VISITING US FREE ADMISSION 10am – 5pm Tuesday – Sunday Closed Mondays (except school & bank holidays) 10am – 9pm After Hours: third Thursday of each month Gallery parking on Thornes Lane, WF1 5QJ, charges apply. FreeCityBus from Wakefield Westgate train station to the gallery Mon – Sat 9.30am – 3pm. CONTACT US Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW T 01924 247360 E hello@hepworthwakefield.org www.hepworthwakefield.org Photos: Jerry Hardman-Jones, Hannah Webster and Jonty Wilde. EVENTS SPRING 2012 EXHIBITION GALLERIES HEATHER & IVAN MORISON, BEN RIVERS, DAVID THORPE 11 February – 10 June 2012 Don’t miss an ambitious new exhibition by four leading contemporary artists. Heather & Ivan Morison, Ben Rivers and David Thorpe use film, sculpture, installation and performance to pose questions about our relationship to nature and what happens when man-made and natural worlds collide. FREE COLLECTION GALLERIES Six of The Hepworth Wakefield’s dramatic gallery spaces are dedicated to Wakefield’s collection of Modern British art. The collection features some of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. You’ll find works by Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, David Hockney and Victor Pasmore, among others, as well as an inspiring display of sculptures by Barbara Hepworth. FREE The Hepworth Wakefield is Yorkshire’s award-winning new gallery, and it’s free. This spring, you’ll find a unique collection of sculptures by Barbara Hepworth, as well as an ambitious new exhibition and a packed programme of events. Visit www.hepworthwakefield.org to find out more. EVENTS There’s always something inspiring to do at weekends and evenings, with a packed programme of events, talks and tours. Don’t miss the following highlights: CLAY CARVING WORKSHOP Sun 11 March, 10.30am – 4pm Discover how Hepworth and Moore experimented with carving and create your own sculpture in soap or clay. £25 COMETS AND ZOMBIES FILM SCREENINGS Thurs 19 April, 6 – 9pm Join exhibiting artist Ben Rivers as he introduces a night of comets, zombies & nuclear holocaust. £4 (£3) THE HEPWORTH’S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY Sat 19 & Sun 20 May, 11am – 4pm Celebrate our first birthday with a fun weekend of live music, performances and special events. FREE Sign up to our free e-newsletter www.hepworthwakefield.org See inside to find out more... WELCOME TO THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD FREE ENTRY Our new exhibition featuring four international contemporary artists. FREE ADMISSION NEW EXHIBITION HEATHER & IVAN MORISON BEN RIVERS DAVID THORPE 11 FEBRUARY – 10 JUNE 2012
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Visiting us
FREE ADMissiOn10am – 5pm tuesday – sunday Closed Mondays (except school & bank holidays) 10am – 9pm After Hours: third thursday of each month
gallery parking on thornes Lane, WF1 5QJ, charges apply. FreeCityBus from Wakefield Westgate train station to the gallery Mon – sat 9.30am – 3pm.
COntACt us gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW t 01924 247360 E [email protected] www.hepworthwakefield.org
Photos: Jerry Hardman-Jones, Hannah Webster and Jonty Wilde.
EVEntssPRing 2012
ExHiBitiOn gALLERiEs
HEAtHER & iVAn MORisOn, BEn RiVERs, DAViD tHORPE 11 February – 10 June 2012
Don’t miss an ambitious new exhibition by four leading contemporary artists. Heather & ivan Morison, Ben Rivers and David thorpe use film, sculpture, installation and performance to pose questions about our relationship to nature and what happens when man-made and natural worlds collide. FREE
COLLECtiOn gALLERiEs
six of the Hepworth Wakefield’s dramatic gallery spaces are dedicated to Wakefield’s collection of Modern British art. the collection features some of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. You’ll find works by Henry Moore, Ben nicholson, David Hockney and Victor Pasmore, among others, as well as an inspiring display of sculptures by Barbara Hepworth. FREE
the Hepworth Wakefield is Yorkshire’s award-winning new gallery, and it’s free. this spring, you’ll find a unique collection of sculptures by Barbara Hepworth, as well as an ambitious new exhibition and a packed programme of events. Visit www.hepworthwakefield.org to find out more.
EVEnts
there’s always something inspiring to do at weekends and evenings, with a packed programme of events, talks and tours. Don’t miss the following highlights:
CLAY CARVing WORKsHOPsun 11 March, 10.30am – 4pmDiscover how Hepworth and Moore experimented with carving and create your own sculpture in soap or clay. £25
COMEts AnD ZOMBiEs FiLM sCREEningsthurs 19 April, 6 – 9pm Join exhibiting artist Ben Rivers as he introduces a night of comets, zombies & nuclear holocaust. £4 (£3)
tHE HEPWORtH’s 1st BiRtHDAY PARtY sat 19 & sun 20 May, 11am – 4pm Celebrate our first birthday with a fun weekend of live music, performances and special events. FREE
sign up to our free e-newsletter www.hepworthwakefield.org
see inside to find out more...
WELCOME tO tHE HEPWORtHWAKEFiELD
FREE EntRY
Our new exhibition featuring four international contemporary artists. FREE ADMISSION
NEW EXHIBITION
HEATHER & IVAN MORISON
BEN RIVERSDAVID THORPE
11 FEBRuARy –10 JuNE 2012
gEt intERCOnnECtEDtues 6 March, 5.30 – 8.30pmJoin tHW, the Art House and green Communications for a networking event for artists, creative industries & individuals. the evening includes quickfire Pechakucha presentations by special guests. FREE
ARtWALKWed 28 March, drop in 5 – 9pm An evening of experimental music with performances by up-and-coming artists, including Patterns, whose sound is described by NME as “a heady collusion of blissed-out vocal echoes and shimmery weirdness.” FREE
tHE HEPWORtH’s 1st BiRtHDAY PARtY sat 19 & sun 20 May, drop in 11am – 4pm Celebrate our first birthday with a fun weekend of live music, performances and special events. FREE
WiCHitA RECORDings tAKEOVERWed 30 May, drop in 5 – 9pm As part of the ArtWalk we have teamed up with leading independent record label, Wichita Recordings to present an exciting evening of live music. Café, shop and galleries open until 9pm. FREE
Please note some elements of this event may be ticketed, for prices and booking information please visit the website.
JuBiLEE tEA PARtY sat 2 June, drop in 11am – 4pm Join us for a truly Royal weekend to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, featuring a tea party and fun for all the family. FREE
VALEntinE’stues 14 Feb, tour 6.30pm, Dinner 7pm Enjoy a love-themed tour of the collection and tapas in our candle-lit café bar. tour £4
RHuBARB DEMOnstRAtiOn sun 26 Feb, 2pm to coincide with the Food, Drink and Rhubarb Festival, join gary Bates, Creative Director of the Lindley group for a rhubarb food demonstration. FREE
gOuRMEt EVEningFri 9 March, 7.30pmgary Bates, Creative Director of the Lindley group will be cooking a unique four-course menu using the best Yorkshire produce. Enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival, and a taste of our specially selected wines to compliment each course. £45 each
EAstER ExtRAVAgAnZAsun 8 April, 12 – 3pmthis Easter, enjoy a special two-course lunch including roast lamb, simnel cake and chocolate treats.
AFtER HOuRs: suMMER BBQ thurs 21 June, 5 – 9pmJoin us for a summer BBQ on the gallery terrace and enjoy late night exhibitions and shopping until 9pm.
COMEts AnD ZOMBiEs FiLM sCREEningsAs part of our current exhibition, artist Ben Rivers has programmed a series of post-apocalyptic film screenings. Join us for nights of comets, zombies and nuclear holocaust. gallery, shop and café open until 9pm.
thurs 16 Feb4 – 5pm tHW Young People’s group screen their own post-apocalyptic creation. £4 (£3)5 – 8pm Cult 80’s B movie, valley girls vs zombies in Night of the Comet (15). £4 (£3)
thurs 15 March6 – 11pm Back-to-back screening of Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) (18), a full throttle apocalypse action movie, and a post-apocalyptic tale based on the novel by Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog (18). £4 (£3)
thurs 19 April6 – 9pm The Bed Sitting Room (15), a darkly satirical vision of a post-apocalyptic England starring spike Milligan, with a special introduction by artist Ben Rivers. £4 (£3)
RHuBARB FOOLs tALK WitH RiCHARD JACKsOn sat 25 Feb, 2 – 2.40pm to celebrate the Wakefield Food, Drink and Rhubarb Festival, join our special guest speaker, rhubarb enthusiast Richard Jackson for historical revelations, along with amusing anecdotes about rhubarb and its special connection with West Yorkshire. £7 (£5)
tALK WitH DR MARgAREt gARLAKE thurs 17 May, 7pminternationally renowned expert on British art, Dr. Margaret garlake, author of New Art/New World: British Art in Postwar Society will give a talk to coincide with the opening of our new collection displays. gallery, shop and café open until 9pm. £7 (£5)
tOuRs
HigHLigHt tOuRs Every Wed, sat & sun, 2 – 2.20pm Join our friendly team for an informal introduction to the collection displays. no need to book, meet in the foyer at 1.55pm. FREE
CuRAtOR’s HigHLigHts tOuRLast sat of every month, 2 – 2.40pm Join one of our curators for a special insight into their favourite works of art on display. FREE
EnCOuntERssun 12 & 19 Feb, 10.30am & 2.30pm thurs 16 Feb, 2.30 & 7.30pmsun 5 & 26 Feb, 10.30amEncounters is a new play by Yew tree Arts, a love story about two young people. As they spend time in the gallery, revelations emerge about who they are. Writing workshop sun 5 & 26 Feb, 12pm (ages 15-25). FREE
LAtE nigHts
AFtER HOuRs thurs 16 Feb, 15 Mar, 19 Apr, 17 May, 21 June, 5 – 9pmJoin us on the third thursday of every month forexhibitions, dining and shopping until 9pm. FREE
CLAY CARVingsun 11 March, 10.30am – 4pmDiscover how Hepworth experimented with carving and create a carved sculpture in soap or clay. £25
CREAtiVE WRiting WORKsHOPsun 25 March, 10.30am – 4pmJoin us for a day of creative writing inspired by the collections. suitable for all levels of experience. £10
EVEning PHOtOgRAPHY WORKsHOPWed 28 March, 6.30 – 9pmBring your own digital camera and experiment with ways of capturing images at night. £10
16MM FiLMMAKing WORKsHOPsun 15 April, 10.30am – 4pmWork with filmmaker Luke Williams to combine hand-drawn & existing footage into a unique 16mm film. £20
PRintMAKing sun 22 April, 10.30am – 4pmWork with Laura slater to create prints inspired by the organic patterns in the current exhibition. £20
LiFE DRAWingWed 25 April, 6.30 – 9pmJoin artist nichola Pemberton as the gallery opens after-hours for a unique opportunity to study the human form amongst the works of art. £20
WOOD CARVingsun 6 May, 10.30am – 4pmWork with artist Liz Pontin to create small wooden sculptures inspired by works in the collection. £35
CREAtiVE WRiting WORKsHOPsun 27 May, 10.30am – 4pmDevelop writings inspired by exhibiting artist Ben Rivers’ post-apocalyptic film, Slow Action. £10
sKEtCHing WORKsHOPsun 3 June, 10.30am – 4pmExplore the collection and work with artist neil grinsill to experiment with drawing techniques. £15
