Amie Antoniak on art (From York Press)

Amie Antoniak on art

10:09am Friday 7th September 2007 in Exhibitions

At York Art Gallery, in Exhibition Square, you should look out for Marking Time in the main hall, from October 6.

This exhibition features paintings from York's own collections by artists including JMW Turner, Francis Danby and William Etty, showing scenes at different times of the day, from sunrise to sunset and night.

For details, visit www.yorkartgallery.org.uk

Tracey Emin at York Art Gallery is one show I won't be in a rush to see, but British Council seems to like her, having selected her for the British podium at the 52nd Venice Biennale. This exhibition will coincide with that event.

Simply titled "Tracey Emin", it will feature her works on paper, photography and textiles. Emin is one of Britain's most well-known artists thanks to her autobiographical works, and came to prominence when she was short-listed for the Turner Prize in 1999 with My Bed.

Many of the works on display in the small gallery from October 6 offer a glimpse into Emin's personal world and have been loaned by a private collector from Yorkshire.

For those wishing to combine art with local history, the exhibition Mad Man And The Minster is worth a visit. This comprises pictures selected from York Art Gallery's Works on Paper Collection and runs until October 21. It tells the story of the religious fanatic Jonathan Martin, who set fire to York Minster in 1829, destroying the medieval wooden roof, organ and choir stalls.

Here at Artfulness, in Goodramgate, A Touch Of Late Summer combines new paintings by Emma Bateman and Sue Nichol. Sue has provided bold, fresh, powerful and atmospheric land and seascapes while Emma has gone experimental with her abstract collages and landscapes made of collected objects mixed with paint, such as beads, shells, nails, ball bearings, peacock feathers and even real butterflies.

They are glistening, intriguing and certainly memorable. This exhibition runs until October 4; for more information visit www.artfulness.co.uk

Keep an eye out for Sightsonic, Digital Arts Festival York 2007, from October 26 to 28. SightSonic has an international flavour with contemporary digital arts held annually in the centre of York. At different locations around the city it presents the best work that has digital technology at the heart of the creative process. Visit www.music.york.ac.uk/sightsonicOn October 27 and 28 comes a chance to wrap up Christmas early this year with a large selection of local crafts and gift ideas at the craft fair at St William's College.

York Camera Club is to present an exhibition of photographs of York Minster and the surrounding area taken over the past year by its members. The exhibition will be held in the Minster from October 1 to 29. The club supports traditional and digital technologies, and welcomes new members. www.communigate.co.uk/york/yorkcameraclub

For something a little hot under the collar, visit the lingerie shop on Back Swinegate called Boudoir Kiss, at present hosting a Burlesque exhibition by fellow Artfulness artist Rachael Mills. Among the beautiful corsets, bras and thongs you can see Rachael's sexy, fun and classy paintings of beauties such as Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Monroe. A great place to drag your boyfriend or husband along to. For more information, phone Maggie Brickell at Boudoir Kiss on 01904 622660.

On show soon at the York Cemetery Chapel, Cemetery Road is the exhibition Five Artists. Exhibits include lively portraits and landscapes by Kate Kenney, rugged Yorkshire scenes by Jean Luce, plein-air seascapes by Malcolm Ludvigsen, photography by Mike Smith and ceramics by Jill Ford. Dates for this exhibition are September 22 and 23, from 10am to 4pm.

Lastly, at Crescent Arts in Scarborough, the Scarborough Painters Group is to exhibit recent works from September 26 to October 20. For information, visit www.crescentarts.co.uk

I'll be back in December with more previews.