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Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes

23 November 2024 - 21 April 2025. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Take a journey through 100 years of surreal landscapes and encounter artists including Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Lee Miller and Pablo Picasso alongside contemporary artists inspired by Surrealism.

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Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents

23 November 2024 - 21 April 2025. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Louise Giovanelli is a Manchester-based artist who is known for her large-scale paintings that capture short-lived and sensual moments using beautifully crafted textures and vivid colour. Giovanelli will be creating a new body of work for this solo exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield.

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Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents

23 November 2024 - 21 April 2025. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Louise Giovanelli is a Manchester-based artist who is known for her large-scale paintings that capture short-lived and sensual moments using beautifully crafted textures and vivid colour. Giovanelli will be creating a new body of work for this solo exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield.

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Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes

23 November 2024 - 21 April 2025. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Take a journey through 100 years of surreal landscapes and encounter artists including Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Lee Miller and Pablo Picasso alongside contemporary artists inspired by Surrealism.

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A Living Collection

10 February 2024 - 9 February 2025. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

A Living Collection address contemporary issues, shift historic imbalances in Wakefield's are collection or enrich narratives explored by artists in shifting contexts. Artists on display include Jadé Fadojutimi, Jake Grewal, Lewis Hammond and Bronwyn Katz alongside sculptures by Barbara Hepworth.

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What's in our Garden?

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm during term time / Monday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm during the Wakefield school holidays, FREE

Discover birds, mini-beasts, plants and trees in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden with our new biodiversity activity booklet. What’s in our Garden has been developed for families but we invite visitors of any age to join in.

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House of Makers: Rhubarb Festival

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 February, 10am - 4pm

Join us for our first House of Makers event to celebrate Wakefield's Rhubarb Festival. A showcase of 12 independent makers selling artisan food and drink, homeware, jewellery, prints and textiles inspired by the season – including lots of rhubarb-themed things for you to buy!

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Art Pod

Every Saturday during term-term time / Every Monday, Friday and Saturday during the Wakefield school holidays, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Visit the galleries with your family and join us at the Art Pod to make your own artwork inspired by what you see. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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Family Workshop: Surreal Printing

Sunday 16, Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19, Thursday 20, Sunday 23 February, Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 March 2025, drop-in 11am-3.45pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore our new exhibition and create your own colourful collages and prints inspired by the artworks.

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The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

On permanent display. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

The Hepworth Family Gift consists of 44 full size, rarely seen working models - surviving prototypes in plaster and aluminium made in preparation for the works in bronze Hepworth executed from the mid-1950s to the end of her career.

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Rhubarb Afternoon Tea

Saturday 22 (sold out) & Sunday 23 February 2025, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, £40 per person / 10% off for Members

Join us in The Hepworth Wakefield Café for our traditional afternoon tea with a rhubarb twist.

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February half term

Saturday 15 - Sunday 23 February, 10am - 4pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket

Planning what to do with children over February half term? There’s something fun happening every day during the Wakefield school holidays!

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Future exhibitions

Find out what’s coming up at The Hepworth Wakefield

Our past exhibitions

A guide to our ambitious, world-class exhibitions programme and collection displays since opening in 2011.

The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
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