The Invited Greats of SWELL Sculpture Festival 2023 Invited artists bringing innovation and inspiration to SWELL AMIGO & AMIGO SYDNEY/SHANGHAI LIGHTHOUSE Worldwide, lighthouses are a symbol of overcoming adversity, a symbol of salvation and safety.  In a pandemic impacted world, they are a place for shelter and optimism amongst the global storm. The Lighthouse will be a
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Take a photo that depicts PEOPLE, ART & PLACE at SWELL 2023 Entrants are invited to take SWELLsnaps that visually depict PEOPLE, ART & PLACE at SWELL Sculpture Festival 2023 and upload them to Instagram from 12am on Friday 8 September to 11.59 pm on Sunday 24 September, meeting the following criteria Tag @swellsculpture Hashtag #SWELLsnap2023
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easterlySWELL 2023 Community Art Project Where the Wildflowers Grow with parthenopi Parthenopi has a magical way with found plastics, turning them into beautiful blooms and grasses to tell the environmentally critical story of single use plastics. The master crafted blooms represent endangered Queensland plant species, flowers, grasses, seed pods and more. These will be curated
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A Mini Garden Party – Arc Circus From the team who brought A Bee Story  to SWELL in 2022, comes another magnificent mini adventure for Queen Bee and Worker Bee! The bees are in another sticky situation! But some new tricks might help them get unstuck… Join the bees on their magical quest and be amazed by
RETRO DANCE DIVAS COME TO SWELL Watch as the wonderful Retro Dance Divas rove around SWELL grooving to retro tunes from 70’s, 80’s 90’s and beyond. When | Sunday 10th SeptemberTime | 1.00pm – 3.00pmWhere | Roving Cost | FREE Find out more about the Retro Dance Divas here BACK TO WHAT’S ON IMAGE: 11 Past 11
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CURRUMBIN VALLEY COACHES FREE PARK & RIDE SWELL SHUTTLE BUS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CURRUMBIN VALLEY COACHES DAILY 9.00AM – 5.00PMBus will run on a continuous loop between SWELL Sculpture Festival and Currumbin RSL (weekends) and Betty Diamond Park, Tugun (daily). HEADING TO SWELL – DAILYBetty Diamond Park, Tugun (62 Boyd Street, Tugun)$5 parking with
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SCHEDULED SWELL ARTIST TALKS MEET THE ARTISTS! Join us for insightful talks with artists at their sculptures, gain a deeper understanding and engage in creative conversations. You will hear firsthand the artist’s creative process to bring these artistic concepts to life. Artist Talks are scheduled throughout the exhibition. When | Daily at various times Where |
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SWELL Yulagi Space | FREE

SWELL Yulagi Space supported by Griffith University The Yulagi Space (meaning Ceremony in Gamilaraay Language) will be a dedicated space to be calm and connect with the land on which SWELL takes place. With curated First Nations artistic programming such as live music, performance and masterclasses. Please note the Yulagi Space is a beautiful large tent, so if
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SWELL at Pacific Fair 2023 | Trumpet Flowers Trumpet Flowers – Amigo & Amigo The garden of trumpet flowers is a multi sensory playground of sound and light, inviting visitors to create sound through touch and the arrangement of flowers to bloom in a colourful display of dancing light. You will feel as if you’ve
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SWELL at Gold Coast Airport 2023 | Lil Dusty Lil Dusty – Dion Parker Lil Dusty is an infamous and well-loved character on the Gold Coast, created by local artist Dion Parker. This work is a selection and celebration of Lil Dusty in some of his many forms. Lil Dusty has never liked being confined
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