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Showing: Families

Art Pod

Art Pod

Every Saturday during term time / Every Monday, Friday and Saturday during the Wakefield school holidays, drop-in 11am - 4pm, 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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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sunday 28 June, Sunday 23, Tuesday 25, Thursday 27 August, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Inspired by Hepworth’s carved sculptures try making your own creative carved artwork using soap.
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Family Workshop: Feltmaking

Family Workshop: Feltmaking

Sunday 5, Sunday 26, Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29, Thursday 30 July, drop in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Try out felt making with your family inspired by artworks in the galleries.
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Toddler Tuesdays

Toddler Tuesdays

First Tuesday of the Month*, 10.30am - 12pm. £11 for one child with one adult + £5 additional adult/£4 additional child. (Ticket includes free parking in our main car park and 50% discount off gallery entry on the day.)

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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Mothering: Creative wellbeing for parents

Mothering: Creative wellbeing for parents

First Tuesday of the Month (unless otherwise stated), drop-in 1 - 3pm, FREE

Take time out to relax, socialise and be creative. Enjoy the artwork, play with your child, or simply have a chat with other parents - with a different exhibition to explore each month. 
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Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Sunday 12 July, Sunday 2, Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore textures and shapes in Barbara Hepworth's sculptures and make your own clay artwork to take home.
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Summer Holidays

Summer Holidays

Saturday 18 July - Sunday 30 August 2026, 10am - 5pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Screen off, imagination on! Join us every day during the Wakefield school holidays and get creative as a family.
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Family Workshop: Bright Light Sculptures

Family Workshop: Bright Light Sculptures

Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 July, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Enjoy this multi-sensory creative workshop for children of all ages. Play with patterns, texture, layers and colours on light boxes and projections, add to large drawings or make your own light catcher to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.
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Garden Play

Garden Play

Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Wakefield summer holidays, drop in 11am - 4pm, FREE

Come and play in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Stack, build, experiment, draw and imagine with your family in the open air. Be inspired by the garden’s artworks and plants, the weather and buildings around you. No need to book, just turn up and play!
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Family Workshop: Summer Drawing

Family Workshop: Summer Drawing

Sunday 21 June, Sunday 16, Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 August, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Move through the learning studio to create a 'garden of drawings' featuring birds, plants and trees.
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The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
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