About Us
Established in 2002, Bloc Projects is a Sheffield-based contemporary art space and charity that specialises in innovative and socially relevant art practices. We present extraordinary ideas that reimagine what is possible in the world.
We guide and develop artists in the early to middle stages of their careers, as well as offer a platform for practitioners and self-initiatives through venue hire and affordable meanwhile spaces.
Working closely with peers at local organisations in culture, education and community care, we ensure that our activities are welcoming and accessible to diverse groups across generations.
Staff
Dr Yet Chor Sunshine Wong
Director
Dr Yet Chor Sunshine Wong (Sunshine) is an art worker, researcher and facilitator. She was born and raised in Hong Kong where she worked as an art teacher and later moved to Berlin to complete her MA at Universität der Künste Berlin while curating live art events. Via affect and queer studies, her 2019 doctoral thesis proposed a socially negotiated art that takes place through the relational material. At Bloc Projects, she has been shaping and reshaping a programme that is rooted in collaboration and accessibility. In the last few years, she has commissioned and co-developed projects by Una Helle Hamilton and Verity Birt; Chris Alton and Emily Simpson; and C & G Artpartment amongst others. She is also a keen knitter.
Thomas Griffiths
Gallery & Communities Manager
Thomas Griffiths is an artist based in Sheffield. Their practice reimagines and reinscribes commonplace objects and symbols with unexpected interpretations: nuances of working-class culture and queer references seep into the conversation. Alongside their artistic practice, they are co-director of GLOAM, an artist-led grassroots gallery and studio space in Sheffield. They particularly aim to uplift artists from working-class backgrounds and the north of England. At Bloc Projects, they lead on our meanwhile spaces, gallery hires and artist development through our Pathways Key Strand and Membership.
