York Minster

Invest in a set of posters for your grandchildren!

Published Wednesday 2nd August 2006 by Eleanor Course

The ‘Creation’ programme at York Minster is now well under way, consisting of a series of exhibitions of original work in the Nave, & the sale of artists’ posters & cards in the Minster’s shops,  all to raise funds for the restoration of the Minster’s East Front.   Jake Attree’s paintings are on show in the Nave until 23 September.   They have aroused tremendous interest, & one-third have already been sold.   

 

The Dean of York, the Very Revd Keith Jones, said,

 

The three posters are the first of a series, with new works by different artists becoming available at regular intervals. We hope that people will want to collect the complete series.” 

 

Ann Petherick, the co-ordinator of the ‘Creation’ programme, got the idea for the poster series  from the ‘Art on the Underground’ posters published by London Transport.   She said:

 

“If anyone has noticed the kind of prices recently being obtained for the transport posters at auction, they may well feel inspired to lay down a set of the Minster posters for their grandchildren !”

 

Susan Brown and Rosemary Carruthers, whose work has been reproduced on posters along with that of Jake Attree, will be showing their original work in the Minster in the coming months. 

 

Posters. cost £30 each, or £75 for the set, & cards are £1.50 each.  Contact 01904 557219 or email shop@yorkminster.org for details on how to buy.