For any enquiries or to request a call back please contact support@ysp.org.uk and we will respond as soon as we are able.
We have nearly filled the minimum number of plates needed to meet the foundry’s requirements for casting and will stop taking orders for the current batch of Walk of Art 2 plates at the end of August. Any orders received after 30th August 2021 will be included in the next batch of Walk of Art 2 plates.
Take this unique opportunity to ‘Be a Part of Art’ by placing your name, family name or that of someone special in celebration or remembrance on Walk of Art 2. This wonderful, lasting dedication will be seen and enjoyed at YSP for years to come. Forming an extraordinary walkway leading to The Weston* – our new visitor centre and gallery – Walk of Art 2 is your chance to be a permanent part of the fabric of YSP.
Gordon Young, the leading UK artist behind
Walk of Art 2, is renowned for his public art projects that often use words, phrases and names using eye-catching typography. His much-loved artworks bring people and places together, such projects include;
The Comedy Carpet in Blackpool,
Singing Stone at the University of York, and
Cursing Stone in Carlisle. Why Not Associates, who regularly collaborate with Gordon, are award-winning graphic designers, internationally acclaimed for their innovative creativity.
By setting your names into
Walk of Art 2 you are marking a moment in time, becoming a permanent feature on this striking piece of public art and helping to secure our future by raising vital funds. YSP’s work includes bringing internationally-renowned art to Yorkshire for everyone to enjoy, engaging with 40,000 children a year through our inspiring learning programmes and managing our beautiful 500-acre landscape.
Walk of Art 2 is formed of cast iron plates and builds on the original and immensely popular steel, laser-cut
Walk of Art created at YSP main entrance in 2002. A total of 10,000 names, set across 200 plates**, are needed to complete this ambitious art project. Don’t miss your chance to be one of those names!
Walk of Art 2 continues to grow in phases, with the first 51 plates already cast and in place at YSP. We will stop taking orders for the current batch of Walk of Art 2 plates at the end of August. We are currently on track to send these plates to the foundry in Autumn 2021 once Gordon Young and Why Not Associates have created the designs.
Any orders received after 30th August 2021 will be included in the next batch of Walk of Art 2 plates. As timescales are driven by demand we cannot give a definite date for production at this time, but we anticipate the next batch will be sent to the foundry in Autumn / Winter 2022.
We are relying on you as fans of YSP to become a part of art – spreading the word to friends and family would really help! See our
architectural plan which shows where we are now and where we want to be.
Put your name on Walk of Art 2 now.
If you would like to place an order including different family names or a middle name please email your contact details to
support@ysp.org.uk and we will be in touch. Thank you for bearing with us during this period.
Prices
£125 per name
£175 for a family name
£450 for four names
£5 for a Walk of Art 2 certificate
Please use these examples when calculating your names:
Michael Cook = 1 name, costs £125
Michael & Ayesha Cook = 2 names, costs £250
Michael, Ayesha & Connor Cook = 3 names, costs £375
Michael, Ayesha, Connor & Suki Cook = 4 names, costs £450 (discounted from £500)
The Cook Family = 1 family name, costs £175
YSP Friends and Patrons are entitled to a 10% discount.
Click here to join YSP Friends, from just £25 a year.
YSP is a registered charity, you can see more
here about how we are funded.
NB: Unfortunately, we don't accept group, club or company names on the
Walk of Art 2. If you represent a group, club or company please
get in touch to find out about partnerships.
*The Weston, designed by architects Feilden Fowles was shortlisted for the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize.
** Please be aware timescales are driven by demand and therefore we cannot give a definite date for production. It will take approximately 12 weeks for the plates to be created and installed once sent to the foundry – we’ll let you know when your name is on Walk of Art 2 with your plate number.
*** The second batch of plates was filled in August 2020 and installed in November 2020. We are now taking orders for the current batch of plates which we anticipate will be sent to the foundry in Autumn 2021. Any orders received after 30th August 2021 will be included in the next batch of
Walk of Art 2 plates, we anticipate these will be sent to the foundry in Autumn / Winter 2022.