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English Country Garden
14 May - 01 Sep 2010
14 May to 01 September 2010
York Art Gallery
A ceramic exhibition celebrating the joys of summer.
A garden of ceramic riches will spring in to life at York Art Gallery this summer.
An English Country Garden will see works inspired by plants, flowers, animals and birds displayed in a space inspired by beauty of a summer garden.
It will feature pieces by internationally renowned ceramicists such as Kate Malone and Rosemary Wren as well as Rockingham Pottery and items from the gallery’s nationally important studio pottery collection.
This is the second exhibition to take place in the new Gallery of Pots, a designated space for the gallery’s ceramics collection.
Helen Walsh, assistant curator of decorative arts, said: “This summer we have decided to turn the new Gallery of Pots into colourful space reflecting the majesty of the English country garden. Works showing garden scenes will be displayed alongside pieces that represent the animals, plants and birds you find in the garden. These will include some beautiful pieces by Kate Malone, such as her butternut squash stool and her big pumpkin. The bigger pieces will be put in a garden, complete with grass and a white picket fence, while others will also sit on artificial grass in display cases.”
“It is designed to be a fun and family friendly exhibition to attract a wider audience to pottery and ceramics. The ceramic works will be complimented by paintings of gardens from the gallery’s collections.”
The exhibition follows the success of a similar exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum, entitled Ceramic Safari.
York Art Gallery opens from 10am until 5pm daily and admission is free. For more information, members of the public can telephone 01904 687687 or visit www.yorkartgallery.org.uk
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York Art Gallery
A ceramic exhibition celebrating the joys of summer.
A garden of ceramic riches will spring in to life at York Art Gallery this summer.
An English Country Garden will see works inspired by plants, flowers, animals and birds displayed in a space inspired by beauty of a summer garden.
It will feature pieces by internationally renowned ceramicists such as Kate Malone and Rosemary Wren as well as Rockingham Pottery and items from the gallery’s nationally important studio pottery collection.
This is the second exhibition to take place in the new Gallery of Pots, a designated space for the gallery’s ceramics collection.
Helen Walsh, assistant curator of decorative arts, said: “This summer we have decided to turn the new Gallery of Pots into colourful space reflecting the majesty of the English country garden. Works showing garden scenes will be displayed alongside pieces that represent the animals, plants and birds you find in the garden. These will include some beautiful pieces by Kate Malone, such as her butternut squash stool and her big pumpkin. The bigger pieces will be put in a garden, complete with grass and a white picket fence, while others will also sit on artificial grass in display cases.”
“It is designed to be a fun and family friendly exhibition to attract a wider audience to pottery and ceramics. The ceramic works will be complimented by paintings of gardens from the gallery’s collections.”
The exhibition follows the success of a similar exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum, entitled Ceramic Safari.
York Art Gallery opens from 10am until 5pm daily and admission is free. For more information, members of the public can telephone 01904 687687 or visit www.yorkartgallery.org.uk
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