This year at the Cruise Whitsundays Great Barrier Reef Festival, the Immerse art installation returns with a Vivid-style sculpture and animation theme.
Award-winning multi-media artists Donna Maree Robinson and Margaret Burgess have been working with local creators Brigitte Peel, Anita Pender, and Liz Knight to produce marine-themed digital projections and sculptures for a foreshore trail from the Lagoon to Fairy Tree Park in downtown Airlie Beach.
Donna Maree Robinson said festivalgoers could expect to see all manner of vibrant reef life animated onto building facades, rock walls, bridges, water, and an iconic fig tree, using specialised stop-motion techniques.
“This is something many people may not have witnessed before – it’s an immersive experience that brings to life quirky areas throughout the space we’re working in, creating a sense of wonder and awe about the reef, and also hopefully raising awareness about the need to protect it,” she said.
The series of sculptures incorporated into the trail are being created at free workshops which are being held in communities across the region thanks to Regional Arts Development Funding (RADF).
Airlie Beach is next on the list, with the Immerse Workshop due to take place at the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre in Cannonvale on July 10, from 10am until 3pm.
“You don’t have to be an artist – you can have an interest in the environment, want to get creative or be somebody who just wants to connect with other people – it’s free of charge, and all the materials will be supplied, as well as the instruction,” said facilitator Margaret Burgess.
WHAT: Immerse Workshop
WHEN: July 10, 10am-3pm
WHERE: Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre
The stunning ‘Immerse’ art installation from 2021
