Kristin McRayโ€™s steel sculpture โ€œSchwinn Collegiate Hooksโ€ is one of the pieces that will be up for auction.

Old bicycles donโ€™t fade away at BICAS.

If they canโ€™t be refurbished and ridden again, they โ€” or their parts โ€” are often turned into art.

Youโ€™ll find a lot of that at the 22nd annual BICAS Art Auction, slated for Saturday, Dec. 2.

Local artists have donated works that echo the bicycle theme.

You may find a sculpture made out of a wheel, or a necklace incorporating screws from a bike, or a painting with a bicycle at its center.

The buildup to the auction promises as much fun as the auction itself. From 6-10 p.m. Dec. 1 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 2, you can preview the works; early bidding is available 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 2.

Then the silent auction is 6-9 p.m. Dec. 2.

There will be music, puppet shows and brew โ€” specifically, the English-style brown ale, Dragoon BICAS Brown.

It’s all happening at The Art Gallery, 1122 N. Stone Ave. More information at bicas.org.


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Contact reporter Kathleen Allen at kallen@tucson.com or 573-4128. On Twitter: @kallenStar