# Event Details - **Event Name**: In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers – The Football Art Prize - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Award-winning artists, Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers, spend the evening exploring the intersection of football and contemporary art.About this EventChaired by BBC East Midlands journalist Owen Shipton, this seated discussion will delve into the artists' creative practices, the ideas behind their prize-winning works, and how football has shaped and inspired their artistic journeys. Together, they'll reflect on the role of the game as a source of creativity, identity and community.Enjoy this special opportunity to hear directly from the artists and gain a unique insight into the artistry of the beautiful game.Alina Akbar is a Manchester-based visual artist and storyteller working across film, photography and spatial installation. Her practice is rooted in both personal and collective experience, often developed through conversation, collaboration, and being chronically online. She intuitively detangles the complexities of working-class representation and questions of diversity, amplified through a cinematic eye that captures raw reality intertwined with poetic narratives.Alina’s work has been shown at The Whitworth, Touchstones Rochdale, Harlesden High Street, Aviva Studios, and Victoria and Albert Museum Late. Her most recent film Pardesi Raga is a permanent part of the Manchester Museum South Asia Gallery, commissioned for its project space, and was also featured in the CIRCA Art Prize 2024, with screenings across London, Milan, and Berlin.Conor Rogers is an award-winning Sheffield-based artist and graduate of Sheffield Hallam University. The heart of his practice is storytelling. It is manifested using a visual, poetic, and symbolic language translated through painted, sculpted, and poetic depictions from everyday life. In 2014, he was shortlisted for the John Moores painting prize and was selected to exhibit in the Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2015 at Primary Gallery, Nottingham & ICA, London. He has since exhibited work both nationally and internationally in group shows, arts festivals and biennales. He was twice shortlisted for the John Ruskin Prize in 2017 and 2019 both exhibitions being held in Sheffield then Manchester. In 2019, Conor was named as the 1st Prize winner of the Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award held at the Saatchi Gallery London. In 2020 he exhibited in ‘Me Myself and I’ a group show held at Collyer Bristow gallery, London. He took part in numerous group online exhibitions throughout the pandemic. His debut solo show ‘Manor Boy’ was exhibited at Yorkshire Artspace in 2021.Owen Shipton is a journalist and presenter who covers news and sport for the BBC. Previously, he produced and hosted Team Talk, a weekly football programme broadcast on local television. Owen is a regular presenter on BBC East Midlands.Please donate if you're able and help keep your museums open and available for everyone to enjoy.Suggested donation £5 – when you select your tickets, please scroll down and select ‘General Admission + Donation’.Image Credit: Alina Akbar, Footwork, 2025 © the artist - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sheffield/in-conversation-alina-akbar-and-conor-rogers-the-football-art-prize/100001993902079795 - **Event Categories**: art, sports, football, nonprofit, fine-arts, festivals, exhibitions, entertainment, workshops, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Millennium Gallery - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Sheffield - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Millennium Gallery - **lat**: 53.379502 - **long**: -1.466765 - **full address**: Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers – The Football Art Prize - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/55c9dc224e396246bba1d387a475892a5145703980ee70e5f8b9d063948db7f6-rimg-w1200-h675-dc070704-gmir.jpg?v=1784748734 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers - The Football Art Prize being held? - **A:** In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers - The Football Art Prize takes place on Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers - The Football Art Prize? - **A:** In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers - The Football Art Prize is organized by Museums Sheffield. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Museums Sheffield's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Museums Sheffield a rating of 4/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Museums Sheffield has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** In Conversation: Alina Akbar and Conor Rogers - The Football Art Prize is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sheffield, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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