BEYOND THE Horizon

from Hello Sunshine | Spring 2021 | HS04

AT THE EDGE OF Ideas

to completely pull the pin on all of their hard work, the decision was made to go ahead with an exclusive showing to close friends and family, under COVID-19 restrictions.

Similarly, the Common People Dance Project had been working with locals who put their hands up to learn a series of over-the-top dance routines to some of the greatest hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s as an homage to the legendary Rock Eisteddfods of decades past.

Although the Sunshine Coast team was unable to dance up a storm in the Wonderland Spiegeltent, Common People Dance Eisteddfod will also be presenting a scaled-back show for close friends and family, before our spandex clad dance gladiators head to Brisbane Festival on Sunday 19 September for the South-East Queensland dance battle-royale.

Two extraordinary visual art exhibitions will take place over the coming months, both of which have been slightly reimagined and on display for an extended period.

Climate Change and its devastating impact on the earth is the most pressing global issue of our time and Final Call will present new creative works collaboratively conceptualised and developed by six leading Queensland artists: Judy Watson, Robert Andrew, Courtney Coombs, Caitlin Franzmann, Courtney Scheu and Itamar Freed, responding to Climate Change.

Presented amongst the stunning natural environment of Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden,

Final Call offers a moment of reflection and hope in the face of environmental crisis.

Dive deep into the artists’ creative process through an innovative digital experience with a 360-degree view of each work, artist interviews and intriguing insights on the project.

Explore the exhibition in person until Sunday 17 October 2021 at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens and online at www.horizonfestival.com.au

For the past nine years, Sunshine Coast photographer Keith Hamlyn has been capturing portraits of people in the sea, documenting their collective connection to the ocean through a stunning portrait series called iSeaU

Originally planned as an outdoor display during Horizon Festival, you can still experience the power and intimacy of the sea through the lens, at Caloundra Regional Gallery from Friday 15 October to Sunday 5 December 2021 with a smaller collection of works displayed in lightboxes at Subtropic Studio in Caloundra.

“For me a big part of being Australian or for that matter human, is our relationship to water. Even if we come from the desert, the moment we meet the water there is a transformation, and for each of us we are taken somewhere of our own knowing. In this imagery I hope to capture people in that space, so that perhaps we the observers can search out where these subjects have gone and truly see them for the first time.”

– Keith Hamlyn, Photographer, iSeaU

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Horizon Festival also works with an array of creative partners and supports them to deliver their events. Visit the website to find out more about these upcoming events: