AUTUMN WINTER 2011 / 2012

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1 AUTUMN WINTER 2011 / 2012 Yorkshire s major new art gallery Free Admission

2 2 WELCOME THE GALLERY 3 GROUND FLOOR Gallery Car Park 1 Learning Studios 2 Shop 3 Hepworth Café Bar 4 Terrace 5 Auditorium 6 Lockers 7 Lift / Stairs 8 Archive (by appointment) I A Information Accessible Parking Toilets / Accessible Toilet Exterior Sculptures & Installations 9 Hollow Form with Inner Form 10 Minos 11 Ascending Form (Gloria) 12 Family of Man 13 The Black Cloud 14 The Upper Mill Foot Bridge A Bike Racks Children s Play Area 9 Ramp Main I Entrance 13 1 River Calder Coach Drop Off Point Tootal Street (one way) Gallery Walk Photo: Iwan Baan Collection GALLERIES ONE OF THE FINEST CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUMS IN EUROPE ThE INDEPENDENT The Hepworth Wakefield is Britain s major new art gallery, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, who responded to our dramatic waterfront setting. The gallery s façade is constructed of pigmented concrete giving the building a highly sculptural appearance that echoes the clarity and power of form in Barbara Hepworth s work. The gallery celebrates the region s heritage as the birthplace of modern British sculpture through the achievements of Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore two of the most important artists of the 20th century, who were born and grew up in the Wakefield district. Our permanent collection displays also include major loans from Tate, the Arts Council Collection and private collectors. The Hepworth Wakefield builds on this artistic legacy with a regularly changing and ambitious exhibition programme of modern and contemporary art. We look forward to welcoming you. Simon Wallis, Director, The Hepworth Wakefield 1 Gallery 1 The Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth 2 Gallery 2 Wakefield s Collection 3 Gallery 3 Hepworth in Context 4 Gallery 4 Hepworth at Work 5 Gallery 5 The Hepworth Plasters 6 Gallery 6 Yorkshire in Pictures / Hepworth and St Ives Exhibition Galleries 7 10 Clare Woods: The Unquiet Head 11 Lift / Stairs Accessible Toilet Entrance

3 4 5 EXHIBITION GALLERIES Clare Woods, Mistaken Point (detail), Image courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave Modern Art, London CLARE WOODS: THE UNQUIET HEAD 22 OCTOBER JANUARY 2012 The Unquiet Head presents a new group of paintings by Clare Woods. Woods explores what she sees as supernatural elements of the landscape, using forms that embody our complex relationship with nature. In her work, rock formations, natural pools and twisted vegetation become powerful signs of both a dual attraction to and fear of the landscape. Far from a picturesque representation of the countryside, Woods presents a psychological response to its dark and untameable nature. A sense of the unseen and uncontrollable is manifested in Woods use of paint. The result is an orchestration of abstraction and figuration that is visually ambiguous and claustrophobic in its detail. Woods continues a tradition of British landscape painting characterised by artists such as Paul Nash, John Piper and Graham Sutherland. This will be explored as part of an accompanying display of work selected by the artist from The Hepworth Wakefield, Tate, Arts Council and British Council collections. Clare Woods will be in conversation on Thursday 19 January 2012 at 7pm, and a special screening of renowned filmmaker John Wyver s new documentary about the artist is on Thursday 15 December at 7pm, 7 ( 5). Special offer: book these two events for 12. To book hello@ hepworthwakefield.org or call Clare Woods: The Unquiet Head is supported by the Audrey & Stanley Burton Charitable Trust. Clare Woods, Hopes Noes, 2011 Image courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave Modern Art, London

4 COLLECTION GALLERIES COLLECTION GALLERIES 6 7 GALLERY 1 The Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth Barbara Hepworth, Two Forms with White (Greek), 1963 Bowness, Hepworth Estate. Photo: Hannah Webster This gallery introduces Barbara Hepworth s sculpture, exploring the extraordinary breadth of her work. These sculptures display her strong connection between material, method and subject matter. The pierced and stringed cast bronze of Spring (1966), uses an innovative sculptural form that breaks open the solid object and activates it with colour. The upright carved form of Figure (Nanjizal) (1958) retains a clear relationship to the original form of the tree trunk and landscape. The vibrant green patina and concave face of Landscape Sculpture (1944) refers to the coastal landscape, its strings describing the protective bays of St Ives. The formal clarity of Cone and Sphere (1973) brings together abstraction with an allusion to the upright body, and the carved and painted Two Forms with White (Greek) (1963), presents two forms both figure and object in conversation. GALLERY 2 Photo: Iwan Baan Wakefield s Collection From its opening in 1934 on Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield Art Gallery developed to become one of the most forward-thinking galleries of its time, with a national reputation that belied its provincial status. Founded in 1923 with gifts from local industrialists, the gallery and its collection went on to support and collect works by some of the most significant and avant-garde British artists of the 20th century. To celebrate the national festival of drawing, The Big Draw (1 31 October), this display focuses on figurative drawings from the collection. This display includes works from Renaissance artists Agnolo Bronzino ( ) and Giulio Romano ( ) through to the works of Barbara Hepworth ( ), Percy Wyndham Lewis ( ) and Henry Moore ( ). Henry Moore, Pit Boys at the Pit Head, 1942 The Henry Moore Foundation GALLERY 3 Hepworth in Context This gallery explores the work of Barbara Hepworth in relation to her European contemporaries and shows the influence of direct carving on modern British sculpture. Hepworth s changing ideas about sculpture, like many other British artists, were influenced by an awareness of artistic developments on the Continent and an increased interest in sculpture and objects from across the globe. An earlier generation of sculptors including Constantin Brancusi ( ), Henri Gaudier- Brzeska ( ), and Jacob Epstein ( ) had already broken away from the tradition of modelling and classical representation. They explored new possibilities offered through direct carving which embodied a principle of truth to materials whereby the sculpture s form was dictated by the shape, density and integral markings of wood grain or stone. The spirit of international artistic exchange was sustained through visits by British artists to Paris and the subsequent exile of many members of the European avant-garde seeking refuge from Nazi occupation. Artists such as Naum Gabo ( ) lived in London in the late 1930s, where Continental Modernism intersected with a British sensibility towards the landscape and the figure. This resulted in a stylistic change in British painting and sculpture from a literal description of the subject to a concentration on simplified form and abstraction.

5 COLLECTION GALLERIES 8 9 GALLERY 4 HEPWORTH AT WORK This display explores Hepworth s studio environment, her work in plaster, her collaborative relationships with bronze foundries and the monumental commissions she received in the last fifteen years of her life. The gallery introduces The Hepworth Family Gift, a unique collection of Hepworth s working models that is on permanent display at The Hepworth Wakefield. Representing the first stage of the creative process, they offer an invaluable insight into her art and, in particular, her approach to working with plaster. The tools and materials on display were Hepworth s own and have been drawn from her second studio in St Ives, the Palais de Danse. Also featured is a step-by-step reconstruction of the bronze-casting process, photographs of works in progress and four specially commissioned films containing archival footage of the artist in her studio. Barbara Hepworth at work on the plaster Single Form (Memorial), January 1962 Bowness, Hepworth Estate GALLERY 5 THE HEPWORTH PLASTERS GALLERY The Hepworth Family Gift is a remarkable collection of Hepworth s surviving working models for her bronze sculptures, the majority of which were made in plaster. This generous gift was made by the Hepworth family through the Art Fund and was one of the key reasons for building a new gallery in Wakefield, connecting Hepworth s name with the city in which she was born and grew up. The collection reflects the variety of ways in which Hepworth used plaster and aluminium. She preferred to make prototypes on the same scale as the finished sculptures and would have worked directly on the majority of these models. The centrepiece of the Gift is the aluminium prototype for Winged Figure (1961 3), the sculpture commissioned by John Lewis for their flagship store on Oxford Street. At nearly six metres high, this is the only working model to survive for the monumental commissions Hepworth received in later life. Photo: Hannah Webster Photo: Iwan Baan

6 COLLECTION GALLERIES GALLERY GARDEN Heather and Ivan Morison Artists Heather and Ivan Morison created a new work to mark the launch of The Hepworth Wakefield. It takes the form of an outdoor shelter in which people can gather, relax, entertain and enjoy the waterfront location. The Black Cloud takes its shape and purpose from Amazonian dwellings used by the Yanomamo tribe for performances, discussion and play. To reflect this, The Hepworth Wakefield would like to invite you to use The Black Cloud in a similar way. The sculpture provides basic shelter and a platform for activities, and we would like to invite local talent and imagination to animate this back-to-basics structure. Could you, your group, your band, your circle of friends or your class, use The Black Cloud? Go to to find out how to apply. The Black Cloud was originally commissioned by Situations at the University of the West of England for Victoria Park, Bristol in The commission in Wakefield is supported by Art in Yorkshire. Photo: Jonty Wilde James Basire, , Brimham Rocks. The Hepworth Wakefield JAMES PYMAN GALLERY 6 YORKSHIRE IN PICTURES & HEPWORTH AND ST IVES Yorkshire in Pictures highlights Wakefield s collection of architectural and landscape works, including the Gott Collection, which comprises ten volumes of images of 18th and 19th century Yorkshire. This fascinating visual resource is exhibited in this gallery and will be accessible to view via a digital catalogue. This display focuses on the natural and man-made land formations of Yorkshire, showing how man and the elements have shaped this extraordinary landscape over time. Although Barbara Hepworth s formative years were spent in Wakefield, her later years in Cornwall have resulted in the artist s close association with the town of St Ives. The Cornish town has a long history as an artists colony dating from the late 19th century. Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Hepworth left London with Ben Nicholson and their triplets for the safety of St Ives. They found themselves within an active artistic community which included the ceramicists Janet ( ) and Bernard Leach ( ); the art theorist and artist Adrian Stokes ( ) and his wife the artist Margaret Mellis ( ) and Cornish-born artist Peter Lanyon ( ). They were shortly followed by Naum and Miriam Gabo ( ) and subsequently many more artists were drawn to this small town. This combination of innovative artists and inspiring landscapes led to the development of a particularly British abstraction and St Ives became an internationally significant centre for the development of post war contemporary art. James Pyman, The Upper Mill, 2011 James Pyman s work examines how historical events and cultural moments can be recorded using codes and styles of drawing such as cartoons, comic books and illustration. For The Hepworth Wakefield, Pyman has captured a specific moment in the life of the watermill that stands in front of the gallery s entrance, with its status caught between its past as part of the city s industrial heritage and its future within the grounds of the new gallery. Pyman has precisely drawn the existing building s walls as a series of detailed architect s elevations, and these images have been scaled up and printed to wrap the building to dramatic effect. The watermill dates from the turn of the 19th century and would have originally been used as a corn mill.

7 12 EVENTS 13 Courtesy of the artist and Kate MacGarry Gallery Commissioned by Picture This, Bristol, and Animate Projects, London, in association with Matt s Gallery, London COMING SOON BEN RIVERS, DAVID THORPE, HEATHER & IVAN MORISON 10 FEBRUARY 10 JUNE 2012 LATE NIGHTS No need to book, just drop in AFTER HOURS Thurs 20 Oct, 17 Nov, 15 Dec, 19 Jan, & 16 Feb 5 9pm Join us on the third Thursday of every month for late night gallery opening, dining and shopping until 9pm. FREE TOURS No need to book, just drop in HIGHLIGHT TOURS Every Wed, Sat & Sun pm Join our friendly team for an informal introduction to the collection displays. Meet in the foyer at 1.55pm. FREE CURATOR S HIGHLIGHT TOUR Last Sat of every month, except Dec pm Join one of our Curators for a special insight into the temporary exhibition or collection displays. Meet in the foyer at 1.55pm. FREE TalkS TICKET special offer one for 7 two for 12 or three for 18 Book today EVENTS To book hello@ hepworthwakefield.org or call STEPHEN SUTCLIFFE Sat 5 Nov 3 5pm Yorkshire-born artist Stephen Sutcliffe creates film collages from his extensive archive of film, television, sound and broadcast recordings. Sutcliffe will present a performance that weaves together fragments from his personal archive, reflecting aspects of British culture, class identity and iconic personalities ( 3.50) In partnership with Pavilion BRIMHAM ROCKS Sat 12 Nov Day trip, 9.30am 5pm Explore the inspirational Yorkshire landscape with a guided tour of Brimham Rocks in Ripon followed by a talk at The Hepworth Wakefield with Jacquetta Hawkes biographer Dr Christine Finn, introducing the work of Hawkes in relation to the current exhibition by Clare Woods, focusing on landscape and archaeology. Tickets include return travel from THW to Ripon, lunch at THW and light refreshments at Brimham Rocks. Please note, sturdy footwear and waterproofs are recommended for the tour at Brimham. 45 ( 40), Talk only at THW, 3pm 7 ( 5) See advert for offers Supported by the Art Fund ARTWALK Wed 30 Nov 5 9pm An evening of Nu Folk music performances in the galleries, live Yew Tree Youth Theatre performance and an opportunity to see Clare Woods exhibition after-hours as part of Wakefield s Artwalk. Sharing platters and bar service available in the café. FREE Supported by the Art Fund IN FOCUS: THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE Sat 3 Dec 2 3pm Join Madeleine Bunting, author of The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre for a fascinating talk on the English landscape. 7 ( 5) See advert for offers Supported by the Art Fund GET INTERCONNECTED Tues 6 Dec pm Join THW, The Art House and Green Communications for a series of networking events for artists, creative industries and individuals. The evening will include quickfire Pechakucha presentations with special guests and open source networking. 3 MIRCEA CANTOR Sat 10 Dec 3 5pm Mircea Cantor creates sculptural installations. Through a special presentation Cantor will reflect on the contradictions of the human condition and test how different fields of knowledge can make sense of the contemporary world ( 3.50) In partnership with Pavilion

8 EVENTS EVENTS CLARE WOODS FILM SCREENING Thurs 15 Dec 7 8pm Renowned filmmaker John Wyver will introduce his new documentary that focuses on the recent work of exhibiting artist, Clare Woods. Join us for a special evening screening at The Hepworth Wakefield prior to the film s general release. Sharing platters and bar service available in the café, galleries open until 9pm. 7 ( 5) See advert for offers Supported by the Art Fund CLARE WOODS IN CONVERSATION Thurs 19 Jan 7 8pm Join Clare Woods in conversation discussing her recent projects and current exhibition. Sharing platters and bar service available in the café, galleries open until 9pm. 7 ( 5) See advert for offers Supported by the Art Fund ARTWALK Wed 25 Jan 5 9pm A special evening celebrating Burns Night with poetry readings with Andrew McMillan and guests and whisky tasting in the gallery café. FREE Supported by the Art Fund Selected events this season are supported by the Art Fund. The Art Fund is the fundraising charity which helps UK museums and galleries to buy, show and share art. It offers many ways of enjoying art through the National Art Pass which gives free entry to over 200 museums, galleries and historic houses across the country as well as 50% off major exhibitions. Find out more: Photo: Jonty Wilde ADULT WORKSHOPS To book contact learning@ hepworthwakefield.org or call LANDSCAPE SKETCHES Sat 22 Oct 10.30am 4pm Work with artist Neil Grinsill to experiment with different sketching techniques inspired by the current exhibition The Unquiet Head. 15 LIFE DRAWING Thurs 27 Oct pm Join artist Nichola Pemberton as the gallery opens after-hours for a unique opportunity to study the human form amongst the works of art. 20 SCULPTURE WORKSHOP Sun 6 Nov 10.30am 4pm Work with sculptor Gillian Brent to create small metal sculptures inspired by works in the collection. 35 HEPWORTH S PLASTERS Sat 19 Nov 10.30am 4pm Work with artist Victoria Lucas to explore Hepworth s casting process and create your own moulds and plaster casts. 35 Evening PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Wed 30 Nov pm Bring your own digital camera and work with professional photographer Hannah Webster to experiment with different ways of capturing the views from The Hepworth at night. 10 Re-stringing Spring Sat 21 Jan pm Work with conservator Laura Davies to explore the materials and techniques of conserving two Hepworth sculptures. 8 RESPONSES TO LANDSCAPE Thurs 5, 12, 19 & 26 Jan (4 week course) pm Explore how different artists use abstraction to respond to landscape. Work with artist Laura Slater and experiment with colour and different mark-making techniques to create large-scale abstract artworks. 45 ABSTRACT PAINTING Sat 7 Jan 10.30am 4pm Work with artist Neil Grinsill to experiment with different abstract painting techniques. 15 PHOTOGRAPHY DAY SCHOOL Sat 28 Jan 10.30am 4pm Join professional photographer Hannah Webster to experiment with different ways of photographing the exhibitions and surrounding landscape. Suitable for intermediate level photographers. Please bring your own digital camera. 15 Photo: Jonty Wilde ADULTS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS To book contact learning@ hepworthwakefield.org or call VERBAL DESCRIPTIVE TOURS First Wed of the month Wed 2 Nov, 7 Dec, 4 Jan & 1 Feb pm Detailed verbal tour of the gallery, specially designed for adults with visual impairments. Please book in advance. 3 CLARE WOODS GALLERY TOUR & WORKSHOP Wed 9 Nov 10.30am 3pm Visually impaired visitors can explore the current exhibition with a verbal descriptive tour in the morning and a tactile workshop in the afternoon. FREE HEPWORTH AND HER CONTEMPORARIES: GALLERY TOUR & WORKSHOP Wed 30 Nov 10.30am 3pm Visually impaired visitors can explore the work of Hepworth and her contemporaries with a verbal descriptive tour in the morning and a tactile workshop in the afternoon. 15 HANDLING COLLECTION Ask us about our handling collection, workshops and bespoke tours for visually impaired groups. The Handling Collection is supported by the D Oyly Cart Charitable Trust Photo: Jonty Wilde YOUNG PEOPLE S PROGRAMME To book contact learning@ hepworthwakefield.org or call YOUTH PANEL Wed 26 Oct, 9, 30 Nov, 14 Dec, 11 & 25 Jan 5 7pm, ages Join the Youth Panel and work with artists and staff to shape live events and projects for young people. FREE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY Sat 5 Nov 10.30am 4pm, ages Join photographer Hannah Webster to experiment with different ways of taking photographs and manipulating images using Photoshop. 15 STOP-MOTION ANIMATION WORKSHOP Sat 10 Dec 10.30am 4pm, ages Create a stop-motion animation in the style of Wallace and Gromit and The Corpse Bride with animator Jack Lockhart. 20 In partnership with the National Media Museum Visit for more details of the Young People s programme.

9 FAMILIES CLARE WOODS LIMITED EDITION PRINTS Photo: Hannah Webster Clare Woods range of prints are exclusive to The Hepworth Wakefield and are for sale unframed at 295. The gallery shop, located on the ground floor, stocks a range of books and magazines on contemporary art and culture, beautiful homewares by Alessi as well as artistdesigned products and unique gifts. Photo: courtesy of the artist FAMILIES AT THW Join us on weekends and school holidays for a packed programme of family activities. Work with artists in the Learning Studios or pick up one of our free family trails or explorer backpacks to help you explore the galleries. Fun for family members of all ages! FREE RESOURCES FREE GALLERY TRAILS Pick up one of our fun family trails from the Information Desk to complete as you explore the galleries. Suitable for children aged FREE EXPLORER BACKPACKS Become an art detective and explore the galleries with one of our explorer backpacks full of activities to help your family explore the exhibitions. Suitable for children aged PICNIC AREAS Enjoy your packed lunch in our indoor family picnic area at weekends or holidays, or go outdoors for scenic views. OUTDOOR PLAY AREA Burn off some energy in the outdoor play area equipped with climbing areas, swings, zip wires and much more! Suitable for children aged ART PODS Look out for our Art Pods located in the galleries at weekends and school holidays. Work together to make something inspired by your favourite pieces of art. Suitable for children aged 3 12.

10 FAMILIES FAMILIES OCTOBER HALF TERM THE BIG DRAW AT THW Join us in October to celebrate the Big Draw, a month-long festival of drawing activities at venues across the UK Art Pods in the gallery. Photo: Hannah Webster FAMILY HIGHLIGHTS We offer lots of fun family activities on weekends and school holidays including artistled drop-in activities every weekend, and workshops during school holidays. Don t miss the following highlights, see p20 or visit for our full programme of family activities. TODDLER TUESDAYS First Tues of every month and school holiday Tuesdays Tues 25 Oct, 1 Nov, 6 Dec, 3 Jan & 7 Feb 10.30am 12pm Enjoy a relaxing morning getting creative with your little ones. Adults 4, children 3 FAMILY SCULPTURE SHOW Sat 5 & Sun 6 Nov Sat 10 & Sun 11 Dec 11am 4pm Help us transform the Learning Studios into an exhibition of sculptures inspired by Clare Woods exhibition and works in the collection. FREE NEW Musical Sculptures Sat 12 & Sun 13 Nov Sat 7 & Sun 8 Jan 11am 12pm, pm pm or 3 4pm Create music inspired by the sculptures and paintings in the gallery. Please book. FREE NEW Landscape Prints Sat 26 & Sun 27 Nov Sat 21 & Sun 22 Jan 11am 4pm Explore the shapes, layers colours and textures within Clare Woods landscape paintings and create a landscape print using different printmaking techniques. Please book. FREE SPIRITS OF THE LANDSCAPE DRAMA WORKSHOP Sat 14 Jan 10am 4pm Develop your drama skills through a host of games and fun activities. Inspired by exhibiting artist, Clare Woods. Delivered in association with Yew Tree Youth Theatre. Ages WAKEFIELD SKETCH CRAWL Sat 15 Oct 11am 5pm Saturday 15 October is the 33rd World Wide Sketch Crawl. Join us and use the gallery and its grounds as inspiration or come inside and draw some of the stunning views from the windows. Please bring your own sketch tools. We will take photos of your drawings throughout the day and post them for you on the Sketch Crawl website. For more information visit FREE DROP-IN ACTVITIES SKETCHBOOK MAKING Sat 22 & Sun 23 Oct 11am 4pm Make your own sketchbook then fill it with sketches of your favourite places in Yorkshire during half term. Return your sketchbook by Thursday 27 October and it will be displayed in our Big Draw exhibition throughout November. FREE FANTASTIC CREATURES Mon 24 Fri 28 Oct 11am 4pm Grab a pencil and join artists in the galleries to create creatures and stories inspired by the landscape paintings in the current exhibition. FREE Explorer back pack. Photo: Hannah Webster LANDSCAPE PRINTS Sat 29 & Sun 30 Oct 11am 4pm Explore the shapes, layers, colours and textures within Clare Woods paintings then create a landscape print using different printmaking techniques. FREE FAMILY WORKSHOPS Children aged 6 11 require a paying accompanying adult. To book contact learning@ hepworthwakefield.org or call Please book in advance. SPIRITS OF THE LANDSCAPE DRAMA WORKSHOP Wed 26 Oct 10am 4pm Develop your drama skills through a host of games and fun activities. Then create a piece of storytelling theatre based on a brand new fairy tale inspired by the landscape paintings of Clare Woods. Suitable for all levels of ability and experience. Ages In association with Yew Tree Youth Theatre PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP Thurs 27 Oct, 10.30am 12.30pm Join printmaker Laura Slater to explore the prints in the collection then experiment with block and collographic printing techniques. Suitable for ages Adults 4, children 4

11 EVENTS CALENDAR EVENTS CALENDAR OCTOBER EVENT FAMILIES PRICE 15 Sat, 11am 5pm Big Draw Sketch Crawl Free 15 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Scenic Sketching Free 16 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Scenic Sketching Free 20 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 22 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Landscape Sketches Workshop Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sketchbook Making Free 23 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sketchbook Making Free 24 Mon, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 25 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 25 Tues, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 26 Wed, 10am 4pm Family Workshop: Spirits of the Landscape Wed, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 26 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 27 Thurs, 10.30am 12.30pm Family Workshop: Printmaking 4 27 Thurs, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 27 Thurs, pm Life Drawing Workshop Fri, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 29 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 29 Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free 30 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free NOVEMBER 1 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 2 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 5 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Photography Day (ages 14 19) 15 5 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 5 Sat, 3 5pm Artist Presentation: Stephen Sutcliffe Sun, 10.30am 4pm Metal Sculpture Workshop 35 6 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 9 Wed, 10.30am 3pm Tour & Workshop for Visually Impaired Free 9 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 12 Sat, 9.30am 5pm Day trip to Brimham Rocks Sat, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 13 Sun, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 17 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 19 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Hepworth s Plasters Workshop Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 20 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 26 Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free 26 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 27 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 30 Wed, 10.30am 3pm Tour & Workshop for Visually Impaired Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 30 Wed, 5 9pm Artwalk: Nu Folk Free 30 Wed, pm Photography Workshop 10 Family Friendly * Price for whole course Concessions: Members, over 60s, under 16s, students and those receiving benefits DECEMBER EVENT FAMILIES PRICE 3 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free 3 Sat, 2 3pm Talk: The English Landscape 7 4 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free 6 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 6 Tues, pm Networking: Get Interconnected 3 7 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 10 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Animation Workshop (ages 14 19) Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 10 Sat, 3 5pm Artist Presentation: Mircea Cantor Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 14 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 15 Thurs, 7 8pm Clare Woods Film Screening 7 15 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 17 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 18 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free JANUARY 3 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 4 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 5 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 1) 45* 7 Sat, pm Abstract Painting Workshop 15 7 Sat, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 8 Sun, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 11 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 12 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 2) 45* 14 Sat, 10am 4pm Family Workshop: Spirits of the Landscape Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 15 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 19 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 19 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 3) 45* 19 Thurs, 7 8pm Clare Woods in Conversation 7 21 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 21 Sat, pm Re-Stringing Spring Conservation Workshop 8 22 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 25 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 25 Wed, 5 9pm Artwalk: Burns Night Free 26 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 4) 45* 28 Sat, pm Photography Day School Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free 28 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free 29 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free FEBRUARY 1 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 7 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 16 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 25 Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free

12 EVENTS CALENDAR EVENTS CALENDAR OCTOBER EVENT FAMILIES PRICE 15 Sat, 11am 5pm Big Draw Sketch Crawl Free 15 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Scenic Sketching Free 16 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Scenic Sketching Free 20 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 22 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Landscape Sketches Workshop Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sketchbook Making Free 23 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sketchbook Making Free 24 Mon, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 25 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 25 Tues, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 26 Wed, 10am 4pm Family Workshop: Spirits of the Landscape Wed, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 26 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 27 Thurs, 10.30am 12.30pm Family Workshop: Printmaking 4 27 Thurs, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 27 Thurs, pm Life Drawing Workshop Fri, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 29 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 29 Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free 30 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free NOVEMBER 1 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 2 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 5 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Photography Day (ages 14 19) 15 5 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 5 Sat, 3 5pm Artist Presentation: Stephen Sutcliffe Sun, 10.30am 4pm Metal Sculpture Workshop 35 6 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 9 Wed, 10.30am 3pm Tour & Workshop for Visually Impaired Free 9 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 12 Sat, 9.30am 5pm Day trip to Brimham Rocks Sat, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 13 Sun, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 17 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 19 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Hepworth s Plasters Workshop Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 20 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 26 Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free 26 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 27 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 30 Wed, 10.30am 3pm Tour & Workshop for Visually Impaired Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 30 Wed, 5 9pm Artwalk: Nu Folk Free 30 Wed, pm Photography Workshop 10 Family Friendly * Price for whole course Concessions: Members, over 60s, under 16s, students and those receiving benefits DECEMBER EVENT FAMILIES PRICE 3 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free 3 Sat, 2 3pm Talk: The English Landscape 7 4 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free 6 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 6 Tues, pm Networking: Get Interconnected 3 7 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 10 Sat, 10.30am 4pm Animation Workshop (ages 14 19) Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 10 Sat, 3 5pm Artist Presentation: Mircea Cantor Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Family Sculpture Show Free 14 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 15 Thurs, 7 8pm Clare Woods Film Screening 7 15 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 17 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 18 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free JANUARY 3 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 4 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 5 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 1) 45* 7 Sat, pm Abstract Painting Workshop 15 7 Sat, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 8 Sun, 11am, 12.15, 1.45, 3pm Family Drop-in: Musical Sculptures Free 11 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 12 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 2) 45* 14 Sat, 10am 4pm Family Workshop: Spirits of the Landscape Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 15 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Fantastic Creatures Free 19 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 19 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 3) 45* 19 Thurs, 7 8pm Clare Woods in Conversation 7 21 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 21 Sat, pm Re-Stringing Spring Conservation Workshop 8 22 Sun, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Landscape Prints Free 25 Wed, 5 7pm Youth Panel (ages 16 25) Free 25 Wed, 5 9pm Artwalk: Burns Night Free 26 Thurs, pm Course: Responses to Landscape (week 4) 45* 28 Sat, pm Photography Day School Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free 28 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free 29 Sat, 11am 4pm Family Drop-in: Sculptures and Shapes Free FEBRUARY 1 Wed, pm Verbal Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired 3 7 Tues, 10.30am 12pm Toddler Tuesdays 4 ( 3) 16 Thurs, 5 9pm After Hours Free 25 Sat, pm Curator s Highlights Tour Free

13 24 25 GET CLOSER BLUE SKY THINKING VENUE Photo: Hannah Webster CaFÉ / BAR The Hepworth Wakefield s modern café is open Tuesday Sunday for a delicious range of seasonal, locally-sourced food and drink. Serving the finest Yorkshire produce, the café offers speciality coffee, sandwiches, light meals and an array of delicious cakes. Our fully-licenced bar and outdoor café terrace overlooks the River Calder and the historic Wakefield waterfront. cafebar@hepworth wakefield.org or visit for further information. Photo: Jonty Wilde MEMBERS OFFER Becoming a THW Member allows you to get closer to the gallery. In addition to invitations to exclusive talks, tours and exhibition previews, THW Members enjoy a 10% discount in the shop, café and bar and a regular newsletter. The Hepworth Wakefield is a registered charity, and Members make an important contribution to the gallery s programme, from world-class exhibitions to imaginative learning activities. The income generated from Members subscriptions helps us ensure that the work of the gallery reaches the widest possible audience, through our commitment to free entry and the artistic excellence of our displays. To join today or find out more, members@ hepworthwakefield.org, call or visit You can also join at the gallery just ask a member of The Hepworth Wakefield team, they d be delighted to tell you more. FOR HIRE This is certainly one of the best new galleries Britain has seen in decades RIBA Journal With 5000m 2 of space, The Hepworth offers architecture on a grand scale as one of the newest and most dramatic venues in the region. Our stunning galleries and public spaces combine dramatic design, world-class exhibitions and state of the art facilities, making The Hepworth Wakefield an ideal location for any event. To enquire about venue hire call or hire@ hepworthwakefield.org Photo: Iwan Baan

14 26 VISITING THE GALLERY MERCHANT GATE MULBERY WAY THE ART HOUSE WAKEFIELD WESTGATE STATION A638 INGS ROAD ACCESSIBLE PARKING COACH DROP OFF GALLERY CAR PARK LARGE CAR PARK MAJOR BUS STOP FREECITYBUS WALKING ROUTE SMYTH ST RISHWORTH ST A650 WOOD STREET WAKEFIELD MUSEUM THEATRE ROYAL WESTGATE A636 DENBY DALE ROAD NORTHGATE BUS / COACH STATION MARYGATE THE RIDINGS SHOPPING CENTRE GEORGE STREET THORNES CATHEDRAL KIRKGATE A638 INGS ROAD LANE M1 SOUTH J39 THORNES LANE VISIT US FREE ADMISSION Tuesday Sunday 10am 5pm Closed Mondays Except bank holiday & school holiday Mondays 10am 5pm After Hours, third Thursday of each month 10am 9pm Closed Christmas day and Boxing day GETTING HERE Public transport The gallery is 1 mile from Wakefield Westgate mainline train station and 0.3 miles from Wakefield Kirkgate. The gallery is on several major bus routes and Wakefield bus station is just 1 mile away. FreeCityBus The FreeCityBus route now operates Monday to Saturday (off peak). By car Please visit for all the latest information on travelling to the gallery by car. Car park postcode: WF1 5QJ ACCESS The gallery is fully accessible, please visit the website or contact us for a full access guide. THORNHILL STREET TRINITY WALK KIRKGATE A61 MARSH WAY M1 J40 M62 J30 A61 KIRKGATE PETERSON ROAD MONK ST PARK ST PARK LODGE LANE WAKEFIELD KIRKGATE STATION CALDER VALE ROAD CHANTRY CHAPEL A61 BARNSLEY A638 DONCASTER M62 BRADFORD / MANCHESTER LEEDS / YORK SHEFFIELD / LONDON GROUP VISITS Arrange your group or coach party visit and enjoy a free familiarisation visit at your convenience and a complimentary refreshment voucher for your coach driver. Call us or groups@hepworthwakefield.org to find out more. CORPORATE HIRE The gallery offers the newest and most dramatic conference venue in the region. Contact us to hire spectacular galleries as a unique entertaining and meeting venue for up to 125 delegates KEEP IN TOUCH facebook.com/thehepworthwakefield twitter.com/hepworthgallery CONTACT US The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW hello@hepworthwakefield.org J41 J39 M621 M1 M1 A650 A638 A636 J30 A642 M62 HULL WAKEFIELD A638 Design: APFEL. Cover: Clare Woods, The Intended (detail), Courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave Modern Art, London