SITE & SITUATION 2023 PROGRAM INFORMATION COMING SOON...
SITE & SITUATION 2022
PUBLIC ART CONVERSATIONS | AN INITIATIVE OF CITY OF GOLD COAST | CURATED BY SWELL SCULPTURE.
Site and Situation is a three-part public art series featuring three invited national arts professionals delivering thought-provoking public art talks, question and answer sessions and industry workshops. The public forums explore how cities can be transformed through public art, and how responding to site and situation with authentic storytelling builds civic pride and social cohesion while profiling the city as a cultural destination. This series invites discussion around three curated topics: The art of sustainability, transforming cities through public art and connecting to Country. The workshops will focus on the sharing of knowledge around the invited speakers’ presentations. |
Dates:
5+6 May | THE ART OF SUSTAINABILITY with Juan Pablo Pinto, co-founder and creative director of Cave Urban | The Borrowed Nursery, Mermaid Beach + Hand Bent Banana Arts and Health Centre, Tallebudgera
12+13 May NEW DATES 7 + 8 June | TRANSFORMING CITIES THROUGH PUBLIC ART with Shaun Hossack, founder and creative director of Juddy Roller | HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise
19+20 May | CONNECTING TO COUNTRY with Dr. Bianca Beetson, First Nations Artist and Academic | Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Currumbin.
Public Art Forum Format:
Day One | Evening Public Art Forum featuring Invited National Arts Professional | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Day Two | Full-day workshop led by Invited Artist for selected participants | 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
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