Under the banner of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) join artists, educations, first nations & industry as we imagine our region at the end of the century.

DAY 1
WHEN Friday 15 August 2025 2pm – 8:30pm
WHERE CQU Leo Zussino building
FREE EVENT!! Please RSVP

2:00pm	Welcome to Country
2:30 – 7:00pm	Artist Commission award winner Jen Hollstein 'Artificial Intuition': An Interactive Exploration into Gladstone's Future by Humans in collaboration with Artificial Intelligence
2:30 – 4:30pm	Watercolour workshop with Margaret Worthington places are limited!! email: artscienceinnovationfest@gmail.com to reserve you seat
2:30 – 7:00pm	Art, Science Innovation Fair play with robots, discover ancient first nations artifacts, immerse yourself in virtual reality and so much more!
3:30pm	Innovation Roundtable 1 How to get big stuff done well
4:30pm	Innovation Roundtable 2 The preciousness of place
6:00pm	Innovation Roundtable 3 Innovation Ideologies
6:45pm	STEAM SHOWCASE & $1,000 Prize announcement! (entries close 30 July)
7:00pm	Film Premiere & meet the director! Rising Up – Kal Glanzing

DAY 2

WHEN: Saturday 16 August 2pm - sunset
WHERE: Cannoe Point, Tannum Sands parklands
FREE EVENT!!! Please RSVP

Caring for country – what are some things we can all do every day?

Artist Commission award winner – Melissa Peacock
“Connecting People & Place: Ecopsychology and Regional community Arts”

Listening to our planet – what might this place sound like in 1000 years?
with Professor Vanessa Tomlinson

Music in Nature – be inspired by the sounds of nature through a bird identification tour with Birdlife

Climate Change Synaesthesia – can you smell the climate changing?

Move for the planet – can riding a bike really make that much of a difference?

Low Carbon Picnic – what might our kitchens look like at the end of the century?
Chef Steve Bell creates dishes for the region in a changing climate.
Taste and vote on your favourite flavours!

Sunset Sound Walk – Professor Vanessa Tomlinson will take us on a sonic journey presenting an international premier of a commissioned work, closing the festival at sunset.

Contact the host of Gladstone Art Science Innovation Fest