Keeping the wheels turning

The Cork Cycling Festival showcases art celebrating the bicycle, writes Colette Sheridan

ONE of the artistic highlights of the Cork Cycling Festival, which begins tomorrow and runs until July 29, is Gallery-on-the-Go. In previous years, the festival hosted exhibitions in galleries, but this year, it is organising Cork’s first ever shop-front cycle art exhibition.

As spokesperson for the festival, Nicki ffrench Davis, says: “This year, we have decided to bring the arts to more people. Instead of hiding the art inside, we’re using a string of shop-fronts around the city where artists will put their work in the windows. As people walk around the city, they’ll suddenly see pictures of bicycles or sculptures made from bicycle parts.” People can cast their vote for their favourite artists and the winning artist will win a €300 voucher for Kilgrew’s Cycle Shop.