BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Friends of York Art Gallery - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Friends of York Art Gallery X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Friends of York Art Gallery REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T120000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260809T160727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T160730Z UID:5632-1786534200-1786536000@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Artwork of the Month Aug 2026 DESCRIPTION:The next Artwork of the Month talk will be held on Wednesday 12 August at 11.30 am in the Madsen Gallery. Jane Eddleston’s talk will be about Rebecca Salter\, current President of the Royal Academy and the first woman to be elected to that role. Salter is a British printmaker\, who trained in the traditional methods of woodblock printmaking under a Japanese master in Kyoto\, and who still collaborates with a workshop there today. In particular\, the talk will be focussed on the works Celest 1 and Celest 2\, which are included in the exhibition ‘Making Waves’\, which closes on 30 August. \nJane will discuss the collaborative nature of printmaking\, the differences between woodblock and woodcut prints\, and ‘original’ printmaking as an art-form as opposed to mass-produced reproductive prints. \nOur Artwork of the Month talks are free and booking is not required\, but do remember to bring your membership card for free admittance to the Gallery. URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/artwork-of-the-month-aug-2026/ LOCATION:York Art Gallery\, Exhibition Square\, York\, YO1 7EW\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="Ronald Clayton":MAILTO:ronaldwclayton@icloud.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T160000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260204T171902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T121848Z UID:5121-1785942000-1785945600@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Tour of the Borthwick Institute for Archives DESCRIPTION:The Borthwick is one of the biggest archive repositories outside London. Since 2005 it has been based in a purpose- built building made possible by a grant of £4.4 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund. In this tour\, Gary Brannan\, the Keeper of Archives and Special Collections will showcase the breadth and importance of the collection relating to art and architecture. This tour will feature selected archives that showcase artistic practice\, architectural design\, and patronage\, including rare and unique materials not found elsewhere. The session will also offer insights into how the Borthwick maintains these collections and ensures their accessibility for research\, teaching\, and enjoyment.\nCost: £15\n \n Click here to book URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/tour-of-the-borthwick-institute-for-archives/ LOCATION:Borthwick Institute\, University Road\, York\, YO10 5DD ORGANIZER;CN="Moira Fulton":MAILTO:mfulton58@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260204T173257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T085907Z UID:5113-1783904400-1784077199@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Overnight visit to Stourbridge DESCRIPTION:*** Update: last available room has gone *** The Stourbridge area was a major centre of glassmaking for 400 years and was particularly well known for its fine lead crystal. Established by French refugees in the seventeenth century\, the industry thrived for many years\, until its decline in the latter part of the last century. This trip is an opportunity to visit three museums dedicated to the history of glassmaking – the Ruskin Glass Museum\, the Red House Glass Cone and the Stourbridge Glass Museum. \n \n \n \n \n \n Leaving the Memorial Gardens at 8am\, we will travel by coach to Calke Abbey. This remarkable house has been sensitively conserved by the National Trust. It has a wonderful display of Gilray cartoons and a large natural history collection. After a self-funded lunch at Calke\, we will travel to Ironbridge where we will visit Ironbridge Gorge and possibly the Jackfield Tile Museum. We will stay overnight at the Valley Hotel\, Ironbridge on a dinner\, bed\, and breakfast basis. On Tuesday we will travel to Stourbridge visiting three glass museums. Firstly\, the Ruskin glass museum where we will have a talk by the curator and visit the extensive artists’ studios. From there we will travel to the Red House Glass Cone Museum\, with over 230 years of history of glassmaking. Here we will have an introductory talk and lunch before walking the short distance to the Stourbridge Glass Museum. Here we will have a tour of the museum and tea and coffee before travelling back to York\, arriving approximately by 7 30pm. \nCost £320 per person to include all travel costs\, dinner\, bed and breakfast\, buffet lunch\, tea and coffee at Stourbridge Museum and all entry fees\, National Trust properties excluded (NT members get free entry). \nBook with a non-refundable deposit of £50\, balance due on or before 12 June. \n \n Click here to book URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/overnight-visit-to-stourbridge/ ORGANIZER;CN="Dorothy Nott":MAILTO:wattnott24@icloud.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T130000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260616T125114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T125119Z UID:5574-1783513800-1783515600@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Artwork of the month: Miss Chloe Preston by J J Shannon DESCRIPTION:The speaker for our next Gallery talk will be Peter Gibbard\, one of our most popular and revelatory speakers. His subject will be the portrait of the illustrator Chloe Preston\, dated 1909\, by James Jebusa Shannon\, which has been in the permanent collection since 1949. This beautiful portrait – just reference YORAG: 23 on-line for a preview – is physically large and very heavy in its original frame. The Curatorial team is moving it from Stores to the Gallery for the duration of the talk.Chloe was born and raised on the Moreby Hall estate\, south of York. When she sat for this portrait\, age 22\, she was on the cusp of a publishing career that would span 30+ years for children’s books\, greeting cards\, decorative ceramics and retail advertising. Her art is popular with collectors today! In 1909 Shannon was at the peak of his career; that year he would be elected to the Royal Academy. He was considered second only to his fellow American\, John Singer Sargent\, for portraiture in both of the highly competitive British ‘aristocracy/landed gentry’ and American ‘new money industrialist’ markets. Peter’s illustrated talk includes examples of Chloe Preston’s art and Shannon’s submission for election to the Royal Academy. Both achieved artistic and commercial success in their lifetimes. \nOur Artwork of the Month talks are free and booking is not required\, but members are reminded to show their membership card for free admittance to the Gallery. URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/artwork-of-the-month-miss-chloe-preston-by-j-j-shannon/ LOCATION:York Art Gallery\, Exhibition Square\, York\, YO1 7EW\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="Ronald Clayton":MAILTO:ronaldwclayton@icloud.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T170000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260316T090156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T120539Z UID:5451-1782918000-1782925200@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Hovingham Hall Visit DESCRIPTION:*** Fully booked ***Join us for a private tour of Hovingham Hall\, a beautiful family home\, 17 miles north of York. It was designed and built by Thomas Worsley c1770 and was the childhood home of the late Duchess of Kent. The house has an important collection of furniture and pictures and includes a magnificent domed ceiling\, a bust of Oliver Cromwell\, (an ancestor of the Worsleys)\, an enormous riding school\, a seventeenth century dovecot and the oldest continuously played on cricket ground in England. The attractive gardens and the adjacent parish church\, with Worsley memorials are well worth a visit after the house tour. Meet outside the entrance at 2pm. There is ample parking in the roads near the Hall and the Church.Cost: £28.50 to include tea/coffee and biscuits. Booking is essential. If paying by cheque\, please contact the organiser. \n \n Join waiting list URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/hovingham-hall-visit/ LOCATION:Hovingham Hall\, Hovingham\, YO62 4LX ORGANIZER;CN="Cynthia Barbor":MAILTO:cynthia.barbor@hotmail.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T173000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260616T132642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T132645Z UID:5586-1781883000-1781890200@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Friends Preview - highlights of the Fine Art Degree Show YSJ University DESCRIPTION:*** Fully booked *** This event is a special Friends’ preview of the exhibition featuring highlights from the Fine Art Degree Show\, York St John University. Refreshments will be provided. Please note that this event is FREE to all Friends but places are limited; it should be a fascinating opportunity to discover the best of the current student work from York St John. URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/friends-preview-highlights-of-the-fine-art-degree-show-ysj-university/ LOCATION:Sliding Water Gallery\, 64 Marygate\, York\, YO30 7BH\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="David Lamb":MAILTO:datlamb@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260307T140719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T072556Z UID:5380-1781744400-1781830799@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Trip to Thorns Art Gallery at Semerwater DESCRIPTION:Leaving Memorial Gardens at 9 am we will travel by minibus to Thorns Gallery\, arriving at about 11 am in time for tea/coffee and biscuits. This is a rare opportunity to visit this contemporary art gallery opened in 2025 in a beautifully converted cattle shed overlooking Semerwater\, near Leyburn\, where Jake Attree is holding an exciting solo exhibition. Friends may know Jake through visits to his studio in Dean Clough and his paintings of the Minster in York Art Gallery. In an exhibition catalogue for Messum’s in Cork Street\, London\, his work was described as ‘somewhere between the epic and the folkloric: the high impasto surfaces of his panoramic studies centred on York Minster and his earlier homage to Breughel show an eye for the infinite\, enduring details of his ancient city’ and\, I would add\, elsewhere. The gallery owners\, Graeme Black and Jonathan Reed will join with Jake to meet us to discuss their project and Jake’s new exhibition. There will then be time to wander through the gallery and\, depending on the weather\, enjoy a little of the peaceful countryside. Please bring a packed lunch as there are facilities for eating both inside and outdoors. We aim to be back in York for 5pm. Owing to narrow roads around Semerwater\, we are limited to a minibus and hence spaces\, so early booking is advised. \nCost: £40. To include minibus transport\, coffee and exhibition.If paying by cheque\, please contact the organiser.  \n \n Book tickets URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/trip-to-thorns-art-gallery-at-semerwater/ LOCATION:Thorns Gallery Semerwater\, Marsett Lane\, Raydale\, DL8 3DE ORGANIZER;CN="Dorothy Nott":MAILTO:wattnott24@icloud.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T170000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260616T130014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T133400Z UID:5561-1781697600-1781974800@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Highlights of the Fine Art Degree Show York St John University DESCRIPTION:Friends of York Art Gallery present curated highlights of the Fine Art Degree Shows at York St John University. The Friends of York Art Gallery (FYAG) are delighted to stage an exhibition of four selected young artists from York St John University at Sliding Water Gallery. The exhibition will open on Weds 17 June 2026 and close on Saturday 20 June. Hours of opening are 11am to 4pm. \nDr Nathan Walker\, Head of Fine Art\, describes the 2026 degree show; \n“Our annual Degree Show is made up is made up of many small parts\, bits and pieces\, stuff and things. The materials of contemporary artistic practice are everywhere and made more complex by the very processes of discovering what it means to make work at this point in the 21st Century. These fragments are scattered across times and so\, from the moment students arrive to study with us all the way up to this moment\, just before they leave\, the Degree Show is forming slowly and with quiet determination. \nAs art tutors we have the privilege of witnessing this. We often see the first fleeting glimpses of something we know will be profound during the first year of study; we get to watch it develop. These students’ work is full of these moments\, fully realised.” \nThe four artists at Sliding Water were chosen by Livia Turnbull\, Curator of Contemporary Art at York Art Gallery. They are; \nBronte BentleyChloe HazlehurstCole PallettandTom Hardwick. \nLivia comments; \n“All of these artists’ work has a quality of imagination I would be happy to see in the Gallery.” \nAn inaugural FYAG prize was awarded to Tom Hardwick whose intriguing practice snares mysterious objects within delicate woven lattices. URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/highlights-of-the-fine-art-degree-show-york-st-john-unviversity/ LOCATION:Sliding Water Gallery\, 64 Marygate\, York\, YO30 7BH\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="David Lamb":MAILTO:datlamb@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260610T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260610T130000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260513T130504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T130641Z UID:5529-1781094600-1781096400@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Artwork of the Month: 'Augustus and the Sybil' DESCRIPTION:The next Gallery talk will be on Wednesday 10 June at 11.30 am. The subject will be the sixteenth-century Venetian painting Augustus and the Sibyl.This presentation examines an enigmatic sixteenth-century Venetian oil painting\, currently held in storage\, by an unidentified artist. Though the work features a characteristic Venetian landscape\, the foreground figures depict a surprising encounter between the first-century Roman Emperor Augustus and a Sibyl\, an ancient prophetess. Moving beyond questions of attribution\, this talk investigates why this specific iconography was transposed into a Renaissance setting. Jessica Richardson\, art historian and Friends’ committee member\, will explore the painting’s technical execution and the broader popularity of this prophetic theme in sixteenth-century Italy to uncover the work’s potential layers of meaning. \nOur Artwork of the Month talks are free and booking is not required\, but members are reminded to show their membership card for free admittance to the Gallery. URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/artwork-of-the-month-augustus-and-the-sybil/ LOCATION:York Art Gallery\, Exhibition Square\, York\, YO1 7EW\, United Kingdom ORGANIZER;CN="Ronald Clayton":MAILTO:ronaldwclayton@icloud.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T180000 DTSTAMP:20260823T022019 CREATED:20260203T142437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T142441Z UID:5107-1781013600-1781028000@www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk SUMMARY:Tour of Birdsall House\, Malton DESCRIPTION:Leaving Memorial Gardens at 1pm\, we will travel by coach to Birdsall House\, near Malton for a 2-hour guided tour by a member of the Willoughby family. Set in beautiful parkland\, the original Tudor house was enlarged in the mid eighteenth century and later extended by the architect Anthony Salvin in 1870\, who added the large dining room and a third storey to the central block. The house contains a remarkable collection of fine family portraits by among others\, Mary Beale\, Pompeo Batoni\, and Winterhalter. Our tour will end with tea and biscuits in the Dining Room. \nCost £54: to include coach hire\, fees\, and refreshments\n \n Click here to book URL:https://www.friendsofyorkartgallery.co.uk/event/tour-of-birdsall-house-malton/ ORGANIZER;CN="Moira Fulton":MAILTO:mfulton58@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR