Art & Design School & College Tours to York
York is one of Britain’s most vibrant cities and a cultural hotspot for artists with its huge amount of festivals and events. The city’s renowned architecture of tangle of quaint cobbled streets and the iconic York Minister make it a great destination for architecture students, whilst the city’s superb range of art museums and galleries is fast developing the city into as a cutting edge scene making it an ideal destination for art school groups.
Art & Design Excursions
- York Art Gallery - York Art Gallery combines a distinguished history of displaying fine paintings and ceramics with a modern-day welcome to all through a busy calendar of exhibitions, events and outreach work.
Curriculum Focus
- Opportunities to compare and contrast a range of artistic works in a number of galleries and museums in the city
- Provides ample opportunity to acquire general knowledge of historical, social and cultural contexts for paintings, sculpture and architecture
- Develop an understanding of the relationships between society and art within historical and other frameworks
- Learn some of the city’s history and culture that have provided the context for much of the artistic works
Student Outcomes
- Be able to see artistic works at close hand, often in their native environment
- Be able to compare and contrast different artistic styles and techniques
- Understand the historical and cultural context in which the artistic works were created
- Develop confidence in their ability to make critical judgements
- Learn about artistic techniques they can try out with their own work
