Ikon is ideal for many different kinds of events, whether it’s a drinks reception, product launch, party, workshop, meeting or wedding reception. Ikon has versatile spaces, accommodating up to five hundred guests.
View our venue hire brochure here.
Get in touch today to discuss your event with a member of our team.
Artisan sandwich platters and homemade cakes are available through Yorks Café and can be served directly to your guests in Ikon’s spaces. Full catering menu here.

GALLERIES
Ikon has two gallery floors available for hire, either separately or combined, offering a unique and inspiring atmosphere for events.
Gallery capacity – 250 standing / 100 seated per floor
(subject to exhibition layout)
Evening hire, single gallery (Mon-Sun) – from £1,500 + VAT
Evening hire, double gallery (Mon-Sun) – from £2,600 + VAT
Daytime hire, single gallery (Monday) – from £2,400 +VAT
Daytime hire, double gallery (Monday) – from £3,500 + VAT

THE BOARD ROOM
The Board Room is a spacious meeting room with beautiful architectural features. Suitable for meetings, interviews and training sessions, with access to a large LCD screen for presentations if required. Room hire includes Wi-Fi plus complimentary tea and coffee facilities.
Room capacity – 12 seated
Half day (Tues-Fri) – £220 + VAT
Full day (Tues-Fri) – £350 + VAT

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
Ikon’s spaces are versatile for all styles of event and can be tailored to your unique requirements. Our experienced team are on hand to help you plan and organise your event from staff away days to seated dinners and presentations.
Ikon can also arrange activities such as creative workshops, artist’s talks and live music to help make your guests’ time at the gallery memorable.

THE EVENTS ROOM
Ikon’s Events Room is an ideal space for smaller, more intimate, events. With large windows and projection facilities the room can host workshops, seminars and panel talks, meetings, presentations and drinks receptions.
Room hire includes Wi-Fi. Tea and coffee available from Yorks Café.
Room capacity – 60 standing / 45 seated
Half day (Tues-Sun) – £325 + VAT
Full day (Tues-Sun) – £475 + VAT

THE LIBRARY
The Library is a smart boardroom housing some of Ikon’s library of art and historial reference books – perfect for meetings, interviews and training sessions, with a large LCD screen available to use. Room hire includes Wi-Fi plus complimentary tea and coffee facilities.
Room capacity – 10 seated
Half day (Tues-Fri) – £180 + VAT
Full day (Tues-Fri) – £290 + VAT

FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY
With unique architecture and bright spaces, Ikon’s spaces are ideal for filming and photography.
We offer a range of settings from small, intimate rooms with distinctive details like stained glass windows, to the building’s impressive Victorian exterior and our galleries which showcase contemporary artworks. Our spaces can provide the perfect backdrop for a commercial shoot or creative project.
Please get in touch with the team to discuss your requirements and arrange a site visit.