You might have heard the news already, but the highly-anticipated SWELL Sculpture Festival is making history this year with a record number of 350+ artists particpating. Queensland's biggest outdoor art show is running from Friday 6 September to Sunday 15 September 2024 in various pop-up locations around the Gold Coast, with Currumbin Beach as the main hub.
Celebrating its 22nd year, SWELL with transform Currumbin Beach into an interactive free outdoor gallery, where you can wander among over 60 large-scale contemporary sculptural works by nationally and internationally renowned artists.
From dawn until dusk and into nightfall, the sculptures will amaze and inspire you as Currumbin Beach becomes a ten-day unmissable outdoor gallery experience with each sculpture telling its own unique story.
There is so much more to SWELL 2024 than just the main Currumbin beach art hub—other festival highlights include:
- A beachside SWELL Fringe Festival happening alongside the main sculpture exhibition
- SWELL workshops at various locations around the Gold Coast
- SWELL Kids Elements for the little ones
- SWELL Wellness program
There is also an exciting program of live events across a jam-packed ten days, including a soundscape kayak experience, a sunrise stand up paddle board, sunrise yoga, morning swims, silent discos, arts masterclasses, talks with artists, art parties, guided sculpture walks, live music and spoken word experiences.
From thought-provoking, larger-than-life works to creative cultural performances to tiny minuscule sculptures, it’s going to be yet another unmissable year at SWELL Festival 2024.
THE DETAILS
What: SWELL Festival 2024
Where: Various locations at Currumbin Beach and around the Gold Coast
When: Friday 6 September to Sunday 15 September, 2024
For more information, click here.
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Image Credit: Jellyfish Journey by Kate Bennett, Permanent Sunrise by Alejandra Propato, Arc Circus & Luther Cora and Embellysh by Kate Bennett