Horizon Festival - Online for 2020 - Visual Art

PlaceHolder People's Choice

kaitlyn.black — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 22:11:01 +0000

Horizon Festival has teamed up with Sunshine Coast Libraries for PlaceHolder, an opportunity for local Sunshine Coast-based artists to feature their artwork on a library bookmark. Local artists were invited to submit original contemporary artworks created in response 2020. This year has been a wild ride and we invited artists to reflect on this extraordinary time and create works that speak to their lived experience in 2020.

Successful artists are being awarded in two categories, Main Prize and People’s Choice. Our Main Prize winner was Libby Derham, you can see more of her work here. The People’s Choice prize was shortlisted by our PlaceHolder judging panel, who selected artworks for our community to now vote on and select the winner. The winning artist will receive $500 cash and have their artwork featured on 2,500 free bookmarks to be distributed across the Sunshine Coast Libraries and council network. Click here to vote now.

Check out the successful finalists' work below.

https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Whats-On/PlaceHolder/PlaceHolder-Voting

Aug 19 2020

19 Aug - 26 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Visual Art

Words + Ideas

Visual Art

'Apart Yet Still Together' - Hannah Cameron-Roberts

Apart yet still together was created using the digital artwork medium, and to represent a world of 2020. With the onslaught of difficult times the year 2020 has brought for the people of the world, with the bush fires and Coronavirus plaguing Australia and her people. i wanted to show in this art piece the loneliness the year 2020 has thrust upon us as 7 billion people suffer from a mental health crisis and that even as we all are all separated from friends, family and the common person to person interaction that we as a society have grown so use to that Apart we are still together united as a the human race. The two girls in this artwork are together even apart. They know that one day the world will go back to normal, and that even though we are suffering now. One day we will be able to hug, cry and laugh together again. As I have gone through 2020 with my own ups and downs missing the friends that I could see at any time, which I took for granted, I can only hope I too, am not alone.

'Vocabulary Shift' - Denise Lamby

2020 and I’m ready to share my artistic passion. Open Studios, Fashion runways, gallery exhibitions…
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Enter Covid19.
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From ‘flat out’ to ‘lights out’ Covid19 has rocked the entire world.
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Initially we grappled with the term ‘Coronavirus’ remodelled to ‘Covid19’ as we understand it today.
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But it’s the litany of new phrases, words and underlying meanings that have shifted so quickly, that inspired the creation of ‘Vocabulary Shift’. Acrylic on canvas, recycled paper.
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At first the words are big, bold and new as they enter the media mainstream and the public psyche. Presenters stumble over the specific meaning of terms like ‘self-isolation’, ‘quarantine’ and ‘reproduction rate’.
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As time progresses so does our acceptance and understanding of the words and phrases. They themselves become ‘the new normal’.
‍As you scan down the word montage you may notice the subtle shift as the words become more ordered, consistent in size and not quite as bright and shiny.
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Vocabulary Shift reflects our acceptance, like the ordered backdrops and neatly stacked book displays, the new normal in the numerous Skype and Zoom meetings to which we’ve become so accustomed. Even those backdrops have shifted as we’re learnt to present our polished-selves to the outside world.

'Pick Up a Book' - Jo Murray

2020 has been a year of confusion, concern, and conflict. There is a wonderful way to deal with this... read. By picking up a book you can escape into another world, learn new skills, and be entertained. Reading connects you to new places, new people, and new ideas. Just do it!
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My medium of choice is digital collage. Technology has also helped in this time of crisis by enabling people to connect with each other. For me, this is a way of paying homage to this new world.

'Permanent Transience' - Sarah Turnbull

This artwork is collage on paper. Watercolour, pencil and ink were used on both watercolour paper and rice paper to create the elements of the final piece.
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The beginning of 2020 was marked by a ferocious season of bushfires in Australia quickly followed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. For many of us it has been a time of fear, uncertainty and isolation. However in the first weeks of lockdown here on the Sunshine Coast we experienced an explosion of butterflies. I found immense comfort in the reminder of the fragility of nature and also its resilience. The eternal balance of birth, growth, death, destruction, decay, regeneration, adaptation and evolution. This artwork is a reflection of the enduring strength and connectedness of nature and community here on the Sunshine Coast.

'Dune Flowers and Grass' - Marni Stuart

Through Covid-19 the Currimundi beach and sand dunes have been an escape from the condensed space of our home. A space for the kids to run free and shake off their energy. The Currimundi sand dunes are a space that Kathleen McArthur and the wild flower-loving women and men fought hard to protect.
‍‍This design is a homage to the dune dwelling plants that secure our dunes and protect the flora and fauna that depend on them. The work was drawn in sharpies in my sketchbook and has been transformed into a repeating pattern as part of my surface design practice.
‍On our daily walk to the dunes, we spotted some unusual flowers popping up. They looked like a cotton tree flower but were a ground cover. These are Suncups, or Beach Evening Primrose. Just like us, venturing out from our Covid-safe home, these Suncups are non-endemic plant that as joined the area from afar.
‍The sand dunes all along our coastline should be a place that we should work to protect, just like it works to protect us.

'Alex Beach' - Margaret Backhouse

This photo of Alexandra Headland beach was taken on 19 July 2020 on the last day of my daughter’s visit from Sydney. She arrived on 10 July just after midday, when the Queensland border reopened. We hadn’t seen her since Christmas and we had been feeling the impact of closed borders and missing the freedom of seeing family whenever we wanted. My son’s girlfriend was due to start studying in Brisbane in July but she remains in Norway. Everyone’s life has been impacted in some way.
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My daughter felt much better after her swim, but leaving was still sad as we don’t know when she can visit again. We have been very grateful for our wonderful beaches which continue to provide an escape in these trying times. There is so much space, so there are no worries about trying to fit in with the distancing guidelines. The fresh sea air is a tonic for frayed nerves and anxiety.

'Cells and Stars' - Gillian Davies

The images of viruses and germs that have bombarded us from the world's media in 2020, along with the awareness of vascular pathways in our bodies are transformed into a colourful pattern of natural energies. These magical pathways float and feed and filter down into the ether. Ghostly memories of indigenous and pioneer people past appear alongside those lost to the virus in 2020. All this imaginary life is floating in the eternal space above our beautiful Sunshine Coast landscape along with a powerful moon which reflects eternity and the power which transcends all of the 2020 experience.

'Artwork' - Pauline Lyon

I was very passionate creating my artwork using brushes and acrylic paints on Black 140gsm paper, layering the paint to achieve brightness, shadows and texture. Then outlining with a black ink pen.
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Whilst depicting my rollercoaster experience of 2020 I used emotions. I incorporated an animated and humorous approach to my artwork to lighten what has been a very strange year. Each dog depicts the different emotions I experienced throughout the year. ‍
Concern at the beginning when Australians overseas were asked to “come home”. Shock of what “lockdown”, “stay at home” and “social distancing” actually meant. Crazy panic buying that eventuated with toilet rolls and hand sanitiser, amongst other things, being impossible to procure.
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Sadness of a changed world as events unfolded. Relief that here on the Sunshine Coast we were lucky to be faring so well.
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Happiness when businesses and the border began to reopen up so life could return to some kind of normal. Then concern when the border closed again.
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General disbelief as some managed to break rules, jump the border and escape isolation throughout the year.
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Ending with hope that the rest of 2020 and the future will be brighter like our beautiful Sunny Coast.

'Migration and Transformation' - Crystal Lapointe

2020: This year really has been a wild ride. For many, their lives have been redirected and transformed in ways not thought possible. For some this has brought uncertainty and fears of the unknown path ahead. Although for many, including myself, this time has brought great transformational growth which would not have occurred if it were not for the global events that have effected every person worldwide. Time and Space were gifts presented during these testing times and with this time deep contemplation and comparisons were made between what was and what is now.
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As we navigated the new world in a pandemic, the sunshine coast also experienced a natural phenomenon where hundreds of Blue Tiger Butterflies were seen in unusually high numbers across the coast. Spiritual significance of the butterfly has represented growth and transformation so I found myself sitting in awe contemplating this as these butterflies few overhead. Since this took place I have created artwork featuring these butterflies as they now hold great significance to me and my transformational year of growth. The year of 2020.

'Just Keep Flying' - Sophie Armstrong-Wearne

My artwork in response to 2020 is titled ‘Just Keep Flying’. The meaning of this is that a lot of negative things have happened in 2020 but we must leave them behind us and ‘Just Keep Flying’. We do not have to forget about everything that has happened, but we should stay positive and keep moving on. During the Covid-19 lockdown the Blue Tiger butterflies migrated North through South East Queensland. Despite all the things that have happened this year the butterflies have continued to ‘Just Keep Flying’ and have not let anything hold them back. The flight path of words behind the butterflies are all the major events that have happened in 2020. They show that the butterflies keep on moving through life with a positive attitude. While I was in lockdown, I enjoyed surfing at the beach and watching the beautiful sunsets. I have shown this through the watercolour sunset background in the artwork. Although 2020 has been a hard year we must leave the negative behind and ‘Just Keep Flying’

Coast to Coast

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:33:58 +0000

Digi Youth Arts (DYA) presents Coast To Coast. Tune in to see this online creative coastal exchange showcasing music, spoken word and visual arts works of young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists connected to the so-called Sunshine + Gold Coasts.

This event is an opportunity for Indigenous young people to bring Coastal connections, that have always existed, into a new creative context.

This program is a part of remake-regenerate-reclaim and has been supported by the Australian Governments Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

Image: Kane Brunjes | Greater Gliders | 2020 | acrylic on canvas | 40x70cm

FEATURED ARTISTS

Kane Brunjes
Kane Brunjes is a Gunggari, Kabi Kabi man practicing in both public and gallery realms. Through his art practice Brunjes aims to solidify and represent a visual portrayal of how he views and reacts to the environment surrounding him with consideration to history and story. Now working exclusively with Birrunga Gallery he continues to develop these core foundations with a guided lens of expertise.

Brunjes is the inaugural participant in Birrunga Gallery’s 3 year Cultural Creative Residential program.

Andrew Coleman
Andrew Coleman is a Bundjalung-Githabul artist from the Somerset Region, South-West of Brisbane. His earliest musical influences can be traced to long family road trips with the three Johns (Cash, Denver, and Horton); later finding a deep love for Blues and Rock & Roll.

When he’s not exploring his second home of Greenville, South Carolina, he is performing around the Southeast, delivering electrifying performances and hair-raising stage tricks with his trusted three-piece rock band ‘Caravan’.

Emily Coleman
Emily Coleman is an emerging multidisciplinary creative artist and a fiercely proud Bundjalung Githabul woman from a long line of strong storytelling women. As a thank you, to everyone that came before- her work has and will always focus on the magic in Indigenous Storytelling.

Emily has worked in the arts for over a decade in a huge variety of roles, from stage performer & touring 'arts in education' actor, to Community Engagement & Creative Producer - but her most recent and biggest achievement was being appointed as the Acting Associate Artistic Director of Digi Youth Arts.

Cormac Finn
Cormac Finn is a proud Kabi Kabi man and musician. He is involved with Digi Youth Arts (DYA) as a Youth Artist and Youth Board Member. He has been involved in several DYA events, most recently as an active band member of ‘The Ancient Bloods’, who recently recorded an album as part of the where we stand project. Cormac also recently worked on the sound installation component of a large scale artwork presented at Woodford Folk Festival.

Eleea
Award winning singer-songwriter and avid solo traveller, ELEEA, is releasing new single ‘Space’ from ‘The Travel Collection’ of songs - an anthology influenced by her independent backpacking trips to 35+ countries. ELEEA’s rich vocals and mature songwriting has seen her perform throughout Australia and internationally, captivating live audiences and taking them along on her journey. ELEEA’s life, music and performances are anything but dull and will leave you feeling inspired to be fearless, independent and chase adventure.

Loki Liddle
Loki is a Jabirr Jabirr man based on the Gold Coast. His practise includes performing in his band Selve, performance poetry, playing as a member of The Ancient Bloods and producing for DYA. Loki loves being a part of DYA. For him it is a rewarding process of connecting with other young Indigenous artists and arts workers. It has helped him to create a more culturally informed practise across all of his own artforms and his DYA work. Through his role at DYA Loki has had the opportunity to help deliver and be involved in many exciting projects, from NAIDOC week through to Woodford Folk Festival. As an artist Loki aims to tell stories, clothing ancient themes with a contemporary voice. He can often be mischievous in the way he goes about this playful mission, usually to be seen with his nose buried in a pile of mounting journals while his pen scribbles like an inky snake into the heart of the matter, or disturbing his house-mates by conjuring strange songs at irregular times of night. Whatever it is, you can trust that he is enjoying himself.

Nadia Morrison
Nadia Morrison is a bluesy, political, storyteller who portrays strong messages through her music. Nadia’s inspiration comes from Hip Hop legends such as Tupac Shakur and Lauryn Hill to jazz household names such as the iconic Amy Winehouse. She is a singer in the second iteration of DYA’s ‘The Ancient Bloods’. The past year has been so exciting for her musically; performing at QPAC several times as well as the Tivoli and Yonder festival to name a few. Nadia also got to contribute to iconic Australian artist Mojo Juju’s musical journey singing back up vocals for her Native Tongue tour Brisbane show.

Jain Rhys
Reece Bowden is a multi-instrumental musician and self-produced artist from the Gold Coast. He is part of the Anaiwan tribe and is in a process of discovery surrounding what that means to his artistic process. He is a core member of Gold Coast band ‘Selve’ and is also currently working on material for his first full-length release under moniker Jain Rhys.

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Aug 14 2020

Fri 14 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

7pm

Visual Art

This program is a part of remake-regenerate-reclaim and has been supported by the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts program.

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Blak Social

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:13:59 +0000

Blak Social celebrates the cultural resurgence of Indigenous peoples with a line-up as varied and constellated as our identities.

From dance tunes to mesmerising movement to heart-stopping melodics, Blak Social is a celebration of Indigenous artists and the future they create.

Featuring:
Diimpa
Elisapie
Katina Olsen
The Merindas
Paula Delaney-Nazarski

Blak Social premiered at Horizon Festival 2019 as an event created by our outgoing First Nations Producer, Alethea Beetson. Since then, Blak Social has transformed into her flagship arts company that works across music, performing arts and apparel.

Horizon Festival is honoured to partner with a sovereign-led space like Blak Social and we continue to support Alethea’s work in decolonisation, cultural resurgence and ancestral connection.

https://www.facebook.com/events/342852050207093/

Aug 27 2020

Thur 27 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

7pm

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

DIIMPA
Eclectic and esoteric, Diimpa is an avant composer, soundscape weaver and sonic wizard. He is a proud mixed Kabi Kabi autistic queer man who works with keyboard instruments to create worlds of effortless magic and sound journey. Filled with electric pulses or ambient textures, Diimpa’s unique brand of contemporary minimalism is, at its heart, transcendent.

ELISAPIE
Ambassador for Inuit culture, Elisapie represents the wild and rough beauty of the Canadian North. Her new album, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl, is the musical tale of an expatriate Inuk. On June 19th, 2020, Elisapie returned with a new single called Asuguuq. This song is a gift to Inuit communities in the wake of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

KATINA OLSEN
Katina is a proud Wakka Wakka Kombumerri choreographer and also has Norwegian, German and English Ancestry. Katina’s choreographic interests interrogate her Indigenous cultural dance and story through various forms including theatre, moving sculpture, film and installation.

THE MERINDAS
The Merindas are the collective force of Ballardong Whadjuk and Nyoongar woman Kristel Kickett (from Tammin, WA) and Candice Lorrae of Jawoyn and Thursday Island heritage (born in Darwin, NT). Based in Melbourne, these soul sisters are trail-blazing their innovative style of Indigenous music. They describe their unique sound as “electronic pop with a dance-hall feel, alongside hip hop and R&B influences."

PAULA DELANEY NAZARSKI
Paula Delaney Nazarski is a Ngugi Woman from North Stradbroke Island. She is an esteemed actor and writer who frequently works with Queensland Theatre Company. She has written, performed and toured in theatre shows all around Queensland. Paula is passionate about the arts and the role of storytelling in the contemporary world

Visual Art

Presented by Blak Social

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Transience

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:50:31 +0000

Transience, created by artists Glen Manning and Kathy Daly, is a short-film of their signature etchings on the sand of our spectacular Sunshine Coast Beaches, exploring our connection with the marine and coastal landscapes through the synergy of art and movement.

Thematically, the work is a response to both Covid-19 and climate change; the virus resulting in wide-spread community focus on microscopic organisms, and an acknowledgement that we are experiencing a rapid period of global climate change.

Massive ephemeral drawings of microscopic phytoplankton will be inscribed on the sand by artists Glen and Kathy and augmented by a solo performer, Reina Takeuchi, allowing the viewer to enter an unseen world of interconnected ecosystems.

Captured by local filmmakers and storytellers, Pluggas, this beautiful short film will showcase this ephemeral, multidisciplinary artwork, allowing us to see the sand inscriptions unfold and then be swept away by the incoming tides at First Bay in Coolum.

Images by ben vos productions.

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Aug 26 2020

Wed 26 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

5pm

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Glen Manning and Kathy Daly are a collaborative and creative partnership seeking to extend the imaginative scope and significance of art in public spaces. Their art practice explores the way we intersect with and interact with the natural landscape and the way art is integral to the creation of meaningful spaces.

Reina Takeuchi is an Australian-Japanese artist-researcher interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitating embodied experiences of contemporary art.

Fisch Rasy is a local professional storyteller and filmmaker with experience as a director, producer, and director of photography. His work with his company, Pluggas, has been internationally recognised in film festivals and across multiple social media platforms. Fisch along with the Pluggas team are committed to continuing to build the screen industry on the Sunshine Coast.

HOMEGROWN

Presented by Manning Daly Art with Reina Takeuchi + Pluggas

Visual Art

This Homegrown project is supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

HOMEGROWN

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Trace

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:44:14 +0000

Projection artist James Muller presents Trace, a short-film featuring James’ signature large-scale projections onto the ocean at Mooloolaba Beach.

The video will contain an accompanying soundscape by renowned local musician Shannon Sol Carrol, delivering a multi-sensory experience of Mooloolaba Beach as you’ve never seen before.

Trace invites us to consider our connections to the places we frequent and asks us what has changed during our recent experiences with Covid-19 and isolation? This stunning work celebrates complexity, mixed messages and contradiction, encompassing connection and disconnection.

James and Shannon have been collaborating on various projects for over 15 years and their works continue to reflect a deep respect and creative articulation of the Sunshine Coast environment and lifestyle.

For an optimal and immersive experience, we recommend viewing this film full-screen, with headphones or high-quality speakers.

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Aug 28 2020

Fri 28 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Music

Visual Art

6pm

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

James Muller from Earth Base Productions utilises screen technologies and emerging digital media to create projects with intrinsic cultural, environmental and creative values. His award winning projection installation works are often found in unexpected places and surfaces. James first explored the medium using analogue technologies. Earth Base Productions is a multi-disciplinary, creative media studio working across film, television and digital media industries for over twenty years.

Renowned Sunshine Coast musician Shannon Sol Carroll has a diverse discography of albums with his many and various bands, art projects and film sound tracks. A founding member of genre bending projects ‘Band of Frequencies‘ and ‘Afro Dizzi Act‘, Shannon brings an innovative approach to his solo performances utilizing live looping and an array of effects pedals to create ambient soundscapes and deep grooves that reflect his coastal roots.

HOMEGROWN

Presented by James Muller + Shannon Sol Carroll

"Sunshine Coast local projection artist James Muller transformed the natural shoreline and environment with his magnificent ethereal film and sound experience - EPIC."

Noosa Regional Gallery

Visual Art

HOMEGROWN

WATCH TRACE NOW

Dawn Awakening

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:32:28 +0000

Join us as we REWIND to Horizon Festival 2018 for Dawn Awakening.

Dawn Awakening is a special First Nation-focused event that has won a place in the hearts and minds of the Sunshine Coast community.

On the final day of Horizon Festival, our community gathers before dawn at Stumers Creek, Coolum Beach to witness a beautiful multi-arts celebration of remembrance, dreaming and ritual.

Our 2018 Dawn Awakening was an ode to the Glossy Black Cockatoo; its spirit of collective strength honoured through music, dance and spoken word alongside stunning visual art installations and projections.

The 2018 performance was produced by Angie Dunbavan of Red Chair and featured an incredible line-up of artists including Lyndon Davis and Gubbi Gubbi Dance, multi-award winning singer/songwriter Shellie Morris, traditional Yolngu song-man Djakapurra Munyarryun, vocalist Kacey Patrick, dancer Soraya Fewquandie Scott, guitarists Robbie James and Andrew Veivers, cellist Louise King, Cool Harmonies, Coolum State School choirs and projection artist James Muller.

Join featured artist Lyndon Davis to reminisce on this beautiful performance with stories, insights and never-before seen footage from the event.

Images: ben vos productions.

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Aug 03 2020 to Aug 31 2020

Mon 3 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

9am

REWIND

Music

Dawn Awakening was produced by Red Chair in partnership with Coolum HeARTs. The event was supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

REWIND

REWIND TO DAWN AWAKENING

Field Trip

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:26:37 +0000

Field Trip is a national online research symposium focused on creative practice at the intersection of art, science, technology and the environment.

The symposium will traverse the continent exploring the ethics of interdisciplinary art and the role of creativity in reimagining the future.

The event features some of Australia’s leading artists and includes keynote presentations, panels, interactive artworks and participatory experiences that explore the possibilities of presenting ecologically engaged creative work in virtual environments.

To explore the full program and register to attend this free symposium, head over to the Arts Front website: https://artsfront.com/event/42651-field-trip-symposium

https://artsfront.com/event/42651-field-trip-symposium

Aug 08 2020 to Aug 31 2020

Sat 8 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

8.45am - 5pm

SYMPOSIUM

Words + Ideas

Presented in partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Arts Front and Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT).

SYMPOSIUM

Love Note to the Landscape

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:21:46 +0000

Visual artists Helena Jackson-Lloyd and Rosie Lloyd-Giblett are on a mission to capture the essence of place.

The COVID lockdown restrictions affected their freedom to paint plein air (outdoors) and enjoy the natural environment. This resulted in a renewed understanding of how our green spaces and natural environment are important to health and wellbeing.

Love Note to the Landscape is a celebration of plein air artwork, created in three iconic Sunshine Coast locations – Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanical Gardens, Coolum’s First Bay and the Mooloolah Wetlands.

Through drawing and paint, these ‘love notes’ respond to the natural rhythms of the land and water that surround Helena and Rosie.

By treading lightly amongst the existing lay of the land, they are able to honour the natural habitat and harness its essence of place.

Photographer Yanni Van Zijil will document the artists’ process as they create the work on location.

We’ll share the ‘love notes’ and the creative process on this webpage and on our social media platforms from Saturday 18th – Thursday 23rd July.

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Jul 18 2020 to Jul 23 2020

18 Jul - 23 July

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Visual Art

HOMEGROWN

Visual Art

HOMEGROWN

Love Note to the Landscape #1: First Bay Coolum, by Helena Jackson Lloyd

Dear First (Second and Third Bays)
You are always there (for me).
Ruggedly beautiful.
Slowly revealing and concealing your secrets.
Shared and lost in the rhythms of time.
This is my love note to you…

Love Note to the Landscape #2: First Bay Coolum, by Rosie Lloyd-Giblett

The water is clear and the rocks are layered with ancient markings
Pandanus nestles on the shoreline
Through their bumpy branches I can see triangles
Spaces to view the sky
Like a window pane
Capturing the sky, the water and the occasional eagle

LOVE NOTE TO THE LANDSCAPE #3: MAROOCHY WETLAND SANCTUARY, BY HELENA JACKSON LLOYD

Dear Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary
Fiddler crabs, mud popping, salty leaves and flying buttresses,
Muddy mounds, knobbly knees, mangroves and cabbage palm groves.
I weave through you in awe…
Spellbound by your mysterious ways.

LOVE NOTE TO THE LANDSCAPE #4: MAROOCHY WETLAND SANCTUARY, BY Rosie Lloyd-Giblett

Spikes in the mud
Somewhere there is a crab
On the rivers’ edge there is soft grass to kneel
Look up, then down and around
So many lines
Thick and thin
Criss crossed
I leave a note in the tree
Thank you for helping us breath

Love Note to the Landscape #5: Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens, by Helena Jackson Lloyd

Tall and proud you stand…
Supporting Life.
Breeze flowing through your canopy,
and in your crevices mossy burrows, snapping twigs,
… a tiny beetle scurries.
This is my love note to you.

Love Note to the Landscape #6: Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens, by Rosie Lloyd-Giblett

Gums reach high
Grey, Tan and Black
Their skin sheds and lays a blanket for us to sit on
Spikey grass and smooth rocks hide the creatures
There is arch ways and window seats
I keep turning my lens
Capture this way and that
Shut my eyes
I can hear quiet whispers of nature and sky

Love Note to the Landscape #7: By Yanni Van Zijil

Whilst documenting Rosie and Helena painting plein air I was torn between wishing it was me being the creator, but when I moved away from documenting them I too had my moment to paint pictures with the camera in hand. Photography is after all painting with light. I experimented with the textures and feelings on location just as the girls did, immersing myself in the surrounds, being in the moment. Salty sea breeze, or the hug of a forest scent, all is well with the world when I stop to bathe and breathe in our natural landscape and truly see the beauty, power and peace in its infinity.

A Forest In My Pocket

peta.huggett — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:46:48 +0000

A Forest In My Pocket is a magical, augmented reality adventure for children.

Created by illustrator and animator Helena Papageorgiou and narrated by Mischa Long, A Forest In My Pocket leads kids and families on a trail of discovery to find magic in their homes and little worlds in their backyards.

Print-at-home images come to life via augmented reality using smartphone app, EyeJack. Simply download the series of three images below, place them around the house and have the EyeJack app ready to guide your children through this exciting adventure.

This experience is designed to be child-led, with help from the parents to set up the prints and technology.

In the first animation, the children will meet a little character, Morio, who will speak directly to your child and give them instructions for various tasks and activities around the home.

Here is a step by step guide to setting up this activity for your child.

Jul 01 2020 to Jul 30 2020

1 Jul - 31 Aug

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Anytime

FOR KIDS

3 - 8 Years

Art + Tech

Presented in partnership with EyeJack, with support from Kids on the Coast.

FOR KIDS

Step 1: Print the images

IMAGE 1 // Print and place under your child’s pillow or somewhere they will find it when they wake up.

Download Image1.pdf (5.2 MB)

IMAGE 2 // Print and hide in the kitchen, perhaps behind a door or in the pantry.

Download Image2.pdf (1.94 MB)

IMAGE 3 // Print and hide somewhere outside where your child can build Morio’s home.

Download Image3.pdf (3.21 MB)

PRINTABLE INSTRUCTIONS // You can also print these instructions to keep handy.

Download Instructions.pdf (113.66 KB)

Don’t have a printer?
Don’t worry – head along to your local Sunshine Coast Council Library and they’ll have some print outs ready for you to collect.

Step 2: Scan the QR Code or download the EyeJack app.

Download the free EyeJack app from i Tunes or on Google Play or scan the below QR code.

Step 3: Play time!

When your child is ready to play, open EyeJack and tap on the event 'Forest In My Pocket’ and tap ‘LAUNCH AR’. Aim your device at the artwork (the images you have printed) and the animation will begin to play on the screen of your smart device.

Step 4: Share + Win

If you like, you can record the animation through the EyeJack app and save on your device, then share to social media.

Thanks to Kids on the Coast, if you share the animation or a photo of your kids on their adventure and post to Instagram with the hash tag #horizonartfest, you will go in the draw to win a deluxe picnic from Grazing Acres delivered to your home.

The winner will be drawn on 31 Aug and notified via DM. Please note this competition is only open to Sunshine Coast residents.

TIPS + TRICKS

Supplies for world building
The following constructing supplies will be handy to have on hand for this adventure.

Scissors
Tape
Blue Tak or plasticine
Pegs
Recycled cardboard
Plastic Containers
String
Newspaper
Fabric

Need tech support?
Email Morio and he'll help you out - horizon@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Enjoy!
Anything is possible and there is no right or wrong.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

The adventure was created by Helena Papageorgiou, a video producer, animator, projection artist and illustrator. From concept to screen, Helena tells stories through movement, image and illustration.

The voice of Morio is narrated by Mischa Long, an artist, designer, performer and teacher who has spent more than 20-years working with Polyglot Theatre, a globally renowned company that creates, produces and tours theatre for children, with an emphasis on the children's own discovery and story making.

Parametric

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 01:50:12 +0000

Parametric is an interactive digital artwork that investigates our individual and collective emotional state in a post isolated world to create unique pieces of art.

Parametric exists in the intersection of art and technology. Driven by html code and parametric equations, this digital artwork invites you to engage, respond and create.

You are invited to input your feelings on a sliding scale across a series of questions about how you feel about your life and relationships. Each input changes the artwork and renders a morphing and shifting piece of art on the screen before your very eyes.

When you’re ready to share into the “cloud”, your data will be merged with other people’s data, creating a dynamic piece of art that displays our collective feelings in real-time.

Stylistically, the work is a throwback to early computer graphics, with coloured shards twisting and turning across the screen with a rhythm and beauty reminiscent of a late 90s screen saver.

Parametric is equal parts enjoyable and confronting. The artwork is a metaphor for life; while we have some control over the input, the artwork still twists and turns of its own accord. After all, what is life other than rhythm and beauty coupled with a lack of absolute control.

With no identifying data being requested or stored we hope that people will feel free to express themselves personally and honestly.

Experience Parametric now at https://parametric.manxmachine.com/

https://parametric.manxmachine.com/

Jul 16 2020 to Jul 30 2020

Thu 16 Jul

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Art + Tech

Free

Visual Art

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Visual Art

HOMEGROWN

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