Members of the public have been urged to vote online to help Aberdeen’s first international street art festival clinch a national award.
Leading business organisation Aberdeen Inspired has been shortlisted in the National Business Improvement District (BID) Awards 2017 for the Nuart Aberdeen street art festival.
The festival, which was held over the Easter weekend, is up against five other BIDs in the place management category.
A team of internationally acclaimed artists showcased their talents by creating eye-catching murals on walls around the city centre which attracted large crowds to Aberdeen city centre.
Nuart Aberdeen was brought to the city by business organisation Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council, and was supported by main sponsor Burness Paull LLP.
Voting for the award is open to the public through an online vote which will close on Thursday, September 28.
The winning project will be announced on Thursday, October 19 at The National BIDs conference in Cambridge.
Nuart Aberdeen has already won three awards, including the Association of Town and City Management’s Innovation Award which was awarded in June, and helped Aberdeen Inspired win European BID of the Year in July.
Adrian Watson, chief executive of Aberdeen Inspired, said: “We’re absolutely delighted that the Nuart Aberdeen has been shortlisted for another award.
“The festival was very successful and has sparked a huge amount of interest in the city with large crowds coming in to the centre to see the street art throughout the rest of the year.
“To be in with a chance to win the award we need the help of the public to vote for the project online through the British BIDs website. The winning entry will be announced in October and we hope to be in the running.”
Aberdeen Inspired is the banner under which the Aberdeen BID (Business Improvement District) operates. It is a business-led initiative within the city centre in which levy payers within the BID zone contribute. Proceeds are used to fund projects designed to improve the business district.
To vote for the Nuart Aberdeen street art festival in the National BID Awards, please visit: http://bit.ly/NuartAberdeen2017