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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.

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

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.

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.