Site Gallery opens an ambitious new show as Sheffield readies for British Art Show

Site Gallery has been a home for adventurous contemporary art in Sheffield for nearly half a century, and this autumn it has opened one of its most thought-provoking exhibitions yet.

The Goal of Our Health, a solo exhibition by Alexis Kyle Mitchell, opened with a launch event on 15 October 2026 and runs in the Main Gallery until 21 March 2027. Mitchell, an artist and filmmaker based in New York and Glasgow, makes work that engages with feminist and disability studies.

The exhibition centres on three films shot on 16mm and hand-processed in materials linked to their themes. The Treasury of Human Inheritance (2024) was processed in blood and urine, Fit to Work (2026) was developed in iron and beer, and Plates (2025) was developed in coffee. Brought together for the first time in an immersive installation, the films ask, in the gallery's words, "why are some bodies seen as more deserving of life and care than others?" The show is produced in partnership between Peer, JOAN and Site Gallery.

Site's story began in 1978, when a group of photographers formed South Yorkshire Photography Projects and opened the Untitled Gallery in a small shopfront on South Road in Walkley. The organisation moved to Brown Street in 1988 and was renamed Site Gallery in 1996, widening its focus to moving image, new media and performance. In 2018 it completed an expansion into a former neighbouring film studio, adding larger exhibition space, a café and a shop.

Today Site commissions new work, supports artists at every stage of their careers through residencies and paid opportunities, and works with young people and communities across the city.

There is a big moment on the horizon too. In August 2025 Sheffield was named one of five host cities for British Art Show 10, which will tour to the city in October 2027. The show launched in Sheffield in 1979 and returns for the first time since 1985, curated by Ekow Eshun. Site Gallery will be one of the partner venues, alongside Sheffield Museums and Yorkshire Artspace.

Councillor Mohammed Mahroof called its arrival "a major moment for our city", and Site Gallery is ready to play its part.

Site Gallery is at 1 Brown Street in the Cultural Industries Quarter, and exhibition and event details are on its website.