Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No & Other Options takes place from 16 February - 30 March 2008 in venues across the city including Bloc, End Gallery, Millennium Galleries, S1 Artspace, Site Gallery, Yorkshire ArtSpace, the Winter Gardens and the public realm.

Ever feel like you're always being asked to work more / do more / perform to a higher level?

This city-wide exhibition addresses the fact that in a post-industrial condition, one particularly pertinent to Sheffield, we have entered into a service culture where we no longer just work, we perform in a perpetual modeof "I Can". (Even advertising tells us that "Life gets more exciting when you say yes"). Art Sheffield 08 suggests that as well as yes and no, there may be other options.

For more details, see the Art Sheffield 08 website.

In the new year, there will be a preview of the work produced by Juan Pablo Echeverri during his residency at the Site Gallery, Sheffield:

Diva's Life
Preview: Friday 12 January, 6-8pm
The work will be on show in the gallery from 13 - 27 Jan 2007, Wed – Sat, 11am – 5.30pm.

Juan Pablo Echeverri has been artist in residence at Site Gallery since September. Based in Bogota, Colombia, this is Echeverri’s first visit to the UK. This exhibition is the culmination of the work he has developed during his time in Sheffield and includes a video diary and a series of self-portraits which he has taken every day in a photobooth. Using an array of outlandish and startling outfits and costumes, Echeverri’s work plays with issues of identity and gender, but also contrasts mundane daily activities with a search for the dream of starring in his own pop video.

A joint initiative between Visiting Arts, Ministry of Culture Colombia, British Council, Columbia and Arts Council England