A participatory clay workshop with artist James Thompson to accompany his exhibition "On Lost Ground" at GLOAM, Sheffield

Join artist James Thompson for a hands‑on clay workshop celebrating the final day of On Lost Ground at GLOAM Gallery.

On Lost Ground brings together a new body of site-specific sculpture and a live architectural sound intervention that responds to GLOAM’s layered history as an industrial site, DIY music venue, and artist-led space, as well as the ongoing transformation of Castlegate in Sheffield’s City Centre.

Developed through casting, excavation, and architectural listening, the works draw connections between artist-led spaces, changing land use, and traces of urban transformation. The installation includes casts of S1 Artspace’s new premises in a former bank building, a rammed-earth work made from material excavated during the Castlegate archaeological works, and a live sound installation that amplifies vibrations travelling through GLOAM’s structure.

For this workshop, James will support participants produce a series of new artifacts in clay. It will be an opportunity to share knowledge of GLOAM and nearby sites. We’ll take sections of clay and make clay press moulds from architectural fragments around the area. The idea is to come together and share memories – maybe of GLOAM, maybe of other art spaces, maybe industrial histories. It’s about sharing while making, building a multi perspective sense of place.

Event details:

Date: Saturday 26 Sepember, 2026

Start time: 10:30am

Start location: 160 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S14RE

End time: around 12:00 (noon).

End location: 160 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S14RE

Maximum group size: 15 people

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