Four diverse designs representing joy, community, diversity and love have been chosen to adorn street-sited Chorus telecommunications cabinets throughout Nelson.
The four designs were submitted to Arts Council Nelson, which ran the competition to find the winning designs on behalf of Nelson City Council and Chorus.
Community and Recreation Committee Chair Tim Skinner says the competition is a great way to show off Nelson’s wealth of creativity.
Chaplin’s design features the word “Aroha”, with a scenic paradise vista depicted inside the letters. The word will be outlined in phosphorescent paint so it will also be visible at night.
“I think the idea of brightening up Chorus cabinets with art is a great one,” she says. “Not only do artists get to try out something different to painting on typical canvas or paper, but the final piece is displayed in a setting which contrasts the usual gallery.”
In conjunction with the Brain Injury Association, Gordon's entry will bring the Association’s members in on the painting process.
A main image of the brain will be broken into two hemispheres, one side analytical and the other creative.
Members of the Association will be invited to write their own words and numbers on the analytical side, and unleash their inner Jackson Pollock on the other side.
The Chorus cabinet art competition is a great way to empower and encourage those affected by brain injury, Gordon says.
“We are really looking forward to creating something the members can be proud of contributing to, as well as raising awareness of the brain in the local community.”
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