Opening Times: 6 – 15 Nov | Tuesday – Saturday (11am – 5pm) | Sunday (11am – 4pm)
Location: Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2PP
About the exhibit
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Peak District National Park, #PeakNow75 is a film by Paul Evans and Jon Harrison that explores whether social media can foster genuine empathy for our natural world and landscape recovery. Based on Professor Bob Johnston’s research on the impact of landscape change on cultural heritage, the piece weaves together images and voices that evoke the environmental connections forged both online and during real-world visits to the Park’s landmarks.
Podcast
During the production of #PeakNow artists Tim Rose and Greta Vilidaite were filmed on location as they made paintings ‘En plein air’ in the Peak District landscape. During this shoot the artists were mic’d up and their conversation recorded.
This conversation creates a wonderful picture in the mind of the listener, both of the landscape as it is recreated in paint and of the thought processes behind this traditional mode of representation. This picture contrasts beautifully with the technological modes of capturing views through the lenses of mobile phones, and the ways in which these are shared through contemporary social media, as explored in the film.
Episode will release on the 6th November 2026