Altered Tides: Diving hidden worlds

Dive in to hidden worlds with us at SWELL Sculpture Festival in 2024!

Be immersed in fascinating underwater worlds, and inspired by stories of creativity, cooperation, and courage from the Great Barrier Reef and local aquatic wonders, people and projects.

This special evening takes place under the SWELL Pavilion by the ocean and features conversations and film vignettes spanning diving, arts, science communities together with First Nations Sea Country connections.

Come explore hidden worlds with us!

Book your place now to come explore hidden worlds with us! Places are limited.

What's Altered Tides all about?

Altered Tides hosts creative conversations in a climate changing world, with this year’s theme 'Diving hidden worlds' connecting us with special guests from around Queensland working closely with reefs and marine environments.

This special evening takes place under the SWELL Pavilion by the ocean and features conversations and film vignettes with the diving, arts, science, and indigenous communities.

We will announce our exciting speakers and panelists soon, accompanied by fascinating short films to give us a full experience of these hidden worlds.

Altered Tides: Creative coastal recreation for climate changes is an event series established by Griffith’s Climate Action Beacon and in partnership with Gecko Environment Council and SWELL Sculpture Festival. In 2024 the Altered Tides team are collaborating with the Social Science Community for the Great Barrier Reef, Divers for Climate, and filmmaker Salvador Cantellano. This year’s Altered Tides event is also the opening evening for the Social Science Community for the GBR Symposium with the theme in 2024: Reimagining Reef Futures: stories of creativity, cooperation, and courage.

Altered Tides brings together Indigenous knowledge, climate and coastal sciences, beach cultures and the arts to support people and their communities in responding to the key theme of climate changes and our coastal way of life.

Event info:

Altered Tides: Diving hidden worlds

Wednesday, September 11, 6-8pm

SWELL Fringe Pavilion, Wallace Nicoll Park, Currumbin

This event is hosted within SWELL Fringe Festival. Make sure you have time to enjoy a stroll through the wonderful sculptures along the beach!

*Please note this is an outdoor event (under cover), bring comforts and layers if needed!

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~ We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Custodians of Country, and pay our respects to elders past and present. We recognise the continued connection to the land, waters, sky and community and the generous invitations to join in caring for Country together. First Nations knowledges, justice and solutions are fundamental to conservation, climate action and thriving futures for all

Griffith University Climate Action Beacon