{"id":191147,"date":"2025-06-17T07:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/191147\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:58:11","slug":"olivias-mural-is-a-sporting-tribute-to-universitys-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/191147\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia\u2019s mural is a sporting tribute to university\u2019s success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PROUD: Olivia Tate with her new mural.<\/p>\n<p>BARNSLEY artist Olivia Tate is aiming to inspire students at Sheffield Hallam University after completing her third large-scale mural at the campus.<\/p>\n<p>This new mural is a colourful tribute to the wide variety of sports, teams, and opportunities available to students, aiming to inspire engagement and reinforce a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to be both eye-catching and thought-provoking, the mural underscores the inclusive spirit of Team Hallam.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia said: \u201cIn my artwork, I wanted to capture a strong sense of inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne way I approached this was by intentionally incorporating less commonly represented medical appliances, such as a diabetic glucose monitor and a hearing aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese small details may seem subtle, but they carry a powerful message &#8211; they reflect the diversity of individuals who make up the sporting community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s these little things that matter and help spread a wider emotion of belonging, acceptance and visibility for everyone, no matter their background or needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mural is prominently displayed in two high-traffic areas: the Pearson Building at Collegiate Campus and the Owen Building city gym, where it is already receiving admiration from students, staff, and visitors alike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnsleychronicle.com\/puzzles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"promo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yt44jNAkizj0e3m9jTBh.png\" alt=\"In Text Promo Image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The work continues Olivia\u2019s mission to use public art as a tool for story-telling, empowerment and social awareness.<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI wanted this mural to grab attention and reflect the inclusive spirit of Team Hallam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about inspiring students to get involved and showing that there\u2019s a place for everyone in this community, regardless of ability or background.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it\u2019s the smallest details that have the biggest impact.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PROUD: Olivia Tate with her new mural. BARNSLEY artist Olivia Tate is aiming to inspire students at Sheffield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[8002,748,393,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-191147","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-barnsley","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-sheffield","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114697647310193655","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}