Daily Schedule

• Exhibition

Event Central Exhibition

The Event Central exhibition showcases fantastic collaborations between artists and University of Sheffield researchers.

• Exhibition

Futurecade Exhibition

Futurecade at the Millennium Gallery, is a space in which immersive technology, art and research collide.

• Workshop

Dementia Café: Engaging with Music and the Arts for Well-being

A workshop where attendees can have a cup of tea while trying out technologies and arts devices made for people living with dementia

• Talk

A Mirror It Does Seem

A talk from Dr Thomas McAuley looking at the relationship between text and image in Japanese poetry

• Talk

Object|ified: Exploring Under-represented Voices in Sheffield’s Music Scene

A talk from Dr Alexandra Woodall exploring the role of objects in uncovering hidden stories

• Talk

1000 Muses

A panel discussion with Luke Richardson, Dr Patricio Salazar and Daisy Chambers-Dubus, looking at the art and science behind their butterfly installation

• Performance
• Talk

Love Should Not Hurt: A Way Out

A narrative-based dance performance by Erica Mulkern, produced in collaboration with Dr Jilly Gibson-Miller and Anika Mishra, looking at domestic abuse

• Talk

Innovation for Productivity in South Yorkshire: Evolutor

Dr Joe Price will be discussing the spin-out company ‘Evolutor’ and how this new technology platform has been developed in the University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

• Talk

The Reaction-ator: Exploring Real-time Responses to Speech

A talk from Dr Chris Montgomery exploring what we think and feel as we listen to voices

• Talk

Yes, it’s Plastic, but…

Professor Joanna Gavins and artist Lynne Chapman will examine the thoughts, facts, beliefs and desires associated with plastics and environmentalism

• Talk

Kunststoff: Plastic – The Material of Art

Professor Anthony Ryan and artist Anthony Bennett will discuss sustainability, creativity and their collaboration on Kunststoff: Plastic - The Material of Art

• Talk

Plastic: A Cheap Luxury?

Dr Rorie Parsons and artist Gina Allen will discuss the ideas and research that informed their mixed media exhibit, Plastic: A Cheap Luxury?

• Talk

Authentic Corpse

Professor Peter Jackson and artist Anthony Bennett will discuss their collaboration on the Authentic Corpse exhibit

• Talk

An Artistic Journey to Describing Dementia

Dr Simon Bell, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, and artist Kate Sully will talk about their project exploring experiences of dementia.

• Performance

Fay Hield

Returning to the live stage after a few years out, Fay Hield teams up once again with Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron to tour her new album

• Talk

Cultural Futures: Future High Street Fund

Matt Hayman and Professor Vanessa Toulmin reveal plans for Event Central and the streets around

• Talk

Over the Hill, Under the Covers?

A panel discussion led by Dr Sharron Hinchliff looking at how older people are often treated by others concerning matters of sexual health and well-being

• Talk

Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite

Dr Richard Collins and Yard Nule will discuss the research and inspiration behind their sound installation Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite

• Talk

What We Breathe Inside

Dr Abigail Hathway leads this discussion on how we can improve indoor air quality through good ventilation

• Performance

Ned’s Voice

Drawing on research by Dr Rosie Knight, actor, director, and writer John Rwothomack has created a powerful theatre performance.

• Talk

No Silence Please: The Crone Spoken Library

A panel discussion with Dr Lorna Warren and Justine Gaubert, discussing their Crone Spoken Library project

• Film

Flow

Film, inspired by interviews with victims/survivors, explores the power of storytelling to spark debate about how we hinder the disclosure of childhood sexual abuse.

• Talk

Battledress

In this talk Professor David Forrest, School of English, will take you on a journey into the world of working class women's fashion.

• Talk

Cultural Futures: Harmony Works – A Home for Music

The Harmony Works team will talk through the exciting plans to develop the building as a home for music.

• Talk

Cultural Futures: Leah’s Yard

James O’Hara and Tom Wolfenden will talk about the renovation of Leah’s Yard

• Talk

A Spaceship Inside the Ear

Researchers from Professor Walter Marcotti's Hearing Research Group will talk about their immersive project exploring the human ear and simulating hearing loss

• Talk

Wood-lands: Young People Living with Trees

Artist Steve Pool and Dr Clare Rishbeth, will showcase research on youth voices in changing treescapes

• Performance

Suzy Homemaker

A dance performance by Erica Mulkern portrays three women from different eras in history.

• Talk

For Every Bird a Nest

Dr Nicola Hemmings will be joined by artist Judith Tucker and poet Harriet Tarlo to discuss their project For Every Bird a Nest

• Performance

Fertile

Fertile is a new interactive theatre show, fusing digital and live storytelling, from award-winning theatre maker Toby Peach.

• Talk

The Biophilic Garden

Dr Chris Blackmore, School of Health and Related Research, and Richard Nicholle, garden designer/horticulturalist will discuss their collaboration on The Biophilic Garden

• Talk

Off the Shelf: Dig Where You Stand – Archival Justice with Désirée Reynolds

Off the Shelf: Festival of Words presents a special series of talks, featuring inspiring writers from across the region

• Talk

Off the Shelf: Sheffield Authors Showcase with
Russ Thomas and Holly Williams

Off the Shelf: Festival of Words presents a special series of talks, featuring inspiring writers from across the region

• Talk

Life Game

Artist Paul Evans will lead a discussion about Life Game, an installation of playable artwork - a high stakes contest to save life on Earth

• Talk

Blurring the Edges: A Creative Exploration of Social Frontiers

This performance will look at the idea of social frontiers through performance, visual art, conversation and debate.

• Film

Sheffield DocFest Presents…

Sheffield DocFest, the UK’s leading documentary festival, presents three films from their 2022 programme, all with a link to the city of Sheffield

• Talk

Material Mourning

A panel discussion exploring funerary archaeology and mourning rituals of the past. Part of the Material Mourning project.

• Talk

Materials Matter: Sustainability for a Cleaner Planet

A panel discussion examining the environmental impact of different materials throughout their lifecycles

• Talk

Cultural Futures: The Montgomery Theatre and Arts Centre

Sarah Sharpe will discuss future plans for The Montgomery, including the five-year capital redevelopment project to revitalise the whole building

• Talk

Patterns in Practice

Panel discussion with poet Otis Mensah, filmmaker Hugh Mann Adamson and researcher Dr Itzelle Medina-Perea about their project Patterns in Practice

• Talk

Off the Shelf: Brown Hares in the Derbyshire Dales – an illustrated talk with Christine Gregory

Off the Shelf: Festival of Words presents a special series of talks, featuring inspiring writers from across the region

• Talk

Fungal Figures

Professor Katie Field and artist Alex Ekins will explore the ideas behind their collaboration on a sculpture seeded with fungi

• Talk

Made Together: Improving Health Outcomes

Since 2015 the University of Sheffield has been working with organisations in South Yorkshire placing future doctors in local organisations

• Film
• Talk

A Learning Journey about Refugees in Calais

A short documentary film explores migration, refugees in Calais and alternative forms of representation

• Film
• Talk

‘Integration’ Explorations: Stories from Young People in South Yorkshire

A documentary film screening exploring young people's experiences of building their lives in South Yorkshire

• Talk
• Workshop

Voice Works

A vocal workshop led by singer and vocal coach Dr Michael Bonshor and speech therapist Karen Esposito

• Talk

Off the Shelf: The Sheffield Blitz – An Illustrated Talk with Janet Ridler

Off the Shelf: Festival of Words presents a special series of talks, featuring inspiring writers from across the region

• Talk

Made Together: Sustainability with Professor Rachael Rothman

As part of the University of Sheffield’s Made Together programme, Professor Rachael Rothman will discuss how the university is driving sustainable development of infrastructure across the region

• Workshop

No Silence Please: The Crone Spoken Library

Join the Crone Spoken Library and challenge your perceptions of life after 50 for women in the UK

• Talk

Conversations with My Father: A Daughter’s Memories of Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Moneeza Hashmin discusses her book Conversations with My Father, about Faiz Ahmad Faiz one of South Asia’s most celebrated poets.

• Performance
• Talk

Love and Intoxication in a Renaissance Pleasure Palace

Professor Philip Withington and Dr Crosby Stevens uncover the secrets of Bolsover Castle and explore the themes of Ben Jonson's play The New Inn

• Performance

The Ratcatcher

An interpretation of The Ratcatcher (1925) a major work by Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, inspired by the October Revolution and the Pied Piper of Hamlin

• Performance
• Talk

A Star Is Born: An Astrophysics & VR Musical

Discover how a (real) star is born with sublime new music, mind blowing animated visuals and illuminating talks

• Performance
• Talk

A Star Is Born: An Astrophysics & VR Musical

Discover how a (real) star is born with sublime new music, mind blowing animated visuals and illuminating talks

• Workshop

No Silence Please: The Crone Spoken Library

Join the Crone Spoken Library and challenge your perceptions of life after 50 for women in the UK

• Talk

A Spaceship Inside the Ear

Researchers from Professor Walter Marcotti's Hearing Research Group will talk about their immersive project exploring the human ear and simulating hearing loss.

• Talk

Innovation for Productivity in South Yorkshire: Motion Exercise

While studying at the University of Sheffield, Ella and Zeezy started Motion Exercise CIC an award-winning social enterprise that designs and delivers cost-effective exercise sessions to older adults.

• Talk

Cultural Vibrancy: Off the Shelf Festival of Words

Join a panel of Off the Shelf Festival curators who will discuss the return of this year's diverse festival