If you visit Sheffield and South Yorkshire in general this summer, you will be surrounded by a pride of lions and their cubs. They are all part of a fundraising trail in support of the Sheffield Children’s Hospital. This year the Children’s Hospital marks 150 years since it was founded in the heart of the city.
Also in the city centre, just off the Winter Gardens, is the Millenium Galleries and there you will find a free exhibition, donations welcome, The Football Art Prize. It runs from the 11th June to the 13th September.
The Football Art Prize celebrates the world’s most popular sport.
Illustrating both glory and defeat, the shortlisted works show the passion, drama and unity that football inspires across the world. They also highlight the inventiveness of makeshift goalposts, the beauty and stillness of empty football fields, and the creativity of pitches built in unexpected places.
Through an open call, artists from around the world were invited to submit work inspired by the beautiful game and how it shapes our lives, identities and communities. The final exhibition includes over 60 artworks and three prize winners selected by a panel of judges, in a wide range of media from painting and drawing to photography and film.
Just some of the art on display. if you are in the area it is well worth a visit.
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