Logo

Your Basket

Subtotal: Excluding Delivery
Continue Shopping
Checkout
Cart
Logo

Media

All our press releases for current and forthcoming exhibitions, as well as news from around YSP

Media Contacts

Kerry Chase (media enquiries and image requests)
Senior Marketing & PR Officer
+44 (0)1924 832515
kerry.chase@ysp.org.uk

Nina Rogers 
(media enquiries and out of hours)
Head of Marketing & PR
+44 (0)1924 832633
Out of hours +44 (0)7973 432489
nina.rogers@ysp.org.uk

Yorkshire Sculpture Park
West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG
United Kingdom

Search by Year / Keyword

Reset Filter

Press releases and related images

Press Release

Embark on an after-hours adventure at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

18 Apr 2018

Embark on an after-hours adventure at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) on Friday 18 May 2018. For one night, YSP opens its doors (and gates!) to visitors until 9pm in celebration of Museums at...

Press Release

A new project at Yorkshire Sculpture Park combining equine therapy and contemporary art

17 Apr 2018

A new project at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) called Leap of Faith, inspired by contemporary artist Katrina Palmer’s The Coffin Jump (2018), is working with women’s centres in West and...

Press Release

YSP presents the largest-ever presentation of sculptures and first exhibition of sculpture and painting in the UK by Sean Scully

13 Apr 2018

Sean Scully: Inside Outside Longside Gallery and Open Air 29 September 2018–6 January 2019   “I have spent my life making the melancholic into something irresistible. Because the...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park invites families to interact with sculpture from every angle this Easter with 'Sculpture Cam'

20 Mar 2018

This Easter, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is inviting families to try a brand-new web app called ‘Sculpture Cam’ as they explore the Park in Wakefield, West...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park publishes 40th anniversary collection of poems by renowned poet Simon Armitage

14 Mar 2018

This month, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) will publish Flit, a new collection by the renowned poet Simon Armitage. The fully illustrated publication comprises 40 poems by Armitage, who was...

Press Release

New exhibition explores the relationship between art, games and play

28 Feb 2018

24 March–2 September 2018  Sat–Tues, 11.00–15.00 NAEA Gallery A new exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) explores the relationship between art, games...

Press Release

Enjoy a packed Easter at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

26 Feb 2018

From protest and craftivism to meditation and making, enjoy a packed Easter at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), with three brand new exhibitions and exciting events and activities in the open air for...

Press Release

A curious and colourful car arrives at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for Valentine's Cabaret

12 Feb 2018

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) welcomes the Darktown Turbo Taxi, a curious and colourful car by Jonny Hannah, to the stunning Yorkshire landscape, in time for the artist’s Darktown Cabaret on 17...

Press Release

Improve your wellbeing with a trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

09 Feb 2018

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) invites visitors to escape from the stresses of everyday life and focus on their wellbeing with a series of special events for National Museums & Wellbeing Week,...

Press Release

In My Shoes, a new exhibition from the Arts Council Collection, to open at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

06 Feb 2018

IN MY SHOES Art and the Self since the 1990s An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park 30 March–17 June 2018 followed by a national...

Press Release

New co-commission by Katrina Palmer to be unveiled at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

30 Jan 2018

From Saturday 16 June 2018 This summer, a new work by UK contemporary artist Katrina Palmer will be unveiled at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Co-commissioned by 14-18...

Press Release

Indulge in a spot of friendly protest at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this half term

23 Jan 2018

There’s plenty to entertain, come rain or shine, at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this half term, with exciting events and activities in the great outdoors.   Why not start with a spot...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park installs Changing Places toilet

18 Jan 2018

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has installed a Changing Places toilet, making the Park more accessible to people with profound and multiple learning, and physical disabilities.   YSP, near...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents the radical and vital work of Common Ground

16 Jan 2018

Bothy Gallery and Garden Gallery 5 May–2 September 2018   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents the radical and vital work of Common Ground – the Dorset-based arts and...

Press Release

Solo exhibition by textile artist Mister Finch opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

09 Jan 2018

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) welcomes you to the eccentric and fantastical world of The Wish Post. Textile artist Mister Finch brings his intricately hand-sewn and constructed menagerie to the Park,...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents extensive new exhibition by eminent artist Giuseppe Penone

12 Dec 2017

Giuseppe Penone: A Tree in the Wood Underground Gallery and open air 26 May 2018–28 April 2019   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents an extensive new exhibition by Giuseppe Penone...

Press Release

Visit ‘Darktown’ for an alternative evening at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, this Valentine’s

11 Dec 2017

Visitors are invited to enjoy an alternative evening at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this Valentine’s, with the truly unique Darktown Cabaret.   Join artist Jonny Hannah and friends, on...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents an awe-inspiring, site-specific installation by Chiharu Shiota

01 Dec 2017

Chapel 30 March–2 September 2018   Internationally acclaimed installation and performance artist Chiharu Shiota creates Beyond Time, an awe-inspiring, site-specific installation of...

Press Release

Learn a new skill in the New Year with Yorkshire Sculpture Park

23 Nov 2017

Start 2018 by learning a new skill with a range of sculpture courses at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP).   Whether it’s wood carving or wax casting, metal working or plaster sculpting,...

Press Release

Immortalise your name in a ‘Walk of Art’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

16 Nov 2017

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is giving visitors the chance to be immortalised in a new work of art launching at the Park in 2018.   The new ‘Walk of Art’ builds on the success of...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents Revolt & Revolutions, an Arts Council Collection National Partner Exhibition

26 Oct 2017

Revolt & Revolutions An Arts Council Collection National Partner Exhibition 6 January–15 April 2018 Bothy Gallery   Creativity has long been associated with vanguard ideas. Art and...

Press Release

Brighten up your half term with a visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

18 Oct 2017

As autumn sets in, brighten up your half term with a bustling week of activities at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP).   With spectacular gallery exhibitions; exciting family events and...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park announces 2018 Artistic Programme

28 Sep 2017

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents its 2018 artistic programme, featuring major indoor and open-air exhibitions and ambitious interventions in the landscape. Highlights include the most...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents new exhibition in partnership with Art Licks

20 Sep 2017

On the heights 28 October–3 December 2017 Bothy Gallery and open air   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents On the heights, an exhibition of new work, developed in response to the...

Press Release

Celebrate the festive season at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this Christmas

02 Aug 2017

This winter, celebrate the Christmas season at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) with refreshing winter walks, exhibitions by world-renowned artists, enticing events, delicious food and drink, and unique...

Press Release

Solo exhibition by artist Ed Kluz opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

25 Jul 2017

This winter, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents the largest solo exhibition to date by artist, illustrator and printmaker Ed Kluz. Sheer Folly – Fanciful Buildings of Britain celebrates the...

Press Release

Wakefield appoints Jenny Layfield as its Visitor Champion

21 Jul 2017

It was announced today that Jenny Layfield, General Manager of National Trust property Nostell, has been chosen as the Visitor Champion for Wakefield. This new role has been created following Arts...

Press Release

Major funding boost for Yorkshire sculpture

14 Jul 2017

Four world-class art galleries, including two Art Fund Museum of the Year winners, which form the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle have secured funding of £750,000 for a groundbreaking new project...

Press Release

Celebrate 40 years of Yorkshire Sculpture Park with A Weekend of Wonderful Things

09 Jun 2017

This summer, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) celebrates its 40th anniversary with A Weekend of Wonderful Things. On 14 to 16 July 2017, from dawn until dusk, visitors can encounter everything that is...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park launches new Ella Doran homewares range for 40th anniversary

24 May 2017

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents new work by internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa

22 May 2017

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) welcomes a beautiful new seven-metre-high cast iron sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa, as part of the Park’s 40th anniversary...

Press Release

Alfredo Jaar: The Garden of Good and Evil

17 May 2017

14 October 2017–8 April 2018 Underground Gallery and open air   Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a major solo exhibition by pioneering Chilean artist, Alfredo Jaar. This important...

Press Release

Enjoy great art and events in the great outdoors at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this summer

08 May 2017

Visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) over the holidays for a summer of great art and exciting events in the great outdoors.   Visitors can start off the summer holidays early with A Weekend of...

Press Release

Occasional Geometries: Rana Begum Curates the Arts Council Collection

04 May 2017

An Arts Council Collection National Partner exhibition 15 July–29 October 2017 Longside Gallery   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents Occasional Geometries, an exhibition selected...

Press Release

Frieze Sculpture 2017: A Free Summer Exhibition for London

20 Apr 2017

London’s largest outdoor exhibition, featuring 23 leading artists, to open this summer in The Regent’s Park Frieze Sculpture will open from 5 July to 8 October, presenting a free...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park ‘breaks ground’ on new visitor centre

19 Apr 2017

Construction of Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s (YSP) ambitious new £3.8 million visitor centre has begun.   The building – designed by architects Feilden Fowles and constructed by...

Press Release

Treasures from the National Arts Education Archive are revealed at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

13 Apr 2017

Treasures Revealed: Selected From the National Arts Education Archive NAEA Gallery 15 April–3 September 2017 / Sat–Tues, 11.00–15.00   In celebration of Yorkshire Sculpture...

Press Release

New sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Haroon Mirza comes to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

06 Apr 2017

Haroon Mirza: Aestival Infinato (Solar Symphony 11) 3 June–2 July 2017 Deer Shelter Skyspace   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents Aestival Infinato (Solar Symphony 11), 2017, a new...

Press Release

Artist Zak Ové brings 80 identical graphite figures to Yorkshire Sculpture Park

24 Mar 2017

8 April 2017–3 June 2018 Lower Park   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) welcomes an extraordinary assembly of 80 sculptures by British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové. Black and Blue: The...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park launches new wildlife trail thanks to partnership with Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

23 Mar 2017

This spring, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is teaming up with Wakefield Grammar School Foundation to launch a WILD Explorer Nature Trail at the Park. Visitors can follow the free trail and embark on...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park Highly Commended for its outstanding contribution to the national Get Creative Family Arts Festival

15 Mar 2017

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has been Highly Commended for its contribution to the 2016 Get Creative Family Arts Festival, with its event Capture, Snap, Play: Photography for Tiny Children. The...

Press Release

Drop in for free family fun at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this Easter

14 Mar 2017

Bring the family to Yorkshire Sculpture Park this Easter for the perfect day out, full of exciting art, great events and stunning landscape.   Drop in with the kids and Make Yourself at Home...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents Tread Softly, an Arts Council Collection National Partners exhibition

07 Mar 2017

27 May–3 September 2017 (extended until 15 October 2017) Bothy Gallery Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents Tread Softly, an exhibition exploring childhood, developing identity and family...

Press Release

Historic sculptures by Ai Weiwei at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

17 Feb 2017

6 May 2017–22 April 2018 Lower Park In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is pleased to present sculptures by internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Ai...

Press Release

Kaleidoscope: Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art

13 Feb 2017

An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition 1 April–18 June 2017 Longside Gallery The Arts Council Collection is pleased to announce the launch of a new touring exhibition focusing on...

Press Release

Make art using bits and pieces at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this half term

03 Feb 2017

Enjoy fresh air and fun at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this February. Half term visitors can take part in an exciting family sculpture workshop; explore 500 acres of rolling countryside, lakes and...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents [Re]construct, an Arts Council Collection National Partners exhibition

20 Jan 2017

[Re]construct An Arts Council Collection National Partners exhibition 1 April–25 June 2017   Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents [Re]construct in the 18th-century Chapel. Selected...

Press Release

Wakefield is successful in Arts Council England Cultural Destinations bid

11 Jan 2017

Wakefield Cultural Consortium, consisting 16 local organisations, has been awarded £223,000 from Arts Council England’s Cultural Destinations initiative, for a three year programme, to...

Press Release

Solo exhibition by illustrator Alice Pattullo opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

19 Dec 2016

This summer, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents Of House and Home by illustrator Alice Pattullo. The artist’s most ambitious project to date includes 60 new screen-printed editions...

Press Release

Learn a new skill in 2017 with sculpture courses at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

14 Dec 2016

Start the New Year by learning a new skill with a range of sculpture courses at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP).   Whether it’s sculpting with wax or plaster, or carving stone or wood,...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a collection of portrait photographs of sculptors by Anne Purkiss

08 Dec 2016

Anne Purkiss: Sculptors 4 March–4 June 2017 Upper Space, YSP Centre   “I see photographs as documents of people, recorded in the context of their environment and their time. The...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents Art by Email from the Middle East and North Africa

23 Nov 2016

7 January–5 March 2017 Bothy Gallery   Due to political situations and immigration conditions it can be difficult to invite artists  from outside the UK to work at Yorkshire...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park wins Large Attraction of the Year at 2016 White Rose Awards

22 Nov 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) was announced Large Attraction of the Year in last night’s White Rose Awards, the biggest tourism awards in the UK.   Fighting off strong competition, YSP...

Press Release

Enjoy festive events at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this Christmas

11 Nov 2016

Get into the festive spirit this winter at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) with an abundance of activities and events, glorious food and a treasure trove of treats to meet all your Christmas shopping...

Press Release

Important sculpture by Barbara Hepworth enjoys major restoration after more than 30 years on public display

12 Oct 2016

This autumn, expert conservators have restored Barbara Hepworth’s seminal artwork, The Family of Man (1970), which has been on public display at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) since...

Press Release

Enjoy an eventful half term at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this October

04 Oct 2016

Build sculptures whatever the weather, show off your photography skills and check out your reflection in a giant stainless steel moon – all at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this October half...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park announces 2017 Artistic Programme

29 Sep 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) reveals its 2017 programme, featuring major indoor and open-air exhibitions, ambitious interventions in the landscape and an exciting series of special events, in...

Press Release

Exhibition by artist and academic Nishat Awan opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

13 Sep 2016

Nishat Awan Migrant Narratives of Citizenship: A Topological Atlas of European Belonging 31 October–27 November 2016   This autumn, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents an immersive...

Press Release

Frieze Sculpture Park: A Free Outdoor Exhibition for Three Months

08 Sep 2016

Frieze is pleased to announce that the Sculpture Park will be open from 5 October 2016 to 8 January 2017, with free entry to all. Selected by Clare Lilley (Director of Programme, Yorkshire...

Press Release

James Webb: We Listen for the Future

16 Aug 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents recent work by interdisciplinary artist James Webb in the 18th-century Chapel and open air this autumn. The exhibition, We Listen for the Future...

Press Release

Tony Cragg: A Rare Category of Objects

03 Aug 2016

Underground Gallery, Garden Gallery and open air 4 March–3 September 2017 Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents the most extensive UK exhibition to date by leading sculptor Tony Cragg...

Press Release

Solo exhibition by painter and printmaker Angela Harding opens at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

20 Jul 2016

This winter, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents Flights of Memory by painter and printmaker Angela Harding. The artist’s largest ever solo exhibition presents a striking collection of...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park invites visitors to share their dreams this summer

14 Jul 2016

Visitors to Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) are invited to step into Dreams’ Time Capsule to share their dreams, from 21 to 31 July 2016.   The artwork by Leeds-based visual artist Eva...

Press Release

Drop in to YSP this summer to witness the creation of music making machines

28 Jun 2016

This summer, visit YSP’s Boat House to watch as the artist-collaboration Owl Project create music making machines from wood and electronics.   From 4 July to 17 July 2016, Owl Project...

Press Release

Yorkshire Sculpture Park launches new Mister Finch Textiles

26 May 2016

Renowned artist Mister Finch Textiles will premiere new work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) in an exhibition opening on Monday 6 June. The Midnight Meeting, a range of beautiful handcrafted...

Press Release

Open-air KAWS sculptures to remain at Yorkshire Sculpture Park until Nov 2016

25 May 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is pleased to announce that six sculptures by the renowned American artist KAWS will remain on display until 13 November 2016 giving visitors to the Park a further six...

Press Release

Night in the Museum: Ryan Gander Curates the Arts Council Collection

18 May 2016

Opening at Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park 16 July – 16 October 2016 then touring the UK until Autumn 2017   The Arts Council Collection is delighted to announce details of a...

Press Release

Bradford and Wakefield schools are invited to ‘Spark’ their creativity at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

06 May 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is inviting Bradford and Wakefield schools to take part in Spark, a free three-day introduction to sculpture and the environment. The project, worth...

Press Release

Arts Council funding secured for new additional visitor centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

29 Apr 2016

Following the news of a successful planning application on 18 February 2016, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has secured £1.7million funding from Arts Council England to realise an ambitious new...

Press Release

YSP presents Transparency, curated from the Arts Council Collection as part of the National Partners programme

15 Apr 2016

25 June–4 September 2016 Chapel Responding to the exceptional environment and light qualities of Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s 18th-century Chapel, Transparency shares significant works...

Press Release

Graphic works by Eduardo Paolozzi at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

01 Mar 2016

“…all human experience is just one big collage.” Eduardo Paolozzi, 1984   Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a display of graphic works, still vibrant and fresh today, by...

Press Release

Visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park this Easter for curious characters, illustration and exploration!

29 Feb 2016

This Easter at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), meet curious characters, show off your creativity and explore the Park’s fascinating history, in a range of exhibitions and events for all the...

Press Release

New group exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park showcases the best of UK art and design

26 Feb 2016

A new exhibition opening at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) this summer will showcase the best of contemporary UK art and design. In partnership with St Jude’s, the unique group exhibition...

Press Release

YSP presents At Home, the first in a series of exhibitions curated from the Arts Council Collection as part of the National Partners programme

18 Feb 2016

19 March 2016–17 July 2016 Bothy Gallery Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents At Home, the first in a series of exhibitions curated from the Arts Council Collection as part of the...

Press Release

Not Vital at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

21 Jan 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents the first major UK exhibition and largest museum project to date by the extraordinary and enigmatic Swiss artist, Not Vital. New works, specially developed for...

Press Release

YSP Senior Curator curates South Africa exhibition in collaboration with NIROX Foundation

20 Jan 2016

A PLACE IN TIME NIROX Foundation in collaboration with YSP Senior Curator, Helen Pheby PhD 30 April–July 2016 NIROX Foundation is excited to announce a unique exhibition in the UNESCO...

Press Release

Learn a new skill in 2016 with Yorkshire Sculpture Park

23 Dec 2015

Start 2016 by learning a new skill with a range of sculpture courses at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP).   Whether it’s wax casting or metal working, stone carving or bronze casting,...

Instagram

Get your art without walls kick by following YSP on Instagram and share your photos using #yorkshiresculpturepark