Join us for LIVE! AT THE YARD from 24-25th May. Two vibrant nights of live music with a host of country music artists gracing the stage.

Early bird tickets for Friday and Saturday night are on sale tomorrow at 10AM via the link below - don’t miss out 🎟

bit.ly/LIVEATTHEYARD

Join our team as Communities Curator! This Arts Council England funded new role will bring a strong community focus to the collecting, cataloguing and interpretation of the museum collections to better reach a broader, more diverse audience.

Apply now: orlo.uk/hCvgO

Just one of the fab OurYear2024 resources for teachers and school leaders 👇👇

Well done Wakefield Museums & Castles great work..fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

Love this CultureDale 🙌🙌🙌

theguardian.com/artanddesign/2… My exhibition at the Wellcome Collection was featured in the Guardian. Arts Council England ACE North ACE Midlands Shape Yorkshire Sculpture Park Ferens Art Gallery Global Disability Innovation Hub 💜 Hub-Sleaford Public Statues and Sculpture Association Creative Wakefield The Hepworth Wakefield

Babak Ganjei ‘Thanks for Having Me’ at Bluecoat is one of the best exhibitions I’ve seen there & I love The Bluecoat!

babak ganjei makes statements, they make you laugh / be reflective. Could have spent ages in the immersive ‘bedsit’

#Liverpool #Exhibition VisitLiverpool

📣NEW GUIDED WALK! 👟 Georgian Leeds 📆 14/02/24. Although we tend to think of Leeds as a Victorian city, it was already flourishing in the Georgian period, rapidly establishing itself as the leading centre for the woollen cloth trade. 🔗INFO&TICKETS: leedscivictrust.org.uk/georgian-leeds/

There's still time to make brilliant badges, banners and screenprint posters for free this Easter! 🎉

Head to the Makers' Shed and get inspired by objects from the 1984-1985 Miners’ Strike. These sessions are run by the local The Art House Wakefield.

👉 ncm.org.uk/whats-on/easte…

“Found Cities, Lost Objects” at Leeds Art Gallery is captivating and playful. Lots of sculpture on display alongside archival / cartographic works.

Plus the gallery has a sculpture you can skateboard on… fun!

#Leeds #Gallery #Sculpture

🌟Exciting news🌟

Our Arts Fund is open for applications🚀

The Arts Fund supports organisations who work at the intersection of art and social change

The Fund offers grants between £90,000 and £300,000 over 3 years

🗓️Applications close on 31 May
phf.org.uk/arts-fund
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It's Our Year for Music!

From brass to pop and jazz to classical, there are loads of exciting concerts and gigs taking place across the Wakefield District in the coming months 🎶

Take a look at our music guide to find your next show >> expwake.co/MusicGuide

#OurYear2024

This rare medieval sculpture was probably commissioned by the de Warennes - owners of Sandal Castle and Lords of the Manor of Wakefield.

The V&A are competing to keep it in the UK!

More info and how you can help on Wakefield Historical Society's blog: wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk/the-victoria-a…

If you didn't see @andysingleface's exhibition @tileyardnorth earlier this year, you're in luck! Due to popular demand INTERNAL is now on @thearthouseuk. INTERNAL explores the networks within the body, made with intricate paper sculpture.
Until 25 May.
expwake.co/internal

Part 2 of Rovers stars going over differences in Rugby League & what the Rovers means to them. Part of our Culture Grant Project ‘Pit to Pitch’, funded by Wakefield Council.
⏯️ bit.ly/3U1hzC7

OurYear2024 Wakefield Council Featherstone Rovers
#heritage #rugbyleague #mining #proud

Spring walk with Maximus Thunderbolt around Lotherton enjoying the gardens. We had the most magical half an hour sat with the deer as they had their breakfast.

Leeds Museums & Galleries #Leeds #Deer

Managed to see the new Babirye Leilah exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A series of works using fallen / dead trees from the landscape at YSP. Leilah is an LGBT activist and artist that works to challenge oppression.

#Sculpture #Wakefield Experience Wakefield

📣 We're recruiting for two new roles!

Could you be our Programme Manager: DEVELOP or our Commissions Officer?

Find out more and apply by Thursday 2 May, midday: bit.ly/3HS3UaY

Last night was hilarious!

We went to see The Time Machine at Leeds Playhouse & somehow I ended up on stage having a glass of ‘wine’ as part of the show.

Would recommend, it was a great laugh, and is Olivier Award Nominated - can I put that on my CV now?

#Theatre #Comedy #Leeds

Brilliant to see Andy Singleton fantastic exhibition INTERNAL again, on show thearthouseuk until 25 May ✨
Funded by #CultureGrantsWFD Wakefield Council as part of OurYear2024 #OurYear24