The Great Barrier Reef Festival is gearing up for another exciting weekend of family fun and, to prepare for another stunning lantern parade, the community are invited to come along to a special Lantern Making Workshop this weekend.
Held at the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre, the workshop commences at 10am and finishes at 2pm.
This completely free event is open to anyone in the community and is an opportunity for people to work alongside inspiring local artists including renowned lantern artist Lalune Croker.
Immerse yourself in arts and culture and be part of something great by enjoying this vibrant workshop setting.
All equipment – from glue to scissors and coloured tissue paper – are all supplied free of charge.
The inspiring advise of local artists will also be on-hand throughout the session.
This year, the festival is launching a brand-new theme for the Coral Sea Marina Lantern Parade and taking the event to a new level.
Named ‘Light Up The Reef’, the theme of this years’ lantern parade takes inspiration from the living reef and participants at the workshop will be tasked with creating reef themed lanterns to join the parade.
These will then be brought together with a variety of other creative lanterns to form the new installation which will be located at Fairy Tree Park.
Designed and produced by four local artists Anita Pender, Brigitte Peel, Margie Murphy and Noemi Martinez, this installation will highlight the colours and textures of the reef.
The Lantern Parade is due to take place on Friday 2nd August and parade participants will once again be led from Coral Sea Marina along the boardwalk to the festival precinct.
Once the parade arrives, the reef-themed printed lanterns will form an entry to the Airlie Beach foreshore where the art installation and community lanterns sit together in this beautiful space for festival attendees to explore.
Head down to the Lantern Making Workshop this Saturday to be part of this fantastic event. No bookings are required, and children of any age are welcome as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
WHAT: Free Lantern Workshop
WHERE: Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre
WHEN: Saturday 20th July 10am – 2pm
Last years’ Lantern Making Workshop was a huge success. Photo credit: Rachael Smith
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