Site Gallery Sheffield

Creative Tourist Last Updated 24 May 2023

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Site Gallery Sheffield

1 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS

0114 2812077

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Monday10:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday10:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday10:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday10:00am - 6:00pm
Friday10:00am - 6:00pm

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Following a three-year-long £1.7 million expansion and redevelopment project, Site Gallery in Sheffield reopened in September 2018. The renovation saw the gallery’s public area triple in size and the installation of a new, almost 40m long Danish brick façade. Boasting a much larger exhibition space; a new entrance, bookshop, and education and events area; and a community-run café, the Site Gallery sits at the heart of Sheffield’s historic Cultural Industries Quarter.

After starting life as an independent photography gallery in 1978, the gallery’s programme broadened from 1995 onwards to include international contemporary artists working across a range of media. Today, the Site Gallery is Sheffield’s international contemporary art space. Specialising in moving image, new media and performance, the gallery showcases work by both early career and firmly-established artists, as well as hosting residencies and a busy performance, events and community programme. Exhibitions at Site are always deeply engaging, and often fun and interactive, inviting audiences and participants to explore and connect.

Positioned less than a two-minute walk from the train station, next door to Sheffield’s much-loved independent cinema, the Showroom, a visit to Site Gallery in Sheffield is not to be missed. Be sure to check out the other art galleries and museums close by too.

What's on near Site Gallery Sheffield

Until 26 Sep

CinemaCity Centre

Midnight Marauders at Showroom Cinema

Showroom Cinema present Midnight Marauders, a series of late night screenings of films meant to be seen after the sun goes down.

From £5.00

A painting of a young child being bathed in a sink of a 197s style kitchen. Around the sink are a rubber duck, a bottle of washing up liquid, a jug, a kettle and a mug.

Until 2 Nov

ExhibitionsSheffield

The Boy with a Leg Named Brian: Memoirs by Pete McKee at Weston Park Museum

Dive into 70s nostalgia with one of Sheffield’s best loved artists, Pete McKee and his colourful paintings, prints and sculptures.

Free entry

Black and white drawing of a sycamore tree

Until 13 Jul

ExhibitionsWakefield

Tony Wade: Keepers of Time at YSP

The majesty of trees is celebrated in ‘Tony Wade: Keepers of Time’ a new show of beautiful digital drawings at the YSP Centre.

From £0.00

Laura Ellen Bacon, Into Being, 2025. Photo © India Hobson, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Until 7 Sep

ExhibitionsWakefield

Laura Ellen Bacon: Into Being at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

YSP presents a new site-specific installation by Laura Ellen Bacon – a vast, immersive sculpture handmade using willow.

From £0.00

Woman looking and touching large ceramic vessels

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ExhibitionsWakefield

Felicity Aylieff: Expressions of Blue at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

See ‘Felicity Aylieff: Expressions of Blue’, an exhibition of monumental ceramic vessels in blue and white.

Free entry

Helen Chadwick posing with a sculpture called Piss Flowers taken during the exhibition Helen Chadwick: Effluvia, held at the Serpentine Gallery, London, in 1994

Until 27 Oct

ExhibitionsWakefield

Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures at the Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield presents a retrospective from iconic artist Helen Chadwick, charting her artistic development and key works.

From £0.00

A painting called Daphne, 2021, by Carolien Walker. The painting features Caroline’s own daughter as a toddler.

Until 26 Oct

ExhibitionsWest Yorkshire

Caroline Walker: Mothering at The Hepworth Wakefield

Caroline Walker: Mothering records the daily realities of parenting in broad brushstrokes and vivid colour – an unmissable show, not just for mothers.

From £11.00

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TourWakefield

Ossett Brewery Tour

Beer lovers, get to know the taste of Yorkshire with an Ossett Brewery Tour. Learn about the process before sampling the goods.

From £19.09

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