A NEW mural is soon to be painted on the external wall of Bendigo Cinema to show appreciation to the decades spent in front of its screens by local audiences.<\/p>\n
The Arthur Street venue has been part of the city since its opening in 1975 as the Golden Twin Theatre, a name still used affectionately by some locals.<\/p>\n
Filip Sali from Bendigo Cinema, said the mural is a way to cement the cinema as an identifiable venue, unique to Bendigo. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to add to the community of Bendigo where you\u2019ve got so much beautiful art of a different array,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pictures are about supporting arts, that\u2019s what we do, we bring nice pictures to people.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got artists that are involved in that and then we thought, Bendigo has been so great to us we want to give something back as well.\u201d <\/p>\n
The $28,000 commission went to Australian artist Gus Eagleton, who Mr Sali said was chosen for his experience and ability to work with the space he\u2019s painting on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted something that was sort of 3D, that worked with our theme, that worked with our wall and was light, easy, family friendly and that sort of incorporated the cinemas but not too obviously,\u201d Mr Sali said.<\/p>\n
To stray from the expected depictions of blockbuster movies, Mr Sali said they chose the theme \u2018School Holidays\u2019 for its original narrative potential, a concept he thought Eagleton had captured successfully.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went into the cinemas during the school holidays and it\u2019s exactly like what he\u2019s incorporated, he\u2019s hit the nail right on the head,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very contemporary and it\u2019s easy, you look at it and it\u2019s a nice content sort of feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mural is the first step in plans for Bendigo Cinema to engage with the local arts community, the details for which Mr Sali said would be coming soon.<\/p>\n
Work will begin soon with the first paint to be applied by mid-March and the full piece to be finished by the beginning of April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A NEW mural is soon to be painted on the external wall of Bendigo Cinema to show appreciation to the decades spent in front of its screens by local audiences. The Arthur Street venue has been part of the city since its opening in 1975 as the Golden Twin Theatre, a name still used affectionately […]<\/p>\n