Yorks Sculpture Park
December at YSP
Visit YSP this December to enjoy an invigorating winter walk amongst open-air art. Stop off at our beautiful new restaurant at The Weston for warming winter drinks and delicious festive food.
Christmas is covered with a bespoke range of exclusive limited editions, homewares and accessories from our YSP Shops. For a unique gift, why not be a part of art by setting a name into Walk of Art 2, our stunning new cast iron walkway leading to The Weston.
MELVYN EVANS: IMPRINTING THE LAND
16 Nov 2019–23 Feb 2020
YSP Centre
The Yorkshire landscape and its dramatic coastline are the focus of Imprinting the Land, a new exhibition by artist Melvyn Evans at YSP. Evans is a skilled artist, illustrator and printmaker, whose bold lino cut prints featuring seascapes and landscapes have been exhibited UK-wide.
Featuring original drawings, paintings and lino prints – all of which are available to buy – the exhibition draws on Evans’ fascination with the links between rural traditions and our connection to the British landscape. Evans explores sense of place through depictions of landmarks, monuments, chalk figures, coastal paths and fishing boats.
SUNRISE IN THE SKYSPACE
£28
14 Dec 2019 / 06.30 to 09.00
Created by American artist James Turrell, the Deer Shelter Skyspace consists of a large square chamber inside the Park's 18th-century Deer Shelter, with an aperture cut into the roof. As the sun rises, you'll experience heightened visions of the changing Yorkshire sky in a place of contemplation and revelation. The event continues with breakfast, tea and coffee in the YSP Restaurant. Parking is included in the price and lasts all day, so you can continue to explore the Park after sunrise.
FESTIVE SET MENU AT THE WESTON
Open daily 10.00 to 16.00 (serving hot food until 15.30)
Visit The Restaurant at The Weston for a delicious festive meal. Experience the Scandinavian-inspired interior made cosy with a wood-burning stove. The Restaurant offers table service with a fresh, seasonal and sustainably produced menu.
PLAYFUL FAMILY SCULPTURE WALK:
NEW YEAR
£3
12 Jan 2020 / 11.00 to 13.00
Wrap up warm for a wonderful winter walk and come together with other families to experience the season at YSP. Visit the intriguing installation in the Chapel by Saad Qureshi and discover sculptures around the Park in new ways. Venture outside this new year and create some fabulous memories.
COMING SOON
SAAD QURESHI: SOMETHING ABOUT PARADISE
4 Jan–15 Mar 2020
Chapel
British artist Saad Qureshi explores what paradise means in a contemporary context in his first solo museum exhibition, Something About Paradise.
In the nave of YSP’s 18th-century Chapel, three monumental organic forms rise from the ground, spread with landscapes, buildings and mysterious structures. A closer viewing reveals an eclectic mix of architectural styles, from traditional temples and churches to modernist houses and palaces, nestled among panoramas of forests, deserts and fantastical geological formations.
LAMBSKIN GLOVES
£44
Keep warm this winter with our lambskin gloves for men and women. Hand-sewn in the EU with genuine lambskin. With a flexible fit, available in black, brown or tan, they're the perfect Christmas gift.
BE A PART OF ART WITH A LONG-LASTING CHRISTMAS GIFT
From £125
The struggle for an impressive gift idea is over! Why not set an individual or a family name into Walk of Art 2? In doing so you are marking a moment in time, becoming a permanent feature on this major public artwork and helping raise vital funds for YSP.
Images from the top: James Turrell, Deer Shelter Skyspace, 2006. An Art Fund Commission. Courtesy the artist. Photo © Jonty Wilde. Melvyn Evans, Coastal Village, 2019. Courtesy the artist. Jaume Plensa, Wilsis, 2016. Courtesy the artist. Photo © Jonty Wilde. Photo © David Lindsay. Saad Qureshi, Night Jewel, 2019 (detail). Courtesy the artist. Photo © Hugh Pryor. Walk of Art 2 photo © David Lindsay