MEDIA NOTIFICATION
ESPLANART
21 August – 6 September, 2009
Background: Fresh, innovative, local: Esplanart is a series of ten artworks, specifically commissioned and curated for Festival Cairns 2009, and presented along the Cairns Esplanade; a premier showcase area and “front yard” of our region.
Discoverable on expanses of sand, amidst trees, and amongst busy picnic tables on the grass, this unique collection is of an ephemeral nature, it’s presence designed to be short-lived and passing, like the natural elements that share this transitory space.
The local artists involved were selected for their diversity of style, background, experience and stages of career development, and feature Jill Chism, Jessie Hall, Dominic Johns, Leith Maguire, Tijn Meulendjiks, Simon Poole, Paloma Ramos, Brian Robinson, Kristin Tennyson and Daniel Wallwork.
The artworks will be hosted along the Esplanade boardwalk at the end of Aplin Street and in the heart of the festival activities, with the hope that this inaugural event will catch the imagination of the public and become a potential signature event for Festival Cairns in years to come.
Official Opening: Thursday 20 August (time TBC)
For more information go to www.festivalcairns.com.au
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For more information:
Belinda Griffin, Festival Cairns Coordinator
T: 07 4044 3593 M: 0407 966 530 E: festival@cairns.qld.gov.au
Issued by:
Pip Miller PR
T: 07 4032 4400 M: 0419 681543 E: pip@pipmillerpr.com.au
For more information go to www.festivalcairns.com.au
As event manager of Festival Cairns 2009, Cairns Regional Council gratefully acknowledges the support of major sponsors Arts Queensland, Queensland State Government, Ergon Energy and Pacific Toyota.
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For more information:
Belinda Griffin, Festival Cairns Coordinator
T: 07 4044 3593 M: 0407 966 530 E: festival@cairns.qld.gov.au
www.cairns.qld.gov.au www.festivalcairns.com.au
Simone Roseler, Marketing and Promotions
Inner City Facilities, Cairns Regional Council
T: 07 4044 3715 E: s.roseler@cairns.qld.gov.au
Issued by:
Pip Miller PR
T: 07 4032 4400 M: 0419 681543 E: pip@pipmillerpr.com.au