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Bloc Projects is a contemporary arts organisation based in the centre of Sheffield, UK.

Bloc Projects presents and commissions contemporary art exhibitions, events, residencies, exchange projects and educational activity in our gallery and courtyard. Established in 2002, the organisation provides a platform for early-mid career artists to develop new work and present work to new audiences. Our programme encourages experimentation and invites critical dialogue among artists and audien

ces. Throughout its history Bloc Projects has supported artists and artist groups from across the UK and Europe working in a wide range of media, delivered partnerships projects with organisations such as Compass Live Art, Sheffield Fringe and Sensoria Festival, and been a long term member of the Art Sheffield Consortium. The gallery is a tenant of Bloc Studios, a partner organisation operating independently both financially and legally. Find all information relating to the studios’ history, artists and vacancies at the Bloc Studios page https://www.facebook.com/BlocArtists.

03/06/2026

A little look into our current exhibition, Art is Ours, Mine and Yours!, that will run in the gallery till 13 June, Saturday! ⁠
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The exhibition brings artist Assunta () and her daughter Lou’s studio into the gallery. What started as drawing and making together in their home/studio during the 2020 lockdown has grown into a wider art club, bringing children, parents and carers into shared processes of making through drawing, digital print and textiles. ⁠

⁠Featuring soft digitally printed textiles, collaborative drawings, workshop materials and works made with other children and parents/carers, the exhibition is an open environment that invites visitors of all ages to participate, spend time with the works and draw. ⁠
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📅 Until 13 June, Saturday ⁠
🕰️ Opening Hours: Wed-Sat, 11-5pm ⁠
📍 Bloc Projects, Sheffield ⁠
🎟️ Free Entry ⁠

There’s still plenty of time to drop by and enjoy the exhibition! For more details about Bloc Projects' programme, visit our website. ⁠
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Image Credits: Jules Lister, 2026

02/06/2026

Announcing new opening hours for our gallery! 🎆⁠
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We will be changing our opening hours for our own curated exhibitions. We will now be open Wed-Sat, 11am-5pm. ⁠
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We look forward to welcoming you at our current exhibition, Art is Ours, Mine and Yours!, the first major solo presentation by Assunta and Lou Art Club, a parent-child artist duo whose collaborative practice began in 2020, when Lou was four.⁠ The exhibition is open now and will run till 13 June, so drop by and spend some time with the works!

29/05/2026

Looking for a space to hold an event, workshop or exhibition?⁠
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Our gallery is available for hire for public and private use, including exhibitions, events, meetings, workshops, performances, photoshoots and more. ⁠
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Limited availability left in 2026 with more options opening up for 2027. Get in touch to find out more: info[at]blocprojects.co.uk 💌⁠
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Bloc Projects Members receive a discounted rate on gallery hire, alongside other benefits including opportunities to show work at Bloc Projects, artist development within the Kaleidoscope Network, peer networking and professional development. ⁠
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Be part of a vibrant community of artists and creatives with our membership scheme while supporting our programme! More details on how to join is available at: https://www.blocprojects.co.uk/membership

27/05/2026

‼️ We have been informed that the Millennium Gallery has experienced a water leak, which means it is not open to the public today.

But fortunately, it will remain open for our symposium, 'Making Room for Art and Children'.

Currently, they have 2 toilets available for use in the building, and the staff are aiming to get more toilets cleaned and sorted throughout the day for our use.

Please note that the main entrance on Arundel Gate will be closed today. To enter the building, please walk to the side ramp entrance on Surrey Street. It is next to The Graduate pub and faces the Central Library.

We look forward to welcoming you!

25/05/2026

Our current exhibition, Art is Ours, Mine and Yours!, will run till 13 June, Saturday ✨⁠
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What started as and her daughter Lou drawing together in their home/studio during lockdown has grown into a wider art club, bringing children, parents and carers into shared processes of making through drawing, digital print and textiles. ⁠
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For this exhibition, Assunta and Lou bring their studio into the gallery. Soft digitally printed textiles, collaborative drawings, workshop materials and works made with other children and parents/carers become part of an open environment where visitors of all ages are invited to make themselves comfortable, spend time with the work, draw and take part.⁠
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Here's what you can expect alongside the exhibition — ⁠
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+ Half-Term Art Club workshops with Assunta & Lou⁠
📍 Bloc Projects, Sheffield ⁠
📅 Tue, 26 May, 2-4PM / Thu, 28 May, 11-1PM / Fri, 29 May, 2-4PM⁠
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Join parent-and-child artist duo Assunta and Lou for a free art workshop to draw, paint, scan and print together. ⁠
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+ Making Space for Children and Art at Millenium Gallery⁠
📍 Millennium Gallery, Sheffield⁠
📅 27 Wed, 12 - 4pm⁠
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A 1-day symposium organised in partnership with the Art Working Parents Alliance and Millennium Gallery. We've got some amazing contributors including Shirley Cameron, Hettie Judah, Jo Harrison, Karolina Korupczynksa, Stryx Gallery/Mothership and Magda Bielesz. ⁠
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Everything is FREE, fun and family-inclusive. Do join us this May and June! More information about the exhibition, workshops and symposium is available at our website.

19/05/2026

Join parent-and-child artist duo Assunta () and Lou for a free art workshop to draw, paint, scan and print together! 🖍️⁠
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Bloc Projects are excited to host this free art workshop facilitated by Assunta and Lou, a parent-and-child artist duo who have been working together making digital prints, drawings and paintings for over five years. To celebrate and share the fun, we are inviting fellow parents/carers and children to come make art with Assunta and Lou this half-term.⁠
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There are three different workshop slots to choose from —⁠
📅 Tue, 26 May, 2-4PM / Thu, 28 May, 11-1PM / Fri, 29 May, 2-4PM⁠
📍 Bloc Projects, Sheffield ⁠
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-family-inclusive-half-term-art-club-with-assunta-and-lou-tickets-1987321194189
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The workshops will take place inside the Bloc Projects gallery, which has been transformed into an immersive making space as part of their first solo exhibition, Art is Ours, Mine and Yours!⁠ Work made in the workshops may become part of the exhibition, and you are always welcome to take yours home.⁠
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A few notes from us — ⁠
• We will provide aprons but recommend that you come in clothes you won't mind getting a little messy in.⁠
• All children must be accompanied by an adult.⁠
• Each ticket is for a family of up to 2 adults and up to 2 children⁠, feel free to book more if you are with a larger group.⁠
• The workshop is most suitable for children between 3 and 11 years old, but we welcome people of all ages to join in.⁠
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Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts⁠
Council England, with additional support from the University of Lincoln and the JG Graves Charitable Trust. ⁠
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Image Credits ⁠
Photos by Becky Beinart, Saul Argent and Assunta Ruocco

11/05/2026

Bloc Projects is delighted to present Art is Ours, Mine and Yours!, the first major solo presentation by Assunta and Lou Art Club, a parent-child artist duo whose collaborative practice began in 2020, when Lou was four.⁠
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📍 Bloc Projects, Sheffield⁠
✨⁠ Launch Event: Sat, 23 May, 3-5PM ⁠
📆 23 May — 13 June 2026⁠
🎟️ Free & open to all⁠
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What started as and her daughter Lou drawing together in their home/studio during lockdown has grown into a wider art club, bringing children, parents and carers into shared processes of making through drawing, digital print and textiles.
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For this exhibition, Assunta and Lou bring their studio into the gallery. Soft digitally printed textiles, collaborative drawings, workshop materials and works made with other children and parents/carers become part of an open environment where visitors of all ages are invited to make themselves comfortable, spend time with the work, draw and take part.⁠
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Come down on Saturday 23 May to celebrate with us!

Image Credits
Image 1: Assunta and Lou, Image 2: Workshop Documentation by Saul Argent

08/05/2026

We are pleased to announce 'Designs for Spaceships #1' by Emma Bolland, a showcase in our Reception Space at Bloc Projects.⁠ This is a new initiative for an invited artist within our Members Scheme to display and sell some limited edition works in our gallery.
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Launching on Sat 23 May, 3-5pm, coinciding with our next Key Strand exhibition by Assunta and Lou Art Club 'Art is Ours, Mine and Yours!' in the main gallery. ⁠
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The works for 'Designs for Spaceships #1' are selected from a large body of collages, drawings, and assemblages produced and used by the artist as ‘objects to think with’. Using found images, drawing, papers, pure mineral pigments, stationary and metal, these small works operate as satellites and moonlets orbiting around and through larger ‘public’ works.⁠
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This showcase brings seven of these objects out of the plan chest and into the light. Limited edition giclee prints and works are available on request.⁠
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Emma Bolland is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. They approach their practice with speculative, sci-fi sensibilities. Drawing on diverse histories such as those of Constructivism, the visual practices of theosophy, and astronomy, they often use materials that also suggest magical and metaphysical properties. Their work is physically and conceptually informed by their physical and mental disabilities but is not about them.

06/05/2026

We’re pleased to host Deeqa Ismail for a Kaleidoscope Network talk at Bloc Projects on Thursday, 21 May. ⁠
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📅 Thursday, 21 May*⁠
🖥 6 - 7:30PM, Online⁠
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In Soft Borders, Hard Walls, Deeqa Ismail will explore how her artistic practice connects with family archives, particularly through materiality and sound, to create sonic worlds that extend beyond time and space. She will consider what diversity in spaces looks like for emerging artists beyond the performative and institutional framework, drawing on her experience as a Somali-British artist and curator from London, now living in the North West. She will interrogate the gap between institutional claims of inclusion and the realities faced by emerging artists navigating hybrid cultural identities. Deeqa has taken part in exhibitions and public programmes at Tank Gallery in South London, KALEID Editions in East London and Agora Collective in Berlin, Germany. She is currently doing a practice-based research degree at Manchester School of Art and Design. ⁠
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*This is a Members-only event and is presented as part of the Kaleidoscope Network⁠ programme. To join our community or find out more, see: blocprojects.co.uk/membership ⁠
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Book your spot at https://www.blocprojects.co.uk/exhibitions-events/2026/artist-talk-soft-borders-hard-walls-with-deeqa-ismail 🎆⁠
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Deeqa Ismail (b. 1988, Hargeisa, Somalia) is a Somali-British artist based in Stockport, Manchester. She works with sculpture, printmaking, sound, video, and installations, often incorporating analogue processes and Somali sonic archives. Her work explores both shared and personal experiences of hybrid identity and the in-between spaces.⁠
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Image Credits: Deeqa Ismail

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Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 6pm

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