SWELL Art Prize 2025 | Broadbeach

Join us for SWELL’s autumn indoor show, the second annual SWELL Art Prize! Over 10 days, explore and purchase unique artworks in bronze, porcelain, glass, oils, pastels, photography, and more. Featuring works by emerging and established artists from the Gold Coast and across Australia, this national art prize is not to be missed. Enjoy sculptural
Join us for extended open hours on the first day of the SWELL Art Prize exhibition. Come alongs and immerse in the gallery, featuring over 100 artworks by local, national and international artists. Have a go at our Still Life Drawing Experience with a curated still life setting inspiring you to create anything from a
Join exhibiting SWELL Art Prize artists where they discuss their motivation, practice and personal experiences, hosted by SWELL’s co-founder artistic director and curator, Natasha Edwards.  Panelists include: Clayton Blake, Heidi Ledwell and Jo Norton. When | Wednesday 19th MarchTime | 6.30PM – 7.30PMWhere | Broadbeach Community Space (inside the Life Ed Qld building), 61-89 Sunshine Blvd.,
You are invited to join the SWELL Team at the SWELL Art Prize pop up gallery!  Mingle and connect with our Gold Coast creative community! Come along to the Broadbeach Community Space for an arty catchup. Nibbles provided, drinks available for purchase. Bring your arty friends and colleagues. When | Wednesday 19th March Time | 6.00PM
An immersive drawing workshop that blends theatrical art, vintage ambiance, and relaxation for an exclusive, captivating experience. Unleash your creativity in SWELL’s Drawing Room filled with the sounds of jazz, deep house and the clink of wine glasses. With a live model posing as your muse in a sumptuous setting with flowers, fruit and other
This masterclass invites art lovers and sculpture enthusiasts of all levels to immerse in a full day of creative exploration. Students will transform a block of clay into a beautiful torso,  reflecting the life model with Phillip’s master craftsman guidance. Everyone will take home with them a sculpted work that can be fired or cast
A lie-down listening experience by Corrina Bonshek & Collaborators. Float on waves of sound in this somatic, music experience crafted by award winning contemporary classical composer Corrina Bonshek (Tower Divas, Song to the Ocean).   This 60-minute experience takes place in a semi-dark, low sensory environment, and will awaken your ears, activate your visual imagination, and
SWELL Sculpture’s Still Life Drawing Experience will provide a fun and engaging environment for all, encouraging exploration of basic to advanced drawing techniques.  Pencils and paper will be provided along with a curated still life setting inspiring you to create anything from a simple drawing to a masterpiece. It’s all about fun and immersing yourself

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BECOME A PATRON OR SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS | HELP US GROW ALL DONATIONS OVER $2 ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE As Queensland’s largest outdoor art exhibition, we are firmly committed to nurturing and supporting artists and inspiring, amusing, uplifting, and capturing the hearts and minds of all who visit. A celebration of narratives and stories spoken

SWELL Art Party

SWELL invites you to exclusively host your guests at SWELL Sculpture Festival for an evening of fine food, drinks, and art. Stroll along the sand and hear the stories of SWELL as sunset transforms the sculptures. Build memories and share experiences at this unique open air location. $95pp for Twilight function Exclusive Art Party marquee,