[The Guardian] The art of football stadiums by a Special Olympian – in pictures

The art of football stadiums by a Special Olympian – in pictures

During lockdown, Niall Guite really missed going to football matches. The artist, who is also a basketball gold medal winner at the Special Olympics, a global organisation for athletes with intellectual disabilities, says: “As I support the charity Special Olympics GB, I thought I’d draw stadiums and sell them to raise a little money.” He was amazed when fans around the world got in touch, asking him to draw their favourite grounds. Of the 100 buildings he’s drawn, he says West Ham’s London Stadium was the most tricky to perfect. “It has different angles, I think because it was originally the Olympic Stadium and unusual in its design.”

Guite is working with a social enterprise to sell his art and keep donating to charity. “It’s important, because only 6% of people with intellectual disabilities are in employment, so I want to keep raising money. I want to show that people like me can, with help and support, do amazing things.”

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