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University of York Art collection: Behind the Scenes Tour

1 Jun 2025

This tour will have an exclusive look at some of the artwork and archival documents from the University of York’s art collection. With over 900 artworks all over the campus, the university overflows with art. There are many new displays and exhibitions popping up...

Artwork of the Month – June 2025

27 May 2025

*** Please note that this event starts at 11:30 *** The subject of the next Gallery talk, to be given by Michael Dawson, a member of the Gallery’s Visitor Experience Team, will be Rose Wylie’s painting Early Morning Memory Series No.2 : Doodle Bug (YORAG :...

‘Balthazar’

21 May 2025

Artwork of the Month May 2025 Circle or Workshop of Pieter Coecke van Aelst c. 1530: Balthazar. Peter Gibbard, formerly Chair of the Friends, writes about Balthazar, also known as The Black African King, who is depicted in a 16th-century panel from a triptych of...

The ‘Picturesque in Britain’

21 May 2025

Our speaker for Artwork of the Month, April 2025, was Peter Miller, President of the Friends. His subject was ‘The Picturesque in Britain’. Two paintings from the Gallery stores were used to illustrate the talk: George Morland (1763-1804), A Gypsy...

Artwork of the Month – May 2025

30 Apr 2025

*** Please note that this event starts at 11:30 *** The subject of the next Gallery talk, to be given by Peter Gibbard, is Balthazar*, also known as the Black African King, who is depicted in a 16th century panel from a triptych of Flemish origin, The Adoration of the...

Surgeon Waiting by Barbara Hepworth

29 Mar 2025

Artwork of the Month March 2025 Barbara Hepworth, Surgeon Waiting (1948) Dorothy Nott, formerley Chair of the Friends, gave the Artwork of the Month talk for March 2025. Her subject was Surgeon Waiting by Barbara Hepworth. Click...

Artwork of the Month – April 2025

24 Mar 2025

*** 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...

Artwork of the Month: Surgeon Waiting by Barbara Hepworth

2 Mar 2025

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....

Friends’ Exhibition Preview – ‘Harland Miller: XXX’

1 Mar 2025

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...

Stanley Spencer, The Deposition and Rolling Away of the Stone (1956)

23 Feb 2025

Artwork of the Month February 2025 Stanley Spencer, The Deposition and Rolling Away of the Stone (1956) Lauren Marohn, this year’s MA Bursary Holder, has a special interest in modern religious art. Here she writes about one of the Gallery’s most striking images. Click...