Nature: Sensory by Helen Thomas
There are a whole load of Art and Sculpture events and exhibitions opening and events happening across the next three months, so to make it easier for you, we thought we’d pull them together in one place!
Check out what’s new, and scroll down to find currently running exhibitions and exhibitions closing soon.
The Art House and Seaglass Collective, a charity dedicated to supporting adopted families, presents Our Turn, an inspiring, joyful exhibition celebrating the creative achievements of adopted children and adoptive parents across Yorkshire.
Wakefield, WF1 2TE
Saturday 11 January 2025 – Saturday 8 February 2025
Free
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This captivating sculpture trail of Graham Ibbeson’s work leads you around the beautiful inside and outside spaces at the National Coal Mining Museum, introducing memorable moments of mining history and much-loved performers. Figures include Coal Widow, part of the Oaks Disaster Memorial, on loan from the NUM as well as celebrated performers such as Eric Morecambe, Laurel & Hardy and Ken Dodd.
Wakefield, WF4 4RH
Saturday 11 January 2025 – Sunday 7 September 2025
Free
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The Art House is thrilled to present Nature: Sensory, an exhibition that reimagines how we experience the environment, inviting the audience to engage with nature through alternative senses such as touch and movement. Featuring work by disabled artists and those living with long-term health conditions, the exhibition offers fresh, unique interpretations of Wakefield’s green spaces.
Wakefield, WF1 2TE
Tuesday 14 January 2025 – Saturday 1 February 2025
Free
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Slow down, look and connect in these creative sessions at The Hepworth Wakefield. Spend time with different artworks each month and get to know the shapes, marks, colours and textures through guided looking and drawing exercises. No previous experience or art knowledge required. For part of the session, the gallery’s friendly team will welcome you into the learning studio for a relaxed and informal creative activity where you can work independently or connect with other members of the group.
Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Wednesday 22 January 2025, Wednesday 26 February 2025, Wednesday 26 March 2025, all 10:15am – 11:45am
Free
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Join Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a mindful yoga practice in The Weston, surrounded by the Elisabeth Frink: Natural Connection 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 January 2025, Saturday 22 February 2025, 9am-11am
£21
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Artwalk is Wakefield’s free bi-monthly multi-venue trail of art, music, spoken word, sculpture, performance, history and photography. On the last Wednesday of alternate months, quirky venues (from places of worship to pubs and bars) open between 5pm-9pm to become a rich collection of art galleries, installations and performance spaces. Keep checking the Artwalk website for details of the latest trail as they become available.
Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Wednesday 29 January 2025 and Wednesday 29 March 2025, both 5pm-9pm
Free
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To coincide with Sarah Kirby’s exhibition, A Printmaker’s Landscape, Yorkshire Sculpture Park is hosting a special one day workshop where participants can learn from, and work alongside the linoprint artist. Under the expert tuition of Sarah, you will be guided through the techniques and processes Sarah uses in her own practice and come away with the skills required to continue this method at home.
Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Saturday 8 February, 10:30am-4:30pm
£145
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Join The Hepworth Wakefield for an in-conversation event between Manchester-based artist Louise Giovanelli and gallery curator Marie-Charlotte Carrier. Together, they will discuss the making of Giovanelli’s exhibition, A Song of Ascents, exploring the meticulous painting techniques that define her practice and the subjects she chooses to depict—from film stills and staged photos to classical sculptures and architectural forms.
Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Saturday 8 February 2025, 1-2pm
£12 (Adults), £7.50 (Students)
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Tony Wade’s Keepers of Time at Yorkshire Sculpture Park celebrates the majesty of trees, time beyond our lifespans, mindfulness and connection to nature. It presents a series of drawings created throughout 2024 as part of Tony Wade’s project documenting ancient and veteran trees for the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Inventory.
Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Saturday 15 February 2025 – Sunday 27 July 2025
£9.50 (£7 concession), FREE for under 18s.
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This exhibition of one of Britain’s foremost ceramicists, Elizabeth Fritsch, at The Hepworth Wakefield will bring together over 100 works made between the 1970s and 2013 drawn from the artist’s own rarely-seen private collection. It will explore Fritsch’s extraordinary forms, techniques and influences across four decades of her career. Fritsch’s unique forms work in harmony with the colourful geometric hand-painted patterns on the vessel’s surface which often create optical illusions.
Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Saturday 8 March 2025 – late 2025
£14 (adults)/ FREE for Wakefield district residents
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Don’t miss this new exhibition of work by the late renowned artist Dame Elisabeth Frink, famed for her sculptures and prints of animals and the human figure. Opening in July, th...
