"The Powys Land Art Project first came about in 2004 when Powys County Council started developing its own arts strategy. One of the cornerstones of the policy was to make the arts more accessible and land art seemed to be a good way of involving the community as well as bringing with it potential tourism benefits.

Land art is a very current way of working in the arts world but there isn't much happening in Powys, apart from the bound trees by Phillipa Lawrence which people may have seen by the roadsides around Wales. From the beginning, we wanted to take on a local artist to lead the project and to work closely with young people to bring it to fruition. In total, more than 250 young people have taken part in the various workshops under the guidance of environmental artist Morag Colquhoun from Brecon.

The Mynd Hill project is, we hope, the first of four land art projects marking the gateway entrances to Powys. If this one is a success and depending on funding, we hope to roll out three other similar projects in the Llangurig area; the Welshpool/Llanfyllin area, and the Brecon/Ystrad area. The New Radnor project has been funded equally by Powys County Council and the Welsh Arts Council.

We've already had lots of reaction from people intrigued by the project. People walking past Mynd Hill as we put the model sheep in place have been fascinated, stopping to ask what we're doing and asking lots of questions about our work.

We've also had a lot of co-operation from the local farmer whose land we're using and who have farmed the land for 3-4 generations. He's been very generous, allowing us to use one of his barns to finish off the last of the model sheep as well as using his Landover to transport them to the site. It's the first time the farm has hosted an arts project like this and it's a good way of breaking down barriers.

This project has offered an exciting and positive approach to working creatively with local communities. It has shown that successful partnerships can be made between artists and those who use the land, to create new ways of celebrating the landscape by encouraging visitors to be astonished not only by the beauty of Mid Wales but inspired by the originality of its inhabitants."

Lucy Bevan, Powys Arts Development Officer: