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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.

Future Now Festival of Creativity

Tue. 29 April 2025 — Fri. 4 July 2025

A showcase of work by Sheffield Hallam University’s graduating artists, designers, filmmakers, animators, writers, architects and performers.

Marvellous Meadows

Sun. 6 July 2025

Manor Lodge

Join the Green Estate CIC as they celebrate National Meadows Day with the return of Marvellous Meadows. Explore their site as it becomes a blaze of colour and discover how meadows benefit people, pollinators and our planet.

Florrie: A Football Love Story

Fri. 11 July 2025

Juno Books

Join Graphic Novel Reading Room to hear Anna Trench in conversation with Gabi Putnoki about the story of a female footballer and the hidden history of the women's game, brought to life in a new graphic novel about football, friendship and first love.

Selected Space Sheffield

Fri. 11 July 2025 — Sun. 13 July 2025

Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works

Bringing together some of the region's finest artists, makers and designers for you to support and enjoy, over three days at Yorkshire Artspace.

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.

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.