{"id":65504,"date":"2025-05-08T12:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=65504"},"modified":"2025-05-10T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:20:44","slug":"local-artists-welcome-the-public-for-open-up-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/local-artists-welcome-the-public-for-open-up-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Local artists welcome the public for Open Up Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Open Up Sheffield 2025 is back for its second weekend this Saturday, once again showcasing the artistic talent of the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This annual event celebrates artists of all kinds and invites the public into studios and workshops across Sheffield to get a closer look at the work and the people behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local artist Cath Dunn, who\u2019s taking part this year, says the event offers something social media can\u2019t:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSocial media is great but it&#8217;s just a quick glimpse and then you move on, while Open Up Sheffield allows people to spend longer looking at art and see the makers in their spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With around 100 artists on the lineup this year, from ceramists and painters to sculptors and printmakers, there&#8217;s something for every art lover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We sat down with Cath to hear more about her artistic journey and why events like Open Up Sheffield are so vital for independent artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CATH DUNN SPOTLIGHT\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S7odQqhzmOg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local artists are opening their doors to the public this weekend for Open Up Sheffield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":733,"featured_media":65533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,43,85],"tags":[241,38,1832,131],"class_list":["post-65504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-culture","category-top-story-2","tag-culture","tag-sheffield","tag-sheffield-art","tag-south-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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