People have less than a couple of weeks to complete and submit their stencil art designs for the Bathsy200 project.
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The Bathurst Arts Council project invites people to design spray-paintable images for CBD footpaths.
The winning designs will be permanently painted around town, and winners will also receive cash prizes.
Entries in this quirky approach to the Bathurst bicentenary close on December 19.
Bathurst Arts Council’s Karin Smith said people wanting to enter the competition only have to come up with a good design on paper.
She said Bathurst Arts Council will work with the winners to create the actual stencils and get them sprayed up.
Five stencil locations in the Bathurst CBD, each about one metre square, have been chosen.
“These spots represent history from 1815 to the 1830s, including the gallows that hung the infamous Ribbon Gang, the original convict
barracks in Keppel Street and the end point of the Cox’s Road. The chosen designs will creatively reinterpret these stories,” Ms Smith said.
Bathurst Arts Council and Bathurst Regional Gallery recently ran an introduction to stencil art workshop, attended by high school students through to professional artists.
“Stencil art is a lot of fun. There’s a rawness about it. It’s a great medium for telling these equally raw stories of Bathurst’s convict past,” Ms Smith said.
Bathurst Regional Council will help with the installation and upkeep of the works.
The stencils will be part of the early settlement heritage trail beginning at the Macquarie River.
The name Bathsy is inspired by the stencil art of mysterious British artist Banksy, known for his provocative street art.
Entries close December 19 and the chosen designs will be installed in early 2015.
There is $250 on offer for each chosen stencil design, with five designs to be chosen in total.
The Bathsy200.com website has all the details on the competition.