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Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm & Light

24 November 2023 – 2 June 2024. 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.

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

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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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What's in our Garden?

Tue - Sun, 10am - 4pm. FREE

Discover birds, mini-beasts, plants and trees in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden with our new biodiversity activity booklet. What’s in our Garden has been developed for families but we invite visitors of any age to join in.

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Warm Space

Open Tues - Sun, 10am - 5pm, November 2022 - March 2023, FREE

The Hepworth Wakefield invites our local community to share our warm space this winter. You are welcome to sit, read, play, draw and stay as long as you wish. Help yourself to a hot drink and biscuits, packed lunches can be eaten here too. Our warm space is free to access with no obligation to visit the galleries.

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Christmas Holidays at The Hepworth Wakefield

Sat 23 Dec - Sun 7 Jan (closed Sun 24, Mon 25 & Tue 26 Dec), 10am - 4pm. FREE for Members, Wakefield District Residents & Under 18s

Enjoy a day out at The Hepworth Wakefield this winter and get creative as a family while you explore the galleries and garden. If you live in the Wakefield District entry to our exhibitions is FREE!

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Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Tue 2, Wed 3, Thur 4, Sun 7 Jan, drop-in 11am-3.45pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore textures and shapes in collection display The Art of the Potter: Ceramics and Sculpture from 1930 to Now and make your own clay artwork to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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Art Pod

Every Sat during term-term time / Every Mon, Fri and Sat during the Wakefield school holidays, drop-in 11am - 3.45pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). 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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Toddler Tuesdays

First Tue 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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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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Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Fourth Wed of every month, 1.30 - 3.30pm

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.

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Andrew Cranston In Conversation

Sat 2 March 2024, 1pm. £15.50 / £13 Students / £7.50 Members - price includes exhibition entry

Andrew Cranston will be in conversation with Laura Smith, The Hepworth Wakefield's Director of Collection & Exhibitions, to discuss his exhibition, influences and the visual and literary references in his work.

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Ronald Moody: A Transatlantic Modernist, Sculpture 1935-84

22 June - 3 November 2024. 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.

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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