FAMILY
Are you ready to go on a bearhunt?
Well, you will definitely spot a BIG one – or 160 – as a beary beautiful art exhibition makes its way to Sheffield this summer.
For those who remember the herd of giant painted elephants that popped up around the city in 2016, the Bears of Sheffield is another pawsome idea from The Children’s Hospital Charity to raise thousands of pounds to transform the Cancer and Leukaemia Ward at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. This year, the charity hopes to create the biggest mass-participation event ever to grace Sheffield, with more sculptures, artists, schools and sponsors involved. They are also hoping to top last time’s grand
total of £610,000 raised for the children’s hospital. From Monday 13th July until Sunday 13th September, the streets of Sheffield will be turned into a trail where families can go exploring to find a pack of painted bears. Inspired by the charity’s mascot, Theo the Bear, and the iconic sculpture in the Botanical Gardens’ bear pit, there will be 60 Big Bears standing proud at over seven- feet tall along with 100 one-metre Little Bears.
The bears have been
produced by model and prototype manufacturers, Simpson Patterns Ltd of Darnall, who have created a bear mould to replicate the original Botanical Gardens bear which was designed by David Mayne. All 160 bears are currently in hibernation and eagerly being painted by artists and school children ready for the big reveal this summer.
Each of the Big Bears will be painted by a local, regional or national artist, resulting in an eclectic mix of designs that will wow against
the Sheffield backdrop.
Many of the artists involved work closely with the children’s hospital, including Jo Peel who previously painted the Flammable Liquid Store and other large murals around
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