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Highlights of the Fine Art Degree Show York St John University

16 Jun 2026

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...

Artwork of the month: Miss Chloe Preston by J J Shannon

16 Jun 2026

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....

Artwork of the Month: ‘Augustus and the Sybil’

13 May 2026

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...

Cornelia Parker: Engagement Ring drawing

3 May 2026

Our speaker for Artwork of the Month, April 2026, was Dorothy Nott, formerly Chair of the Friends and recently elected President. In her talk Dorothy discussed the wire drawing by Cornelia Parker, Engagement Ring (as long as it lasted), which at time of writing is on...

Artwork of the Month: A Life with Pots

2 May 2026

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 the Upper North gallery. Dorothy Williams, a long-time member of the Friends, will talk about her early interest in pots...

Annual General Meeting

4 Apr 2026

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...

Hovingham Hall Visit

16 Mar 2026

*** 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...

Artwork of the Month: Engagement Ring by Cornelia Parker

15 Mar 2026

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) and her crushed silver objects repurposed as Thirty Pieces of Silver. Her work...

Trip to Thorns Art Gallery at Semerwater

7 Mar 2026

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...