Events
In addition to visits to the individual artists' studios, NYOS features a programme
of exhibitions, talks, workshops, demonstrations and other activities taking place
in venues across North Yorkshire.
Linked Exhibitions & Events
Workshops
LINKED EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
WORKING THE VIEW
Craven Museum & Gallery, Town Hall, High Street, Skipton
BD23 1AH 6 May – 23 September
Working the View is a joint project by Mark Butler (photographer) and Sarah Butler
(writer) to produce an exhibition and book of landscape photographs of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park, with accompanying texts exploring the relationship between
the landscape and its guardians.
Open Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat 10am–4pm Closed Tue and Sun
Admission free
www.cravenmuseum.org
Mark Butler will be hosting drop-in sessions at the gallery on:
Wed 12 June, 10am–12noon and 2-4pm
PAPERWORKS
Masham Gallery, 24 Market Place, Masham HG4 4EB 18 May–28
June
Curated by NYOS artist, Rosie Scott-Massie (a papercutting artist), this exhibition
showcases some of the best of the UK's paper artists, including Rosie Scott-Massie,
Jennifer Collier, Sarah Morpeth, Elizabeth Shorrock, Helen Musselwhite, Kate Slater,
Clare Lindley and Yasemin Wigglesworth.
Open Tue to Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm
Admission free
www.mashamgallery.co.uk
ALL DRESSED UP
Mercer Art Gallery, Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA Until
7 July
All Dressed Up tells the story of fashion across the centuries and across social
classes. The paintings, all selected from the Harrogate Fine Art Collection, offer
an engaging look into costumes and their wearers: from the fashionable garb of 16th–century
Knaresborough aristocrat Sir Francis Slingsby, who was beheaded for treason, to
the working clothes of 1930s Kentish hop pickers.
Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm, closed Mon except Bank Hols
Admission free
www.harrogate.gov.uk/musm/pages/mercerartgallery.aspx
Serena Partridge will be running an NYOS Miniature Paper Gloves workshop for adults
in conjunction with this exhibition. See the workshops section for more details.
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Gallery 1, Inspired by…gallery,
The Moors National Park Centre, Danby YO21 2NB
18 May–17 June
A solo show of recent paintings and drawings by Jean Harlow. The show also features
The Butterfly House, a public artwork composite of 600+ individually crafted butterflies
created by local school children and members of the public.
A free butterfly treasure hunt event will be happening on Sun 9 June from 12 to 3.30
pm (usual parking fees apply) Funded by LEADER.
www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/inspiredby
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales, Whitby YO22 4PN 1
June–31 August
From shrouds to swaddling and beyond – an exhibition of batik wax-resist textiles
by NYOS artist Heather Gatt, celebrating the birth, life, death cycle.
Open daily 10.30am–5.30pm Admission free
www.heathergatt.co.uk
HARROGATE COLLEGE MIXED MEDIA STUDENT EXHIBITION
Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Thirsk YO7 1QS
8–16 June
A selected group of Harrogate College students from Art and Design, Fashion and
Photography will be contributing to and exhibiting as part of NYOS at Rural Arts.
The exhibition involves a mix of artists of all age groups practising a range of
different disciplines within the visual arts.
Open Mon–Sat, 10am–4.30pm
Admission free
Ceramicist and lecturer Fiona Mazza will be running a workshop to tie in with the
exhibition – contact Rural Arts for more information on 01845 526536.
MAKERS MARKET
Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Thirsk YO7 1QS
Saturday & Sunday 8 & 9 June
An opportunity to meet the makers and buy jewellery, ceramics, prints and textiles
direct from the artists.
Open Mon–Sat, 10am–4.30pm
Admission free
www.ruralarts.org
MARKING THE CONTOURS: Artist Walk with Alison Lloyd
Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes DL8 3NT
Sunday 26 May, 10am–5pm
Alison will make connections between contemporary art and outdoor/mountain cultures
by using ‘micro-navigation’ as a way of making an inventive walk using the landscape
to become more aware of subtle changes in the terrain. Measuring the distance travelled
by timing and pacing and being more curious about our surroundings. Maps will be
provided.
This walk is a ‘longish hike’ that will weave its way out of Hawes, through Wensleydale’s
fields, climbing out of the valley along the Pennine Way for a few kilometres, to
‘mark the contours’ above Cotterdale.
The walk is suitable for children over 14, accompanied by an adult, who are used
to walking more or less continuously, with breaks for a brew and lunch. Walking
on field paths but with some off-path moorland walking.
Cost: £5 Booking essential.
Contact NYOS: info@nyos.org.uk or 01756 748529
contemporaryartofwalking.com
HIDDEN IN HARROGATE
A group of NYOS artists are hiding their work in various
shop windows around Harrogate in the run-up to North Yorkshire Open Studios this
year.
Follow the clues to find all the artists and be entered into a prize draw for a
£30 voucher that can be spent at any of the artists’ studios. The first clue will
be released in May on the NYOS wensite and social media pages. Keep you eyes peeled!
NYOS GEO ART CACHE TRAIL
This year we have introduced a North Yorkshire Open Studios Geo Art Cache Trail
with geocaches hidden at various artists’ studios across North Yorkshire for NYOS
visitors to find.
Whether you’re already an avid geocacher or new to the geocaching scene, it’s easy
to take part.
Geo Art Cache is a series of geocaches created by artists. Geocaching is like treasure
hunting with a GPS, the basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches,
outdoors and then share your experiences online at geocaching.com
Chrysalis Arts has commissioned this project, which invites people
to explore different locations across North Yorkshire whilst experiencing different
artforms along the way. Each commission brings a different creative aspect, interacting
with geocaching and the surrounding area.
Visit www.geoartcache.com
for more details, or search for username geoartcache on www.geocaching.com
WORKSHOPS
Booking is essential for all workshops
DALES
MAGICAL LAYERS & TEXTURES: Jaki Bogg
Needle Felting / Mixed Media Stitch Workshop
Messengers Cottage, Otley Street, Skipton BD23 1DZ
Sat 1 June, 10am–12noon
Have you always wanted to try needle felting, both hand and machine? Do you have
your own machine, but haven’t found your way with it yet? This is the class for
you. Textile artist Jaki Bogg will teach you how she creates layers of roving, sheers,
ribbons, even failed knitting bits to create her rich and detailed needle felted
pieces. You will have full use of a Bernina Embellisher with needle punch attachment
to make your own unique piece.
Cost: £15, materials included. Contact NYOS to book.
CENTRAL
MINIATURE PAPER GLOVES: Serena Partridge
Mercer Art Gallery, Education Room, Harrogate HG1 2SA
Sat 1 June, 10.30am–3pm
Fashion a pair of miniature gloves using an assortment of interesting papers and
tiny trims. This workshop coincides with the exhibition of Serena's gloves in 'All
Dressed Up' at the Mercer Art Gallery.
Suitable for all abilities, with patterns supplied in a wide range of sizes to suit
everyone. All materials will be provided but you may wish to bring along your own
special papers, trims, fine scissors, needles, threads and a camera.
Cost: £20, materials included. Contact NYOS to book.
PORCELAIN MEMORIES: Anna Whitehouse
13 Mount Street, Harrogate HG2 8DQ
Sun 2 June, 10am–2pm
Explore the wonderful translucency of porcelain and experiment with surface textures
to create a delicate, press-moulded vessel. Vessels will be fired and ready for
collection the following week from Anna's studio. If you have any personal items
or objects you would like to try pressing into clay please bring them along.
Cost: £45, including home cooked lunch, materials and firing costs. Please specify
any dietary requirements when booking. Contact NYOS to book.
MOORS & COAST
MINIATURE PAPER SHOES: Serena Partridge
Helmsley Art Centre, YO62 5DW
Sun 2 June, 10.30am–3pm
In this enchanting workshop, Serena Partridge will show you how to create miniature
shoes using a variety of papers and embellishments and make perfect little gifts
for special occasions and followers of fashion.
Suitable for all abilities, with patterns supplied in a wide range of sizes to suit
everyone. All materials will be provided but you may wish to bring along your own
special papers, trims, fine scissors, needles, threads and a camera.
Cost: £20, materials included. Contact NYOS to book.
PRETTY SILVER KEEPSAKES: Lynne Glazzard
Holly Barn, Low Gill Beck, Glaisdale, Whitby YO21 2QA
Sat 25 May, 10am–2pm
Learn to create your own pretty textured keepsake pendant, using art clay silver with jeweller, Lynne Glazzard. This fantastic medium is modelled like clay then dried and fired quickly in the kiln.
Using plants and leaves from Lynne's garden you will imprint a texture and pattern into the rolled-out silver clay, fire it, brush it and have a finished pendant ready to take home.
Cost: £45, includes materials. Contact NYOS to book.
GLASS CUTTING AND LEADING WORKSHOP: Alan Davis
High Farm, 21 Wades Lane, East Barnby, Whitby YO21 3SB
Sat 1 Jun, 10am – 4pm
During this full day glass workshop you will learn basic glass cutting and leading techniques, leading a panel from design to finish.
Cost: £75, includes all materials. Contact NYOS to book.
