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Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes

23 November 2024 - 21 April 2025. Exhibition entry is £14 / £12.50 / 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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Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents

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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Slow Down: Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Wed 18 Dec, Wed 22 Jan, Wed 26 Feb, Wed 26 Mar, 10.15 - 11.45am, FREE

Slow down, look and connect at The Hepworth Wakefield. Spend time looking and drawing in the gallery with guided exercises, then join our friendly team in the studio for relaxed and informal creative activity.

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Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Fourth Wed of every month, 1.30 - 3.30pm, FREE

The Hepworth Wakefield invites people living with dementia, their carers, friends and family to talk, make and imagine with us inspired by our exhibitions and art collection. No need to book, just drop in.

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Family Workshop: Winter Drawing

Sun 9 Feb, drop-in 11am - 3.45pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Move through the learning studio to create a 'garden of drawings' featuring birds, plants and trees. Join in with large drawing activities and try out new materials and techniques or make your own drawings to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12.

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Our Year Teacher CPD - Introduction to Sculpture

Fri 31 Jan, 10am - 1pm, FREE

Join artist John Mayson for a hands-on, interactive session which explores sculpture making in the classroom - this event is for For Wakefield District teachers.

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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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Louise Giovanelli in Conversation

Sat 8 Feb 2025, 1 - 2pm, Standard Adult £12 / Member/Patron £10 / Full-time student £7.50

Join us for an in-conversation event between Manchester-based artist Louise Giovanelli and The Hepworth Wakefield’s curator Marie-Charlotte Carrier. Together, they will discuss the making of Giovanelli’s exhibition, A Song of Ascents, exploring the meticulous painting techniques that define her practice and the subjects she chooses to depict—from film stills and staged photos to classical sculptures and architectural forms.

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Rhubarb Supper Club

Fri 21 Feb, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 7pm, £50 per person / 10% off for Members

Celebrate Wakefield’s Rhubarb Festival with a fine dining supper club experience at The Hepworth Wakefield Café.

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Rhubarb Afternoon Tea

Sat 22 & Sun 23 Feb 2025, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm, £40 per person / 10% off for Members

Join us in The Hepworth Wakefield Café for our traditional afternoon tea with a rhubarb twist.

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Surrealism in Yorkshire: International Conference

Friday 28 February 2025, 10am - 4pm, £40 / £35

2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism. In Yorkshire, The Hepworth Wakefield and the Henry Moore Institute are celebrating this with two exhibitions which look at different aspects of this enduringly compelling movement. This one-day conference, organised by Henry Moore Institute and The Hepworth Wakefield, will take place at The Hepworth Wakefield on Friday 28 February 2025 and explore the themes emerging from these exhibitions and collections.

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Mary Wykeham: Surrealist out of the Shadows

Sat 1 March 2025, 1 - 2pm, Standard Adult £12 / Member/Patron £10 / Full-time student £7.50

Learn more about the fascinating life and art of Mary Wykeham, featured in Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes, from Silvano Levy, author of Mary Wykeham: Surrealist from the Shadows, the first monograph to be published on the artist.

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