FRI 18 SEP | SWELL WORKSHOPS | Repair Café Workshop

Repair Café Workshop Come and join us at the Griffith University Repair Café. We help to repair things so our communities reduce waste and keep things out of landfill to support a stronger more sustainable community. We will help to share our knowledge about the importance of repair to our transition to a circular economy.
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northerlySWELL 2026 | Clayton Blake | INNER CIRCLE | Helensvale Library and Cultural Precinct | FREE

northerlySWELL 2026 INNER CIRCLE by Clayton Blake INNER CIRCLE invites visitors to contemplate reflection and connection. The work is formed from translucent discs that frame shifting views both inward and outward, the work explores the relationship between personal responsibility and collective action. Looking inwards, we are encouraged to consider our values, choices and capacity for
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SWELL at Oasis Shopping Centre 2026 | Monte Lupo | Forest Dwellers | Broadbeach | FREE

SWELL at Oasis Shopping Centre 2026 Forest Dwellers by Monte Lupo ARTIST STATEMENT Forest Dwellers is an immersive installation combining sculpture, painted timber and integrated seating to create a visually striking and emotionally engaging feature within the Oasis Shopping Centre. Inspired by the quiet beauty and organic forms of the forest, the artwork introduces a
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SWELL 2026 | INVITED ARTIST | Patricia Piccinini

The Invited Artist of SWELL Sculpture Festival 2026 Invited artists bringing innovation and inspiration to SWELL PATRICIA PICCININI VIC SALUTE TO THE SUN Salute to the Sun continues my long fascination with the boundary we draw between the natural and the artificial — and how readily that line dissolves once you look closely. This new
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13 AUG – 20 SEP | SWELL at Balter Taproom | Currumbin

SWELL at Balter Taproom – Balter Birds by Nick Warfield Find Balter at SWELL & find SWELL at the Tappy! Enjoy a Balter at SWELL Sculpture Festival, then add the Balter Taproom to your SWELL trail to see an official SWELL sculpture, enjoy good beer, food trucks and brewery tours. Featuring ‘Balter Birds’ by Nick
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8 – 15 AUG | Drew McDonald | Art Show | NOW IS NOT NOW

Fresh from his 2026 SWELL & Avalon Arts Precinct Artist Residency in Berlin, Drew McDonald presents Now Is Not Now, a new exhibition of paintings at M|Arts Precinct, Murwillumbah. “Now Is Not Now brings together a new body of paintings developed from my 2026 Berlin Artist Residency. The works draw on Renaissance era proverbs, particularly

SUN 9 AUG | Emily Hastie | Banksia Wood Burning Workshop

The session of slow, meditative mark-making will cover an introduction to the pyro pen and foundational techniques, followed by a guided drawing and burning of the beloved Australian botanical, the banksia, on a pine panel canvas. Join pyrographer Emily Rose Hastie for an intimate, hands-on workshop celebrating the coastal Banksia, a beloved Australian botanical icon.

SWELL 2026 | ARTIST BIOS

2026 Artist Bios CLICK HERE FOR SWELL 2025 ARTIST BIOS

Ajay Thomas

Come and see for yourself at SWELL Sculpture Festival, Pacific Parade, Currumbin 12th - 21st September.

Al Phemister

Come and see for yourself at SWELL Sculpture Festival, Pacific Parade, Currumbin 12th - 21st September.