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 30 August 2026.
Art picks
Take a Sheffield art tour with our picks of the exhibitions and artists' events on now and coming soon.
Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield’s Art Collection
Thu. 26 February 2026 — Sat. 31 October 2026
Graves Gallery
LGBTQ+ art and heritage have endured across the centuries, with communities continuing to express and preserve their Queer stories. This new exhibition brings together artworks and objects from Sheffield’s collections to explore Queer art today.
Lives in Focus: Photography in Sheffield’s Collection
Sat. 25 July 2026 — Sat. 31 October 2026
Graves Gallery
Drawn from the city collection, this exhibition celebrates photography’s unique power to reveal connections spanning generations, geographies and shared histories.
Gathering Landscapes: 150 Years of Collecting at Weston Park Museum
Fri. 28 November 2025 — Sun. 1 November 2026
Weston Park Museum
A look at the curious, beautiful, macabre and magical connections people have made to the land through over 400 objects from Sheffield’s collections. Curated by Heavy Water Collective (artists Maud Haya-Baviera, Victoria Lucas and Joanna Whittle).
Groovy, Laidback & Nasty: The Exhibition
Thu. 8 October 2026 — Wed. 4 November 2026
Memory Dance
An exhibition tied to journalist Daniel Dylan Wray's book on a history of independent music in Sheffield. With photos, films, flyers and ephemera spanning everything from Warp to Self Esteem via Pulp, The Human League, Arctic Monkeys and more.
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.
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.
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.
The Goal of Our Health
Fri. 16 October 2026 — Sun. 21 March 2027
Site Gallery
A new solo exhibition at Site Gallery by New York and Glasgow-based artist and filmmaker Alexis Kyle Mitchell.
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!