
Venue: York Art Gallery

19 May, all day, included in gallery admission

Students across the Performance Department at York St. John will be staging an intervention in response to the artwork on display in Beyond Bloomsbury : Life, Love and Legacy. 

Collaborative, explorative practices have resulted in a cross-arts performance fusing music, dance, and text, which respond to, and exist in, the community Workshop space on Gallery in Madsen 2. Student interventions will be available to experience throughout the day. 

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Date: Thursday 19 May 2022, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join poetry educators Kitty Greenbrown and Katie Matthews for our Bloomsbury-inspired creative writing sessions with a difference

19 May, 12:30, £8

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Taking inspiration from The Bloomsbury Group’s literary Thursday Club, these creative writing sessions in the gallery Studio, will encourage you to employ a spirit of rebellion in your writing, along with a liberal attitude towards form.

Suitable for writers of all abilities, from absolute beginners to those looking for new inspiration for their work.

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Date: Friday 20 May 2022, All Day
Venue: York Art Gallery

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Date: Wednesday 25 May 2022, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

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: Thursday 26 May 2022, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join poetry educators Kitty Greenbrown and Katie Matthews for our Bloomsbury-inspired creative writing sessions with a difference

26 May, 12:30, £8

Book tickets here

Taking inspiration from The Bloomsbury Group’s literary Thursday Club, these creative writing sessions in the gallery Studio, will encourage you to employ a spirit of rebellion in your writing, along with a liberal attitude towards form.

Suitable for writers of all abilities, from absolute beginners to those looking for new inspiration for their work.

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Date: Saturday 28 May 2022, All Day
Venue: York Art Gallery

28 May, included in admission 

To help bring our Bloomsbury Exhibition to life, Katie Matthews and Kitty Greenbrown will be performing live interruptive poetry in the community section of ‘Beyond Bloomsbury : Life, Love and Legacy’ at select times throughout the day on Saturday 28th May.

This new performance piece, created especially for the exhibition is inspired by the close relationship between Vanessa Bell and her sister Virginia Woolf, and the rebellious ideas of the Bloomsbury Group as a whole.

Expect to be surprised and charmed in equal measures.

Included in Beyond Bloomsbury :Life, Love and Legacy gallery admission price.

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Date: Saturday 28 May 2022, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Join us at York Art Gallery for family friendly creative art sessions this Easter

28 May, 11am & 2pm, £10 ticket admits one adult and up to two children.

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oin community artist and designer, Lydia Caprani, whose work features in the Beyond Bloomsbury : Love, Life and Legacy exhibition, for family friendly Arty sessions.

Are you a Rebel or a Bloomsbury Group ‘wanna be’?

Explore ideas of both the Rebel Arts Centre and The Omega workshop, using abstract shapes and bold colours to decorate a variety of objects. There is the opportunity for pieces decorated during the sessions to be displayed in the community section of the Bloomsbury exhibition or taken home to enjoy.

All materials supplied.

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Date: Sunday 29 May 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 8 June 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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Date: Saturday 11 June 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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