An annual programme foregrounding East and Southeast Asian art practices, presented by Bloc Projects and Platform Asia. With an exhibition, a live performance and screening.
Art picks
Take a Sheffield art tour with our picks of the exhibitions and artists' events on now and coming soon.
Sheffield Photographic Society Annual Exhibition
Fri. 30 October 2026 — Sun. 8 November 2026
Sheffield Winter Garden
Founded in 1864, Sheffield Photographic Society is one of the oldest such societies in the world. See work by its members at its annual exhibition.
This Is Us
Sun. 8 November 2026
Creative Lounge, Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
A free celebration of community arts in North-East Sheffield. With a breaking showcase, new murals, giant lanterns, a shadow puppet workshop, film and exhibition. All welcome.
Wall Hanging Workshop with Sanpo x The Joint
Thu. 12 November 2026
The Joint, Unit 7, Chaucer Yard, Clough Road, Highfield, S1 4TE
Join illustrative artist Sanpo at new art shop The Joint. You’ll be given all the tools and guidance you need to create your own original linen wall hanging, ready to gift or hang at home.
Endless Love Creative: Winter Makers Market
Sat. 14 November 2026
Work Station, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Discover artisan craft, contemporary design and beautifully made work from 65 independent makers, set across two floors in the heart of Sheffield.
From Out of Silence / The Solway Series
Sat. 17 October 2026 — Sat. 14 November 2026
Cupola Gallery
Cupola presents two new solo exhibitions: From Out of Silence by Antonia Salmon and The Solway Series by David Lucas.
Bookbinding Workshop: Junk Journal
Sat. 14 November 2026
Showroom Work Station, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Create your own junk journal with Concrete Nature as part of Endless Love Creative Market.
Yorkshire Artspace Open Studios
Sat. 21 November 2026 — Sun. 22 November 2026
Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works
Each November, over a hundred creative residents at Yorkshire Artspace's two sites open their doors to the public for one weekend. Meet some of Sheffield's talented artists, nosy around their creative workplaces, and enjoy exhibitions of their work.
Online Talk: Jyll Bradley In Conversation with Ben Harman
Wed. 25 November 2026
In this insightful and thought-provoking conversation, British artist Jyll Bradley will join Ben Harman, Senior Curator of Photography at the National Galleries of Scotland, to talk about her extensive body of photographic work.
Anarchist Prayer Quilts
Thu. 5 November 2026 — Sat. 28 November 2026
Memory Dance
Black Lodge Press present fabric artworks that combine the aesthetic of traditional quilts with the street politics of direct-action political banners. Plus rare local archive films on themes of activism and protest. Opening evening on 4th November.
Rope Women
Mon. 20 July 2026 — Sun. 13 December 2026
Western Bank Library
An exhibition telling the story of Skinning the Cat, a ground-breaking all-female circus troupe from Bradford. With colourful artworks, costumes and historic items about women in circus.
In Conversation: On the Border of my Peaceful Home
Tue. 24 June 2025 — Wed. 23 December 2026
Graves Gallery
An exhibition curated by artist Kedisha Coakley, bringing together artworks, objects and specimens from Sheffield’s collection to explore the relationship between empire and the trade in fruit and flowers.
Good Morning: A Day in Art by Chantal Joffe & Ishbel Myerscough
Thu. 15 October 2026 — Sun. 17 January 2027
Millennium Gallery
These two painters have shared a close friendship and artistic dialogue for decades. Here they trace the unfolding of a single day through the eyes of 80+ artists: themselves, William Blake, Prunella Clough, David Hockney, Claudette Johnson and more.
False Autumn
Sat. 21 November 2026 — Fri. 22 January 2027
Yorkshire Artspace: Exchange Place Studios
An exhibition by James Clarkson, tracing the ways that work-related pressures can enter the rhythms of everyday life.
The Goal of Our Health
Fri. 16 October 2026 — Sun. 21 March 2027
Site Gallery
An exhibition questioning ideals of health and the ‘productive’ body. An immersive installation of film and photography work by New York and Glasgow-based artist and filmmaker Alexis Kyle Mitchell.
Meersbrook Art Fair
Sun. 14 November 2027
Meersbrook Park Church URC, 173 Chesterfield Road, S8 0RP
Browse a diverse range of works from 14 talented Sheffield artists. With delicious food and drinks available from Daughters Deli and framing advice from Capstone Framing.
Lick of Paint
A mural and street art festival. Returning for a second edition in 2027. Expect smaller creative events from the team throughout 2026 though – watch this space for details!