THERE has been a lot of talk about public art in Bathurst, and an installation in the library forecourt could be an example of what's to come.
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Adaptation is a large-scale inflatable sculpture that invites the viewer to journey around and through its complex organic structure, revealing vibrantly coloured and patterned art textiles, bursting from the main structure like giant stalagmites.
In 2020, Goldberg Aberline Studios (GAS) worked with four regional communities across NSW, including Bathurst, to undertake a series of online artmaking workshops to connect participants to their creativity during the uncertainty of lockdown.
Artwork created during these workshops was then adapted into large fabric collages. These art textiles have been shaped into soft sculptural forms and integrated into the Adaptation inflatable sculpture that is sitting in the forecourt.
It is one of a number of examples of public art being seen during the Bathurst Winter Festival, which concludes on the weekend.
Councillor Jacqui Rudge, who has worked to help establish Bathurst Regional Council's Public Art Policy, said it is a sign of what's possible in the future.
"We've had a lot of criticism in regards to public art, but we do have a lot of public art happening during the winter festival. I mean the projections and various things with Kelso High School kids and MacKillop College having their input into the projections, and some of our local artists and Indigenous artists as well," she said.
She said that similar things can be done in future, but it will be subject to money being available to the public art committee.
At the moment, there is no funding in council's 2021-22 budget for the committee.
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