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Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures

17 May - 26 October 2025. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

★★★★ The Guardian
One of 'the exhibitions you must see in 2025' Art Fund

This major retrospective - the first in over 25 years - will chart the development of Chadwick’s art from her renowned degree show piece In the Kitchen (1977) through to her Piss Flowers (1991–2).

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Caroline Walker: Mothering

17 May - 26 October 2025. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

'The stunning parenting paintings every mother should see.' ★★★★★ The Guardian

Caroline Walker: Mothering will bring together works made over the past five years with new paintings Walker will make for the exhibition exploring themes of motherhood and early-years care.

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Italian Banquet in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden

Saturday 9 August, 6pm & 7pm, £67.50 per person / 10% off for Members

Indulge in the art of Italian dining amidst the beauty of a summer evening in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden.

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Family drop-in: Print

Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13, Thursday 14, Sunday 17 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, drop-in 11am - 4pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures in the galleries and make a collagraph print inspired by the artworks you have seen. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 June, Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20, Thursday 21 & Sunday 24 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. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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Family Workshop: Summer Drawing

Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Sunday 31 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Discover the birds, plants and trees that live in our garden with creative looking and drawing activities. 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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In Conversation: Caroline Walker and Alex Hyde

Saturday 6 September, 1.30 - 2.30pm, Exhibition entry & in conversation: £16 / £13 Student / £7 Member / In conversation: £10 / £8 Student / £7 Member

Join artist Caroline Walker and author Alex Hyde in conversation to celebrate the launch of the new book Caroline Walker: Mothering.

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The Hepworth Wakefield Harvest Festival

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September 2025, 10am-5pm, £2.50 in advance / £3.50 on the day

Celebrate the start of autumn in the company of some of the UK's finest independent designers, makers, store owners and producers. Plus family activities, live music, street find and discounted exhibition entry.

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Kira Freije

22 November 2025 – May 2026. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

The first major solo exhibition of Kira Freije’s (b. 1985, London) work in the UK. For the exhibition, Freije will create a new body of work comprising around 20 life-size figures which will be arranged in small groupings affecting a society in various states of action.

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Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

22 November 2025 – May 2026. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

The artist and author Edmund de Waal (b.1954, Nottingham) has curated the first major exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist Axel Salto (1889 – 1961), considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art.

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