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Family drop-in: Print

Sunday 11 May. drop-in 11am - 4pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures in the galleries and make a collagraph print inspired by the artworks you have seen. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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Members Private View: Helen Chadwick & Caroline Walker

Friday 16 May 2025, 5.30 - 7pm, Exclusive event for Members and Patrons

Members are invited to join our exclusive Private View on Friday 16 May 2025 to celebrate the opening of our new exhibitions.

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Opening Party

Friday 16 May, 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 - Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures and Caroline Walker: Mothering - plus DJ Aidan Razzall (Jumbo Records), Fennell’s Ice Cream pop-up, and street food from Gryz Pizza and Vegan Spice.

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Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures

17 May - 27 October 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.

British artist Helen Chadwick (1953 – 1996) embraced the sensuous aspects of the natural world, breaking taboos of the ‘traditional’ or ‘beautiful’ in art history. This major retrospective will be the first in over 25 years, and will chart the development of Chadwick’s art from her renowned degree show piece In the Kitchen (1977) through to her Piss Flowers (1991–2).

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Caroline Walker: Mothering

17 May - 27 October 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 exhibition will bring together works made over the past five years with new paintings Caroline Walker will make for the exhibition exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care.

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