Opening with a show by Sheffield-taught painter Paul Housley, the studio provider hopes the venue will help make Sheffield a "national destination for art".
Through its Creative Hub, Utopia Theatre is using the arts to build self-belief, community and a sense of belonging in Sheffield, writes Artistic Director Mojisola Kareem-Elufowoju.
Writer, artist and Sheffield's current Poet Laureate Danaé Wellington shares her poem 'Sycthian', commissioned especially for the Writing the Water event as part of this year's Being Human festival.
To close this year's Being Human festival, Sheffield Hallam University hosted a floating poetry workshop that explored Sheffield's relationship with the river it was built on.