The Artist's Garden is a pleasant outdoor space designed specifically to display temporary art installations and to host occassion outdoor arts events.

It was created in 2015-16 as part of a comprehensive refurbishment of York Art Gallery.

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An aerial perspective view of the 2016 "Foundation Myths" art installation in the Artist's Garden, with St Mary's Tower beyond.

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A ground level view of the 2016 "Foundation Myths" art installation, with a section of the ivy-covered defensive wall of St Mary's Abbey beyond.

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Two steel sculptures by Michael Lyons in January 2020: "Cavalcade" (foreground) and "Mayflower" (middleground).

A brief history of the site now occupied by the Artist's Garden is provided on the page for York Art Gallery.

Practical Information

The Artist's Garden lies behind York Art Gallery and, during opening hours, it provides a useful link between Exhibition Square and Museum Gardens (via the Edible Wood garden). It can normally be accessed free of charge and it is normally open to the public whenever York Art Gallery is open.

Please note that the 'Foundation Myths' art installation (the two rows of yellow tree-stumps visible in Images 1 and 2) has been removed. The space is currently being used for an exhibition of steel sculptures by Michael Lyons (see Image 3).

External Links

For information regarding opening times, facilities, etc., please refer to the following page on the York Art Gallery's website:
http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/visitor-information/