Andrew Kay's animal sculptures come to Beningbrough this winter

Regular visitors to the property may remember Emma Stothard’s exhibition of willow animal sculptures, which visited Beningbrough last winter. This year we are lucky enough to be hosting the works of another sculptor.  The award winning Andrew Kay creates life-size pieces which capture the anatomy and movement of native British animals with surprisingly simple steel structures.

Beningbrough’s estate has been home to an array of animals throughout its history, from the eighteenth century deer park to the Chesterfield’s prized race horses and today’s Aberdeen Angus cattle.  This exhibition celebrates their continuing presence with charging stallions, grazing does and even a proud stag in the main hall.

This exhibition is the final stop for the animals on their tour of National Trust properties in the York area.  They have already spent several weeks at Goddard’s (the former home of chocolatier Noel Terry) and been presented with dramatic lighting effects at Treasurer’s house as part of the Illuminating York festival.

Andrew Kay is based in Cumbria, and has worked on both private and public commissions around the world. The sculptures at Beningbrough are part of a selling exhibition (visit www.andrewkaysculpture.com for more details about sales and private commissions). The exhibition at Beningbrough will be open on weekends only throughout the winter season from 11am until 3.30pm until 23^rd February 2014.