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.
Art picks
Take a Sheffield art tour with our picks of the exhibitions and artists' events on now and coming soon.
Liliane Tomasko: The Psyche of the Portrait
Sat. 24 May 2025 — Sun. 12 October 2025
Millennium Gallery
Hidden Gems
Fri. 17 October 2025
Two & Six Micropub, 26 Snig Hill, S3 8NB
An exhibition of of life drawing, showcasing artists that have joined Anomaly Life Drawing over the years.
Dog Life Drawing
Mon. 20 October 2025
Bon, 486 Glossop Road, S10 2QA
Draw your favourite furry friends at this drawing workshop. All materials provided.
Kelham Makes: Metal Smithing Leaf Decorations
Wed. 22 October 2025
Kelham Island Museum
Get hands on with creative metalsmithing techniques to make a beautiful leaf shaped sculpture, decoration or piece of jewellery. With metal artist Morvarid Alavifard.
Sheffield Creative Collective Artisan Market
Sat. 25 October 2025
Millennium Gallery
Join us Millennium Gallery for Sheffield Creative Collective's first Artisan Market from. Expect a fresh mix of local artists, illustrators, and makers all under one roof.
Day One Climate Exhibition
Mon. 27 October 2025 — Thu. 30 October 2025
Manor Lodge
An exhibition showcasing creative work around climate change by young Sheffield residents.
Half Term Halloween Crafts
Mon. 27 October 2025 — Thu. 30 October 2025
Manor Lodge
Come along to the Discovery Centre at Manor Lodge this October half-term for some green-fingered spooky crafts.
Meersbrook Art Fair
Sat. 1 November 2025
Meersbrook Park Church URC, 173 Chesterfield Road, S8 0RP
Browse a diverse range of works from 16 talented Sheffield artists. With delicious food and drinks available from Daughters Deli.
October Half-Term at the National Videogame Museum
Sat. 25 October 2025 — Sun. 2 November 2025
National Videogame Museum
Assemble your squad for the ultimate LEGO Fortnite Odyssey adventure this half-term. Play together on the big screen, build a giant LEGO brick village, create game-inspired art, and enjoy fun take-home activities.
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.
Paintings by Andy Cropper
Sat. 11 October 2025 — Sat. 15 November 2025
Cupola Gallery
Best known for his atmospheric night‑time cityscapes, Andy Cropper has been mapping Sheffield in paint since 2009. This exhibition forms a portrait of a city across time, light and memory, revealing the evolution of his craft over 16 years.
ESEA Futures
Fri. 10 October 2025 — Sat. 15 November 2025
Bloc Projects
An annual programme foregrounding East and Southeast Asian art practices, presented by Bloc Projects and Platform Asia. With a group exhibition, moving image artwork screening, and closing party.
Autumn Almanac V
Fri. 24 October 2025 — Sun. 16 November 2025
Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works
The annual Yorkshire Artspace members show returns to Persistence Works.
Peter Blundell Jones: Architecture, Landscape and the City
Mon. 21 July 2025 — Sun. 14 December 2025
Western Bank Library
An exhibition celebrating the life, work and legacy of the late British architect, writer, and teacher Peter Blundell Jones who taught at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture.
Crafted
Sat. 25 October 2025 — Wed. 24 December 2025
Millennium Gallery
The Millennium Gallery’s annual selling showcase returns this autumn. Celebrating excellence in making across the region and beyond.
Unquiet Landscapes
Fri. 5 December 2025 — Sat. 10 January 2026
Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works
An exhibition taking us on a journey into landscapes both real and imagined, psychological and metaphorical. Opening up a terrain that reflects our relationship with the landscape today.
New Horizons: Growing Sheffield’s Art Collection
Sat. 18 October 2025 — Sun. 25 January 2026
Millennium Gallery
Sheffield’s art collection has evolved since it was founded 150 years ago. This exhibition presents highlights of artworks that have joined the collection in the last 10 years. By Lubna Chowdhary, Grayson Perry, Bridget Riley, Marlene Smith and more.
Slime Mother
Fri. 3 October 2025 — Sun. 1 February 2026
Site Gallery
An immersive, multi-sensory exhibition by artist and writer Abi Palmer. With film, text, sculpture and installation, inviting us to be more slug-like – to slow down, merge and connect – embracing the resilient strangeness of this complex gastropod.
Sheffield Ceramics Festival
Sat. 18 April 2026 — Sun. 19 April 2026
Kelham Island Museum
Browse the wares of around 50 ceramic artists, potters and sculptors from South Yorkshire and beyond.
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.