Events
In addition to visits to the individual artists' studios, NYOS 09 features a programme of exhibitions, talks, workshops, demonstrations and other activities taking place in venues across North Yorkshire.Use the links below to navigate to a section of interest.
Exhibitions
Florid English Dawn, John Jones.
A Sense of Place: North Yorkshire Artists in the Landscape.
Mercer Art Gallery, Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SA
Tel: 01423 556188
Website: www.harrogate.gov.uk/museums
Dates/Time: 20 June-12 July 10am-5pm Tues-Sat, 2-5 Sun Closed Mondays, except Bank Holidays.
Admission Free Showcase Exhibition of paintings, prints and textiles on a summer theme by selected artists from North Yorkshire Open Studios 2009. There will also be a showcase highlighting the work of recent graduates and newly established artists.
Rural Arts
The Old Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS
Tel: 01845 526536
Email: info@ruralarts.org
Dates/Time: June 20-28
A showcase highlighting the work of recent graduates and newly established artists.
Into the Light - Contemporary Work by Emerging Artists.
Open Studios at Looking Well Studios, King Street, High Bentham, LA2 7HG
Tel: 015242 62672
Dates/Time: 20/21 June and 27/28 June 11am-2.30 pm
Refreshments available.
A Hint of East Coast Promise
Woodend Creative Workspace, The Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW
Tel: 01723 384545
Email: contact@create.uk.net
Dates/Time: 22 - 26 June. 11am, 5pm
Admission Free. An exhibition of work by recent graduates and emerging artists offering an opportunity to see how ideas develop and styles emerge.
John Creighton: Recent Paintings
Crescent Artspace, Woodend Creative Workspace, The Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW
Dates/Time: 11am-5pm daily
Crescent Art Studios
Below Scarborough Art Gallery, The Crescent, Scarborough
Tel:01723 351461
Email: info@crescentarts.co.uk
Website: www.crescentarts.co.uk
Dates/Time: 20/21 June and 26/27/28 June Studios open daily 10.30am - 5pm.
Film Screening: John Creighton 'Into Abstraction' 12.30 pm and 4pm daily (duration 20 minutes)
Dawn Brooks.
Printmaking Demonstrations with Dawn Brooks & Susan Timmins
Dates/Time: 11am and 2.30pm
Dawn Brooks will demonstrate various techniques of mono printing. Dawn will be also be printing her own work using carborundum plates. This will give an insight into intaglio printing & the use of an etching press. Susan Timmins will demonstrate lino printing, considering its versatility in the use of different inks and papers.
Tracy Himsworth
During Open Studios Tracy will be working in the Valley Gardens behind Scarborough Art Gallery creating temporary works that respond to the surrounding area. Tracy will exhibit some of her work & documentation of her practice in Crescent Artstudios, The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW.The Roasters Art Group
Roasters Coffee Lounge, Aberdeen Walk and Eastgate, Scarborough
Tel: 01723 372223
Email: swapz.2000@virgin.net
Abstract and representational paintings and photography. Talks and demonstrations from 9.30-11am including, colour mixing, botanical painting, drawing, photography and abstract art. There may be a small charge for materials
Installation by Dome d'Ombre Artists' Collective
St-Martin-on-the- Hill, Albion Rd. South Cliff, Scarborough, YO11 2BY
Website: www.domedombre.com
Dates/Time: 20, 21, 27, 28 June, 10.30am-5.30pm
Dome d'Ombre create evocative, site-sensitive installations where light & shadow transform simple objects & materials into the magical & mysterious.
Viv Mousdell, Jane Robinson & Simon Verhoef have been commissioned by Art Connections to create an experimental new work for the crypt of St. Martin on the Hill. Visitors are invited to enter the subterranean depths to discover & contemplate the 'Source' (Steep steps down make this unsuitable for wheelchair users)
St-Martin-on-the- Hill is a Grade 1 Listed building, an early example of Pre-Raphaelite church building and decoration which brings together the work of William Morris, Webb, Burne-Jones and Rosetti.
Talks And Seminars
Fallen Tree, Laura Ellen Bacon
Art, Ecology and Sustainable Practice
The Art Depot, Eshton Road, Gargrave, BD23 3SE
Tel: 01756 749222/748529
Email: chrysalis@artdepot.org.uk
Dates/Time: 16 June 10.30, 3.30pm
This seminar event will aim to highlight good practice within the field of art and the environment and explore how artists undertaking projects and commissions can introduce a more sustainable approach to their own work. The event, hosted by Chrysalis Arts, will include presentations by David Haley, Artist and Senior Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, sculptor Johnny White with plenty of opportunities for discussion and participation. Fee: £10 Booking essential. Contact Chrysalis Arts.
Sally Greaves-Lord
Making Sense - Life and Death in Colours and Patterns
Sally Greaves-Lord, Middleham Key Centre, Park Lane, Middleham, DL8 4RA
Tel: 01969 625142
Email: info@artsinrichmondshire.org
Dates/Time: 26 June 7.30-9.30pm
Sally Greaves-Lord's work in textiles forms the backbone of her practice. She also works with architectural practices and interior designers in a variety of contexts from cinemas and nightclubs to schools and places of worship and an interesting mixture of domestic and corporate interiors designing, among other things, floors, screen printed glass, tableware and murals.
Sally Greaves-Lord's illustrated talk will discuss her preoccupations with colours, patterns, edges, boundaries and singing. Fee: £5 Booking essential Contact AiR.
Creating Spaces
Woodend Creative Workspace, The Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 2PW
Tel: 01723 384545
Email: contact@create.uk.net
Dates/Time: 22nd June 1-4pm
Yorkshire based artists Jane Poulton and Rachel Howfield talk about their creative processes, recent public art commissions and installations. Jane will be talking about contemporary art in sacred spaces following her recent residency in Liverpool's two cathedrals during the city's year as European Capital of Culture and the 2008 Liverpool Biennial.
Rachel will be discussing the conflicts within her intimate and personal work, designed to be exhibited in the public realm. There will be opportunities to question the artists about their ideas and processes and to meet the artists informally. Fee £5 / £2 NUS Booking essential Contact Create.
All is Transfigured by a Touch of Hands
The Old Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS
Tel: 01845 526536
Email: janice@ruralarts.org
Dates/Time: 15 June 7pm
Jennifer Tetlow is a self-taught sculptor, working in stone ' even though I've worked in stone for many years, a fresh newly quarried, heavy block is still daunting and exciting, the start of a bond and battle of wills as I mark, chisel, hammer and cut, clinging to an image in my mind, whispy and airy in the face of this huge weight in front of me'. Fee £5 Booking essential.
Workshops
The Artist Within: Creative Play for Grown-Ups led by Ali Jones
Looking Well Studios, King Street, High Bentham, LA2 7HG
Tel: 015242 62672
Email: julie@pioneerprojects.org.uk
Dates/Time: 28 June 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
Fee: £5 per session. Booking essential Contact Julie Vass
Wild, Wet and Woolly - Felt making led by Chryssie Burgess
Looking Well Studios, King Street, High Bentham, LA2 7HG
Tel: 015242 62672
Email: julie@pioneerprojects.org.uk
Dates/Time: 20 June 11am - 4pm
Innovative textured felt making workshop. Fee: £10 per session. Booking essential Contact Julie Vass
Lost properties - Creating two dimensional artwork from found objects led by Laurence Cutting ARCA
Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes, DL8 3NT
Tel: 01969 666210
Email: hawes@yorkshiredales.org.uk
Dates/Time: 27 June 10am-3.30pm
Since the 1960's Laurence Cutting has been creating works on paper and some 3D work based on ideas and inspiration from the cinema, comics and literature, using found objects to create resonances with the past. Create your own response using collage as a medium. Fee £10 Booking essential.
"What's Your View?" A Day's Exploration of the Landscape led by Environmental Artist Sue Harrison
Porch House Farm, Wath Road, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5PJ
Tel: 01423712790
Email: sue.l.harrison@btinternet.com
Dates/Time: 21 June or 28 June, 10am-5pm
A one-day workshop for people of all abilities and interests who would like to explore making an alternative response to the landscape. Participants will enjoy a walk with views of the Nidderdale countryside and back in the artist’s studio, observations will be translated into creative responses. No materials are required, just outdoor clothing, sturdy shoes and a packed lunch Fee £10 Booking essential.
How to make your practice relevant? Masterclass with Environmental Artist Sue Harrison
Porch House Farm, Wath Road, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5PJ
Tel: 01423712790
Email: sue.l.harrison@btinternet.com
Dates/Time: 18 June 10am-5pm
An opportunity for participants to see how an artist whose work is non- product focused has devised an opportunity for engaging with the public which is non- gallery. This will involve a brief introduction on reasons for seeking non-gallery opportunities and the various pros and cons involved. Using the model of the forthcoming workshop, the participants will have the opportunity to consider the ways in which their own practice might developed in this way. Open to arts practitioners & undergraduates. Booking essential.
Postcard from Newby Family Workshops with Photographer Tessa Bunney
Newby Hall, Ripon, HG4 5AE
Tel: 0845 4504068
Dates/Time: 21 June and 28 June 11am, 4pm
Far end of the Grantham Room. No pre-booking required Normal admission charges to Newby Hall apply Tel: 0845 4504068 Have a go at a variety of photographic and digital techniques: Polaroid instant photographs, sun prints and scanning of leaves and other objects. Design your own postcard on the computer, print it out and post it to your family or friends with a special Newby Hall stamp. Suitable for all ages. Young children will need adult assistance. Cost: £1 per postcard.
Tessa Bunney is currently artist in residence at Newby Hall as part of the Inspired by Heritage project. Work in progress will be on show.
Stonecarving Led by Jennifer Tetlow
The Old Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS
Tel: 01845 526536
Email: janice@ruralarts.org
Dates/Time: 18 June 9.30-5pm
Learn basic carving techniques using traditional tools to create your own sculpture in stone. Participants can think of an idea for carving before arriving on the day. Fee £10 + materials charge. Booking essential. Wear appropriate clothing.
Printmaking Workshop with Artist Helen Roddie
Selby Community Centre
Tel: 01757 708645
Email: helenroddie@hotmail.com
Dates/Time: 20 and 27 June 10am-12pm each day
Try printmaking using a range of methods, surfaces and materials. Create your own individual cards. Fee £5 per session Booking essential.
Make Your Own Artist's Sketchbook with Book-binder Steve Iredale
The Moors National Park Centre, Danby, Whitby, YO21 2NB
Tel: 01439 772738
Email: v.forrest@northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk
Dates/Time: 27 June 10am-4pm
Each workshop participant will make their own, personalised, A4 sketchbook. The books are both durable and attractive, decorated with marbled paper. Fee £10 + £5 materials fee. Booking essential.
Shadow & Space – Dome d'Ombre Masterclass
St-Martin-on-the- Hill, Albion Rd. South Cliff, Scarborough, YO11 2BY
Tel: 01947 811208
Email: viv.mousdell@btinternet.com
Dates/Time: 29 June 10am-12.30pm & 1.30-5pm
Approaches to shadow theatre & site sensitive installation, taking direct inspiration from and developing out of the installation 'Source'. (see above) Open to arts practitioners & undergraduates.
