The Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery at Sheffield Hallam University is launching a new exhibition this Saturday to celebrate the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire.
The exhibition, part of the Grand Départ Cultural Festival Fringe, features work by students from Sheffield Hallam’s creative courses, including interior design, fashion design, graphic design, and metalwork and jewellery.
Tim Machin, Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery manager, said: “Our students have interpreted what this huge sporting event coming to Yorkshire means to them, through a variety of methods. They’ve looked at the bike as an object, as a symbol, and as a cultural artefact, and they’ve explored more abstract ideas such as speed, motion, landscape and travel.
“But one thing that brings all of these pieces together is the act of celebration – of people coming together to mark this great occasion.”
The exhibition also features work by pupils from local schools and colleges, specially commissioned by the University.
The exhibition, titled Grand Départ: Inspired by the Tour de France, runs from Saturday 5 July to 3 August 2014. Entry is free. Visit www.shu.ac.uk/sia/gallery for more information.
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