Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life Exhibition Tate St Ives

We meet in the morning at Tate St Ives for a Specialist led guided tour of this exciting exhibition which draws art works from both the Edinburgh and Wakefield collections.

Barbara Heworth (1903–1975) is one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, she moved to St Ives in 1939, where she lived and worked for the rest of her life.

This exhibition presents almost five decades of her sculptures, paintings, drawings, prints and designs. Hepworth expanded the possibilities for sculpture and art’s purpose within modern society. Working in both abstraction and figuration, much of her art expresses our relationships with each other and our surroundings, and how art can reflect and alter our perceptions of the world.

Trewyn Studio Museum and Sculpture Garden

After lunch we continue with a second Specialist led tour of the Trewyn Studio where she lived and worked.

Barbara Hepworth considered St Ives her ‘spiritual home’. her Garden and Studio, is now the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Hepworth’s works – from drawings to monuments – are treasured in public and private collections and civic spaces worldwide. Celebrating her extraordinary life and achievements,

ITINERARY (SELF DRIVE) £5.00 per person (Lunch and entrance tickets not included)

10:00 TASWC members meet at Tate St Ives reception, Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, TR26 1TG for registration
10.30 Group Tour of Barbara Hepworth : Art & Life Exhibition commences
11.30 Tour will end with free time to revisit works in the Exhibition and other galleries

12.00 Lunch service commences in the Tate Cafe (at own cost) there are also many alternative venues in the local area

13.30 Reconvene at Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden, Barnoon Hill, St Ives TR26 1AD for our second tour of the Trewyn Studio and garden

15.00 We bring a close to the day following the end of our Second Tour

Please note : Admission to the Tate payable on the day is currently £10.50 plus £8.00 for Studio however you can arrange for a Locals Pass in advance of the visit at a charge of £5.00 for 12 months unlimited access on production of proof of residence. If you are not already a Tate Member or do not have a current Locals Pass please contact us so we can help arrange for this to be set up for you.