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

What's On

Our Sheffield culture calendar. Filled with picks of the city’s arts, culture and heritage events, both in-person and virtual. Plus reviews and festival guides.

Dead Cat Bounce

Thu. 17 October 2024 — Sat. 14 December 2024

Soft Ground

An opera and exhibition imagining environmental and financial catastrophes. "Both an education and a surrealist rollercoaster, subverting conventions of time and space to depict disaster, lamentation and sorrow." Read our full review by Steven Allen.

Family Christmas Stocking Screenprinting Workshop

Sat. 14 December 2024

Cambridge Street Collective, 11 Backfields, S1 4HP

Screenprint your very own Christmas stockings, just in time for the big man’s arrival. Add colourful designs and decorate with markers and more to make them extra special. All ages welcome.

New Tricks: Performing Digital Selves with MV Brown

Sat. 14 December 2024

Site Gallery

Learn how to create your own animated digital avatars at Site Gallery with artist MV Brown.

Roy Fisher 1930–2017

Mon. 29 July 2024 — Fri. 20 December 2024

Western Bank Library

Open to the public now at Western Bank Library, this exhibition looks at the life and work of the poet and musician Roy Fisher through his notebooks and typescripts, his small press pamphlets, his private press extravaganzas and his music.

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.

Lubna Chowdhary: PLURIVERSE

Thu. 4 July 2024 — Sat. 21 December 2024

Graves Gallery

Bold, hybrid installations, drawings and sculptures exploring the interconnectivity of objects in the material world. Including new work the artist developed during residencies in India and Italy.

Crafted

Sat. 26 October 2024 — Tue. 24 December 2024

Millennium Gallery

Millennium Gallery’s new annual selling showcase celebrating excellence in making across the region and beyond.

Industrial Echoes

Fri. 9 August 2024 — Wed. 1 January 2025

Kelham Island Museum

A celebration of creativity, inclusion and Sheffield’s industrial heritage. With artworks responding to the museum’s collection made by ArtWorks, a collective of artists who have learning disabilities, autistic artists or both.

Joyful

Fri. 22 November 2024 — Sat. 4 January 2025

Cupola Gallery

A truly varied exhibition of work by over 70 artists responding to the theme of joy. With an opening event on 22 November.

Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024

Thu. 5 December 2024 — Sat. 11 January 2025

Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works

Paintings by the 17 finalists of this year's Contemporary British Painting Prize are shown at Yorkshire Artspace.

Online Talk: MOTHERLOAD, A Contemporary Perspective of Madonna and Child

Tue. 14 January 2025

Millennium Gallery

An insight into motherhood through a collection of images with artist Tabitha Soren.

Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood

Thu. 24 October 2024 — Sun. 19 January 2025

Millennium Gallery

An exhibition plunging into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood. With modern and contemporary work by artists including Bobby Baker, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Susan Hiller, Chantal Joffe, Claudette Johnson and Paula Rego.

Kelham Island Walks

Multiple dates

Kelham Island, S3

Explore the past and present of characterful Kelham Island and Neepsend, with walks on three themes. Discover stories of industrial Sheffield, working class community, and inspiring art.

Kelham Makes: Jesmonite Jewellery

Sun. 23 February 2025

Kelham Island Museum

Create your own jesmonite jewellery including handmade beads, necklaces, earrings, brooches and more with artist and maker, Kim Searle, using a variety of geometric and recycled moulds.

Kelham Makes: Jesmonite Coasters

Sun. 23 February 2025

Kelham Island Museum

Create your own jesmonite coaster with artist and maker Kim Searle using a variety of geometric and recycled moulds.

The Boy with a Leg Named Brian: An Exhibition by Pete McKee

Fri. 29 November 2024 — Sun. 2 November 2025

Weston Park Museum

Join one of Sheffield best-loved artists as he takes you on a nostalgia-filled journey through his 1970s childhood.

Sheffield Stories: Caribbean Footsteps

Fri. 10 May 2024 — Sun. 2 May 2027

Weston Park Museum

An exhibition celebrating the many ways that people of African Caribbean heritage have contributed to Sheffield life. With stories of sport, carnival, fighting racism, and more.