Summer 2019
Events Explore the Park after hours with Museums at Night, experiment with collage with Ella Doran and experience a festival of sculpture with the launch of Yorkshire Sculpture International. Yorkshire Sculpture Park ysp.org.uk/events
Family POWER PATTERNS 25 & 26 MAY / 12.00–16.00 / FREE DROP IN (AIMED AT ALL AGES) Explore the creative potential of pattern in these fun and playful drop-in workshops. Artists will offer a range of activities for you to try with your friends and family, including pattern printmaking, thread drawing and playful activities in the gallery. THE ARTCART 25 MAY, 30 JUN, 21 JUL, 7 & 26 AUG / 11.00–16.00 / FREE (AIMED AT ALL AGES) Roll up, roll up: the ARTcart is popping up again! Take part in some art making, art thinking and art playing with your family. Look out for us as we move throughout the Park – just ask a member of staff to point you in the right direction. OUTDOOR SCULPTURE BUILDING: COME RAIN, COME SHINE TUESDAYS IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (28 MAY, 23 JUL–27 AUG & 29 OCT) 11.00–12.00 & 13.30–14.30 / £3 (AIMED AT ALL AGES) Immerse yourself in an imaginative world of sculpture making. Work and play together to build sculptures inspired by artists in the Park. HIDDEN FOREST OPEN DAY SATURDAYS IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (1 JUN & 27 JUL–31 AUG) / 11.00–16.00 FREE / DROP IN (UNDER 5s) Bring your under-fives to our magical Hidden Forest Open Day, drop-in any time to play, make sculptures, share stories and explore markmaking under the canopy of magnificent trees.
To find out more and to book online visit ysp.org.uk/events
LITTLE EXPLORERS FOR UNDER 5s LAST THURS OF THE MONTH (UNTIL 31 OCT) / 10.30–12.00 & 13.00–14.30 / £3 (AIMED AT UNDER 5s) Let our artists take you and your little one on an imaginative adventure to visit a sculpture near the Hidden Forest. Skip, jump and even puddle-splash back to the Hidden Forest to investigate, play and make discoveries together. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME: FAMILY STUDIO SPACE SUN–TUES / (21 JUL–1 SEP) 11.00–16.00 / FREE / DROP IN (AIMED AT ALL AGES) Make, draw, construct, play, imagine and have fun in our Garden Studio. Explore ideas inspired by current exhibitions at YSP and be your own artist. FAMILY SUMMER YSI SCULPTURE WALK 21 JUL & 21 AUG / 11.00–13.00 & 14.00–16.00 / £3 (AGES 6+) Explore the extraordinary sculptures of YSI artists brought to Yorkshire to celebrate where you live. Draw, think and make outside and consider how sculpture changes the space around us. Create family memories this summer on a stroll through our beautiful landscape. TO BREATHE: SCULPTURES IN THE SKY 14 JUL / 11.00–16.00 / FREE Join us to create a collaborative outdoor artwork inspired by Kimsooja’s To Breathe. Create an everexpanding installation of shimmering rainbows which frame the landscape. Immerse yourself within the installation and marvel at a spectacle of bubbles which float, dance and disappear creating rainbow sculptures in the sky.
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Talks & Tours FAMILY WORKSHOP: PATTERNS AND PRINTS WITH ELLA DORAN 27–28 JUL (TWO-DAY WORKSHOP) 11.00–16.00 / £40 (AGES 8+) Design and create your own lino print, taking inspiration from Ella Doran’s exhibition Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor. This is a great opportunity to achieve your Arts Award Explore while making art together. FAMILY SCULPTURE WORKSHOP: HOMES AND PLACE 10 AUG / 11.00–16.00 / FREE (AIMED AT ALL AGES) Visit the Bothy Gallery to construct your own sculptures and drawings about home, inspired by Richard Woods' house drawings popping up in the landscape. SCULPTING SOUNDS 20 AUG / 11.00–16.00 £20 (AGES 8+) Inspired by Tarek Atoui, this is a unique opportunity to work with composer Elizabeth Dobson, layering soundscapes together to create your own sound sculpture. Young people will achieve their Discover Arts Award as part of the workshop. DAVID SMITH: FAMILY DRAWING 15 SEP / 11.00–16.00 / FREE (AIMED AT ALL AGES) Drop into our light-filled Underground Gallery for free inspiring and imaginative family drawing activities. Supported by an artist, compose, capture and stretch your thinking through drawing ideas to discover David Smith’s geometric sculptures.
YINKA SHONIBARE CBE: IN CONVERSATION 16 MAY / 18.30 / £12, YSP MEMBERS £10 A special opportunity to hear Yinka Shonibare CBE discuss Criminal Ornamentation within the context of his wider practice. Shonibare will share his thoughts with Beth Hughes, Curator of the Arts Council Collection. DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ARTS: INCLUSION AND INTERSECTIONALITY 17 MAY / 10.00–16.30 / £20 Bringing people together to consider the theoretical and practical settings for arts education, this event highlights the importance of using research as a base for thinking and practice in visual arts study. MUSEUMS AT NIGHT: SUNSET IN THE SKYSPACE 17 MAY / MEAL 17.00–19.00, SUNSET FROM 20.00 / £15 Experience James Turrell’s tranquil Deer Shelter Skyspace at sunset and gaze at the sky as the evening light illuminates the chamber. Includes a delicious meal in YSP Centre beforehand. INTRODUCTORY CURATOR TOUR: DAVID SMITH 22 JUN / 11.00–12.00 / FREE A special free tour of YSP’s major exhibition by influential American artist David Smith in the Underground Gallery with YSP Director of Programme, Clare Lilley. INTRODUCTORY CURATOR TOUR: KIMSOOJA AND DAMIEN HIRST 22 JUN / 11.00–12.00 / FREE A special free curator tour of YSI projects by Kimsooja and Damien Hirst with YSP Curator Sarah Coulson.
HUMA BHABHA: SPACE AND PLACE AT THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD 22 JUN / 14.00–15.00 / FREE Celebrate the opening day of Yorkshire Sculpture International with world-renowned artist Huma Bhabha as she discusses her work with YSP’s Director of Programme, Clare Lilley. ASSOCIATED MATTER: LAUNCH CELEBRATION 22 JUN / 15.30–17.30 / FREE A special preview of the pop-up exhibition showcasing work by the five Yorkshire-based YSI Associate Artists. Meet the artists and curators, and enjoy refreshments outside the Bothy Gallery ASSOCIATED MATTER: MEET THE ARTISTS 29 JUNE / 13.00–16.00 / FREE Join the YSI Associate Artists as they present elements of their projects in the Bothy Gallery, including performance and a short screening. AFTER HOURS CURATOR TOUR: DAMIEN HIRST 11 JUL / 18.00–19.30 £8, YSP MEMBERS £6 A special in-depth exploration of the incredible sculptures in the landscape by Damien Hirst. After the crowds have left for the day, join Director of Programme, Clare Lilley, as she offers an insightful look at how major sculpture projects are realised at YSP. KIMSOOJA: ARTIST TALK 18 JUL / 18.00–19.45 £10, YSP MEMBERS £8 Join internationally renowned artist Kimsooja as she discusses her ideas and practice, revealing the background to her enthralling installation, To Breathe.
To find out more and to book online visit ysp.org.uk/events
FARMING STORIES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE 1 AUG / 18.00–20.15 / FREE Inspired by Bread, Circuses and TBD by Thukral and Tagra, and working with the National Farmers' Union (NFU), join this timely event to examine issues that affect farmers nationally and internationally today. RICHARD WOODS: ESTATE 10 AUG / 10.00–17.00 / FREE Drop in to see artist Richard Woods create his new land art intervention Estate (2019), a 100m line drawing created using rolled black fabric placed across the landscape. KIMSOOJA: STEPPING INSIDE THE SCULPTURE 10 AUG / 11.00–17.00 (ONE HOUR SLOTS) / FREE A rare and exclusive opportunity to experience Kimsooja's A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir (2014) from within. TAREK ATOUI: SHUFFLE SESSION 10 AUG / 14.00–15.00 / FREE Invited musicians will bring Tarek Atoui’s YSI orchestra of instruments to life through their own compositions. AFTER-HOURS CURATOR TOUR: DAVID SMITH 12 SEP / 18.00–19.30 £8, YSP MEMBERS £6 Join Curator Sarah Coulson for an exclusive out-of-hours walk through this major exhibition by David Smith, one of the most singular artists of the 20th century and the pioneer of welded sculpture in the USA.
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Workshops WAX CASTING 18–19 MAY (TWO-DAY COURSE) 10.00–16.00 / £165 Explore the possibilities of working in wax, led by artist Liadin Cooke, to create your own sculpture using casting as a method of production. MIDSUMMER METAL SCULPTURE COURSE 22–23 JUN (TWO-DAY COURSE) 10.00–17.00 / £295 Led by Brian Fell and Owen Cunningham, explore the use of metal to draw and divide space. Learn a range of techniques including welding and plasma cutting, and using shaping equipment and a forge.
STITCHED QUILTING WORKSHOP WITH ABIGAIL BOOTH 3 AUG / 10.00–16.00 / £85 Join Abigail Booth of Forest + Found for an introduction to the beautiful art of hand-stitched quilting and learn the traditional methods based around Booth’s practice. WOOD CARVING COURSE 7–11 AUGUST (FIVE-DAY COURSE) 10.00–16.00 / £340 Guided by expert wood carver Arthur De Mowbray, journey through the various techniques of carving wood to make a unique sculptural carving.
STONE CARVING SCULPTURE COURSE 3–7 JUL (FIVE-DAY COURSE) 10.00–16.00 / £340 Skilled stonemason, Marcia Bennett-Male, will show you stone carving techniques with plenty of time to develop your skills and create your own stone sculpture.
STONE CARVING EXTENDED PRACTICE 4–8 SEP (FIVE-DAY COURSE) 10.00–16.00 / £405 Develop and refine your stone carving skills with stonemason, Marcia Bennett-Male, using Indian Serpentine stone. Suited to those with experience of using stone who wish to extend their practice.
RELIEF WOOD CARVING COURSE 20–21 JULY (TWO-DAY COURSE) 10.00–16.00 / £165 Join sculptor Tim Norris for a practical introduction to woodworking. Discover the techniques and tools required to carve a relief sculpture out of wood.
COLLAGE AND PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH ELLA DORAN 7 SEP / 10.00–16.00 / £85 Led by artist Ella Doran, produce your own imaginary garden or interior-scape in collage and painting, inspired by the artist's work.
STONE LETTER CARVING 26–28 JUL (THREE-DAY COURSE) 10.00–16.00 / £245 Participants will learn the techniques of carving stone to make lettering, led by Marcia BennettMale, in the open air. WOODEN BEAD JEWELLERY WORKSHOP WITH JANE SEDGWICK 27 JUL / 10.00–16.00 / £85 Led by jeweller, Jane Sedgewick, explore techniques for colouring, decorating and texturing turned wooden beads through carving, filing and stamping.
LOOM WEAVING WORKSHOP WITH WOOL COUTURE 14 SEP / 09.00–12.00 & 13.00–16.00 £35–£60 Claire Gelder of Wool Couture will teach the basics of weaving to enable you to create your own wall hanging. Also learn how to make special effects with their epic extreme yarn.
To find out more and to book online visit ysp.org.uk/events
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THE CREATION OF BRETTON’S LAKES 22 JUN / 14.00–16.00 / £9.50 (INC. REFRESHMENTS AND PARKING FROM 13.30) A summer heritage walk exploring the beautiful viewpoints around the lakes. Discover the stories that surround their creation, including Sir Thomas Wentworth’s boat the Aurora. Finish your walk with afternoon tea served in the Greek Temple.
DAVID SMITH: BEHIND THE SCENES 14 JUN 2019 / 18.00–19.30 YSP MEMBERS £8, GUESTS £10 Join YSP Curator Sarah Coulson for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the major David Smith exhibition in the Underground Gallery and open air. Discover more about Smith’s practice and gain insights into how such an important exhibition is developed and brought to fruition.
AFTERNOON TEA WITH DIANA BEAUMONT 20 JUL / 14.00–16.00 / £9.50 (INC. REFRESHMENTS AND PARKING FROM 13.30) Enjoy a walk around YSP’s historic lakes followed by afternoon tea in the Camellia House, a remarkable legacy of Diana Beaumont. Discover her interests and the important role she played in the development of the Estate’s landscape.
EXPLORING THE HERBAL GARDEN 12 JUL 2019 / 10.00–11.30 YSP MEMBERS £12, GUESTS £15 Join YSP Head Gardener, Terry Lee, for an exclusive practical introduction to identifying and growing herbs from seed and cuttings. Learn about the rich array of herbs grown and used at YSP, and try your hand at propagation techniques, taking away the fruits of your labour. Along with a guided tour of the Formal Garden, tea and cake will provided as part of the morning.
THE BRETTON PLEASURE GROUNDS 14 SEP / 14.00–16.00 / £9.50 (INC. REFRESHMENTS AND PARKING FROM 13.30) Join YSP to mark Heritage Open Days 2019 and find out how Bretton Hall’s pleasure grounds were developed for the enjoyment of the family and their guests. THE HALLS AT BRETTON 12 OCT / 14.00–16.00 / £3 Hear about the early halls that were built on the Bretton Estate and how they link to Henry VIII, Temple Newsam and the Bretton Hall we know today. Explore how the original buildings influenced the design of the current mansion.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG +44 (0)1924 832631 / info@ysp.org.uk YSP is a registered charity, number 1067908
Wellbeing ART AND SOCIAL FOR OVER 55s LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH UNTIL 31 OCT / 14.00–16.00 / £7.50 Join us for a range of activities including outdoor sculpture building, walks, curator talks, mindful meditation and medical herbalism. Whether you come alone or with a friend, we guarantee a warm welcome. BOTANICALS: SPRING BLOSSOM 18 MAY / 10.00–16.00 / £85 A magical day gathering and drawing plants whilst learning about their medicinal properties with medical herbalist, Sue Salmon and botanical artist, Talya Baldwin.