An artist based at Bloc, whose practice references the feminine and sees seeming irreverence jostle with political poignance.

A background in philosophy and archeology and a love of climbing inform Paul's art practice.

A theatre director driven by a desire to create social change, directing the first northern staging of My Name is Rachel Corrie.

An artist whose work uncovers hidden histories and connect past figures with autobiography – currently exploring the Sheffield legacy of writer, poet, activist and socialist Edward Carpenter (1844-1929).

Working with textiles, electronics and computer art, Toni is an artist who brings the traditional and the progressive into dialogue to create something entirely new.

A sound artist, musician, producer and organiser whose work often blurs the boundary between the visual, the audible and the digital.

An artist and instrument builder from the experimental fringes of electronic music. See him live at this year's AlgoMech festival.

The playwright behind the Park Hill-set musical Standing at the Sky’s Edge talks about tackling big ideas through theatre, and finding honest human stories that an audience can connect with.

Madeline Shann is a theatre maker, choreographer and writer whose work meets anxiety and absurdity with a mixture of laughter and fury. Get to know Madeline ahead of her new solo show, Here's Looking at UKIP.

A sculptor working with wire, welding and weaving it into ethereal forms and bringing in light and sound to create immersive installations.

An artist-filmmaker investigating the histories of post-industrial cities and amplifying voices that have traditionally been silenced.

A curious, enthusiastic and creative collective of 14-to-19-year-olds, chatting, making and curating art from their Site Gallery base.

An indie publishing house, boldly trying to transform the world of books.

Sheffield’s Forced Entertainment were once the "enfants terribles" of the avant-garde theatre scene. Now, after 30 years, they’re the elder statesman of contemporary performance.

If you've spent a decent amount of time in Sheffield, chances are you'll have come across, and come to love, the work of graffiti artist-musician-printmaker Kid Acne in one form or another.

A master doodler, Geo creates work with "plenty of colour, character and narrative to sink your eyes into".

Working at her huge dobby loom, Seiko creates yarn sculptures inspired by nature that are full of calm and beauty.

Bringing people together over the joys of queer culture since 2016, through film, drag, music, and more.

Headed by creative director Dawn Walton, Eclipse is a company dedicated to bringing a more diverse audience into theatres and adding stories to the British canon.

No musician has as deep a connection to Sheffield as Richard Hawley. Here he talks about the "grim up north" myth and how Sheffield inspires his music.

A grassroots collective putting black artists, storytellers, filmmakers and talent front and centre through pop-up events and the annual Melanin Fest.

The joint CEO of Warp Films on the company's origins, This is England, and Sheffield's independent spirit.

A pioneer of the algorave scene, creating music through live coding.

A polymath artist whose playful work tests and disrupts the ways that we understand art.

A ceramicist creating kitchenware inspired by, and made for, the people, history and character of Sheffield.

Lucy Vann is an artist preoccupied with small-scale weirdness and the surreally mundane. From her studio in S1 Artspace she works with video, sculpture, performance and installation.

Creators of forward-thinking, affecting and unforgettable theatre since 1995.

A ceramicist based at Yorkshire Artspace, creating "vessels with heart".

Introducing John Hoyland (1934-2011), the Sheffield-born abstract painter now championed by Damien Hirst.

Welcome to the wonderful world of TADO!

Builders of dream bicycle frames, bespoke to each rider.

Workwear for women, made in Sheffield by Aimee Harrison.

A graphic artist whose large-scale geometric murals that invite interaction and inject a shot of vibrancy into the city.

Peek inside fabric designer and screen printer Sarah's Yorkshire Artspace studio, shared with pugs Lola and Ethel.

Limited edition and rather lovely objects for the home.

A documentary photography collective that has taken on the role of storyteller for the people of Sheffield.

Sheffield is as much a city of ale as it is a city of steel. Get to know its finest small, independent breweries.

Peter Martin is an artist and S1 Artspace studio holder. As well as his own video-based art practice, he is involved in a number of projects in Sheffield – each connected by the desire to do good through creativity.

A record label and self-confessed labour of love, fuelling the fire of Sheffield's alternative music scene.

Jeweller Chris constructs his bold and unusual rings from the most beautiful stones.

Jane weaves charming bags by hand, capturing the spectrum of colour found in nature.

A community cinema that transforms spaces into magical cinematic wonderlands.

A loveable and inky t-shirted aquatint pro, working in the most incredible studio we've ever stepped foot in.

An architecture and design duo, searching out both inspiration and material in the city and its neighbouring Peak District.

Precious stones and metals glimmering in all directions – Jennie's jewellery workshop is a delight!

Curator Jose Snook on the life and work of the late Barbara Wasiak, a photographer known for capturing the Sheffield music scene in the 1980s and 90s.

An artist working with clay to capture organic textures and movements in abstract sculptures and vessels.

Playful creations to bring a smile to the dullest of days.

The Showman Sculptor with a huge collection of cast figures lining his studio walls.

At his Narnia-like studio, Henk turns tree trunks into magical sculptures and pieces of furniture.

An illustrator with a clear love for nature, whose pen-and-pencil world is full of trees, houses and landscapes all captured with charm and warmth.

An artist painting people caught in moments of tenderness and silence.

One of the most distinctive illustrators in town, with a back catalogue of creepy creatures and writhing skulls.

Capturing stories of cities in paint.

"A little bit country, a little bit folk, a little bit indie."

Donna finds inspiration in "big winter skies" for her giant canvases of dark landscapes.

Gemma focusses her lens on issues including migration, homelessness, identity and belonging – in each case telling you just enough of the story to make you keen as mustard to find out more.

We tasked a group of students to create imaginative maps of Sheffield. The results were funny, charming and surprising – read on for some highlights.

Jonathan Wilkinson's architectural illustrations are a celebration of our unconventionally beautiful city.

Support your local Girl Gang.

Get to know Sheffield's growing community of coffee roasters.

Makers of magnificent works of sculptural furniture.

Now Then magazine is a hero of "citizen journalism" in Sheffield, acting as an alternative resource on the city's politics, communities and independent spirit since 2008.

A poet with one foot in Sheffield and another in Derbyshire, who finds inspiration at the top of hills, in ghost stories, pubs, friendship, the aftertaste of whisky, the miners' strike, and in lost love.

A community of over 550 creative members, sharing inspiration, pooling ideas, and nurturing collaboration.

DIY arts charity and Sheffield's go-to guys for artists' studios and unique event spaces.

A South Yorks poet, whose candid, vulnerable and vigilant work will leave you open-mouthed.

With his Arrivals project, Jeremy took photos of one person who arrived in Sheffield from overseas for every year since 1945.

The writer, artist and artistic director has some amazing ideas on how to improve the city.

The witty illustrator lets us in on his way of working, his inspirations, and his thoughts on the 'quite zen' city of Sheffield.

For his recent screen printing project, The Plant Room, Peter spent the summer gathering inspiration in community gardens.

In her monochrome embroideries, Roanna substitutes people with stitches to create stunning, often dramatic, new perspectives on human gatherings. Crowds never looked so pleasing.

An artist working across performance, writing, drawing, video, and photography, aiming to ask questions about the world in a sensory, open and poetic way.

The so-called Cutlery King, who also designed traffic lights, park benches and 1960s bus shelters.

A linocut printmaker with a love of donkeys, dinosaurs and views of Sheffield.

A pop-up cinema bringing modern classic films to incredible locations.

A charity dedicated to connecting, inspiring and enlivening Sheffield communities through creativity.

Nick's playful and irreverent illustrations cheer us right up.

A record label and arts collective set up the DIY way and run according to a simple ethos: "be excellent to one another."

"Doing one thing at a time, as beautifully as possible" is this fashion and accessory designer's philosophy.

The Loveless brothers from Castleton have a knack for crafting darkly alluring anti-love songs.

Folk music A-lister, "fiddlesinger" and champion for social change.

Glorious food, made in Sheffield.

Bus stops, tram tracks, alleyways. Andy Cropper takes these ordinary, unremarkable, utilitarian places – the sorts of places we pass every day – and turns them into quietly, almost eerily beautiful oil paintings.