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Olympic Dreams, exhibition by photographer in residence James Dodd looking at the City of Sheffield Diving Team and their youth development programme, which works alongside the nation’s preparations to develop our sporting elite for the 2012 London Olympics and beyond, Bank Street Arts, Bank Street, Tuesdays-Saturdays,  10am-5pm to September 30.

Wigan’s World, prints, paintings, drawings, animation and film by Mark Wigan Williams inspired by night club culture to coincide with the release of the film SoulBoy set in the Northern Soul scene of the 1970s, Showroom Cinema, private view,  Friday, 5.30pm, open Monday to Friday, 8.45am-8pm from Monday to September 27. See panel page 29.

Trace, landscapes by Danielle Creenaune which are a hybrid of the inherited and imagined merging those from Europe with memories of her Australian homeland, Cupola Gallery, Middlewood Road, Hillsborough, opening evening Friday, 7.30pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-6.30pm, Sundays, 11am-4pm, to October 10.

The Figurative Show, the human figure interpreted in a range of contemporary styles and media including paintings and prints by Trevor Price and Anita Klein, and paintings by acclaimed Derbyshire artists Chris Bennett and Richard Wallace plus ceramic pieces by Christy Keeney and Jenny Southam, gallerytop, Chatsworth Road, Rowsley, Matlock, Tuesdays-Sundays, 10am-5pm from Saturday to October 3.

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Watercolour in Britain: Tradition and Beyond, exhibition illustrating the remarkable diversity of a truly British art form featuring rarely seen paintings by artists such as JMW Turner, William Blake and Edward Burra, along with examples across the board from sculptors such as Henry Moore and Anish Kapoor, to Surrealists like Paul Nash and Graham Sutherland, Millennium Gallery, Mondays-Saturdays,  10am-5pm, Sundays,  11am-5pm  to September 5.

Teatopia, show which delights in our national obsession with tea includes historic objects such as fine ceramics and metalwork from Sheffield’s own collections alongside iconic contemporary art, design and craft pieces plus  new sculptural work from rising star of UK ceramics Hitomi Hosono and Sheffield-based illustrator Geo Law, who has created a contemporary tea towel design exclusively for the exhibition, Craft and Design Gallery, Millennium Gallery, Mondays-Saturdays,  10am-5pm, Sundays,  11am-5pm to October 24.

Displaying Drink, exploring the rich tradition of the drinking rituals and the fascinating objects associated with them in Sheffield’s alehouses, coffeeshops and homes since the 18th century, Metalwork Gallery, Millennium Gallery, Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm and Sundays, 11am-5pm.

Paul Nash and Fay Godwin, photographic exhibition spotlighting two different artists with a common fascination – the British landscape – with a selection from Godwin’s collaboration with poet Ted Hughes in 1979, Remains of Elmet, depicting the remains of culture, legend, myth and industry in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, contrasting with images in Nash’s posthumous Private World collection taken on his travels around England and across the globe, vividly illustrating his painterly eye for shape, detail and symbolism, Graves Gallery, Surrey Street, Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm.

Food Glorious Food, family-friendly exhibition which tells the stories that lie behind what we choose to eat with displays of labour saving gadgets, historic culinary devices and unusual recipes, a larder stocked with interesting food stories and nostalgic packaging and a vegetable patch play area, Weston Park Museum, Mondays-Fridays,  10am-4pm, Saturdays, 10am-5pm, Sundays, 11am-5pm until November 28.

Origin010, new work by painter Paul Evans, poet Chris Jones and animators Humanstudio on a Darwinian theme, Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery, Sheffield Hallam University Furnival Building, Arundel Street, daily, 10am - 5pm (Wednesdays to 8pm) until September 10. Chris Jones and Paul Evans will host an In Conversation event on Thursday,  September 9, 7.30pm.

Mervyn Peake’s Alice in Wonderland, collection of illustrations recently acquired by the British Library on show to coincide with playwright Laura Wade’s new adaptation of Alice at the Crucible Theatre,  University of Sheffield Western Bank Library, Mondays-Thursdays, 9am to 7pm, Fridays,  10am to 7pm , Saturdays, noon to 6pm to September 29.

The Tide of Society, surreal pictures by John Ledger, FourThirtyThree, Mowbray Street, weekdays 10am-5pm to September 19.

Sam Wigglesworth-Baker, wall sculptures by the Sheffield artist on an industrial theme, Gardener’s Rest, Neepsend Lane, from Friday to September 5 during pub hours.

Valley, stylised images of the Don Valley by photographer Andrew Smith, part of an ongoing project aimed at culminating in a gallery display or book publication, Rockingham House windows,  The Moor. on view 24 hours a day until August 28.

Transform!, site specific installation by Sam Bunn, attempting a challenging conceptual transformation, Old Sweet Shop, Nether Edge Road, Nether Edge, until September 30. Also showing in the window throughout August are wood carvings, baskets, bark cloth products, purses, weaved trays and bags produced at The Dewe School of Art in Uganda with proceeds from sales going to the project to provide training and education to the community in East Africa.

The Emporium Gallery, 11 artists and craftsmen exhibiting and selling a range of paintings in various mediums, with jewellery, woodturning, pottery, textiles and metal figures from local and national artists on display. Every month the exhibition and displays are changed with the introduction of works from new artists,  selection of prints and cards permanently available, Clyde Road, off Broadfield Road, Heeley.

Cleo Mussi’s Pharmas Market/ Helen Denerley’s Mechanimals, two exhibitions on the theme of farming, a mosaic installation which tells the story of agriculture and scrap metal sculptures using relics of the horse-drawn days of agriculture alongside discarded modern machinery, Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Worksop, Thursdays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm, Sundays, 10am-4.30pm until October 17.

Imperfect Impurity, first solo exhibition by New Mills artist Rob Wilson features new paintings of Buxton Opera House, the Devonshire Dome and Errwood Reservoir, plus a collection of paintings based on iconic landmarks in Manchester,  Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton,  Tuesdays to Sundays until October 15.

Marmalade Photography, images of Peak District landscapes by Mark Feakins, former executive producer of Sheffield Theatres, Andrews Tea Rooms, Chapel Walk, Mondays-Saturdays, 9am-5pm, Sundays, 11am-4pm until Christmas.

Working Woodlands Gallery, work on view and for sale from wood producers specialising in the use of local and sustainable timber including woodcraft items, outdoor and indoor furniture, bowls, carving, jewellery and more, others made to order, Working Woodlands Gallery, Ecclesall Woods Sawmill, Abbey Lane, Tuesdays-Sundays, 11am-4pm.

Hugger Gallery, features landscapes by Graham Clark and photographic images by Carl Hugger among more than 20 art works on view, plus the chance for visitors to paint a picture on canvas for £10 with all profits going towards planting trees, free tea and coffee, Foundry Climbing Centre Courtyard, Mowbray Street, Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-6.30pm (2750005).

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, David Nash, the largest exhibition to date of work tracing the evolution of the 40-year career of one of the UK’s leading artists who creates sculptures using wood, trees and the natural environment, until end of February 2011;  Porta d’Oriente and Architettura, two works by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino can be seen on the formal terrace near the Underground Gallery. Tai Chi Series by Ju Ming; Trees: From Alternative Landscape Components by American artist Dennis Oppenheim, Lower Park area, other work in the landscape of the park currently includes sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Kenneth Armitage, Jonathan Borofsky, Anthony Caro, Helen Escobedo, Barry Flanagan, Andy Goldsworthy, Greyworld, Nigel Hall, Barbara Hepworth, Phillip King, Sol LeWitt, John Main, Henry Moore, Igor Mitoraj, David Nash, Jaume Plensa, Sophie Ryder, Richard Serra, Serge Spitzer and William Turnbull, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall, West Bretton one mile from M1 junction 38, off A637), daily except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, galleries, 11am-5pm, grounds 10am-6pm.