Events

A talk on Stanley Spencer by Lauren Marohn, recipient of the MA bursary part-funded by the Friends. Lauren has provided this introduction: In my talk on 12 February, I will introduce and analyze Stanley Spencer’s The Deposition and the Rolling Away of the Stone. I will pay particular attention to Spencer’s chosen religious subject matter and […]

Visit to the Mary Delany Exhibition at Beningborough Hall Laura Turner, formerly curator at York Art Gallery, will give a conducted tour of a photographic exhibition showcasing the work of Mary Delany (1700-88). Already an accomplished needlewoman and artist, decorating walls, ceilings and mantelpieces and cutting silhouettes of family groups, at the age of 72 […]

Japanese traditional crafts and toys as a reflection of Japanese history, art and spirit. Seminar by Helena Cox, Curator, art historian and Friends' committee member. In this seminar, Helena will focus on an area of Japanese art and traditional culture which is often neglected and under researched. Based on her experience of working with one […]

Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Harland Miller returns to York Art Gallery this March to present ‘XXX’, a new exhibition showcasing paintings and works on paper from his renowned ‘Letter Paintings’ series. Members are invited to an exclusive preview on Thursday 13 March at 10am. Doors will open at 9.45 for check-in and a welcome by one […]

Our next Gallery talk will be held - please note - in the third week of the month, on Wednesday 19 March, and at 12.30, not 1pm. Dorothy Nott, one of our most popular and accomplished speakers, will be talking about Barbara Hepworth’s Surgeon Waiting. Dorothy writes: “While Barbara Hepworth is better known for her […]

*** Please note that this event starts at 11:30 *** 'The Picturesque' – a talk by Peter Miller, President of the Friends Peter has sent the following introduction to his talk: "William Gilpin (1724-1804) in his Observations on the River Wye, first published in 1772, defines The Picturesque as follows: ‘as that particular kind of […]

Kirsty Mitchell, Curator at York Minster, will talk about the present exhibition in the Minster Undercroft, which she has curated and which runs to December 2025. She explains that although York Minster’s Collection and Interpretation Team care for a vast and varied collection, they also care for numerous parish libraries and silver. In this talk […]

Boynton Hall is an interesting house with a complex building history. Originally mid-6th century, it was altered and enlarged in the 18th century partly to the designs of Lord Burlington and later probably John Carr. Starting with coffee we will have a tour of this rarely-opened house, with the owner. Using your own transport, we […]

*** Fully booked *** Join us for a private tour of this charming Georgian Manor House, built in 1750 by the architect Thomas Atkinson. The historic art collection came with the Sheffield family from Normanby Hall. The most notable old master paintings and furniture were originally from Buckingham House, the London seat of John Sheffield, […]

The group will meet at Thirsk Hall at 11am for a tour looking at some of the sculptures in the garden and park behind the house. After the tour, at about 12.30pm, we will go into the Hall for a soup and sandwich lunch in the dining room which dates from c 1770 and retains […]