https://gloamgallery.com GLOAM Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:05:14 +0000 https://gloamgallery.com en https://gloamgallery.com/Front-page Mon, 14 Feb 2022 22:41:34 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Front-page Luca. M:&nbsp;Asphyxiate GLOAM SHORTS Presents: Asphyxiate: Luca. M Opening Night: 23/10/26, 6-9pmLive Performance 7pm &amp; 8:30pm Exhibtion Open: 24/10/26, 12pm–4pm&nbsp;&nbsp;Asphyxiate is a new body of work by Luca. M, examining breath as a connecting life force between the self, each other and all living things. Expanding on their recent work exploring the use of recycled rubber inner tubes, they have created a site-specific installation in the form of a black rubber cube. This dark room acts as a living organ inside the space, an impermeable skin that audiences are invited to penetrate and exist inside. On the walls outside the cube are thorned branches, collected from sites of wildfires and suspended in black latex. The work looks at what breath between humans and plants means for our collective survival and what happens when this breath is taken away. Luca. M is a Sheffield-based artist making work that explores the queer body through installation, performance and photography. Their work is informed by the materials they work with and the historical, social and political contexts in which these materials exist. Working with plants, discarded and found objects, they consider what it is to be human in relation to these objects, making use of what is already there and transforming it through a series of experiments.⁠Artist: Luca. M @night_toad &nbsp; Curated by Thomas Griffiths @tlgrrrr https://gloamgallery.com/Mobile-header Mon, 14 Feb 2022 22:41:35 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Mobile-header https://gloamgallery.com/On-Lost-Ground Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:05:14 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/On-Lost-Ground James Thompson: On Lost Ground<img width="3308" height="4961" width_o="3308" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b8114e8591c1bdfb5ca30316e8fef6a3190caf2de80c56f493a57b7f8b8aa13/FINAL-POTSER_GLOAM_HM.jpg" data-mid="253592229" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b8114e8591c1bdfb5ca30316e8fef6a3190caf2de80c56f493a57b7f8b8aa13/FINAL-POTSER_GLOAM_HM.jpg" /> GLOAM presents: On Lost Ground: James Thompson Opening Night: 04/09/26, 6–9pm Open Saturdays 12–4pm and by appointment 04/09/26–27/09/26 On Lost Ground, Thompson’s debut solo exhibition at the gallery, brings together a new body of site-specific sculpture and a live architectural sound intervention that responds to GLOAM’s layered history as an industrial site, DIY music venue, and artist-led space, as well as the ongoing transformation of Castlegate in Sheffield’s City Centre.Developed through casting, excavation, and architectural listening, the works draw connections between artist-led spaces, changing land use, and traces of urban transformation. The installation includes casts of S1 Artspace’s new premises in a former bank building, a rammed-earth work made from material excavated during the Castlegate archaeological works, and a live sound installation that amplifies vibrations travelling through GLOAM’s structure.On Lost Ground explores how buildings accumulate histories and how ground retains traces of the past while carrying shifting values and potential. The exhibition is accomplished by a participatory workshop: When: Saturday, September 26, 10:30am – 12pmWhere: GLOAM, 160 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S14RE For this workshop, Thompson will support participants produce a series of new artifacts in clay. It will be an opportunity to share knowledge of GLOAM and nearby sites. We’ll take sections of clay and make clay press moulds from architectural fragments around the area. The idea is to come together and share memories – maybe of GLOAM, maybe of other art spaces, maybe industrial histories. It’s about sharing while making, building a multi perspective sense of place. Book here: FREE TICKETArtist: James ThompsonCurator: Victoria SharplesThis project is supported by the Henry Moore Foundation, the University of Leeds, and has been developed with the generous support of S1 Artspace and Wessex Archaeology. https://gloamgallery.com/Apotropaics Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:40:49 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Apotropaics Birley Studios: Apotropaics <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da0827f3c968f55a11fc79cd7e0291deb533fa69b31f8770bdefa78b99b96683/FINAL-BURLEY-POSTER.jpg" data-mid="251046827" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da0827f3c968f55a11fc79cd7e0291deb533fa69b31f8770bdefa78b99b96683/FINAL-BURLEY-POSTER.jpg" /> GLOAM presents: Apotropaics with Birley Studios. Featuring artists:

Roberta Cialfi Sarah Grant 
Tracy Hill
Julie Mayer
Rob Mullender-Ross
Anthony Padgett
Norman Payne
Beata Podstawa 
Rita Robson
Heather Ross
Jayne Simpson 
 Opening Night: 05 June, 2026, 6–9pm Open Saturdays 12-4pm and by appointment until 20 June The exhibition forms one half of GLOAM’s exchange programme 2026, which sees GLOAM partner with other artist-led initiatives to form an exchange of ideas, skill, art, and space. This year GLOAM is working with Birley Studios which is an artist studios based in Preston, Lancashire. 

As part of the exchange GLOAM is hosting an exhibition of work by studio holders. The second half of the exchange will see GLOAM studio holders &amp; directors exhibit at The Birley in the coming year. 
GLOAM’s exchange programme is a chance to grow a network of artist-led spaces regionally and nationally to nurture a supportive and enthusiastic community. Past exchanges have included free house, Two Queens and General Practice. ‘Apotropaic’ refers to something intended to ward off evil or bad luck – an unusual word for a familiar idea. A function of art can sometimes be thought of as exactly this for the artist. Perhaps we work on our art because of the necessity of keeping ourselves from darkness, howsoever construed. Given that it’s an adjective, the plural derivation of ‘apotropaic’ may seem nonsensical, but it gestures toward something. The artists in this show each have their own specific ways of keeping that necessary light on, and the plural places the term within the field of actions ... this turningaway from the bad is as much the act of making – of a deeply held practice – as the object beingmade. In increasingly dark times, this is an imperative. Rob Mullender-Ross (Director of The Birley Studios). May 2026.Curated by Rob Mullender-Ross &amp; Stu Burke 
 Supported by: Sheffield City Council https://gloamgallery.com/Bijan-Amini-Alavijeh-something-soft-suspends Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:20:13 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Bijan-Amini-Alavijeh-something-soft-suspends Bijan Amini-Alavijeh: something soft suspends <img width="8910" height="12600" width_o="8910" height_o="12600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ebc4aef0cb43c1f519210d8f30894d3be5ff0377a13741badf2412ae40b3d2e/A3-Poster-regular_EDIT-scanner-line-removed.jpg" data-mid="249082681" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ebc4aef0cb43c1f519210d8f30894d3be5ff0377a13741badf2412ae40b3d2e/A3-Poster-regular_EDIT-scanner-line-removed.jpg" /> GLOAM presents: ‘something soft suspends’, by artist Bijan Amini-Alavijeh. The exhibition mimics elements of nature and architecture, with focus on gentle gestures and form through destructive processes. Drawing from fundamentals of sculpture and architecture, alterations to the gallery setting shift the dance of shadow and light. Something soft suspends encourages slow observation and stillness.Opening Night: 10 April, 6-9pmOpen Saturdays 12-4pm and by appointment until 3 MayBijan Amini-Alavijeh’s practice investigates how we perceive and interpret form and space, engaging with abstraction, ornamentation, nature, and architecture. Through sculpture, he works with materials that foreground haptic perception, allowing for tactile immediacy that invites close engagement. By abstracting fragments of his observations, he understands and investigates how form can transcend and capture attention through slow looking. A singular shape is often used, avoiding complexities of line and form, keeping close to the source of sacred geometry. His choice of processes follows a similar rhythm, letting spontaneity and intuition play a key role.Initiated through drawing and developed using intuitive, repetitive processes, he favours accessible and less formal materials such as plaster, paper, wire, aluminium and wood. Where aluminium is present, his chosen method causes harsh and destructive reactions. As the surface bronzes, blackens, and tarnishes, it creates a base to respond to with additions of hard geometry. The interplay between material and process creates an imagined landscape that reflects the interactions between the elements and nature. His work often builds into larger-scale installations where light plays a key part as it casts shadows, reflects, refracts, and alters the atmospheric setting of the work. This is guided by a quiet attention to how space holds thought and how forms, when pared back, can invite reflection and transform the physical into the contemplative. &nbsp; Curated by Thomas Griffiths @tlgrrrr https://gloamgallery.com/Rose-Blood-1208-One-Two-Nothing-Infinity-We-re-All-Going-To-Die-I Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:30:37 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Rose-Blood-1208-One-Two-Nothing-Infinity-We-re-All-Going-To-Die-I Rose Blood: 1208. One Two Nothing Infinity. We're All Going To Die. I Love You! <img width="7008" height="4938" width_o="7008" height_o="4938" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2411601759922ec16f0b0410db32753ec7503de8ddf136c498b012b374e9e2d0/1208posterJPEG.jpg" data-mid="246498454" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2411601759922ec16f0b0410db32753ec7503de8ddf136c498b012b374e9e2d0/1208posterJPEG.jpg" />GLOAM Presents: Rose Blood’s: 1208. One Two Nothing Infinity. We're All Going To Die. I Love You!Join us for the opening night:Friday 13 March 6–9pmExhibition continues:14/15 &amp; 21/22 March 12–6pm This exhibition is part of GLOAM’s studio holder open call 2026 https://gloamgallery.com/Jonny-Davey-Rose-Blood-ERT-AGM Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:25:21 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Jonny-Davey-Rose-Blood-ERT-AGM Jonny Davey &amp; Rose Blood: ERT AGM <img width="11176" height="7404" width_o="11176" height_o="7404" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0699c4a26f36c0d62166ffb53f294c1a57ecca9d98bf96d5679cf96c4ea69cb/ERT-AGM-poster.jpg" data-mid="246498223" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0699c4a26f36c0d62166ffb53f294c1a57ecca9d98bf96d5679cf96c4ea69cb/ERT-AGM-poster.jpg" />GLOAM Presents: ERT AGM“Dearest prospective Theorist, For the first time ever the World’s Leading Experts (WLEs) in ERT will open the doors of their Annual General Meeting (AGM) to the general public, with the hope of sharing breakthrough research and recruiting new members to the cause.With that in mind…Have you ever stopped to consider; ‘what is ERT?’ or asked yourself ‘How can ERT support me and my family?’ If so, we invite you to join the WLEs on Valentines weekend for the official launch of the Short Course™.Our shortest course yet is designed to make ERT accessible to the interested laymen, so you can begin to implement ERT techniques into your daily practice for the benefit of yourself and your network. Expect a stimulating agenda over the weekend, with opportunities to preview the Short Course™ and become overly familiar with ‘the materials’.We look forward to meeting you on the 14th and 15th Feb at 160 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S1 4RE (GLOAM).Yours Sincerely,The WLEsIMPORTANT REMINDER - a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” ERT’s AGM is brought to you as part of GLOAM’s studio holder open call 2026Led by WLE’s in ERT, and GLOAM studio holders Jonny Davey &amp; Rose Blood, we look forward to opneing our doors to you as prospective Theorists across 14/15 Feb, 2026.&nbsp; https://gloamgallery.com/Hardcopy-x-GLOAM-Relay-1 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:30:44 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Hardcopy-x-GLOAM-Relay-1 Hardcopy* x GLOAM: Relay [1]<img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2972ff4e29f6b2095eb9b6e80d726d071295cdcb2cea4d4b0cb982878ee4247/RELAY-POSTER-A3.jpg" data-mid="244427747" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2972ff4e29f6b2095eb9b6e80d726d071295cdcb2cea4d4b0cb982878ee4247/RELAY-POSTER-A3.jpg" /> GLOAM Presents: Relay [1] Hardcopy* x &nbsp;GLOAM PV 14 November 6–9pm15 November – 07 December 2025Open Saturdays 12–4, or by appointment A group exhibition co-curated by hardcopy* and Thomas Griffiths staged in two parts, across two cities that share a common industrial heritage. Across both sites, the exhibition will consider how objects and surfaces carry layered histories, revealing the residues of industrial processes, environmental change, and human activity, and examining how materials are continually shaped, transformed, and reinterpreted. Relay [1] will open at GLOAM, Sheffield on 14 November 2025 and will feature artists based in the North East of England, Tony Charles, Rachel Deakin, Nick Kennedy and Will Hughes. Relay [2] featuring Thomas Griffiths, Charlotte Dawson, Simona Brinkmann, and James Clarkson will open at Platform A, Middlesbrough in spring 2026. Charles investigates industrial surfaces, transforming steel and aluminium through grinding and painting to reveal traces of labour and aesthetic reflection. Kennedy’s graphite wall drawings explore control and freedom, juxtaposing hard-edged constructivist forms with the soft, metallic properties of the drawing material. Deakin captures residues of landscape and human intervention in paired photographic works, highlighting post-industrial legacies and environmental fragility. Hughes elevates everyday objects through casting, layering, and bejewelling, creating luminous works that trace personal and cultural narratives through humble, overlooked materials. Hardcopy* is a publisher of artist editions and multiples, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Hardcopy* an open space for research, dialogue and experimentation that supports artists to realise ambitious new work. It is an artist-led platform, which takes a critical, collaborative approach that places emphasis on artist development. Hardcopy* collaboratively produces accessible and collectible limited edition artworks that explore digital cultures and digital modes of production. All sales support the artists directly and support future publishing. Hardcopy* has a growing roster of artist collaborators and projects, with the ambition to become a self-sustained producer that is able to support the artistic community in the north east and beyond, fostering dialogues nationally and internationally.Funded by Sheffield City Council https://gloamgallery.com/Dani-Abulhawa-Saltwater-Crossing Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:27:14 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Dani-Abulhawa-Saltwater-Crossing Dani Abulhawa: Saltwater Crossing<img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c1c6257520a8087af6eb18070e2ded3510c6db63249b8317f49c774dccfbd3e/Dani-poster.png" data-mid="240216570" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c1c6257520a8087af6eb18070e2ded3510c6db63249b8317f49c774dccfbd3e/Dani-poster.png" />GLOAM Shorts Presents: Dani Abulhawa’s Saltwater Crossing11 OctoberPerformances 1–2pm &amp; 7–8pm &nbsp; This new performance weaves spoken stories, projected images, and dance to reflect on Palestinian life across Britain and Palestine against the backdrop of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. At its centre is Rana, a Palestinian woman in Britain, whose journeys - from collecting seawater for her aunt in the West Bank, to swimming in reservoirs in the UK - reveal connections between family history, exile, freedom of movement, and people's individual processes of moving toward liberation. A series of short audio stories, each carrying fragments of displacement, survival, and solidarity, can be listened to alongside live dance and video fragments in the gallery space. Please note: Stories contain themes of violence, displacement and loss. No explicit images of violence or destruction are used in the piece. Duration is approx. 60 minutes. This will be a closed door event, so please arrive at least 5 minutes before the performance slot. It will mainly be standing room for the audience - there will be limited sitting so please get in touch if you have any access needs, please note that unfortunately the gallery does not have disabled access. Tickets are 'pay what you can' and all proceeds will go to the artist and a charity of thier choosing.Funded by Sheffield City Council&nbsp; https://gloamgallery.com/Rebecca-Halliwell-Sutton-From-skin-to-land-from-walls-to-worlds Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:58:35 +0000 GLOAM https://gloamgallery.com/Rebecca-Halliwell-Sutton-From-skin-to-land-from-walls-to-worlds Rebecca Halliwell-Sutton: From skin to land, from walls to worlds <img width="3786" height="5301" width_o="3786" height_o="5301" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a25e18062157e3eaabb9b635b0e35e3ffde5a71a93de14b689987cb5d567cb8/RHS_GLOAM_JPEG.jpg" data-mid="238959504" border="0" data-scale="65" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a25e18062157e3eaabb9b635b0e35e3ffde5a71a93de14b689987cb5d567cb8/RHS_GLOAM_JPEG.jpg" />GLOAM Presents: From skin to land, from walls to worlds22 August – 14 SeptemberPV 22/08/25 6–9pm (all welcome) Open Saturdays 12–4pm From skin to land, from walls to worlds – a solo presentation by Rebecca Halliwell-Sutton – is a site-specific work responding to the light and architectural space of GLOAM. Halliwell-Sutton’s practice spans sculpture, photography, and writing, utilising the transformative properties of materials, language, and light. Curated by Victoria Sharples Performance with Liv Fontaine (on Saturday 13 September) This project is supported by the Henry Moore Foundation &amp; Sheffield City Council @studemood@victoriaemilysharples@henrymoorefdn_grants @sheffieldcitycouncil #HenryMooreGrants