Local Arts

Original creations by Sunshine Coast resident Carolina Franzen (also known by her professional sobriquet aC Hömmken) reveal new dimensions within the German-born artist’s nuanced worldview.

Six teenaged filmmakers from Elphinstone Secondary School were the sole Sunshine Coast team to compete in the Run N Gun 48-hour Film Competition that began on May 10.

A multidisciplinary concert and distribution of over 60 scholarships and awards before a capacity audience on May 11 brought the golden anniversary of the Sunshine Coast’s longest-running festival to a resounding conclusion.

The capricious nature of reality — and our hunger to tie it down through symbols and images — are portrayed in two new exhibitions unveiled at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery last week.

'I think one of my strongest messages is that we all have this unique, beautiful spark inside,': Singer-songwriter Deanna Knight will launch her second album Every Little Spark at a record concert and cabaret on May 24 at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

A downtown Gibsons gallery has re-opened its doors under new ownership, launching a refreshed identity with a showcase of paintings by a self-taught interpreter of Sunshine Coast landscapes. 

Also, four Gibsons artists holding Open Studio Day and Coastal Art Gallery hosting a Battle of the Brushes May 25.

A full-scale musical inspired by the music of country music superstar Shania Twain was due for its world premiere in Sechelt in mid-May. 

Sequel to Marion Crook’s 'Always Pack a Candle' was published last month

Hundreds of dance performances during the Coastal Dance Festival resulted in the first round of awards in the 2024 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts.