Summer Season 2008
August 6
| Mud & Water | Ifan Williams |
With the same unpromising materials used, we are told, to make the first man, the potter has fashioned so much that is beautiful and utilitarian in the world, from the exquisite vases of ancient Greece to the cheerful round-bellied Yorkshire tea-pot.
August 13
| Portraits from Italy | Moira Fulton |
The genius of Annibale Carracci and
astonishing facility of Pompeo Girolamo Batoni illustrate, in their very
different ways, the great tradition of Italian portrait painting.
August 14 (thursday)
| How and Why We Collect * | Laura Turner |
Under the curatorship of the brilliant Hans Hess, York Art Gallery established an acquisiton policy which transformed the Gallery collection into one of the most interesting and comprehensive in the United Kindom. Laura discusses her own vision for the future enhancement of the collection.
* This special talk by our Curator is
given as part of the celebrations of the 60th Anniverary of The Friends of York
Art Gallery.
August 20
| On the Edge | John Paynter |
Whatever medium an artist employs: oil, watercolour, tempera, acrylic etc, he is first presented with the daunting challenge of an blank wall, board or canvas.
August 27
| Looking at Paintings | Fred Finney |
When we look at a painting, we are the judge; but do we see all that is presented to see or are we blinded by our prejudices, preconceptions and incertitude?
