NOW SHOWING
Fascination
Saturday 29th August to Sunday 27th September
11am to 4pm daily
Fascination showcases finished pieces by furniture maker Richard Frost, ceramicist Jane Blackman and silversmith Jaqueline Warrington. As well as seeing the completed works, you can discover how they were made. Displays and explanations introduce the tools, materials and key stages of each craft - from choosing and preparing materials right through to shaping, assembling and finishing.
Fascination
invites you to take a closer look and see the skill and creative choices behind every object.
Meet the artists:
Jacqueline Warrington, Jane Blackman and Richard Frost will be in the gallery:
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August and Saturdays 5th & 26th September
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Pop in for a chat and hear more about their work
On other days, one of the artists will be in the gallery, details to follow.
click here for show information and catalogue
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NEXT
The Next Classics:
classic materials, techniques and inspiration in sculpture
Saturday 3rd October 2026 to Sunday 25th October 2026
Thursdays & Fridays 3pm to 7pm
Saturdays & Sundays 11am to 4pm
and other days by appointment
please click here for further information
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John Balman
A Quiet Reverie
solo show
Wednesday 28th October to Sunday 15th November 2026
A Quiet Reverie brings together a body of richly immersive still life paintings by Beverley based artist John Balman. Whilst based in the Dutch tradition the work has a contemporary quality befitting both modern and classical interiors.
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Marjan Wouda
Creaturely
solo show
Wednesday 25th November to Sunday 13th December 2026
Sculptures, drawings and prints exploring what animals really mean to us
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PAST SHOWS
Peter Baker
an installation
Zig Zag Fire Cracker
15th July to 20th August 2026
(unmanned, window display only)
Instagram: peteplasterer
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York St John University Fine Art Degree Show,
curated highlights
an exhibition staged by the Friends of York Art Gallery
Wednesday 17th to Sunday 21st June 2026
and until 6th July as an un-maned show (window display only)
click here for show information & image
click here for information on The Friends of York Art Gallery
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Confluence for Change:
Making the Invisible Visible
Part of the York Festival of Ideas
30th May 2026 to 12th June 2026
click here for York Press article
click here for images of William Templeton's work
click here for images of this show
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Peter Baker
an installation
Adrift: Chromatic Rafts Adrift in Sliding Waters
6th May to 28th May 2026
(unmanned / window display only)
click here for images of the show
Instagram: peteplasterer
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Sliding Water's members' group show
Saturday 11th April to Sunday 3rd May 2026
Jake Attree | John Balman | Ruth Beloe | Jane Blackman | Georgie Britton | Dominic Brown
David Campbell | Gail Fox | Richard Frost | Rachel Gracey | Marcus Jacka | Nicola Lee
Andrian Melka | Julie Mitchell | Robert Mosley | Sarah Raphael Balme | Janie Stevens
Johnny Sunter | Jacqueline Warrington | Marjan Wouda
click here for full show catalogue
click here for images of exhibition
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David Gilbert 1928-2016
The Studio Collection of Art and sculpture of the late David Gilbert
July to September 2025
click here for images of the show
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MEMBERS' INAUGURAL SHOW
April & May 2025
Georgie Britton | Peter Coates | Richard Frost | Clare Granger
Marcus Jacka | Nicola Lee | Robert Mosley | Nicholas Rands
Sarah Raphael Balme | Jerry Scott | Miranda Sampson | Jacqueline Warrington
click here for images of the exhibition
click here to see Sliding Water's member artists
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