Happy 30th to Seaside Fest!
After a two-year break due to Covid, the Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival is back again in the first weekend in June.
By Kim Morris, on behalf of Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival
After a two-year break due to Covid, the Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival is back again in the first weekend in June.
This family-friendly, community event is a project run by the Austinmer Thirroul Lions Club. It aims to promote the arts in the northern suburbs and to fundraise for local community projects.
The festival kicks off on Friday, 3 June with the Art Exhibition opening from 7pm at the Thirroul Community Centre. A range of works will be on display and available for purchase, showcasing different mediums by well-known and emerging local artists. Tickets are $20 each on Friday evening. A gold coin donation will gain entry to the Art Show over the entire weekend.
The Festival continues on Saturday, 4 June with the Art Show and forecourt arts market stalls.
The major community event will be at Thirroul Beach Reserve on Sunday, 5 June. From 10am there’ll be extensive food and market stalls, as well as live music and performances on the Horizon Bank stage.
Carnival rides will also be available for the kids to enjoy. Art and photography exhibitions will be available for viewing in the Surf Club.
The festival has been organised and made possible by a dedicated group of community volunteers, as well as major sponsors including Horizon Bank, Beaches Hotel, IGA, Wollongong City Council, WIN TV and i98FM.
The Austinmer Thirroul Lions Club appreciates the community’s support over the weekend. Come along and experience a great community initiative that the whole family will enjoy.
Visit www.thirroulfestival.com
Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival always attracts a plethora of local talent. Meet two of the many great artists to look out for in 2022.
Graham Sinclair is a Thirroul-based artist, and member of the Barracks Art Studios. He has been a finalist and prize-winner in many art shows, most recently 2nd prize in the 2022 Royal Easter Show Abstract Sculpture Prize. He has received commissions and exhibited throughout Australia and overseas. Graham has a passion for reconstructing the landscape and still life through painting or sculpture. He seeks inspiration from the typical, such as the sea, as well as the nuances of the natural and built environments.
Tess McMaugh was mainly self-taught in the art of stained glass and has been involved in this area for 36 years. She has diversified recently to include sculpture and mosaic, which she sees as a natural progression. In all her works she tries to reduce her footprint on this earth by reusing, recycling and reducing.
Tess recently won the People’s Choice Award in the 2021 Chan Art Sculpture Competition for her Mosaic Tiger. She is an enthusiastic volunteer in the 2022 Thirroul Arts Seaside Festival after a two-year break.
