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Showing: Families

Light Up

Fri 15, Sat 16 & Sun 17 Nov, Light Up: 4 - 8pm, FREE / Family activities: various timings, FREE with an exhibition ticket

For Light Up Wakefield 2024, The Hepworth Wakefield will host a spectacular animation celebrating 100 years of Surrealism – and the natural landscapes found in Surrealist paintings – projected across the side of the gallery building. Plus creative drop-in workshops for families all weekend

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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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Art Pod

Every Sat during term-term time / Every Mon, Fri and Sat during the Wakefield school holidays, drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). 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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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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Family Workshop: Flowers and Feasts

Fri 27, Sat 28, Sun 29, Mon 30, Tue 31 Dec, Wed 1, Thur 2, Fri 3, Sat 4, Sun 5 Jan. Drop-in 11am-3.45 (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm)

Join us for a drawing feast! Make your own still life artwork at the banquet table, add to the flower gallery or play in the sensory area. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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You Choose! Surrealist Landscapes Family Project Celebration

Sat 11 Jan 2025, 11.00am - 1pm, FREE

As a thank you for taking part in the You Choose! project, please join us in January for a special family celebration. Join artist Rachel Sim to be the first families to take part in the new workshop inspired by the project before it opens to the public.


We will visit the galleries to see your chosen artworks, look and draw together, then return to the studios for creative making and party food.


The new Forbidden Territories Art Pod and gallery trail will also be available throughout the day.

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The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
T: +44 (0)1924 247360
E: hello@hepworthwakefield.org

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