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Tuesday: 10am - 5pm
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Art Pod

Art Pod

Every Saturday during 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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Artist Talk: Lewis Hammond

Artist Talk: Lewis Hammond

Saturday 11 July, 2pm, £20 / £18 / Members £10 - price includes exhibition entry

Join artist Lewis Hammond in conversation with exhibition curator Marie-Charlotte Carrier as they discuss the themes and ideas behind Hammond’s new body of paintings, developed specifically for The Hepworth Wakefield.
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Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Sunday 12 July, Sunday 2, Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore textures and shapes in Barbara Hepworth's sculptures and make your own clay artwork to take home.
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Garden Tour & Alfresco Lunch

Garden Tour & Alfresco Lunch

Friday 17 July, 11.15am - 1.30pm, £43 / Members £39 / Add exhibition entry for £13 / Exhibition entry is FREE for Members

Experience the beauty of The Hepworth Wakefield Garden with a guided tour and alfresco lunch this July.
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Garden Play

Garden Play

Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Wakefield summer holidays, drop in 11am - 4pm, FREE

Come and play in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Stack, build, experiment, draw and imagine with your family in the open air. Be inspired by the garden’s artworks and plants, the weather and buildings around you. No need to book, just turn up and play!
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Summer Holidays

Summer Holidays

Saturday 18 July - Monday 31 August 2026, 10am - 5pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Screen off, imagination on! Join us every day during the Wakefield school holidays and get creative as a family.
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Family Workshop: Print

Family Workshop: Print

Sunday 19 July, Sunday 9, Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Make colourful patterned prints insired by the textures and shapes in Barbara Hepworth's sculptures.
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Family Workshop: Bright Light Sculptures

Family Workshop: Bright Light Sculptures

Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 July, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

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.
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Slow Down - Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Slow Down - Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Every fourth Wednesday of the month*, 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.
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Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Every fourth Wednesday of the 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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Future exhibitions

Find out what’s coming up at The Hepworth Wakefield

Our past exhibitions

A guide to our exhibitions programme and collection displays since opening in 2011.

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

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