Emma Lawrenson explores the formal processes and techniques involved in screen printing, with particular emphasis on hand-drawn details combined with interactions of subtle colour. Minimal, abstract and understated in style, she takes inspiration from the rural Yorkshire landscape as well as artists...More
Tuesday 13th June 2023 10am – 2pm Lino etching is a relief printing process that uses caustic soda paste to etch into lino blocks. This technique can be a good addition to traditional cut lino. You will experiment with mark-making through the use of simple ‘resists’, a way of protecting areas of you...More
An exhibition celebrating the infinite variety of textile art as practised down the millennia, from Penelope's weaving, through the Bayeux tapestry and medieval wall hangings: from functional and decorative, abstract and figurative, with all styles in between.
An exhibition paying homage to and developing the history of art in textiles, from the mythical weaving of Penelope, through the Bayeux tapestry to the fabulous tapestries decorating medieval halls. The artists in this exhibition, using traditional and innovative modern techniques, show the ability...More
Day workshop Saturday 3rd June 2023 10am – 4pm Struggling to find the perfect box to use as your portfolio to store your publications and prints? Perhaps you fancy creating a beautiful item to house your favourite keepsakes? Or maybe you simply fancy exploring a heritage craft and indulging yourself...More
Original oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings by myself and two other local artists will be on display and available to buy. Prints of many of the paintings will also be available. Admission is free, there is ample parking, wheelchair access, tea and coffee. Would be great to see you there if you...More
Navigators Art & Performance collective in York are thrilled to invite you to our forthcoming events for the 2023 York Festival of Ideas. We have interpreted this year's Festival theme 'Rediscover, Reimagine, Rebuild' in a range of creative ways. Our visual exhibition HIDDEN TREASURES is on show...More
Mendick works predominantly with clay, a material that has historically been associated with decoration and the domestic sphere. Subverting these connotations, she creates intricate works that celebrate popular culture and explore contemporary feminine experience. These elaborate installations draw...More
Deadline for this Open Call is 11:59pm BST on July 7th, 2023. CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Aire Place Studios presents Win it! 2023, our annual art prize and exhibition - winning, selling, and showcasing talent! Open to all living British and international artists based in the UK, above the age of 18. The w...More
A mixed media visual exhibition taking inspiration from dreams and visions, surrealism, and the mysteries and fantasies of the subconscious mind. Dream Time features drawing, painting, collage, 3D constructions, photography, prints and textiles by six members of the collective. Part One will be on s...More
North Art Member Minu exhibits at Seven Artspace with her show Intrigue from 27th November to 30th December Her exhibition includes Abstracts, Landscapes, florals, and portraits in alcohol inks.
Collage Artist Rosemary Firth and Feltist Jo Smith are Exhibiting at North Light from the 1st to the 31st December with their joint exhibition Wild Landscapes.
I had a great time at Crafts in the Pen last weekend. Despite the cold (needed lots of layers a hat, gloves and a carpet to stand on), there was a good crowd all keen to find gifts. Ironically it was the hottest day of the year when I did Art in the Pen, and last weekend was the coldest so far. A st...More
Compass Festival Returns to Leeds This November. A supermarket soundscape, a satellite crash-landing to reveal musings on Black identity, an alternative citizens advice bureau, a vending machine with stories to tell and a chance to find out what Leeds ‘really’ tastes like. From Friday 18 - Sunday 27...More