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The Doodle Lounge

27 May 2025 - 31 May 2025

Let your imagination run wild this May half term!

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Welcome
to the house
that art built

Welcome
to the house
that art built

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It's all happening at our house.

Activity

Talk and Draw

A free, relaxed drawing session open to everyone!

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Activity

Creative Stitching

A welcoming and relaxed space for creativity and connection.

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Residencies

Emily Ryalls – The Art House x YSP Artist Residency

17 April 2025 – 01 May 2025

Emily Ryalls explores women’s embodied knowledge.

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Workshops & Courses

Introduction to Pottery Throwing – 4 Week Course

30 April 2025 18:00 – 21 May 2025 20:30

Explore the art of pottery throwing on the wheel on this four-week evening course. This...

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Residencies

Geovanni Barrios

01 May 2025 – 30 June 2025

Introducing our newest cohort of ROSL residency artists!

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Workshops & Courses

Introduction to Screen Printing – 3 Week Course

07 May 2025 18:00 – 21 May 2025 20:30

Explore the potential of screen printing with our expert teaching artist and create your own...

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Who's it for?

Our house is your house.

The Art House provides time, space and support for artists, makers and creative businesses to develop their practice. It is a place where artists and audiences of all kinds are welcome to engage with the creative process through a year-round programme of exhibitions and events.

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Artist Support

Maker Spaces

Access for Artists and Visitors

Community and Engagement

Community Projects

Working with people from all sorts of backgrounds and specialists groups, we undertake a range of community projects. We aim to use arts, culture and the creative process to bring people together, nurture potential and contribute to the building of a cohesive community.

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Featured Video

Makey Wakey – Outreach to Ownership Research Project

Outreach to Ownership is an innovative cross-border research pilot which ran from January until September 2022 funded by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and managed by Historic England and Historic Environment Scotland. The Art House was of 5 organisations to be part of the project.

This short film documents the work carried out from January-June 2022, by The Art House and in response to this project.

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Our Location

Address

The Art House, Drury Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2TE

Public Transport

The Art House is located just 60 seconds walk from Wakefield Westgate railway station. The free city bus connects us to key locations around the city centre, including Wakefield bus station and The Hepworth Wakefield.

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