Tickets Available for York Art Gallery’s Artists Garden Party on 18 August 2016 to Launch First Commission

August 2, 2016

2 August 2016

The first artwork to be created especially for York Art Gallery’s new Artists Garden will be revealed at our Artist Launch garden party. Foundation Myths is a new commission by Ordinary Architecture, an art, architecture and design practice with an international profile.

The installation, produced especially for the Artists Garden, draws on the rich history of the site and its many uses over the centuries. It is inspired by the persistent myth that architecture evolves directly from nature and refers to the area’s former use as an orchard as well as the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey within the abbey precinct.

This is the first work to be shown in the Artists Garden which is part of a new two acres of space recently opened to the public.

The launch party takes places on Thursday 18th August 2016 at 6.30pm. Tickets are £20 and include a glass of prosecco and canapes. Any proceeds will be put towards supporting improvements in the York Museum Gardens.

Please click here to book your tickets online.