Galleries
Our galleries feature a rolling exhibition programme of original, inspiring and thought-provoking artwork.
We are proud to manage 3 galleries
‘Seven Hills Gallery’’ Vickers link Gallery’ & ‘Five Rivers’ across NGH and RHH. Find us easily:
Seven Hills Gallery: C Floor Northen General Hospital, near the Huntsman dining room
Vickers link Gallery’: D Floor Northen General Hospital, Vickers Link Corridor
Five Rivers: A Floor, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, opposite the entrance to the Chapel
Staff Art Club: 'Leaves an Impression' Print Exhibition
The Arts in Health team is delighted to announce a new exhibition that brings a touch of nature and craft to the hospital. "Leaves an Impression" showcases a vibrant selection of monoprints created during our staff art club at The Millennium Galleries in October 2022. The sessions were expertly led by Rezwana Farin Sarkar, a local professional painter and printmaker with a studio at Yorkshire Artspace.
The workshops were attended by 60 staff members, hospital volunteers, and some of their children. This staff art club was part of the ‘In & Out of Hospitals’ arts programme and was funded by Sheffield Hospitals Charity and Arts Council England.
Take a Moment – Group Exhibition from ArtWorks SY
"What does mindfulness mean to you?" This question was posed to artists at ArtWorks South Yorkshire (ArtWorks SY) as the inspiration for the artwork in this exhibition. Their responses varied widely, but a few key themes emerged:
"Mindfulness means nature. It means breathing in vast landscapes, as well as honing in on individual flowers, leaves, or other living things and appreciating their beauty."
"Mindfulness means taking time to notice things that make us happy. This could be a hobby we engage in regularly or an individual moment in time, a memory of being genuinely happy and at peace."
"Mindfulness means self-expression through patterns, shapes, and color. It could be dynamic and chaotic or calm and calculated – an acknowledgment and record of how we truly feel in this moment."
ArtWorks SY is a not-for-profit creative arts organization that inspires and helps artists with learning disabilities and autism to develop life skills through creative workshops and placements. Their focus is on encouraging self-belief, achieving potential, and promoting collaborative practice and teamwork, while supporting artists to play an active role in their community. ArtWorks SY aims to challenge perceptions of learning disabilities and autism by celebrating the creativity and ambition of their artists.
Local People Talk: Stories from the Pandemic – New Exhibition
This special project began as a city-wide initiative led by Opus Independents in partnership with Compassionate Sheffield and Sheffield City Council. It was first exhibited at Millennium Galleries, Sheffield Museums.
The project provides a space for remembrance, capturing the stories of those who lived through this era-defining period of upheaval. We aim to honor acts of kindness, support positive change, and remember those we have lost.
Following its initial showing, the exhibition will move to Seven Hills Gallery at NGH and then to Five Rivers at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
As part of the same project, a film titled "A Lasting Testimony From Sheffield" has been released and is available for viewing at sheffieldstoriesfromthepandemic.com.
Local artist Lauren Woodcock – cityscapes and well-loved holiday destinations
April 2022 saw the launch of a new exhibition in our Seven Hills Gallery. Chief Executive, Kirsten Major, unveiled a beautiful depiction of the iconic Clock Tower building, which the artist has kindly donated to the Trust.
Lauren, who goes by the artist name ‘MUT’, lives and works in Sheffield as a Speech and Language therapist. She started painting more prolifically during the 2020 lockdown and has produced a number of wonderful paintings and prints of local landmarks, as well as other well-known and loved places across our wider region.
The exhibition opened on Friday 29 April in the Seven Hills Gallery on Huntsman C floor, at Northern General Hospital.
The artwork is available to purchase (originals and prints) and bespoke commissions may also be possible. Please visit our Arts Shop for more information including prices. For all sales and commission enquiries, please email sth.arts@nhs.net
We are really happy to announce the second professional artist exhibition in our Seven Hills Gallery at the Northern General Hospital.
As a local artist, inspired by the Peak District, Cath Dunn’s work captures the vibrant beauty of Sheffield's surrounding hills, moors, woodlands and treasured countryside, and brings these uplifting elements of nature inside our hospital building for all to enjoy.
NHS staff art exhibition – mosaics and screen prints
On Friday 12 March 2021, we were delighted to unveil our first exhibition of stunning staff artwork in the gallery.
Over 30 members of staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have taken part in creative skills sessions with the aim of supporting staff health and wellbeing during this challenging time. The sessions, delivered online via Microsoft Teams, were led by mosaic artist Coralie Turpin and illustrator/printmaker Jamie Mills, both based at Yorkshire Artspace.
Staff artwork will be on display until Thursday 6 May 2021 so if you are working at the Northern General Hospital, please do stop by and have a look (being careful to observe social distancing guidelines). We’re sure you will be just as impressed as we were at the beautiful work staff have produced, many of whom had never attempted mosaic making or screen printing before. The staff art club, part of our special ‘In & out of Hospital’ programme, is a partnership between the Arts in Health department at Sheffield Teaching Hospital, Yorkshire Artspace, and Museums Sheffield, and is joint funded by Sheffield Hospitals Charity and Arts Council England.
Seven Hills Gallery is located on one of our main corridors in the Huntsman building at the Northern General Hospital.
Exhibiting artwork by professional artists, and occasionally by patients and staff involved in special Arts in Health projects, we hope this space provides an unexpected opportunity for staff, patients and visitors to engage in art appreciation within a hospital environment. Certain pieces displayed may also be available to purchase.
The prelaunch on Tuesday 4 August 2020 saw Kirsten Major unveiling the stunning ‘Wall of Thanks’ exhibition, which included a montage of rainbow artwork sent in by children and families of our staff as well as the local community during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The official launch of the Seven Hills Gallery took place on Monday 2 November 2020 with the unveiling of artist Clare Smith’s collection entitled, ‘Chemo Day Drawings’.
Clare Smith was chosen as the first exhibiting artist by a panel made up of members of the Arts in Health team, a senior clinician and a Trust governor. We found her work beautiful, inspirational, moving, and fully encompassing the aims of our new gallery space. The strong connection between Clare’s artwork and her own healthcare journey was a key factor in the selection. Clare really understands the therapeutic nature of drawing and being creative, especially during the challenging times in life, which resonates with our ethos here at Arts in Health.
The Arts in Health team relies on the goodwill of our dedicated team of volunteers. We also regularly work with professional artists and musicians on a variety of creative projects across the Trust.