From April to July, free exhibitions, performances and screenings will be open to the public in venues across Sheffield including Yorkshire Art Space, Trafalgar Warehouse and Hallam’s Head Post Office.
Graduating students from across Sheffield Hallam’s Creative Industries Institute will be exhibiting their work which presents creative proposals to real world problems.
The festival is Sheffield’s biggest student-led exhibition and features the best emerging talent in art, design, fashion, film, architecture, and performance industries that the city has to offer.
Roger Bateman, Director of the Sheffield Creative Industries Institute, said: “Now in its third year, the 2025 Sheffield Hallam Festival of Creativity will be a vibrant celebration of imagination, innovation, and collaboration. It’s a chance for our students to share their extraordinary creative work across a host of city venues. Expect bold ideas, thoughtful storytelling, and powerful experiences that reflect the energy and diversity of our creative community.
“Creativity is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Creativity drives progress across every sector, from tackling climate change to designing inclusive technologies or reducing health inequalities. In a world facing social, environmental, and technological challenges, creativity helps us imagine better futures and empowers us to build them. It fuels cultural expression, economic resilience, and planet-centred innovation. More than just a skill, creativity is essential for adapting, collaborating, and solving complex problems. We need creative thinkers now more than ever.”
Future Now brings together all the creative industries disciplines including architecture, broadcasting, crafts, design, creative technologies, fashion, film, performing arts, photography, graphics, animation, product, games and visual arts.
One of the biggest events during the festival is the fashion show, a catwalk through Sheffield’s Winter Gardens.
As well as exhibiting their work to the public, students will be hosting industry experts at events to showcase their portfolios and network.
Highlights of the festival, which are open to the public, include:
- Change Makers 2025 – A two-week showcase of performances from 29th April - 9th May at Sheffield Hallam’s Performance Labs
- BA Fashion Design and Fashion Management and Communication exhibition - 23rd May 12PM-4 PM and 27th/28th May 2025, 11 AM-3 PM at SADACCA (Sheffield and District African Caribbean Community Association)
- BA Product Design, Interior Architecture, and Jewellery exhibition – 24th/25th May at Trafalgar Warehouse
- BA Fine Art exhibition – 30th May – 8th June at Head Post Office Studios, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
- MFA Fine Art exhibition – 30th May – 8th June at Head Post Office Gallery, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
- BA Photography – 31st May and 2nd-4th June at Yorkshire Art Space
- BA Illustration, Graphic Design & Animation – 31st May at Trafalgar Warehouse
- Architecture courses exhibition – 21st June – 4th July at the Atrium, Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
More information can be found on the Future Now Festival of Creativity site.
