Altered Tides: Storytellers and Sculptures
Event description
Storytellers and Sculptures
Join local storytellers on a short walk through the SWELL sculptures in this one-off live event. Be part of conversations about the importance of our beaches to everyday life and what this can look like into the future.
Date and time: September 13th, 3-5pm
Venue: Meeting point is at SWELL Central Info Hub opposite VIKA/Nippers club, Pacific Parade, Currumbin.
Please register here.
Altered Tides audio trail: Our living shoreline
While you're at SWELL, take a listen to the Audio Trail: Our living shoreline. You can walk the audio trail anytime during the festival this September 12-21.
As you stroll among the SWELL sculptures you're invited to listen to local stories about the importance of our beaches to everyday life and what this can look like into the future.
Starting point
You'll find the audio trail in SWELL Sculpture Festival on the Currumbin foreshore. It's always open and free: September 12th-21st
You can start at any of the 5 listening points. The first is located by the SWELL Central Info Hub opposite VIKA/Nippers, Pacific Parade, Currumbin. See the audio trail map below.
How to Listen...
Bring your phone and headphones and scan the QRCode at each listening point.
You're welcome to loan a free headset and pick up a map from the SWELL Central Info Hub opposite VIKA/Nippers.
Audio Trail Map:
Visiting SWELL
The audio trail is open every day during SWELL Sculpture Festival, you don’t need to register, just come along to walk and listen. Check out SWELL's website for visiting info, including parking and their amazing program.
Altered Tides: Creative coastal recreation in a climate changed future series are a partnership between Griffith University, Gecko Environment Council and SWELL Sculpture Festival.
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.
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