Events

Engagement Ring Drawing (as long as it lasts), Cornelia Parker (2002) Cornelia Parker is probably best known for her large scale installations such as the exploded shed (Cold Dark Matter) […]

We will start our tour at 11am in the medieval Guildhall, with its fine 18th century courtroom, local history museum, and collection of paintings by the Beverley artists Fred and […]

All members are welcome at this year's AGM. The meeting will be followed by a drinks reception to allow members to socialise. For further details and supporting documentation click here.

We will leave Memorial Gardens by coach at 9am to travel to Skipton. Here we will first visit the newly refurbished Craven Museum, which was shortlisted for the Art Fund […]

Our next Friends’ Talk will be on Wednesday 13th May at our usual time - 11.30am. It will be in the Studio - the room at the far end of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

*** 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. […]

*** 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 […]

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, […]