The Joy of Sharing the Road

2025

co-curated by community members of Bikelisle and included an inaugural bike ride from the Carlisle Tool Library to the exhibit’s opening reception at CALC

Bikelisle is an organization aiming to make the Carlisle region a sustainable community through feasible and safe utilitarian cycling, walking, and alternative modes of transportation. This is achieved through community building, education, advocacy, and the creation of cultural artifacts.

This exhibit included custom bicycles, fabric flags, graphic posters, photographs from group rides, videos, copies of a bicycle safety manual, and assorted objects from Bikelisle members. The bicycles were assembled from scrap frames, some for the purpose of providing music, and their construction was partially funded through a South Mountain Partnership Grant in 2023 and with help from Dickinson Physics Professor Hans Pfister. The flags were made from upcycled thrift store fabricand contain bicycle graphics and text intended to provoke conversation and offer counter-perspectives. Hand-drawn and computer-designed posters mark the history of group rides that Bikelisle has hosted since its first ride in 2023. The bicycle safety manual was hand drawn by artist Belle O’Shaughnessy and was made possible by a grant that Cumberland Goodwill EMS received from the American Trauma Society. Additionally, members of the community contributed pictures of their bicycles for inclusion in the exhibit.