Check out an exciting collection of contemporary screen-based artworks that playfully depict life on the Gold Coast.
Taking its name from a famous 16th century Rembrandt painting, THE NIGHT WATCH is a modern rekindling of the much-loved Gold Coast tradition of the Sunday night beachside gathering.
The project explores the act of ‘night watching’ by translating and reinterpreting the Golden Age themes of Rembrandt’s civic guard scene into a portrait of life, Gold Coast style, through a curated program of contemporary screen-based works.
Artists:
YING ANG, CHRIS BENNIE, YANNICK BLATTNER, HANNAH BRONTË, ANNA CAREY, BYRON COATHUP, ALEX CHOMICZ, LOWANA DAVIES, CHANTAL FRASER, JASON HAGGERTY, LIBBY HARWARD, REE HEGH, DANIEL MUDIE CUNNINGHAM, JAMIE MUMFORD, CHERIE NOBLE, HENRY JOCK WALKER, WEEKEND IMMENDORFF [DAVID M THOMAS AND SUZANNE HOWARD], MICHELLE XEN.
Curated by REBECCA ROSS
Location: Chelsea Avenue, Broadbeach, on the beach in front of Surf Lifesaving Tower #30
Time: Screening 1: 7PM – 7.45PM / Screening 2: 8:30PM – 9:15PM
Visit THE NIGHT WATCH at THE WALLS as part of Festival 2018.
We will also be holding the concluding event THE NIGHT WATCH: LAST SCREENING / LAST SUPPER on Saturday 21 April 7PM-10PM. Check event page for updates
Get set to visit THE NIGHT WATCH by exploring this interactive map.
THE NIGHT WATCH is co-commissioned by Festival 2018 and City of Gold Coast for Festival 2018, part of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
