Celebrating African Heritage & Culture in the City of Sheffield & Beyond

Join us for this relaxed, drop-in session and help shape new displays telling the stories of people of African-Caribbean heritage living in Sheffield.

Taking Windrush 75 as their inspiration, our very own Danae Wellington is creating a film with filmmaker Darshan Gajjar. They will be co-hosting (with Sheffield Museums) a Caribbean Legacy Photoshoot and they need as many people as possible from the African heritage community to join in what will be a fun and entertaining afternoon in Weston Park on Sunday 24 September 1pm-3pm. No need to register - simply turn up! For further info please see the information leaflet.

Join us for this relaxed, drop-in session and help shape new displays telling the stories of people of African-Caribbean heritage living in Sheffield.

Francisca will be in conversation with Emma Paragreen, Curator of Industry and Metalwork, to discuss her work, inspiration, process, and life as an artist. You’ll hear more about how she approached her latest commission, Clothed Akin, which she produced for the Sheffield collection thanks to support from the Contemporary Art Society's Griffin Award. Clothed Akin is a family of sculptural vessels. Francisca works from sheet metal, using a variety of mark making techniques to create tactile surface patterns that are evocative of textiles. The five anthropomorphic forms, as Francisca puts it, “lean into each other as if in quiet conversation”, complementing the other works on display in the Portraiture and the Human Figure gallery. Image credit: Clothed Akin by Francisca Onumah, photo by Jerry Lampson.

Hear from a range of speakers (inc Dr Georgette Oni - renowned reconstructive surgeon) from different backgrounds all passionate about breast cancer care for Black women. This will be an opportunity to hear their stories, some of their personal experience and ask questions in what will be a truly interactive speaker session.  This is the first Sheffield watch event - streamed directly from the live event taking place at no. 1 Wimpole Street, the world-famous Royal Society of Medicine. Places are limited - please don't delay and book now for what could be a life-saving event.  Coffee/tea/pastries will also be provided free of charge.

The African Heritage Culture Forum will be showcasing the city’s [...]