Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is currently closed for winter, reopening in April 2026.

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Drop-in workshop

Bend and Weave: Sculpting in Willow

Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 August 2025

Drop in any time between 10:30–12:30 and 13:30–15:30

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

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Part of Fragment and Form

A person making a sculpture from pieces of willow wood. The base is shaped like a five-pointed star, and raises up to a single point, not unlike a Christmas tree.

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Using flexible willow branches, express your own stories by creating sculptures together while exploring the artwork of Dominique White, which is on display in our current exhibition Fragment and Form.

This workshop will provide a safe, fun, and creatively stimulating environment for families to explore the themes, materials and processes within our current exhibition through creative play.

Two children at at table, wrapping sticks with wool to make small sculptures.

A school group sat around four tables, working on a creative project involving photos of sculpture, transparent sheeting and brightly coloured string.

A young girl drawing bold colours over the top of a photo of a sculpture on a clipboard.

Free, no booking necessary

This event is free of charge and no booking is required, just drop in any time between 10:30–12:30 and 11:30–15:30

Suitable for families with children aged 3+. This is an intergenerational workshop – we encourage creativity in all ages! Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop.

Accessibility

The workshop will take place in the Studio, our new workshop space on the second floor of the building.

We want to make it as easy as possible for all to attend, so please get in touch if you have any access needs that you would like to discuss before the workshop.

Accessibility

Step-free entrance

Our accessible entrance is on Cookridge Street, with a lift (doors 100cm wide) bringing you onto the ground floor of the building.

Internal lift

There is an internal passenger lift (doors 72cm wide) to all floors of the building.

Pushchairs & bags

You can store pushchairs and bags in the Studio for the whole event. We also have lockers on the basement level, suitable for bags and smaller items.

Toilets

The Studio has its own toilet facilities, including one fully accessible superloo (self-contained cubicle with a toilet and sink) and two additional gender-neutral superloos.

Baby-changing facilities

There are baby-changing facilities within the Studio’s toilets. Additional baby-changing facilities are located on the basement level, within one of our gender-neutral superloos.