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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Art picks

Take a Sheffield art tour with our picks of the exhibitions and artists' events on now and coming soon.

ESEA Futures

Fri. 25 September 2026 — Sat. 7 November 2026

Bloc Projects

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.

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!