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The Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is an art gallery, with both open-air and indoor exhibition spaces, in West Bretton, Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It shows work by British and international artists, including Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. The sculpture park occupies the 500-acre (200-hectare) parkland of Bretton Hall.
Österreichischer Skulpturenpark [9] (Austrian Sculpture Park), sculpture park with outdoor sculptures of contemporary Austrian and international artists in Unterpremstätten, 7 km south of the Styrian capital Graz; Skulpturenpark Artpark, urban sculpture garden in Linz, Upper Austria. Sculptures are permanently exhibited.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park entrance The Yorkshire Sculpture Park , consists of 200 acres (0.80 km 2 ) of landscaped ground with a large collection of sculptures including some by Elisabeth Frink , some by Auguste Rodin , and others by local sculptors Barbara Hepworth , born in Wakefield , and Henry Moore , born in Castleford .
In West Yorkshire, the Piece Hall in Halifax closed, as did Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A statement said it would be in touch with customers who had booked a ticket for today.
In the summer of 2021 the Thirsk Hall Sculpture Park, set in the grounds, was opened to the public. It has showcased the work of both up and coming and established artists, including Michael Lyons and Zak Ové. [2] [4] [5] [6] The park had 3,000 visitors in its first year. [7] In 2023 the park featured the work of stone sculptor Emily Young. [8]
Clare Lilley is a British art curator and Director at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. [1] She previously held the post of Director of Programme. [2] [3]Lilley graduated with a degree in the History of Art from Manchester University.
Mute 2 by Austin Wright at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Ring by Austin Wright at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.. Wright's early success was fairly rapid. After exhibiting in “Modern Art in Yorkshire” in 1955 alongside Eduardo Paolozzi, Kenneth Armitage and Elisabeth Frink, he was invited by The British Council to show in “Younger British Sculptors”, an exhibition that toured Sweden in 1956.
Draped Seated Woman 1957–58 (LH 428) is a bronze sculpture by the British artist Henry Moore, cast in an edition of seven in the 1950s.The sculpture depicts a female figure resting in a seated position, with her legs folded back to her right, her left hand supporting her weight, and her right hand on her right leg.