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SUMMARY:BEACON Installation - Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Experience a striking visual display at the BEACON installation during the BLEACH Festival at HOTA this October 2026. Designed for Gold Coast and Brisbane families\, this monumental\, colorful artwork offers interactive spaces\, inspiring poetry\, and mesmerizing choir performances as dusk falls\, creating a glowing hub of creativity and connection. \nBEACON Installation – Gold Coast\nA bright and bold beacon of belonging\, this epic\, large-scale installation becomes a landmark for joy across the 10 days of BLEACH Festival. \nLed 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. \nImpossible to miss\, BEACON calls you in with vibrant colours\, 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. \nBecome mesmerised 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 signals messages from people and place. \nAcross the festival\, as dusk falls\, BEACON sends out a siren of song with local community singers\, the BEACON Festival Choir\, performing a special musical arrangement of Holly Ringland’s poem\, before neon light transforms the artwork into a glowing nighttime festival hub. \nPlan your visit\nWhen: Thursday 1st October – Sunday 11th October 2026\, from 10am \nWhere: HOTA Lake Precinct\, Home of the Arts\, 135 Bundall Road\, Surfers Paradise 4218 \nMore information here
URL:https://brisbanekids.com.au/event/beacon-installation-gold-coast/
LOCATION:HOTA\, 135 Bundall Rd\,  Surfers Paradise\, Qld\, 4217\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Free Activity,Gold Coast Events
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