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The Hepworth Summer Fair
Art Fair
Summer Fair
19 Aug 2017 – 20 Aug 2017
Event times
10am - 5pm
Cost of entry
Free Entry
Address
- Gallery Walk
- Wakefield
England - WF1 5AW
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- FREE CITY BUS The gallery is on the FreeCityBus route operated Monday – Saturday between 9.30am and 3pm.
- The gallery is 0.3 miles from Wakefield Kirkgate train station (approximately 8 minutes walk) and 1 mile from Westgate train station (approximately 20 minutes walk).
Join us for a vibrant summer celebration of arts, crafts, food and culture in our galleries, garden and converted mill, The Calder.
About
Join us for a vibrant summer celebration of arts, crafts, food and culture in our galleries, garden and converted mill, The Calder.
Craft and Food Market
Head to our converted mill The Calder and treat yourself at our independent market with a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, prints, stationary, homeware, food and drink from local designers, makers and producers including:
AH Jewellery / The Bird & The Hare / Chilli Shop / Craft Tea Company / Ding Ding / Dittany Rose / Dot Cotton Crafts / Fox + Lilly / Gale & Temple / geo-fleur / Gosia Weber Handmade / Alison Hardcastle / Hashtag House / Haywood Botanicals / Hedge and Hog Prints / Laura Creer / Little Badger Cider Co / Little Shop of Lathers / Loela / Loubijoux / Memo Illustration / Moments Of Sense & Style / Ohsoochilli Sauce / PEGGY / Pottery West / Riddles / Soren's House / Spice Kitchen / StolenForm / Tea Party at the Zoo / The Seasonal Larder / Upsydaisy Craft / WitShop / Yorkshire Dama Cheese
Street Food Market
Stop and rest in the garden and tuck into some delicious street food and drink from The Hop Box, Mio Pizza, Chaat Cart, Wrapture and more.
Free Family Activities
In the garden, create bright, printed Wearable Sculptures inspired by Hodgkin’s colourful, energetic paintings. Use inventive printing tools and ink pads to create your own colorful artwork on paper then transform your designs into wearable sculpture to show off around the gallery and the Summer Fair.
In our galleries and learning studios, explore our Art Pods (Saturday) and create your own artwork with Colour Vision (Sunday).
Performances
Saturday 19 August, 12 – 12.15pm / 1 – 1.15pm / 2 – 2.15pm / 3 – 3.15pm
Join Yew Tree Theatre in the garden for a series of pop-up performances, devised through their summer school programme.
Yew Tree Youth Theatre aim to build confidence and self-esteem in young people, regardless of ability or previous experience. Their public performances are only a small element of their programme, which gives everyone the chance to learn skills and develop at their own pace. Established for over 21 years, the youth theatre has given hundreds of young people the chance to enjoy drama and continues to grow, now with over 200 young people attending one of ten sessions every week.
Workshops for Adults
Get creative and develop new skills in Reduction Lino-Cut Printing or Jewellery Making, led by experienced local artists (both Saturday). Please note, fees apply and advanced booking is essential.
