What's on at The Hepworth Wakefield

Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents

23 November 2024 - 21 April 2025. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / 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 £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Forbidden Territories will mark 100 years of ‘Surrealism’, since its origins in 1924 with the publication of the ‘Surrealist Manifesto’ by the poet and critic André Breton. Surrealism has become one of the most influential artistic, intellectual and literary movements of the 20th Century, and continues to inspire artists working today.

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A Living Collection

10 February 2024 - 23 February 2025. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11* / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit. *From Tuesday 5 until Friday 22 November, Galleries 6 to 10 will be closed; during this period exhibition entry will be £6 / £5.

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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The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

On permanent display. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11* / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit. *From Tuesday 5 until Friday 22 November, Galleries 6 to 10 will be closed; during this period exhibition entry will be £6 / £5.

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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Warm Space

Tue - Sun, 10am - 4pm, FREE

The Hepworth Wakefield invites our local community to share our warm space this winter. You are welcome to sit, read, play, draw and stay as long as you wish. Help yourself to a hot drink and biscuits, packed lunches can be eaten here too. Our warm space is free to access with no obligation to visit the galleries.

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Still Lives

1 March 2024 - 23 February 2025. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11* / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit. *From Tuesday 5 until Friday 22 November, Galleries 6 to 10 will be closed; during this period exhibition entry will be £6 / £5.

This spring, The Hepworth Wakefield will explore the theme of still life in a new exhibition. Still Lives will display more than 70 works by over 50 artists across two galleries, illustrating the enduring nature of the still life genre throughout different moments in art history.

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Tall Paul Kelly

Fri 20 Sept 2024 - July 2025, FREE

An exhibition of screen-printed posters by Saltaire-based artist Tall Paul Kelly – this year's recipient of the gallery’s annual Print Fair Prize – on display in The Hepworth Wakefield Café.

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Members Private View: Forbidden Territories & Louise Giovanelli

Friday 22 November 2024, 5.30 - 7pm, Exclusive event for Members and Patrons

Members are invited to join our exclusive Private View on Friday 22 November 2024 to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes and Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents.

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Opening Party

Fri 22 Nov, 7 - 10pm, FREE. No need to RSVP, just turn up!

We're having a party and everyone is invited! Join us for the opening of our new exhibitions and start your Christmas shopping at our Festive Market preview featuring 75 of the UK’s best independent makers. Plus DJ and street food until late.

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Family Workshop: Festive Clay

Sat 23, Sun 24, Sat 30 Nov, Sun 1, Sun 8, Sun 15, Sun 22 Dec, drop-in 11am - 3.45pm (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Add a sprinkle of festive cheer to your home and make a wintery decoration inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures. Suitable for families with children aged 2-12. FREE with an exhibition ticket.

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Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents

Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes

A Living Collection

The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

Warm Space

Still Lives

Tall Paul Kelly

Members Private View: Forbidden Territories & Louise Giovanelli

Opening Party

Family Workshop: Festive Clay

Future exhibitions

Our past exhibitions