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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Aug 26

HIRE A SPACE AT SITE GALLERY 🌟

We're located just 3 mins from #Sheffield train station + offer two studio spaces for groups up to 100.

Find out more, download our information pack + enquire here > sitegallery.org/hires

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Aug 14

Commissioned by Chapter Arts Centre in partnership with Site Gallery, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Henry Moore Foundation.

Find out more > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/s...

Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Aug 14

COMING TO SITE 3 OCT - 1 FEB 🪩

SLIME MOTHER by Abi Palmer is exploration of care and attention centring on a sticky, slimy and much maligned mollusc - the slug.

By monumentalising slug-life Abi creates a space of resistance and embraces alternative ways of moving through a world.

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Aug 6

OPEN NOW: FAKE FANS 👾✨

Exploring the subcultural world of bootlegs, fan-made artefacts, and counterfeit memorabilia - unofficial objects that orbit around the things we love! By George Gibson with youth collectives Society of Explorers and Creative Producers > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/f...

Fake Fans - Site Gallery

Fake Fans is an exhibition by artist George Gibson in collaboration with Site Gallery’s youth collectives Society of Explorers and Creative Producers. The exhibition explores the subculture of bootleg...

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Impact & Insight Toolkit @impactandinsight.bsky.social · Jul 4

Collateral Echoes - a new immersive installation by artist and filmmaker Baff Akoto combining moving image, XR, archival interventions, poetry, politics and spoken word is @sitegallery.bsky.social in Sheffield until 13 July.

More details 👉 www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/a...

#HereForCulture

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BOM @bomlab.bsky.social · Jun 20

Here’s a look back at when we went to the launch of Collateral Echoes by Baff Akoto at @sitegallery.bsky.social as part of @sheffdocfest.bsky.social. Powerful, contemplative and immersive, we’re proud to have played a part in bringing Baff’s project to life. More info 👉🏼 bit.ly/44ei6…

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jun 17

OPENING THIS EVENING 5-8pm: Collateral Echoes by Baff Akoto, part of @sheffdocfest.bsky.social

Contemplating the disproportionate number from intersecting Black and immigrant backgrounds killed by police contact since 1969. Open until 13 Jul. Find out more > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/a...

Sheffield DocFest Alternate Realities - Site Gallery

Immersive work, Collateral Echoes, is the centrepiece of this year’s Alternate Realities exhibition. From artist and filmmaker Baff Akoto, this new installation commemorates the potential, personaliti...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jun 3

Sheffield Doc Fest's ALTERNATE REALITIES opens 18 Jun - 13 Jul at Site!

COLLATERAL ECHOES is an immersive installation by BAFF AKOTO commemorating Black and migrant Britons disproportionately killed after police contact since 1969. Find out more > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/a...

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Gill Hughes @gillhughes.bsky.social · May 4

Loved the beautifully filmed and important “Subjects of State, Labours of Love” #film by #RheaStorr @sitegallery.bsky.social yesterday along with the #Sadacca #FM #screenings.

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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · May 16

Look out for our billboards celebrating Photomarathon Sheffield: the ArtWorks edition 👀 In 2024, we played around with the photomarathon idea with ArtWorks artists, led by our photographer dream team of Dora Damian & Wemmy Ogunyankin, with support (+ Game Boy Cameras!) from @sitegallery.bsky.social.

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · May 2

OPEN CALL FOR UNOFFICIAL OBJECTS!

Have you got a knock-off Pokémon plush, hand-painted figurine, or DIY band tee? As part of summer exhibition Fake Fans artist George Gibson invites you to submit your unofficial merch - bootlegs, counterfeits, fan-made oddities > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/f...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Apr 17

SADACCA F.M. Screenings
2-4 May, Studio I

SADACCA F.M. is a selection of films brought together by Memory Dance, White Teeth + Ashley Holmes - featuring archival material, installation art, + experimental sound / moving image exploring Sheffield's histories. www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/s...

Three people look out of the SADACCA building window. The building is red brick with black window frames.

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Apr 15

Slambarz Takeover, 24 May 5-7pm 🎤

Join the amazing Slambarz artists for a performance inspired by current exhibition Subjects of State, Labours of Love. The event is a collab between Site’s Creative Producer Amy Sherin and Dom Heslop from Slambarz. Book now > www.sitegallery.org/event/slamba...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Mar 27

Join us for an in-conversation event with artist duo White Teeth and artist and Cinenova Working Group member Moira Salt. Conversation around the politics of archiving and how this touches on care, ethics, community and access.

27 April, book here > www.sitegallery.org/event/in-con...

In Conversation with White Teeth and Moira Salt - Site Gallery

For the conversation, we welcome artist and Cinenova Working Group member Moira Salt and Sheffield-based artist duo Ella Barrett and Jashan Walton of White Teeth. This event is part of Rhea Storr’s ex...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join us for a family-friendly cameraless filmmaking workshop with Chris Paul Daniels! 12 April 11-1.

Explore the materiality of 16mm film through marking, scratching, drawing and manipulating the celluloid. Pay What You Can. Suitable for ages 6+ > www.sitegallery.org/event/camera...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Feb 28

Explore our new Digital Workshop Library & access a selection of workshops delivered through our young people’s programme the Society of Explorers - all using open source technology for new ways of creative exploration > sitegallery.org/digital-workshop-library

Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Feb 18

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Feb 18

2 EXHIBITIONS OPEN AT SITE 👀

SUBJECTS OF STATE, LABOURS OF LOVE, Rhea Storr: film capturing joys, struggles, oppressions and complexities experienced by Caribbean communities. Main gallery.

EXPLORING THE ARCHIVE: tracing Site Gallery's history back to 1978. Studio I. www.sitegallery.org/whats-on/

Close up of man's hand holding a vinyl record.

Archive photograph of the outside of Site Gallery building.

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Our Favourite Places @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social · Feb 17

Coming up in our Sheffield art picks: analogue photography workshops, an installation in a weir, Caribbean stories, 70s childhood nostalgia, paper wreath making, ceramics, and lots more > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/our-picks/ar...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jan 31

We’re hosting 2 analogue film workshops with artist Rhea Storr! Learn to photograph with and develop black and white 35mm film, inspired by our Subjects of State, Labours of Love exhibition. £15, all materials provided. Ages 15+

📷 Book for 2 or 3 May, 11-3 > www.sitegallery.org/event/analog...

Close up of a brown door with a silver air vent and 'committee room' sign.

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jan 29

Join us for the Subjects of State, Labours of Love exhibition opening on 13 Feb, 5-8! 🎥

A new film by Rhea Storr that highlights the joys, celebrations, struggles, and challenges that Caribbean heritage communities face. Find out more > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/s...

Close up of hand holding a vinyl record.

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jan 17

📣 We are looking for a Programme Producer!
You'll play a vital role in shaping exhibitions + artist development programmes, collaborating closely with our Head of Programme to deliver innovative creative projects.

Deadline: 10am, Mon 24 Feb
Find out more + apply > sitegallery.org/about/jobs-v...

Dark blue graphic with the words 'join our team' in a bold off-white font.

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jan 16

Last two spaces remaining for our Karaoke Video Workshop with artist Lucy Vann! Book now > www.sitegallery.org/event/karaok...

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Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Jan 16

SUBJECTS OF STATE, LABOURS OF LOVE - EXHIBITION OPENING 🎥 

Artist filmmaker Rhea Storr presents an intimate portrait of Caribbean Associations in 1980’s Wolverhampton - present day, and Sheffield's SADACCA.

Join us Thu 13 Feb 5 - 8pm. Find out more > www.sitegallery.org/exhibition/s...

A room with a stack of drums, a couch, and a large ankh symbol on the wall. The floor is covered in red carpet. Electrical panels and a sign with text are visible on the walls.

Site Gallery @sitegallery.bsky.social · Dec 17

FESTIVE OPENING TIMES ☃️❄️
Site Gallery and Kollective Kitchen will be closed from Monday 23 December, and will re-open as usual on Thursday 2 January. We hope everyone has a restful festive period!

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