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Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings

26 May – 5 November 2023. Exhibition entry is £12 / £10 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

‘One of Britain’s finest living painters’ ★★★★★ The Telegraph.
‘The opportunity to see the evolution of Anderson’s exploration of the barbershop setting in one space is exceptional.’ ★★★★★ The Guardian.

This large solo exhibition will focus on the Barbershop series as a lens through which to understand Hurvin Anderson’s wider practice and key concerns of memory, identity and nationhood.

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The Hepworth Wakefield Garden

Open daily, FREE entry

The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, designed by internationally acclaimed landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, is free for all to enjoy.

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Schools & Colleges: Sculpture and the Landscape

Tue 14 Nov, 10am - 2.15pm, FREE

Join artist Sarah Jane Palmer to explore how landscape has inspired artists and experiment with different materials to create both individual plaster sculptures and collaborative large-scale artwork.

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Family Workshop: Bright Light Sculptures

Fri 17 Nov, drop-in 4-7pm / Sat 18 & Sun 19 Nov, drop-in 11am - 7pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm), FREE with an exhibition ticket.

Celebrate Light Up Wakefield at The Hepworth Wakefield in 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.

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Andrew Cranston: What made you stop here?

25 November 2023 – 2 June 2024. Exhibition entry is £12 / £10 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Andrew Cranston will hold his first solo exhibition in a UK public institution this November at The Hepworth Wakefield. The exhibition will feature new and recent paintings, focusing on Cranston’s works post 2016.

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The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market

Sat 25 & Sun 26 Nov, Sat 2 & Sun 3 Dec 2023, 10am - 4pm, £2 / FREE for Members and under 18s

Start your Christmas shopping and support independent makers when The Hepworth Wakefield’s popular Festive Market returns this winter.

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Family Workshop: Festive Print

Sat 25 & Sun 26 Nov, Sat 2, Sun 3, Sun 10 & Sun 17 Dec, drop-in 11am-4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). FREE with an exhibition ticket

Join printmaker Rachel Sim to make festive paper decorations inspired by our new exhibition Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm and Light.

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Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm & Light

24 November 2023 – 2 June 2024. Exhibition entry is £12 / £10 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

This major survey exhibition will explore the career of British-Singaporean artist, Kim Lim.

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Teacher CPD: Exploring Printmaking in the Classroom

Thurs 30 Nov, 4 - 5.45pm, FREE

Join artist Harriet Fletcher to explore printmaking and gain practical ideas and skills that you can take back to the classroom.

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Schools & Colleges: Creative Careers Day

Wed 6 Dec, 10am - 2pm, FREE

Inspire your students to see the possibilities of a career in the creative industries. Suitable for key stage 5 students.

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Schools & Colleges: Investigating Sculpture Study Day

Wed 17 Jan, 10am - 2.15pm, FREE

Work with artist Gillian Brent to develop knowledge and understanding of sculpture inspired by our exhibition Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm & Light. Suitable for KS4/ Level 2 students.

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Ronald Moody: His Universe

21 June - 3 November 2024. Exhibition entry is £12 / £10 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

Jamaican-born sculptor Ronald Moody is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century and yet, there have not been any comprehensive exhibitions or monographs of his work to date. This major exhibition will explore the development of Moody’s art as well as his contribution and impact on British and international art history.

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