DAILY | Still Life Drawing Experience

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

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. Curator-led sculpture tour with in-depth exploration of the

Advertise in the SWELL 2025 Printed Program

NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR SWELL PROGRAM ADVERTS SWELL Sculpture Festival is coming to Currumbin Beach from 12 – 21 September 2025, celebrating 23 years of connecting people, art, and place. With over 155,000 visitors in 2024, SWELL is Queensland’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition, drawing art lovers, families, and culture seekers to experience stunning installations along
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SWELL 2025 School Workshops

SWELL 2025 is excited to once again be presenting SWELL Kids Elements, an area for children to immerse themselves in the creative culture of sculpture. SWELL Kids Elements will operate alongside the main exhibition from 12 – 21 September 2025 in the Wallace Nicoll Park, Currumbin Beach. SWELL School Workshops will be held in pop up
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SWELL 2025 Guided Sculpture Walks

Join us for a Guided Sculpture Walk Join us on an artistic expedition with guest curators to guide you through the sculptures. Gain insight and perspective into the sculptures and discover the method behind the creations. Engage in creative conversations and indulge in the experience of SWELL. Bus stops are located along Pacific Parade for convenient
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SUN 8 SEP | SWELL 2024 | Sharing and Collaboration with Shannon Best and Natasha Edwards | FREE

Sharing and Collaboration with Shannon Best and Natasha Edwards Join Shannon Best and SWELL curator & co founder Natasha Edwards as they discuss themes of collaboration for indigenous culture and arts. Exploring the role of art in cultural expression, collaborative art as a bridge, case studies, the role of SWELL Sculpture Festival and future opportunities.
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SWELL at Pacific Fair 2024 | Atelier Sisu & Arc Circus | BROADBEACH | FREE

SWELL at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre 2024 Evanescent by Atelier Sisu Evanescent will be mesmerizing for audiences to experience. The installation involves a series of spheres lit up from within, the iridescent bubbles change colour throughout the night. Choreographed to a reactive soundscape, they illuminate the surface of the water to create a sight never
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easterlySWELL 2024 | Clayton Blake & Courtenay McCue | Tentacle Tales | Chevron Island | FREE

easterlySWELL 2024 Tentacle Tales by Clayton Blake & Courtenay McCue Featuring eight larger than life octopus tentacles embellished in well-known and cherished fairy tales. When | Tuesday 27th August to Tuesday 10th September Time | 9.00am – 9.00pm Where | Chevron Island Park, 75 Thomas Drive, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Cost | FREE More about Clayton Blake Australian
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6-8 & 12-15 SEP | SWELL 2024 | Soundscape Kayak Experience | by Corrina Bonshek and William Barton

Call to the Creek | Corrina Bonshek & William Barton.Kayak Tour with Stunning Soundscape along Currumbin Creek Join us for a guided kayak tour as your senses are awakened. Paddle on Currumbin Creek while you listen to a site specific and spectacular soundscape created by talented composers Corrina Bonshek and William Barton. Experience something very
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VISITOR INFO

WHERE WHERE DOES SWELL TAKE PLACE? SIGNATURE EXHIBITION OVER 60 LARGE SCALE SCULPTURES SET AMONG THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF CURRUMBIN BEACH. SWELL Sculpture Festival (SWELL) – Pacific Parade, Currumbin, Queensland 4223 AUSTRALIA ALSO VISIT POP UP EXHIBITIONS northerlySWELL – Helensvale Cultural Precinct and Library, Crn Lindfield Rd and Sir John Overall Drive, Helensvale, Queensland, 4212, AUSTRALIA easterlySWELL –