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Strand Ephemera Schools Project Visceral Bodies Ancyent Marinere... Are those her sails? Lantis The Heart Within me Burns Tectonic Light falls AUDITORIUM Strangers in the Wind Portal CLOUD Your Altered Gaze Returned Making Waves Story Chairs… [...] What Do You Hear? Ebb and Flow The Crab Pink Piano Look Again Earth Fish Dirty Car Art Fenced Yellow Peril - the shape of things to come Urban Blooms Giant Pacific Octopus Re-evolution They are Biting Well on Money Today Legacy of Lanterns The Gatherings Billy Carts "Cruzin' The Strand" Sand Ephemera Sonic Bay Beacon Transient Cabinet
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28 JULY - 6 AUGUST 2017
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DANCE
TOURS
Performances and workshops will occur on/near the beach next to The Rock Pool on The Strand.
WORKSHOPS
PUBLIC ART SYMPOSIUM
TECTONIC
ARTIST TOUR
DIRTY CAR ART
ERICA GRAY
A free event covering topics of public art, urbanization, development opportunities, and education from experienced experts, academics and artists. Speakers include international artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett, academic Dr Cameron McAuliffe and industry professionals Owen Craven and Carolyn Karnovsky from Urban Art Projects. RSVPs are essential, please contact (07) 4727 9011.
Tectonic unites sculpture and movement in a dazzling site-specific performance. Dancenorth joins forces with the Urab Dancers from Poruma Island, Torres Strait for the creation of this bold new collaboration.
The artist tour starts at the Howitt St Headland and includes brief talks at each work along The Strand. Join us along the way!
Create your own ephemeral dirty car artwork in the junkyard with artist Scott Wade!
Create your own sea creatures utilising colourful and felt fabrics.
DATE: Saturday 29 July TIME: 9am - 12pm
DATES: Wednesday 2 August, Thursday 3 August
DATES: Daily from Saturday 29 July through Friday 4 August
DATES: Saturday 29 July, Sunday 30 July, Saturday 5 August & Sunday 6 August
PLACE: Starting at the Howitt Street Headland
TIME: 9am - 3pm
TIME: 3-5pm
TIME: 6.30pm & 7.30pm each night (plus an additional 4pm performance on Sunday 30 July)
PLACE: The main beach near Strand Park
PLACE: At artwork (#2), The Rock Pool
PLACE: School of Arts (Dancenorth) Cnr Stanley & Walker St
PLAY SESSIONS
MJ RYAN BENNETT
PAMELA & JOHANNES
PECHAKUCHA
Join Dancenorth on the set of their performance work Tectonic for a chance to play and dance on the set.
Enjoy an informed and interactive guided tour of some of the works presented in Strand Ephemera 2017. Starting centrally, then moving towards The Rock Pool.
Use a variety of mixed media to create a textural art panel to hang up at home!
Make wind flowers in the form of a pinwheel to take home!
DATES/TIMES: Sunday 30 July 11am-1pm, Monday 31 July 3-5pm, Tuesday 1 August 3-5pm, Friday 4 August 3-5pm
DATES/TIMES: Friday 4 August 3-5pm, Sunday 6 August 11am-1pm
DATE: Monday 31 July TIME: 9am - 12pm
Come and be inspired by artists and industry professionals associated with The North’s Sculpture Festival! We have ten amazing presenters sharing their ideas and passions about Strand Ephemera 2017. DATE: Friday 4 August TIME: 6.30 - 9.30pm PLACE: School of Arts (Dancenorth) Cnr Stanley & Walker St COST: $5 entry
DATES: Saturday 29 July, Sunday 30 July & Saturday 5 August TIME: 11.30am - 3pm
TECTONIC SCHOOLS WORKSHOP Primary school students join Dancenorth for a Tectonic-themed dance workshop.
TECTONIC SCHOOLS WORKSHOP
Especially for Strand Ephemera 2017, visit this special edition of the well-loved community artisan market. A range of stalls from Townsville’s contemporary creative practitioners will be on display. DATE: Sunday 30 July TIME: 8am - 3pm PLACE: The Pier Headland
YOUNG CLASSICAL BUSKERS Strand Ephemera is hosting the Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM)’s Young Classical Buskers! See these talented musicians in action at the Gregory Street Amphitheatre.
Enjoy an informed and interactive guided tour of some of the works presented in Strand Ephemera 2017. Starting centrally, then moving towards Oxley Street.
Secondary school students join Dancenorth for a Tectonic-themed dance workshop.
PLACE: At artwork (#31), near Oxley St
TIME: 4pm
PLACE: At artwork (#10), near Landsborough St
JAN HYNES (CHILDREN)
GUIDED TOUR (TOWARDS THE ROCK POOL)
PORUMA ISLAND WORKSHOPS
TIME: 4pm
TIME: 3-5pm
PLACE: Departs Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club toward The Rock Pool
PLACE: Near artwork (#21), Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club
DATES: Tuesday 1 August & Thursday 3 August
FIONA QUIN
TIME: 11.30am - 12pm
Create a triangular piece of weaving that uses natural materials to convey a story.
SUNRISE LYCRA LIFESTYLE
DATES/TIMES: Tuesday 1 August 3-5pm, Saturday 5 August 11am-1pm, Sunday 6 August 11am-1pm
TIME: 6.30 - 8am
MY RASA REKHA
PLACE: The beach between Landsborough Street and Strand Pier
BANANA SPLITS (BERNADETTE BOSCACCI)
DATES: Monday 31 July, Wednesday 2 August
PLACE: Gregory Street Amphitheatre
DATE: Saturday 5 August
TIME: 11am-1pm
DATES: Monday 31 July & Tuesday 1 August
DATES: Monday 31 July & Wednesday 2 August
Work with clay and learn building techniques to make animal forms.
DATES: Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 August
TIME: 11.30am - 12.30pm
Join the Urab dancers from Poruma Island for a traditional dance workshop.
HARRIET GEATER-JOHNSON
TIME: 11am - 1pm
DATES: Wednesday 2 August & Friday 4 August
TIME: from 3.30pm
TIME: 6.30 - 7.30am
Bring your digital camera from home and learn some photography tips and tricks!
Contribute to a community artwork installation piece.
Get moving, old school aerobics-style, with Dancenorth. All are welcome and 80’s active wear is encouraged.
DATE: Thursday 3 August & Saturday 5 August
CARLA GOTTGENS
Enjoy an informed and interactive guided tour of some of the works presented in Strand Ephemera 2017. Starting centrally, then moving towards The Rock Pool.
DATE: Friday 4 August
This performance piece by Piyali Ghosh uses the repetitive, meditative qualities of markmaking to represent Rasa Rekha, the physical embodiment of the artist.
PLACE: At artwork (#15), Strand Pier
PLACE: At artwork (#24), near Kennedy St
DATE: Sunday 30 July
PLACE: Departs Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club toward Oxley St
(SECONDARY SCHOOL) PRESENTED BY RENEGADE MARKETS
TIME: from 6pm
GUIDED TOUR (TOWARDS OXLEY ST)
(PRIMARY SCHOOL)
TIME: 11.30am - 12.30pm
STRAND EPHEMERA ARTIST MARKETS
DATES: Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 July, Friday 4 & Saturday 5 August PLACE: Departs Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club toward The Rock Pool
DATE: Monday 31 July
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
TWILIGHT TOUR
A map to help locate each of these workshops can be found online at:
strandephemera.com.au
Use mixed media to fashion a fantasy fence to keep out monsters or protect treasures. DATE: Thursday 3 August TIME: 3 - 5pm PLACE: At artwork (#20), near Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club
JAN HYNES (ADULT) Express what “fences” mean to you through prose, poetry, collage, paint & modelling clay. DATE: Saturday 5 August TIME: 11am - 1pm PLACE: At artwork (#20), near Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club
PLACE: Near artwork (#14.1), near Strand Park
WATERCOLOUR POSTCARDS
INDIA COLLINS
Join local artists to paint your own postcard from Strand Ephemera 2017.
Create your own wallhanging, rug or table centrepiece with recycled textiles using a hula hoop as a frame
DATES: Everyday Monday 31 July through Sunday 6 August
DATES/TIMES: Friday 4 August 3-5pm, Sunday 6 August 11am-1pm
PLACE: Various, between Landsborough and Kennedy Streets. Ask at an information desk for each day’s location.
PLACE: At artwork (#22), between Picnic Bay Surf Life Saving Club & Kennedy St
TIME: 2 - 3pm each day