Our Exec Director-Joint CEO, Claudia Lastra is now Arts Catalyst’ sole CEO. Claudia, who is Sheffield born, has over 15 years experience working in the visual arts sector. 'I’m thrilled to continue to work with the team and to be leading Arts Catalyst into an exciting future'

This summer Soft Ground is available to hire! If you are an organisation or individual looking for a large accessible space in Sheffield city centre for activities, events or exhibitions, Soft Ground might be suitable! bit.ly/3VDyU53

📢We have an incredible programme of events for the DWYS Biennial 2024 Live performances, an open studio, children's creative workshop, panel discussion & public procession Plenty of ways for you to get immersed in the untold history of South Yorkshire. See thread... (1/6)

📢THIS SATURDAY Drop into the DWYS Open Studio and watch how Cole Morris (shadowpuppets), Dal Kular (book making) and Jacqui Hilson (textiles) created their work for our exhibition. 🗓 27th July ⏰11am - 2pm 📍Soft Ground (The Moor) More info: dwys.co.uk/events/open-st…

Join us for the Cyber Cafe exhibition opening next Thu 1 Aug, 5 - 8pm! Designed by Society of Explorers in collaboration with artists Lucy Cheesman and Antonio Roberts, Cyber Cafe takes inspiration from early internet cafes > sitegallery.org/event/cyber-ca…

Sounds from the Ground with nkisiii KMRU (Kamaru) and ashley back in May was truly a magical evening. Want to make sure you never miss news of our upcoming events and exhibitions and opportunities? Subscribe to our newsletter today > bit.ly/3jno02x

It's the last week of the DWYS exhibition and we're going out with a bang. Literally! Join us on Saturday (2pm) for a street procession, led by artist Eelyn Lee, which honours East & South-East Asian communities that have passed through South Yorkshire. dwys.co.uk/events/dwys-pr…

JOB: DASH seek ambitious Executive Director to work with the CEO/AD, in shaping the company’s strategic, artistic, operational & financial wellbeing; leading on development & implementation of our operations, systems & policies. Apply: ow.ly/g0vW50SVWUX Closes: 9 Sept, 10am

This is the third summer of Mind Garden, a project that started in 2021 with artist Harun Morrison working with local people to repair, re-design and replant the garden at Sheffield Mind Ltd Read how Mind Garden continues to change and grow here > artscatalyst.org/blog/tending-t…

Three years already - it certainly has come on a bit in that time! The staff tend to hold a lot of their meetings in the garden when the weather is good and its picnic season too with a lot of al fresco lunching! Thanks Arts Catalyst for creating this little have for us all

Dead Cat Bounce, an oratorio about finance and catastrophe by Gary Zhexi Zhang Waste Paper Opera is a story of unpayable debts, entangled histories and repeated jokes. Catch this strange and joyous opera at Soft Ground on 12 October as part of No Bounds Festival bit.ly/3WJn4qn

This is the third summer of Mind Garden, a project that started in 2021 with artist Harun Morrison working with local people to repair, re-design and replant the garden at Sheffield Mind Ltd Read how Mind Garden continues to change and grow here > artscatalyst.org/blog/tending-t…

We’re on the lookout for people to form a choir to take part in Dead Cat Bounce, a performance by Gary Zhexi Zhang and Waste Paper Opera at Soft Ground on 12 October as part of No Bounds Festival The work is an oratorio with elements of jazz and pop. Find out more > artscatalyst.org/opportunity/si…

A great opportunity from our friends from DASH

A glimpse into our last Sounds from the Ground event with Nkisi KMRU (Kamaru) and ashley A mesmerising night of experimental electronic music.  Sounds from the Ground is our series of workshops and performances that explore landscapes and ecologies through sound.

Last chance to sign up to join a choir to take part in Dead Cat Bounce, a performance by Gary Zhexi Zhang and Waste Paper Opera at Soft Ground on 12 October as part of No Bounds Festival The work is an oratorio with elements of jazz and pop. Apply by 9 September! artscatalyst.org/opportunity/si…

Next week from Sheffield Museums An artist talk with Joseph Cutts about his ongoing research into the cycle and formation of electronic waste 📷Lunchtime Talk: Insights into the Cycle & Formation of Electronic Waste 📷Thu 12 Sep, 1-1:45pm 📷Millennium Gallery sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lunch…

Next month at Soft Ground! Dead Cat Bounce is an experimental opera imagining parallel realities of environmental and financial catastrophes across time and space by Gary Zhexi Zhang and Waste Paper Opera Catch it on 12 October as part of No Bounds Festival bit.ly/3WJn4qn