Shell Cove’s annual art festival, Sculptures At Killalea, began because one artist had a vision.
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Ian Bell had just jumped out of the surf and thought ‘why don’t we utilise this landscape’.
What began as a weekend exhibition now spans across 10 days, three main venues, with workshops and special events in between.
“In this area there’s a bit of a hole for people to exhibit, you can’t just put them in a shop … [or] a normal gallery because they’re too big,” Mr Bell said.
“This is a good chance for them to exhibit their work and maybe sell a piece.”
Festival organiser Courtney Beaton said they probably underestimated the “power” of the event until 20,000 people wandered through the State Park to see it.
Eighty-seven installations will be exhibited – 50 at Killalea, the rest at the Stockland Shellharbour and the Civic Centre – and officially begins on Thursday September 13.
Saturday the State Park will hose a Family Day from 10am to 2pm, with free art and craft activities for children, workshops, live entertainment and food stalls.
The following weekend the park will host twilight artisan markets with live art demonstrations, live music plus beer and wine.
The ten-day festival is a celebration of art, colour, creativity and culture and is expected to attract thousands of people wandering through the sculptures, taking part in workshops, live demonstrations and entertainment.
FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday 15 September
Family Day 10am - 2pm
Free Art & Craft activities for the kids
Workshops
Live Entertainment
Food Vendors
Sunday 16 September
Sculptures + Live Music
At Stockland Shellharbour - Art Class with Davinci Art Studio 11am - 2pm (near Target)
Tuesday 18 September
Shellharbour City Council - Still Life Art with Gabrielle Carson
10.30am - 12pm. Presented by Warrigal - REGISTER NOW
Friday 21 September
At Warrigal (Albion Park Rail) - Weaving Workshop
Saturday 22 September
At Stockland Shellharbour - Clay Sculptures with Big Fat Smile Art Space (11am - 2pm)
Twilight Festival 2pm - 7pm
Food, Beer & Wine
Makers & Creators Markets
Live Art Demonstrations
Live Music & Entertainment
SCULPTORS
Killalea
- Penny Simons - Standing Woman
- Sam Anderson - The Gathering
- Sam Anderson - Wild One
- Matt Hill - The life and death of Roofus 2018
- Matt Hill - The roadkill series
- Beth Crawford - Spirit and Place
- Lucinda Mc Donald - BUKA
- Jessica Raschke - Wisdom Weaving
- Jessica Raschke - Reverence
- Andrew Saunders - Flamenco Dancin'
- Christopher Diaz - Pacifica Australis #2 -
- The Giant Cone Shell
- Willaim UpJohn - Angle Angel
- David Doyle - Stags
- David Doyle - Seagulls
- David Doyle - Monument to Seagulls
- Dana Lundmark - Uninvited
- Shannon Hobbs - Iron Horse
- Shannon Hobbs - Hotbelly
- Shannon Hobbs - Musical Reeds
- Shannon Hobbs - Iron Bolt
- Ian Bell - Shell Be Right
- Tom Bell - 3 Peaks
- Tom Bell - Hang Time
- Tom Bell - Bird of Prey
- Akira Kamada - Yura Yura
- Simon Pankhurst - Emergence
- Ben Beames - Squall
- Gavin Bax - Milk Maid
- Michelle Mannex - Wire Fantasy
- Gary Christian - It's a precarious world that we live in
- Gary Christian - Nos 1,2,3 &4
- Tobias Bennett - Much like our ocean
- Tobias Bennett - Much like life
- Tobias Bennett - Giant Crab Claw
- Selina Hitches - Resilience
- Jen Mallinson - Liquescent
- Richard Nagel - Locked in Time
- Richard Nagel - Dancing Brolgas
- Rhonda Castle - Echo
- Jeanette & Jeff Hyde - Treetop Chatter
- Jeanette & Jeff Hyde - Treetop Laughter
- Natalija Vocanec - Motivation
- Meg Costello - Hunger Games
- Ulan Murray and Rachel Burns - Fundati
- Ulan Murray and Rachel Burns - Fecundity
- Bella Mannex - The Broken Colour Ghost
- Paula Walker - Indicators to Essential Nothingness
Civic Centre
- Danielle Minett - Memory of Bone
- Alison Winchester - Our Fallen Stars
- Alison Winchester - Non Sugar Gobstopper Lollipops
- Alison Winchester - Floating Lillies
- Dana Lundmark - Landed
- Dana Lundmark - Let’s play O’s and X’s
- Rebecca Pierce - Lost in the Cloud - Mark II
- Gary Christian - Nos 1,2,3 & 4
- Vivienne Franks
- Penny Simmons - Jug
- Penny Simmons - Flying Hare
- Penny Simmons - Cross with Poetry
- Willaim UpJohn - Angle Angel
- Julie Love - Pod 1
- Julie Love - Pod 2
- Julie Love - inTus
Stockland
- David Carr - Rolling Tides
- Gillie + Marc - Dogman & Rabbitgirl
- Shannon Hobbs - Wesley
- Tobias Bennett - Pipe Dreams