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Cambridge Students Borrow Art for Dorm Rooms
25 Oct
Summary
- Students borrow framed art from Kettle's Yard for a small fee.
- The scheme has run for almost 70 years, fostering art appreciation.
- All loaned artworks have been returned, including Stephen Hawking's.
Kettle's Yard gallery in Cambridge has maintained a unique art loan scheme for nearly seven decades, allowing university students to borrow framed artworks for their rooms. Established in the 1950s by Jim Ede, the program encourages young people to engage with art in a more personal setting, away from traditional gallery austerity. Students from the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University participated in the latest collection event on Monday.
This initiative requires a nominal fee of £20 and a £30 refundable deposit. The gallery has confirmed that every piece loaned out since the scheme's inception has been returned, despite occasional delays. Notably, Stephen Hawking was a participant, with his late return recorded in the logbook. The artworks are not from the gallery's core collection but represent a diverse range of artists, including Ai Weiwei and Bevis Sale.
