Gold Coast Events » Art

Bleach* The Gold Coast Festival

Bleach* is the Gold Coast Festival is an annual contemporary arts event with it’s origins dating back to 2012 as a side event to the Quiksilver Pro surfing event. Featuring local, Australian, and international artists across genres including dance, theatre, contemporary music, opera, installations, circus, and major public events. Taking place at Coolangatta Beach and surrounding parklands, it features live… Read more →

SWELL Sculpture Festival

The SWELL Sculpture Festival held annually on Currumbin Beach in early September and is now in its seventeenth year. The ten-day festival brings up to 50 works by nationally and internationally renowned artists to a free public exhibition on the beautiful beaches of Australia’s Gold Coast. The event has grown each year and become a major event attracting thousands of… Read more →

Sand Safari Arts Festival

Sand Safari Arts Festival took place in 2020 on Surfers Paradise beach which became a live art gallery over 17 days with spectacular themed artworks being formed from the natural sand. The event featured sand sculpting demonstrations, live entertainment, art exhibitions and interactive workshops from dawn till dusk along with the running of the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships (ASSC). Other… Read more →