Exhibitions

The 2021 Arts Programme consists of three exhibitions—two shown at venues in Sheffield and one curated specifically for the online space. All three exhibitions are free and accessible whether in person or on our Online Exhibitions Platform, supported by Arts Council England.

Booking is advised for in person exhibitions. Please bring plug-in headphones.

Book a free ticket for Here In This Room / In Posse at Site Gallery

Book a free ticket for Here In This Room / / The Registry at S1 Artspace

Book a free ticket for Dialogues: Emily Chao and Al Wong at SHU Performance Lab

Dialogues: Emily Chao & Al Wong

Dialogues: Emily Chao and Al Wong is a double retrospective aiming to both illuminate the artists’ practices individually, and even further, through conversation. A cross-generational pairing of two Asian American artists based in the San Francisco Bay Area, this exhibition showcases Al Wong, who has produced innovative work across experimental film, installation and photography since the 1960s, and Emily Chao, whose short-form films focusing on identity and diaspora have been made since 2015.

Right on Time

Featuring works of moving image, performance and sound, Right on Time is a group exhibition that highlights narratives which do not necessarily adhere to the traditional definition of ‘time’ and ‘temporality’. The presented artworks offer new paths of possibilities, and evoke, both through their subjects and visuals, a structure which merges past, present, future and beyond.

Here In This Room

Here In This Room focuses on the dual concepts of ‘domestic ambience’ and ‘domestic surrealism’, considering the ways that artists have depicted or reimagined living spaces, domestic labour/routines, or many different ideas of home. Curated by Sheffield DocFest Arts Programme Curator Herb Shellenberger, this group exhibition features works across different forms, including moving image, installation, mixed media, sound and performance.