Join ArtWorks
From street-art commissions to product design, artist-led workshops to access guides - ArtWorks makes and exhibits work that is vibrant, joyful and compelling across a range of media and styles. If diversity and inclusion is important to you, and if you'd like more fun and creativity in your life, then our services are for you. Find out more about what we do and why we do it.
Creative Workshops
Our studios are led by trained artists who support the artists to develop their ideas and skills, and run art workshops to explore artistic techniques and ideas. We make everything accessible, and we individualise the workshops for our artists so that everyone can get involved on their own terms whether that's using paint or textiles, making digital art or building sculptures.
Anything is possible!
Every day at ArtWorks is different, with a mix of staff-led workshops and time to work on your own projects. We supply the materials and we are guided by what the artists are interested in.
We also visit exhibitions and events with the artists to be inspired by other artists work, and we take creativity to the max with creative cooking sessions, film-making workshops, text
Exhibitions & Events
We don't just make work - we share it!
Our artists work deserves to be seen and enjoyed, which is why we work with Galleries, Arts Organisations and Community Venues to produce group and individual exhibitions. In 2026 we produced an International Festival exhibition at Millennium Gallery Sheffield with over 40,000 visitors, as well as exhibitions at Barnsley Civic, Cambridge Street Collective and Thorpe Hesley Community Centre.
Murals
ArtWorks murals can be seen in spaces and places across South Yorkshire. Muralling is a great way for our artists to express themselves, work collaboratively and contribute to the happiness of local communities. We are regularly approached and commissioned to create murals in public and private spaces including Maltby's Coronation Park, Theatre Deli, Cambridge Street Collective and Tuxford Underpass. Find out more about our murals here.
Other Activities
Working with Our Artists
Get in TouchWe welcome creative commissions for artworks, exhibitions, murals and workshops. Our artists have led creative workshops, children's crafting sessions, and produced designs for merchanise and product design, alongside our regular work producing large-scale murals. Supporting our artists to work to a professional brief is great experience, so get in touch if you have an idea you'd like to discuss.
Hiring Our Space
ArtWorks Thorpe Hesley is available to hire during the evenings and weekends. Are you a local community group looking for space to meet or host an activity? Are you a local family looking for room for a children's party?
Hire includes use of a fully equipped kitchen and the garden / parking area. Our rates start at £10 per hour, and your support will help sustain the Community Centre.
