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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.

Take a journey through 100 years of surreal landscapes and encounter artists including Leonora Carrington, Salvador Dalí, Lee Miller and Pablo Picasso alongside contemporary artists inspired by Surrealism.

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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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Warm Space

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm, FREE

The Hepworth Wakefield invites our local community to share our warm space this winter. You are welcome to sit, read, play, draw and stay as long as you wish. Help yourself to a hot drink and biscuits, packed lunches can be eaten here too. Our warm space is free to access with no obligation to visit the galleries.

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Rhubarb Supper Club

Friday 21 February 2025, 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. Please note that this event is now sold out.

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Tall Paul Kelly

Friday 20 September 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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House of Makers: Rhubarb Festival

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 February, 10am - 4pm

Join us for our first House of Makers event to celebrate Wakefield's Rhubarb Festival. A showcase of 12 independent makers selling artisan food and drink, homeware, jewellery, prints and textiles inspired by the season – including lots of rhubarb-themed things for you to buy!

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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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Family Workshop: Surreal Printing

Sunday 16, Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19, Thursday 20, Sunday 23 February, Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 March 2025, drop-in 11am-3.45pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore our new exhibition and create your own colourful collages and prints inspired by the artworks.

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