A bright and bold BEACON of belonging this epic, large-scale installation becomes a landmark for joy across the 10-days of BLEACH Festival.
Led by Everybody NOW!, BEACON is a new commission designed by Internationally acclaimed Artist Morag Myerscough (UK), in collaboration with hundreds of Gold Coasters who participated in creative workshops.
Impossible to miss, BEACON calls you in with vibrant colors, hand-painted patterned entrances and adorned gateways. Step inside to discover a welcoming space for all people, of all ages to explore, connect and create.
Become mesmerized as the natural world interacts with the artwork; light dances through space, shapes move with the wind, and poetic text by best-selling author and ABC TV presenter Holly Ringland signal messages from people and place.
Across the festival, as dusk falls BEACON sends out a siren of song with local community singers, our BEACON Festival Choir, performing a special musical arrangement of Holly’s Ringland’s poem, before neon light transforms the artwork into a glowing nighttime festival hub.
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BEACON Workshops
Come gather under the Morag Myerscough’s BEACON installation for free, hands-on creative workshops for the whole family.
From artist conversations, to hands-on making and movement, each session is inspired by BEACON itself so expect colour, joy and plenty of opportunities to create and connect.
If you love a behind-the-scenes insight into creativity, join artists Morag Myerscough, Claudio Kirac and Naina Sen as they discuss their artistic lives, collaboration and placemaking; or discover the story behind best-selling author Holly Ringland’s new poem With a Light Left On, at two open air In-Conversation events with Everybody NOW!’s Artistic Director Kate Baggerson.
Get creative with Michelle Le Plastrier and make your own mini BEACON inspired structure or enjoy the gentle experience of a weaving circle with Auntie Erica Eurell.
For those ready to shake the week away, come move and groove with Riannon McLean; and don’t miss the on-mass singing experience of the BEACON Festival Choir opening BLEACH on 1st October and popping up at dusk across the festival.
BEACON is a place to come together, make something, move, sing and share the moment.
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