A photo exhibition based on the young people that have and continue to grow up at and around the Lammas Tir-y-Gafel Eco Village in West Wales. From photographer Amanda Jackson and environmental geography professor Jenny Pickerill.
Art picks
Take a Sheffield art tour with our picks of the exhibitions and artists' events on now and coming soon.
Where the Red Kite Flies
Wed. 31 January 2024 — Fri. 22 March 2024
Ron Johnson Research Room, Geography and Planning Building, The University of Sheffield, S10 2TN
Zoe Spowage: Pet
Fri. 8 March 2024 — Sat. 30 March 2024
Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works
Ten new paintings by Leeds-based artist Zoe Spowage, expressing the "musings and anxieties" of becoming a mother. Opening night: Thursday 7 March, 5–8pm.
HOPES/FEARS
Thu. 29 February 2024 — Sun. 31 March 2024
J G Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Ecclesall Woods, 260 Abbey Lane, S7 2QZ
A wind-powered sculpture in Ecclesall Woods, inviting us to reflect on conflicting emotions we deal with personally, socially and in our relationship to the natural world. From Sheffield-based artist Christopher Jarratt.
Sheffield Ceramics Festival
Sat. 6 April 2024 — Sun. 7 April 2024
Kelham Island Museum
Browse the wares of around 50 ceramic artists, potters and sculptors from South Yorkshire and beyond.
Miniatures Revisited
Sat. 16 March 2024 — Sat. 27 April 2024
Cupola Gallery
Miniature artworks, small enough to fit inside a 10cm cube, from nearly 100 artists. Teeny sculptures, paintings, textile works, jewellery, hand made books, ceramics and more.
Makers Mill Art Fair
Sun. 28 April 2024
The Leadmill
An afternoon of creativity and inspiration, with stalls and workshops celebrating local art and crafts talent.
Grief must be Love with Nowhere to Go: Chris Alton & Emily Simpson
Fri. 22 March 2024 — Sat. 4 May 2024
Bloc Projects
An exhibition bringing together experiences of living with loss, transforming the gallery into an environment for reflection.
Open Up Sheffield
Multiple dates
Sheffield's huge annual artists' open studios event. The open call for artists for 2024 is open 1 October–31 January.
Ways of Water
Thu. 15 February 2024 — Sun. 12 May 2024
Millennium Gallery
An immersive exhibition from artist duo Matterlurgy exploring how our lives intertwine with our local water infrastructure – from historic wells to expansive reservoirs.
Skylarking
Thu. 22 February 2024 — Sat. 18 May 2024
Soft Ground
An exhibition and events programme by Sheffield-based artist Ashley Holmes, exploring the relationship between landscapes, music and belonging.
False Note
Thu. 7 March 2024 — Sun. 26 May 2024
Site Gallery
An exhibition of films by Freya Dooley on themes of replacement, communication and dishonesty. Accompanied by family-friendly events, workshops and a closing music performance. Opening night: Thursday 7 March, 5–8pm.
Capture Sheffield Weekend Photography Course
Multiple dates
Yorkshire Artspace: Exchange Place Studios
Immerse yourself in the magical world of photography with professional photographer and tutor Laura Page.
LAND Photographs by Matthew Conduit
Tue. 2 January 2024 — Sat. 15 June 2024
Graves Gallery
Post-industrial landscapes, expressing the Sheffield-based artist's ideas about place, time, context and history.
It’s All a Show: Fairground Showmen, Identity and Mental Health
Mon. 5 February 2024 — Sun. 16 June 2024
Western Bank Library
An exhibition exploring what it means to be a showman in the 21st century. With interviews, photographs, poems and archive records looking at the relationship between identity and mental health in the community.
Phlegm: Pandemic Diary
Sat. 13 January 2024 — Sun. 7 July 2024
Millennium Gallery
Pen and ink observations of daily life in lockdown during Covid-19, from artist Phlegm.
City of Rivers
Fri. 24 November 2023 — Sun. 3 November 2024
Weston Park Museum
An exhibition of stories, objects, artwork, film and photography chronicling Sheffield's relationship with its waterways.
The Ruskin Collection: Hand, Head and Heart
Sat. 9 December 2023 — Sun. 1 December 2024
Millennium Gallery
A display about the positive power of making by hand. Including a new memorial quilt commemorating Terry Higgins, the first named person in the UK to die of an AIDS-related illness, on public display for the first time.
Portraiture and the Human Figure
Thu. 16 March 2023 — Sun. 8 December 2024
Graves Gallery
“A celebration of being, making and looking.” Read our writer Wemmy's review of this inspiring exhibition full of love letters to bodies.
We are the Monument
Sat. 27 January 2024 — Sat. 21 December 2024
Graves Gallery
An exhibition curated by artist Yuen Fong Ling, encouraging us to consider the significance of those represented on, or in opposition to, the plinth.