Horizon Festival - Online for 2020 - Words + Ideas

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’

Bunker Down, Speak Out: Grand Final

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 05:30:02 +0000

The Bunker Spoken Word Grand Final returns in 2020 in our first live event since taking shelter in the online format!

Our 10 Spoken Word finalists have progressed from the heats and will compete in the grand final event at the Imperial Hotel, Eumundi.

The Grand Final features stronger competition than ever before, with local poets performing live and interstate competitors projected live on screen.

Joined by the multi-award winning Hollie McNish as our feature poet beaming in from Scotland, we’re set to kick off our return to local venues in true Bunker style and can’t wait for you to join!

Bunker Spoken Word winner will be awarded the $500 cash prize courtesy of our longstanding partners, the Imperial Hotel Eumundi and University of the Sunshine Coast.

IMPORTANT INFO
We are implementing a range of measures to ensure everyone's safety at this event. We thank you for your understanding and patience. If you have any queries regarding these measures, please contact us at horizon@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Seating
Seating will be allocated rather than general admission, so if you wish to sit together with group of people, please ensure that you order your tickets together in a single transaction. This will make it easier for us to be able to arrange and allocate seating appropriately.

No Door Sales
Admission will be via pre-purchased tickets only. There will be no door sales or walk-ups permitted for this event.

Contact Details
All ticket holders must share contact details for the purpose of contact tracing.

https://www.eventfinda.com.au/2020/bunker-down-speak-out-grand-final/sunshine-coast/eumundi

Aug 15 2020

Sat 15 Aug

The Brewery (upstairs), Imperial Hotel Eumundi, 1 Etheridge St, Eumundi QLD 4562

Ticket Pricing

$15 + BF

Is this event free or ticketed?

Ticketed

Words + Ideas

5pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST

HOLLIE MCNISH
Hollie McNish is a poet based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She has published three poetry collections: Papers, Cherry Pie and Plum, and one poetic memoir on politics and parenthood, Nobody Told Me, of which the Scotsman suggested “The world needs this book” and for which she won the Ted Hughes Award.

In 2017 Nobody Told Me was translated into German, French and Spanish and released in the USA. In 2016 she co-wrote a play Offside with Sabrina Mahfouz, relating the two hundred year history of UK women’s football.

Hollie tours continuously all over the UK and Europe and beyond and is a big fan of online readings – her poetry videos have attracted millions of views worldwide.

THE FINALISTS
Ren Alessandra
Dylan Barrett
Damien Becker
Ben Burns
Gil Douglas
Amy Geraghty
Dave Knobel
Lincoln Lally
Scott Patrick Mitchell
Caroline Reid

WORDS + IDEAS

15+

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The Bunker Spoken Word 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.

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Eumundi

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

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.

Bunker Down, Speak Out: Heat #2

kaitlyn.black — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 01:16:34 +0000

The Bunker Spoken Word Series returns in 2020 bigger and better than ever, with an online Spoken Word competition and international guest performers beamed in from across the globe.

With competition heats held through Zoom in June and July, we’re taking this opportunity to bring you the best international spoken word talent. Up next for Heat Two is Anthony Ananxagorou from London, UK.

From slam poets to bush poets and storytellers, our professional judging team will be on hand to send five finalists from each heat to the grand final in August where the Bunker Spoken Word 2020 winner will be awarded the $500 cash prize courtesy of our longstanding partners, the Imperial Hotel Eumundi.

Each heat will have 11 places available for individuals to register for the competition. The first 10 registrants will be guaranteed a place in the competition with the 11th competitor drawn randomly from all registrants after the first 10.

Heat Two comes hot on the heels of a successful Heat One, which saw five exceptional spoken word performers win their place in the Grand Final.

Join us on Zoom on Thu 9 July for Heat Two, featuring the incredible Anthony Anaxagorou joining us all the way from London.

Registration for both audiences and competitors is free via the Zoom link below.

Heat #2 – THU 9 JUL https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sc-msqD0sHNHEtgf4OuFuNoHP7Nw69voY

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sc-msqD0sHNHEtgf4OuFuNoHP7Nw69voY

Jul 09 2020 to Jul 30 2020

Thu 9 Jul

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Words + Ideas

7pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST

ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU
Anthony Anaxagorou is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, essayist, publisher and poetry educator. His poetry has been published in POETRY, The Poetry Review, Poetry London, Granta, Ambit, The Adroit Journal, The London Magazine, The Rialto and elsewhere. His poetry and fiction have appeared on BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 4, ITV, Vice UK, Channel 4 and Sky Arts. His second collection After the Formalities, published with Penned in the Margins, is a Poetry Book Society recommendation. It was selected as one of The Telegraph’s and The Guardian’s best poetry books of 2019 and shortlisted for the 2019 T.S Eliot Prize. He was awarded the 2019 H-100 Award for writing and publishing, and the 2015 Groucho Maverick Award for his poetry and fiction. In 2019 he was made an honorary fellow of the University of Roehampton.

WHAT’S NEXT

GRAND FINAL – SAT 15 AUGUST 2020
We’re busy finalising the details of the grand final event. Stay tuned for more info!

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Listening in the Wild

kaitlyn.black — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 23:45:20 +0000

Listening in the Wild is a series of immersive soundscapes exploring environments across the Sunshine Coast that will be produced live and streamed for listeners to engage with at home. These experiences are created by artists Lyndon Davis and Leah Barclay as transient listening experiences interwoven with Kabi Kabi stories.

Listening in the Wild comprises three separate experiences, streamed live online and also available post event for audiences to access anywhere at any time. The locations include virtual sound walks through Eudlo Creek National Park, a journey along the Maroochy River and an ocean expedition from Mooloolaba Beach.

Each soundscape will be accompanied by a site-specific image captured by Sunshine Coast based documentary photographer Tricia King.

Sun 12 Jul, 4pm: Maroochy River (Freshwater)

Sun 19 Jul, 4pm: Eudlo Creek National Park (Rainforest)

Sun 26 Jul, 4pm: Mooloolaba (Ocean)

HOW TO LISTEN

The live streams will be shared to Horizon Festival’s social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter - at the times listed above.

The recorded livestreams will be available on this webpage 24 hours after the performance.

Whether tuning in live or afterwards, this is a deep listening experience with binaural 3D soundscapes that are best experienced with headphones. We encourage you to close your eyes, put your headphones on and lie down somewhere quiet to listen.

https://www.listeninginthewild.com/

Jul 12 2020

12, 19 + 26 Jul

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Art + Tech

Free

Words + Ideas

4pm

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Leah Barclay
Leah Barclay is a sound artist, designer and researcher who works at the intersection of art, science and technology. Leah's research and creative work over the last decade has investigated innovative approaches to recording and disseminating the soundscapes of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems to inform conservation, scientific research and public engagement. Her work explores ways we can use creativity, new technologies and emerging science to reconnect communities to the environment and inspire climate action. Leah has been the recipient of numerous awards and her augmented reality sound installations have been presented across the world from Times Square in New York City to the Eiffel Tower in Paris for COP21. Leah is currently a Lecturer in Design at the University of the Sunshine Coast where she is leading multiple research projects and the development of a new sound program.

Lyndon Davis
Lyndon Davis is a direct descendant of the local Kabi Kabi people, traditional custodians of the Sunshine Coast region. In 1995, Lyndon founded the Gubbi Gubbi Dance troupe, bringing together a group of young Indigenous artists from the Sunshine Coast, presenting local Traditional Aboriginal Song and Dance. The dance troupe are now one of the most in demand Aboriginal performance groups in Queensland and are regular performers at major events. In addition to his performance work, Lyndon is an active visual artist, painting the stories of his homelands and the connection between people, the land, the animals and spirituality. Over the past years, he has worked with anthropologist Dr Ray Kerkove researching the local traditional designs of South East Queensland and incorporating a contemporary form into his artwork, acknowledging the Aboriginal art styles from this region. In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Senior Fellowship from the University of the Sunshine Coast and is an active member of several research projects with the School of Creative Industries.

Tricia King
Tricia King is a Lecturer in Photography in the School of Creative Industries at USC and an active documentary photographer. Her research focuses on photography, its role in personal and cultural memory, and the construction of identity. Utilising techniques like photo-elicitation, documentary and collaborative photography, Tricia develops collaborative participant-driven projects working predominantly with people experiencing social isolation. Most recently she has worked with older people living in aged care to explore their lived experience and help develop programs to assist with greater socialisation. She is working to expand this project to include other communities and will work with participants on further co-curated exhibition projects.

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Presented by Lyndon Davis, Leah Barclay + Tricia King

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Maroochy River

EUDLO CREEK

OLD WOMAN ISLAND

What Now?

kaitlyn.black — Tue, 26 May 2020 05:19:03 +0000

As the immediate threat of COVID-19 subsides, we find ourselves at a very weird point in time (understatement), stuck between new and old rules and ways of being in the world.

There is so much uncertainty and every individual feels the impact of this in different ways. What will our ‘new normal’ look like? How will this extraordinary world event irrevocably change our lives (for both the good and the bad)?

What Now? is a film-based project which follows the journey of several artists on the Sunshine Coast during this abnormal period. Multi-disciplinary artist Timothy Birch deep-dives into their worlds, visiting them in their homes to understand how 2020 as a whole, and COVID-19 in particular, have impacted their lives, art, and beliefs about the world.

The final work will be a documentary-style video that will become a ‘time capsule’ to remember this extraordinary moment in time.

Timothy will be sharing the stories of Jandamarra Cadd, Tammy Brennan, Niki De Saint and Dave Knobel.

https://www.facebook.com/events/722035728617021/

Jun 19 2020 to Jun 30 2020

Fri 19 Jun

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Film

Free

7pm

About the Artist

Born in Sydney but only to find himself residing in Queensland Timothy Birch is often found closest to the nearest air conditioning unit. Tim has a Bachelor of Digital Design and majored in graphics but often finds himself between many roles in the creative realm. Finding comfort behind the lens he is a keen photographer and film maker passionate about capturing content in and around subjects of and with great meaning.

About the Featured Artists

Jandamarra Cadd
Jandamarra Cadd is a Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Warung descendent, an inspirational man with many stories to tell. With his vibrant and expressive portraitures, Jandamarra’s artwork is emotive and insightful – and is a powerful medium to bridge the story telling divide between First Nation‘S and mainstream Australia.

Painting has been a way of life that has enabled him to express his creativity and story telling and in many of his paintings of the human condition, he seeks to be a peaceful voice for unity. Jandamarra uses a variety of styles and mediums; with his unique blend of traditional aboriginal art techniques along with his own signature contemporary portraiture.

Jandamarra has not only been a finalist in many major Portrait Art Prize’s in Australia, but is also in very high demand as an Inspirational Speaker and Ambassador.

Tammy Brennan
Tammy Brennan is an agitator and artist who creates and produces contemporary cross art-form works. Predominantly a writer, her research centres on making connections with people that spark exchange and interdisciplinary encounters to provoke dialogue, action, and reflection between the creative, performer and spectator. Tammy draws on her own lived experience of sexual violence to interrogate and engage with confronting systemic global socio-political problems. Her operatic narratives probe abuses of power, culture and contemporary issues such as victim and survivor stereotyping, human rights violations, gender violence, conflict and trauma

David Knobel
David Knobel is a Sunshine Coast based lawyer, writer and performance poet. He began writing poetry in 2013 inspired by the work of Australian performance poets Luka Lesson and Omar Musa. David was the 2018 Queensland Poetry Slam champion going on to perform at the Sydney Opera House for the Australian Poetry Slam final that year. His work has been described as “emotionally intoxicating” presenting “a wisdom and skill beyond his years”. David sees his poetry as both a political act and a personal manifesto.

Niki Dé Saint
Niki Dé Saint. is an experienced and sort after musician & producer who specialises in designing bespoke musical soundscapes throughout Australia and Europe.

Along with performing live dj sets with her band on major Australian events such as Formula One Grand Prix, Australian Open, Vivid Festival, Noosa Food and Wine, Sydney Festival etc to producing runway show music for local and international fashion houses across the globe.

Dé Saint has a diverse clientele and is a favourite among the lifestyle, art, fashion and design industries. With original compositions featured in brand campaigns along with collab releases available on Itunes & Spotify.

As a professional session vocalist her little black book holds tight connections to renowned performers worldwide from orchestral to grand piano on jazz beats, cocktail acoustic to deep house, NDS covers a wide genre of musical styles, tailoring her content to enhance audience experience.

2019 has seen NDS share the stage with artists such as PNAU, Flume, Flight Facilities, Vera Blue, Wafia, Client Liaison, Tina Arena, Kid Ink, Running Touch, Ruel, Thandi Phoenix and more on various vip music industry nights. 2020 / 2021 will see the release of her debut electro funk album Dé Saint. along with acoustic folk project ’The Elsoms’.

Presented by Timothy Birch

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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.

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WATCH WHAT NOW?

Bunker Down, Speak Out: Heat #1

kaitlyn.black — Tue, 26 May 2020 05:00:24 +0000

The Bunker Spoken Word Series returns in 2020 bigger and better than ever, with an online Spoken Word competition and international guest performers beamed in from across the globe.

With competition heats held through Zoom in June and July, we’re taking this opportunity to bring you the best international spoken word talent, featuring Sabrina Benaim from Toronto, Canada (Heat One), and Anthony Ananxagorou from London, UK (Heat Two).

Each heat will have 11 places available for individuals to register for the competition, the first 10 registrants will be guaranteed a place in the competition with the 11th competitor drawn randomly from all registrants after the first 10.

Join us on Zoom on Thu 18 June for Heat One, featuring the one and only Sabrina Benaim all the way from Toronto Canada.

Registration for both audiences and competitors is free via the Zoom link below.

Heat #1 – THU 18 JUN https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoceiqpjwpH9aWoCi4szHFdDoap4vwfFIQ

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoceiqpjwpH9aWoCi4szHFdDoap4vwfFIQ

Jun 18 2020

Thu 18 Jun

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Words + Ideas

7pm

WHAT’S NEXT

The following upcoming events are part of the full Bunker Spoken Word Series

Heat #2 – THU 9 JUL
Feat Anthony Ananxagorou from London, UK.

GRAND FINAL – SAT 15 AUG

We’re busy finalising the details of the grand final event, which will be live and live streamed from the Brewery, Imperial Hotel, Eumundi. Stay tuned for more info!

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Sabrina Benaim
Sabrina Benaim is a 32 year old poet, storyteller, and dance party enthusiast. She is the author of the best-selling book of poetry, Depression and Other Magic Tricks. Her videos online, have reached over 100 million people. Sabrina has toured Australia, the UK, Canada and the USA with her live shows, which are poetry readings gone electric. While the subject matter can veer into difficult territory, it is with truth and from experience that Sabrina is able to navigate through her mental illness journey with a wild sense of humour and frank discussion to leave her audience feeling comforted and uplifted. She lives with her dog Mabel, and is currently working on her second collection.

Anthony Anaxagorou
Anthony Anaxagorou is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, essayist, publisher and poetry educator. His poetry has been published in POETRY, The Poetry Review, Poetry London, Granta, Ambit, The Adroit Journal, The London Magazine, The Rialto and elsewhere. His poetry and fiction have appeared on BBC Newsnight, BBC Radio 4, ITV, Vice UK, Channel 4 and Sky Arts. His second collection After the Formalities, published with Penned in the Margins, is a Poetry Book Society recommendation. It was selected as one of The Telegraph’s and The Guardian’s best poetry books of 2019 and shortlisted for the 2019 T.S Eliot Prize. He was awarded the 2019 H-100 Award for writing and publishing, and the 2015 Groucho Maverick Award for his poetry and fiction. In 2019 he was made an honorary fellow of the University of Roehampton.

WORDS + IDEAS

Words + Ideas

WORDS + IDEAS

Art x Activism

kaitlyn.black — Tue, 26 May 2020 04:11:16 +0000

Can art as action have the power to generate social and political change?

Join us in-conversation with leading artists working across mental health, climate change, cultural resurgence and social and political justice, as they discuss art as a catalyst for change.

Host
Ryan Presley – Visual Artist + Academic

Panellists
Anisa Nandaula – Spoken Word Poet, Author + Actor
Bianca Tainsh – Artist + Activist
Emily Coleman – Acting Associate Artistic Director of Digi Youth Arts + Creative Producer
Spectator Jonze – Digital Illustrator + Musician (Jaguar Jonze)

https://www.facebook.com/horizonartfest/videos/3044498482330587/

Jun 24 2020

Wed 24 Jun

Online

Is this event free or ticketed?

Free

Words + Ideas

7pm

About the artists

ANISA NANDAULA
Anisa is a nationally recognised spoken word poet, play writer, educator and published author. She is the 2016 ‘Queensland Poetry Slam’ champion and runner up for the ‘Australian Poetry Slam Championships’. In 2017 she published her first book Melanin Garden and won the ‘XYZ Innovation in Spoken Word Prize’. She has performed at the Sydney Opera house, Splendour in the Grass, Queensland Poetry Festival, Women of the World Festival and toured the country sharing stories of love and courage.

Anisa is also the co-founder of the arts collective ‘Voices of Colour’ which creates spaces for migrant, refugee and first nations artists to share their work.

BIANCA TAINSH
Utilising a variety of media and contemporary methods, Australian artist Bianca Tainsh creates experiential spaces. Projections, sound, assemblages and performance all merge to inspire reflection on contemporary dilemmas. Through theoretical frameworks and narrative, audiences are invited to engage deeply with issues such as climate change, mass consumerism, and the search for autonomy and spirituality in the digital age.

By generating these intimate moments of connection with the audience, Bianca’s projects endeavour to reverberate outside of the exhibition space and realise actual social transformation.

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.

RYAN PRESLEY
Dr. Ryan Presley is a Brisbane-based visual artist and academic working across a variety of artistic mediums and expressions – including print-making, oil painting, sculpture and new media. His father’s family is Marri Ngarr originating from the Moyle River region in the Northern Territory, while his mother’s family were Scandinavian immigrants. His work draws from experiences central to his own mixed heritage by questioning and negating historical and contemporary contexts and providing alternate insights into the sociocultural nature of colonial Australia, past and present.

Presley’s incredible body of work has been shown widely and is held in collections right across Australia. His most prominent body of work is Blood Money, an ongoing series of watercolour paintings that take visual cues from Australia's polymer banknotes, but feature highly detailed portraits of formidable Aboriginal leaders and symbols.

SPECTATOR JONZE AKA DEENA LYNCH AKA JAGUAR JONZE
Spectator Jonze is the moniker of the artist behind Deena Lynch. Lynch was born in Yokohama, Japan to a Taiwanese mother and an Australian father. She migrated to Australia under less than certain circumstances when she was 6 years old. Lynch grew up in many different homes under many different situations and circumstances. She was not quite an orphan, but didn’t quite belong anywhere.

Throughout her childhood and adolescence this put Lynch in touch with a myriad of people and demons, coming from disjointed backgrounds themselves, or from positions of power. Having experienced physical and sexual abuse throughout this time, it pushed Lynch into the safety of PTSD where suppression, depression and dissociation became a survival tactic.

Having always carried a creative mind, it was only natural that Lynch used art and music as an outlet. Spectator Jonze is the culmination of self-discovery and healing that has evolved into a people project of passion, bringing mental health to light by depicting the often-taboo subject of our individual battles.

WORDS + IDEAS

Words + Ideas

WORDS + IDEAS