Current Art and Sculpture Events in Wakefield

The Art House welcomes back the growing partnership with The Royal Society of Sculptors. Perfectly situated in Wakefield, a place with a renowned reputation as a city of sculpture, TAH presents The Gilbert Bayes Award (the 2023 winners exhibition); a collaborative exhibition bringing some of the most outstanding practices of artists who work in the field of 3D production. Selected by artist, founder and technologist Harry Yeff (Reeps100), this exhibition brings together the 2023 awardees, Alexandra Searle, Alice Sheppard Fidler, Erika Trotzig, Flora Bradwell, Kelly Marie O’Brien, Louise Morris, Nathan Anthony, Ned Prizeman, Polam Chan, Sophie Cunningham and Srabani Ghosh.

Wakefield, WF1 2TE
Saturday 4 May 2024 – Sunday 01 June 2024
Free
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a major solo exhibition by Indian artist Bharti Kher, her most extensive UK museum show to date. The exhibition showcases Kher’s powerful sculptures from 2000-2024, including outdoor bronze works and a large clay piece made on-site. Centring on the female body and experiences, Kher’s works address timely political issues around gender and identity. Her art reframes perspectives on women through the lens of her own experiences, challenging fixed representations and hierarchies while considering women’s roles in society and culture.

Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Saturday 22 June 2024 – Sunday 27 April 2025
£9.50 (£7 concession), FREE for under 18s.
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Experience a fantastic new exhibition of the work of artist Ronald Moody at The Hepworth Wakefield. 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, guest curated by Moody specialist Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski working together with Eleanor Clayton, The Hepworth Wakefield’s Senior Curator, will explore the development of Moody’s art as well as his contribution and impact on British and international art history.

Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Saturday 22 June 2024 – Sunday 3 November 2024
£11-£13, or FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.
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In the summer of 2018 artist Tony Wade walked the 60-mile length of the Wakefield District boundary. Every three miles he painted three panels showing when he saw looking outwards. See what he saw and view all 60 paintings (20 triptychs), representing a 360-degree panorama from the Wakefield District at the Anglers Country Park visitors centre.

Wintersett, WF4 2EB
Friday 28 June 2024 – Sunday 24 November 2024
Free
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South African artist Igshaan Adams presents a new body of large-scale tapestry works and “cloud installations” made of beaded wire sculptures at The Hepworth Wakefield. Exploring how human exchanges transform spaces and communities, the works build on Adams’ ongoing focus on the movement traditions of Namaqualand. For this exhibition, Adams collaborated with the Garage Dance Ensemble, having the dancers intuitively interact with painted canvases which then inspired the tapestries he created. Adorned with beads, chains and locally-sourced materials, the tapestries aim to record traces of the dancers’ psyche, bodies and memories through abstract movement. The exhibition underscores Adams’ interest in the visual rhythms of dance and narratives embedded in body movements.

Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Saturday 22 June 2024 – Sunday 3 November 2024
£11-£13, or FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.
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Join the Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a yoga and gong relaxation practice in the Underground gallery, surrounded by the Leilah Babirye: Obumu (Unity) exhibition. Enjoy a breath-led, physical practice followed by a deep relaxation session, accompanied by the magical, nurturing sound of the gong. Gather afterwards for a nourishing breakfast of fruit, pastries, granola, yogurt and warm drinks.

Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Saturday 25 May 2024 and Saturday 22 June 2024
£21
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