Bringing together some of the region's finest artists, makers and designers for you to support and enjoy, over three days at Yorkshire Artspace.
Art picks
Take a Sheffield art tour with our picks of the exhibitions and artists' events on now and coming soon.
Selected Space Sheffield
Fri. 11 July 2025 — Sun. 13 July 2025
Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works
Checked Out
Sat. 21 June 2025 — Fri. 18 July 2025
Former Wilko, 196A Bradfield Road, Hillsborough, S6 2BY
An exhibition in the former Wilkos in Hillsborough. With work by 17 artists responding to and informed by this former shop floor and themes of late-stage capitalism.
Portland Works Open Day
Sat. 19 July 2025
Portland Works
A 19th-century cutlery factory turned home to artists, craftspeople and small businesses. Explore this fascinating birthplace of stainless steel cutlery at its annual Open Day. With open studios, tours, workshops, demos, live music and stalls.
Play Grounds
Fri. 27 June 2025 — Sun. 20 July 2025
GLOAM Gallery
An exhibition looking at the intersections of skateboarding and space, architecture and play. With photography and sculpture by Pierre Descamps, video by Jennifer West, and audio work to take out into the city by Dani Abulhawa.
Call for Artists: Join the Pride of Yorkshire
Just one month left for artists to join the Pride of Yorkshire. A paid creative opportunity on behalf of Sheffield Children’s Hospital to help deliver South Yorkshire’s biggest ever sculpture trail. Deadline Friday 25 July.
We Love What You've Done with the Place
Fri. 18 July 2025 — Sat. 26 July 2025
Soho Yard, S3 8GY
An exhibition celebrating Sheffield's alternative art scene, with an opening Friday night event.
Curious Adventures in Colour and Light
Sat. 26 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Millennium Gallery
Discover the spectacular scientific principles of colour, light and vision in a series of family-friendly hands-on activities with contemporary artist and photographer, Graham Fudger.
Kelham Makes: Copper Bowls
Thu. 14 August 2025
Kelham Island Museum
During this hands-on workshop, join metalsmith Melissa Montague as she guides you through all the techniques you need to need to create your own beautiful bowl to take away.
PLUS ONE: RESOLVE Collective
Fri. 4 July 2025 — Sat. 16 August 2025
Bloc Projects
RESOLVE Collective and Bloc Projects host an open studio and sharing space centred on community resourcing and building intercity connections between artists. Events include a launch screening, map showcase, recipes for healing, and closing showcase.
Lick of Paint
Sat. 6 September 2025 — Sun. 7 September 2025
A weekend-long mural and street art festival. Bringing together local and international talent to transform the city's walls, underpasses and empty corners with powerful, high-quality public art.
Colour
Thu. 19 June 2025 — Sun. 14 September 2025
Millennium Gallery
This new exhibition brings together over 150 objects spanning art, science, nature and cultural histories, alongside a range of interactive activities.
Liliane Tomasko: The Psyche of the Portrait
Sat. 24 May 2025 — Sun. 12 October 2025
Millennium Gallery
For this new exhibition, New York-based visual artist Liliane Tomasko uses portraiture as an acute lens to shed light on the ever-changing human psyche.
Sheffield Print Fair
Sat. 8 November 2025
Millennium Gallery
Enjoy watching printmaking in action and pick up a print or two to take home from among the 43 stalls featuring the wares of artists and printmakers from Sheffield and beyond. Call for applications open till 1 September 2025.
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.