Events | The Hepworth Wakefield

Explore & Draw Stations

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm during term time / Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm during the Wakefield holidays (including bank holidays), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Borrow looking tools, handling objects and drawing materials to discover the exhibitions and create your own works of art. Suitable for all ages, including adults.

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Explore & Draw Kits

Available Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Discover artworks in the galleries and garden using our Explore and Draw kits. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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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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Garden Play

Every Saturday and Sunday during term time (April - October) / every day during the school holidays, drop in 11am - 4pm, FREE

Come and play in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Stack, build, experiment, draw and imagine with your family in the open air. Be inspired by the garden’s artworks and plants, the weather and buildings around you. No need to book, just turn up and play!

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Family Workshop: Printed Pots

Sunday 12 October, drop-in 11am - 4pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket

Discover the forms, patterns and shapes in Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels exhibition and experiment with block printing to create your own printed paper pot to take home.

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Family Workshop: This is Me

Sunday 19 October, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Create a life size self portrait and make a story of you inspired by our new exhibition, Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures.

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October half term

Sat 25 Oct - Sun 2 Nov. 10am-5pm

Imagine and play with us every day during the Wakefield school holidays!
With an array of activities including workshops, Art Pods and Explore & draw kits, it's the perfect opportunity to get creative as a family.

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Family Workshop: Autumn Drawing

Sunday 26, Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29, Thursday 30 October, Sunday 2 November. Drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Discover the birds, plants and trees that live in our garden with creative looking and drawing activities. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old

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Family Workshop: Stringed Sculpture

Monday 27, Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29, Thursday 30, Friday 31 October, Saturday 1, Sunday 2 November, drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm)

This fun workshop is perfect for families to explore, experiment and make together. Working with card, reflective paper and string, you will make your own three dimensional art work taking inspiration from Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red.

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Toddler Tuesdays

First Tuesday of the Month, 10.30am - 12pm. £7 for one child with one adult + £2 per additional child/adult

Enjoy a playful morning with your little ones and join specialist early years artists to explore The Hepworth Wakefield. For families with children aged 1 - 4.

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Showing: Families

Explore & Draw Stations

Explore & Draw Kits

Art Pod

Garden Play

Family Workshop: Printed Pots

Family Workshop: This is Me

October half term

Family Workshop: Autumn Drawing

Family Workshop: Stringed Sculpture

Toddler Tuesdays