Tony Galuidi ‘The Great Trees of Yorkshire’.

12th of May to 24th June 2026

Tony Galuidi’s paintings represent his deep love of trees. Having painted trees for many years, it is only in the last three or four years that he has focused his attention on the ancient ones that have stood quietly for many hundreds of years, withstanding the ravages of time and of human interference.

Having searched the country, he has found some incredible trees in often unexpected places, including the car park at Castle Howard, as well as Fountains Abbey, Ripley Castle, and Middlesbrough.

“The process of painting, drawing, and etching trees has helped me gain a more intimate understanding of the trees I so dearly love.  My travels, in search of these giants and veterans, have taken me to some beautiful and often solitary locations, which serve only to increase my passion for forests and wild places. …….(trees) will always give us hope.”

Tony will donate all the money raised by this exhibition to Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary.

Pannett Art Gallery, Pannett Park, Whitby YO21 1RE

01947 600933

pannett.gallery@whitbytowncouncil.gov.uk

Whitby Art Society are pleased to invite you to their 2026 Annual Exhibition – ‘Shades of Grey’.

31st of March to 10th May 2026

Members of Whitby Art Society have been challenged to paint one picture or create one work of art using the grey shades of the colourful art palette. These will be displayed alongside their second artwork which will be of their own choice.

Pannett Art Gallery, Pannett Park, Whitby YO21 1RE

01947 600933

pannett.gallery@whitbytowncouncil.gov.uk

Activities

Hidden Highlights 3rd February – 29th March 2026

Treasures from the Attic Store selected by Staff and Volunteers

Admission FREE, all welcome

Pannett Art Gallery, Pannett Park, Whitby YO21 1RE

01947 600933

pannett.gallery@whitbytowncouncil.gov.uk

H O L D

A Deep Listening to the Rocks

25 November 2025 – 14 December 2025

Claire Hind

H O L D. Claire is a performance maker who walks to seek out extraordinary shapes in the natural landscape to rest and wrap body around geological rock, moulding into a boulder’s shape to practice deep listening.  The work began during the period of restricted movement, in the pandemic where we could no longer perform or encourage gatherings. Instead, Claire found ways to work with her body and perform for an incidental, exceptionally limited audience, in sites where there is visible evidence of Earth’s geological history. She then invited those who accompanied with her on long walks – to take a photograph of the shot she had composed – of her body on the rock. Whilst holding rock and moulding into its shape,  her practice of deep listening began to appreciate the world as a complex matrix of vibrating energy, as she got to know the rock type and age of the material she worked with. Claire composed poetic texts from out of this practice of deep listening.  Words are formed from within the meeting point between her scientific interest, knowledge of the rocks, and the mediative practice that slowly attempts to comprehend deep time and our relationship with the more than human. Just as we are made of vibrations. Vibration connects us with all beings and connects us to all things independently (Oliveros, 2022: 38).

Meet the Artist and Artist Talk – Saturday 29th November   4.15pm 

Join us in the gallery to meet Claire, view her fascinating exhibition, hear her talk about her work, and ask questions.

Pannett Art Gallery, Pannett Park, Whitby YO21 1RE

01947 600933

pannett.gallery@whitbytowncouncil.gov.uk

Activities

Come along and join in our FREE Family Fun activities in the gallery, celebrating 80 years since the end of the Second World War.

Paper Flower Making 10am – 1pm on Tuesday 28 November 2025 FREE EVENT

Paper Cake Making 10am – 1pm on Thursday 30 November 2025 FREE EVENT

The Fylingdales Folk Choir 8th November 2025  FREE EVENT

Come and enjoy the beautiful music of The Fylingdales Folk Choir singing songs old and new to celebrate Whitby’s very first Literature Festival!

They will be performing in the Art Gallery on Saturday 8th November at 2pm.

For more details email: nigillian@btinternet.com

Admission FREE, all welcome

Pannett Art Gallery, Pannett Park, Whitby YO21 1RE

01947 600933

pannett.gallery@whitbytowncouncil.gov.uk