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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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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sunday 8 June, Sunday 13 July, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Inspired by Hepworth’s carved sculptures try making your own creative carved artwork using soap. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12.

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Ice Cream and Dessert Pairing with Fennell’s Ice Cream

Saturday 19 July, 1pm, £30 per person / 10% off for Members

Join us for a delightful afternoon celebrating the art of flavour! We've partnered with Fennell's, renowned for their handcrafted ice cream, to create a special dessert pairing event.

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Summer Holidays

Saturday 19 July - Sunday 31 August 2025, 10am - 5pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Planning what to do with children over the summer? There’s something fun happening every day during the Wakefield school holidays!

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Italian Banquet in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden

Saturday 26 July, 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: Summer Drawing

Sunday 15 June, Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, Sunday 31 Aug, 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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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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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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