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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.

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.

Rubber Life Drawing with Gut Level

Fri. 24 January 2025

Site Gallery

An evening of life drawing, centred around the use of rubber within the environment, consumption, care and intimacy. Curated by Gut Level.

Karaoke Video Workshop with Lucy Vann

Sat. 25 January 2025

Site Gallery

Learn how to make your own karaoke videos using Adobe Premiere Pro at Site Gallery. For beginners aged 13+.

Anomaly Life Drawing

Multiple dates

The Floristry School, Cotton Mill Walk, S3 8DH

A place to relax, experiment with materials and practice drawing the wonderful human form.

Under The Bed Sale

Sat. 11 January 2025 — Sun. 2 February 2025

Cupola Gallery

The annual Cupola New Year sale returns for 2025. Rummage for artworks starting from as little as £1.

Sheffield Ceramics Festival

Sat. 5 April 2025 — Sun. 6 April 2025

Kelham Island Museum

Browse the wares of around 50 ceramic artists, potters and sculptors from South Yorkshire and beyond.

Open Up Sheffield

Multiple dates

Sheffield's annual artists' open studios festival.

These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture

Thu. 20 February 2025 — Sun. 18 May 2025

Millennium Gallery

Rarely seen sculptures by Sheffield-born artist John Hoyland, best known for his abstract paintings. Alongside work by Caroline Achaintre, Phyllida Barlow, Hew Locke and more.

Strange Presence: John Hoyland Paintings

Sat. 18 January 2025 — Sun. 18 May 2025

Millennium Gallery

This spring, two new exhibitions at the Millennium Gallery celebrate the acclaimed Sheffield-born artist, John Hoyland (1934 – 2011). With paintings, sketchbooks, photographs and archival film.

Subjects of State, Labours of Love

Fri. 14 February 2025 — Sun. 25 May 2025

Site Gallery

An immersive multi-channel film installation, presenting an intimate portrait of Caribbean associations in Wolverhampton from the 1980s to the present day, and Sheffield African and Caribbean Community Association (SADACCA).

Derrick Greaves: Art Worlds

Sat. 25 January 2025 — Sat. 21 June 2025

Graves Gallery

Sheffield-born Derrick Greaves (1927–2022) was one of the most acclaimed British painters of the last half century, first recognised in the 1950s as a 'kitchen-sink' painter. This exhibition is the first retrospective of his work since his death.

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.