PLANNING YOUR VISIT All visits must be booked two weeks in advance. Submit an online enquiry form by visiting www./ teachers/how-to-book and you ll be contacted by our team to confirm your visit. OPENING HOURS: 10am 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday Closed Mondays, except Wakefield district school holidays and bank holiday Mondays. GETTING HERE: Situated close to the M1, with Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester within an hour s drive There is a coach drop-off point on Gallery Walk by arrangement at time of booking. A pay and display coach park can be found on Quebec Street (WF2 9SA), just 3 minutes drive from the gallery We are just 1 mile from Wakefield Westgate train station, and less than 10 minutes walk from Wakefield Kirkgate train station. Any further questions? Contact the Learning Team to find out more: The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Walk Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 5AW T: 01924 247398 E: learning@hepworthwakefield.org W: @HepworthGallery #THWCreates Facebook.com/TheHepworthWakefield Illustrations by Sumo Photography by Hannah Webster & Nick Singleton. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE WITH THE LEARNING PROGRAMME 2016 17 SECONDARY & POST-16 CLORE LEARNING AWARD WINNER 2013 One of the world s 50 greatest galleries. The Times
GET GOING For full details of all our programmes, please visit our website. Want to speak to a member of our team? Please contact us at learning@hepworthwakefield.org or call 01924 247398. WELCOME The Hepworth Wakefield is an inspirational, award-winning venue to explore with your class. Explore our exhibitions with your group through artist-led workshop sessions or self-directed visits as well as resources to support your learning. For teachers and group leaders wishing to lead their own visit, entrance to the gallery is free of charge, but booking is essential. THE FOLLOWING ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE, AND ARE BOOKABLE IN ADVANCE: Self-directed resources Class-sized lockers Indoor picnic area. OUTDOORS YOU CAN ALSO EXPLORE: Sculptures in the gallery garden.
GET PREPARED RESOURCES (IN-GALLERY AND ONLINE) Take a look at some of the resource kits and tools we re able to provide to support your self-directed sessions in the gallery. TEACHERS INFORMATION PACK (Download from our website) Practical information about your visit, including an overview of the gallery and collection, key themes and suggested activities. EXHIBITION NOTES (Download from our website) Supporting information about exhibiting artists accompanied by suggested activities. NEW: MATHS IN ART WEBSITE (Visit www.mathsinart.org) A fantastic resource developed in partnership with maths teachers, to explore maths in the galleries. Contains lesson plans, and ideas for how to use art in your scheme of work including Public Art and Problem Solving and Space, Shape, Sculpture. Special features include an area to showcase your creative maths projects on our case studies page. BEHIND THE SCENES (Visit our website) Use our online resources to gain an insight into the variety of careers at an art gallery. Video interviews directed and filmed by young people, with members of staff at the gallery are available on our website. For more information about how to integrate the Behind the Scenes resource into your lesson plan or Arts Award contact Natalie Duffield-Moore on natalieduffield-moore@ hepworthwakefield.org. DRAWING AT THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD (Download from our website) Creative ideas for sketching and drawing your way around the galleries. Use in conjunction with the Art Kit. ART KIT ( 10) Contains a selection of materials that you can use in the galleries, providing clipboards, pencils and paper for up to 33 pupils. EXPLORING SCULPTURE RESOURCE BAGS ( 5) Using a range of materials to share ideas and experiences, explore imagination, relationships and meanings. Get thinking about sculpture and what informs and influences a sculptor when making work. Use with up to 33 pupils. FIND OUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT ARTS AWARD We have a variety of ways we can support you as a teacher to take your students through their Discover, Explore and Bronze Arts Award in school and at the gallery. To find out more contact us on learning@hepworthwakefield.org or 01924 247398. For supporting notes and more information on all resources please visit: / teachers/teachers-resources
GET CREATIVE SECONDARY ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS OUR LEARNING TEAM INCLUDES ARTISTS WHO WORK IN THE FOLLOWING ART FORMS: Art Criticism Creative Writing Drama Drawing Movement Music Photography Printmaking Sculpture. INVESTIGATE, CREATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR SECONDARY GROUPS: All artist-led activities use the gallery as inspiration Artist-led sessions can be differentiated between KS3 and 4 and may be tailored to meet the needs of your group We can accommodate groups of up to 20 or 30 students, depending on the session. Our offer includes: ART Exploring 2D 3D Investigate 2D and 3D artworks and develop your own drawings and sculptural forms. Choose your focus: Clay Carving or Mixed Media Construction. Sense of Place Engage your senses and create mixed-media landscape artworks. Choose your focus: Public Art Brief, Sensory Mapping or Monoprint Collage. Printmaking Create drawings and explore various printmaking processes. Abstracting the Figure Explore how the body has influenced artists, and create abstract forms by using your own body as the basis of sculptures. Choose your focus: Drama or Drawing and Sculpture. Sketchology Sketch your way around the gallery with one of our Creative Practitioners, ideal for sketchbook development. Up to 20 students. Master the Plaster Explore the Hepworth plasters to inspire your own plaster creations. Choose your focus: Bas-relief or Maquette Forms. DRAMA AND LITERACY Devising Drama through Art Encouraging teamwork, students develop their communication skills as they structure narrative and performance. MUSIC Gaps, Hollows, Silence Explore connections between sound and space in Hepworth s pierced forms, through composing, listening and performing. EXPLORE ART Explore & Create Explore our temporary exhibitions through looking, listening, discussion and debate. Choose your focus: Drawing, Sculpture or Drama. All standard sessions cost from 100. Full details and costs of our sessions can be found on our website: SEN(D) GROUPS We encourage SEN(D) groups to use the gallery as a learning resource. Contact us on 01924 247398 to discuss how we can tailor sessions to meet the needs of your group.
GET INSPIRED POST-16 AND SECONDARY ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS We have developed a range of artist-led sessions suitable for both KS4 and 5 students, which use the gallery as inspiration. Our offer includes: ARTICULATING ART Crit Happens Experience the gallery through an art-school crit. Learn to analyse the works, present ideas, discuss and debate. We will be holding a number of multi-school sessions over the year. Please visit our website for dates and further information. The Language of Sculpture By experiencing processes artists use to make their work, students develop skills in looking and interpreting through making. Supports students in preparation for participating in the ARTiculation Prize* for sixth form students. ARTiculation Discovery Days Using observation, research and analysis of primary and secondary sources, KS4 students work in groups as they prepare to present their thoughts. Book up to six students from your school onto the scheduled days sessions will be held termly and more information can be found on our website: * For more information about the national ARTiculation Prize, how you can get involved and support available, please see our website at hepworthwakefield.org/ learning/teachers/projects/current-projects. POST-16 ARTIST-LED SESSIONS Work with a professional artist from our team to understand how artists work through a process of investigation Designed to support portfolio development Sessions accommodate up to 20 students. Our offer includes: Sketchology Creatively sketch and draw as you explore the gallery artwork and space. Architecture Tour Explore the galleries from every angle with our artists. All standard sessions cost from 100. Full details and costs of our sessions can be found on our website:
GET DEVELOPED THE YEAR AHEAD Highlights of our exhibitions and displays to support your learning for 2016-17 are as follows*. Please visit our website for dates of exhibition opening: AUTUMN TERM 2016 The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture Anthea Hamilton Reimagines Kettle s Yard A Contemporary Collection SPRING TERM 2017 The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture Disobedient Bodies: J.W.Anderson at The Hepworth Wakefield Anthea Hamilton Reimagines Kettle s Yard A Contemporary Collection SUMMER TERM 2017 Howard Hodgkin Hepworth and Moore in The Wakefield Permanent Art Collection AUTUMN TERM 2017 Alina Szapocznikow ON PERMANENT DISPLAY Hepworth at Work The Hepworth Family Gift * Correct at time of going to print. Please visit our website for details on upcoming exhibitions. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SUBJECT LEADERS The Hepworth Wakefield is committed to supporting teachers and subject leaders in preparation for visits and in skills development. LOOK PLAN PLAY (FREE) 4 6pm, termly sessions please visit our website for dates. Familiarise yourself with the gallery by joining the Learning Team for a tour, use our resource kits, and pick up ideas from other teachers. Please book in advance. CREATIVE LEARNING NETWORK The Creative Learning Network offers schools, arts organisations and creative practitioners six artist-led CPD sessions, each tailored towards your teaching. They will offer creative approaches to tackle the National Curriculum and ideas to take directly back to the classroom. The sessions run from 4.30 6.30pm on the following dates: Tuesday 15 November: Enquiry Session One Tuesday 10 January: Enquiry Session Two Tuesday 28 February: Enquiry Session Three Tuesday 28 March: Enquiry Session Four Tuesday 16 May: Enquiry Session Five Tuesday 20 June: Enquiry Session Six For more information and to book your place contact us on learning@hepworthwakefield. org or 01924 247398. For dates and session details, please visit our website: