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Frank Luckham Ring Collection
We have a brand new range of jewellery in the shop by British designer Frank Luckham. His unique and distinctive jewellery (see below) is inspired by the Modernist and Minimalist artistic movements,...
View ArticleLatest Video: ‘In Focus: Albert Wainwright’
The Hepworth Wakefield is home to the largest public collection of the work of artist, illustrator and designer Albert Wainwright. Born in Castleford in 1898, Wainwright was a childhood friend of Henry...
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Crazy Sculpture Web: A blog by Arts Award participants
Hello! We are a group of young people aged between 17 – 22 who have been participating in a project ‘Make Something Amazing’. A couple of weeks ago we had never met each other and some of us had never...
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The Big Draw in Action!
The Big Draw is the world’s largest drawing festival that takes place this year between 1 October and 2 November across the UK and in twenty other countries, with 280,000 people taking part in over...
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Simon Wallis on Frieze Art Fair & Frieze Masters
Frieze Art Fair and Frieze Masters are a vital, energetic and inspirational focal point for the art world every year. This year’s edition of the fairs is handsomely and effectively laid out and...
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REDISCOVERED, EARLIEST KNOWN PORTRAIT OF BARBARA HEPWORTH IS GIFTED TO WAKEFIELD
We are delighted to announce the recent acquisition of a rediscovered portrait of the young Barbara Hepworth. Generously gifted to the Wakefield Council Permanent Art Collection by a private American...
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Simon Wallis, Director of The Hepworth Wakefield, awarded an OBE for services...
Simon Wallis, Director of The Hepworth Wakefield has been awarded an OBE for services to the arts in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2015. The award recognises his contribution to the visual arts...
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Work in Focus: Henri Matisse, Portrait of a Woman, 1925
Peter Fallon, The Hepworth Wakefield’s Visitor Services Team Leader, recently explored the gallery’s collection of over 5000 works. Here’s the first of Peter’s Work in Focus blog posts. Wakefield’s art...
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Meet the maker: Witshop
WitShop are Jakob Creswell-Rost and Freya Hawtin. We create design-led stationery and gifts with a paired back aesthetic, splashes of colour and a hint of wit. Our designs include calendars, recipe...
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Meet the tutor: Lisa Cutcliffe – Exploring Yorkshire Foraging Workshop
Our current collection exhibition Yorkshire: Hepworth, Moore and the Landscape, shows how the Yorkshire landscape has been an enduring inspiration for artists. The show features sculptures by Barbara...
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