ARTALK YORK

GALLERY LUNCHTIME TALKS

Spring Season 2008

Each First Wednesday of the month, 12.30-1.00pm

January 2

Waves and Ripples

Monica Nelson

Observed or caused by artists? Perhaps both. Monica will tell all in her own inimitable way.

February 6

Hidden York

Peter Miller

Watercolours and drawings chosen from the permanent collection.

March 5

A Victorian View of Childhood

Viola Jones

The family and childhood might seem to have been an invention of the Victorians. Yet Victorian children were expected to work, could marry and be hanged if need be. How did artists depict this compromise between sentimentality and pragmatism?

And... don't forget to look out for other fine works on display...