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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 27 Nov, 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

These monthly workshops invite 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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Christmas Holidays

Sat 21 Dec - Sun 5 Jan, 10am - 4pm. FREE for Members, Wakefield District Residents & Under 18s

Explore, dream and play at The Hepworth Wakefield this festive season. There’s something fun happening every day during the Wakefield school holidays! FREE for Kids and Wakefield District residents.

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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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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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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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Family Workshop: Surreal Landscapes

Sat 12 Jan, Sun 16, Tue 18, Wed 19, Thur 20, Sun 23 Feb 2025. drop-in 11am-3.45pm (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm). FREE with an exhibition ticket

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Family Workshop: Bright Light Sculptures

Fri 15 Nov drop-in 4-7pm / Sat 16 Nov drop in 11am-7pm / Sun 17 Nov 11am-3.45pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket.

Enjoy this multi-sensory creative workshop for children of all ages. Play with patterns, texture, layers and colours on light boxes and projections, add to large drawings or make your own light catcher to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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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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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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