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Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life

22 June - 3 November 2024. 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.

★★★★ The Observer

'A new book and exhibition celebrate the Jamaica-born British artist, poet, broadcaster and educator whose influence still reverberates' The Guardian

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Igshaan Adams: Weerhoud

22 June - 3 November 2024. 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.

★★★★★ The Times
★★★★★ The Observer

This summer, immerse yourself in 'dream weaver Igshaan Adams' giant candyfloss clouds' Crafts Magazine.

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Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life

22 June - 3 November 2024. 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.

★★★★ The Observer

'A new book and exhibition celebrate the Jamaica-born British artist, poet, broadcaster and educator whose influence still reverberates' The Guardian

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Igshaan Adams: Weerhoud

22 June - 3 November 2024. 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.

★★★★★ The Times
★★★★★ The Observer

This summer, immerse yourself in 'dream weaver Igshaan Adams' giant candyfloss clouds' Crafts Magazine.

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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.

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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Sylvia Snowden: Painting Humanity

16 March - 27 October 2024. 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.

This spring, The Hepworth Wakefield will open the first public gallery exhibition in Europe of African-American painter Sylvia Snowden's work. Presenting a selection of work from a career that spans six decades, this exhibition will including large early paintings through to more recent works.

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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.

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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Garden Play

Every Sat and Sun during term time (April - late-Oct)/ Every day in the Wakefield school holidays (April - October), 11am - 4pm, FREE.

Come and play in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Stack, build, experiment, draw and imagine with your family in the open air. No need to book, just turn up and play!

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Family Workshop: Sculpture Portraits

Sun 27, Tue 29, Wed 30, Thur 31 Oct, Sun 3 Nov, drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). FREE with an exhibition ticket

Transform yourself into a sculpture! Explore Moody's sculpture portraits before making a wearable sculpture and building a 3D portrait to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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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.

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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October half term

Sat 26 Oct - Sun 3 Nov, 10am - 5pm. FREE for Members, Wakefield District Residents & Under 18s

Explore, dream and play at The Hepworth Wakefield this autumn. There’s something fun happening every day during the Wakefield school holidays! FREE for Kids and Wakefield District residents.

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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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