NEW GATES have been installed at the entrance to Chancery Lane.
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Local metal sculptor Yvonne George created the Gaudi-inspired steel gates at a studio at Bendigo Pottery using a laser cutter and welder.
The gates, which weigh between 220 and 250 kilograms, had to be built upright using a clamp and were painted on site.
Ms George said she had loved working on the project, which was a partnership between Jools for Jim and the City of Greater Bendigo.
“I took my time and played around with it... I wanted something that would add interest to the laneway,” she said.
“I’m rapt with the way it looks.
“People were stopping when I was spray painting it and giving favourable comments and I hope it just adds another element to the city.”
Council place manager Phil DeAraugo said the council had moved away from formal works like sculpture and statues to street art in recent years.
“I think it adds interest and vitality to the CBD,” he said.
Mr DeAraugo said folded playing card seats, work in Pennyweight Walk and temporary art panels used by La Trobe visual art students were examples of Bendigo’s public art.
“Hopefully there will be more popping up as opportunities arise,” he said.
“Street art is much more contemporary, short-term and low cost.”