Potential in festival’s future

TO celebrate the past, present and future of the Floating Land Festival, a forum will be held at The J on Saturday 17 October.
Event organiser Megan Marks, of Noosa Council, said the forum was about re-imagining the festival and discussing what it could become.
“We’ve shipped in speakers to tell us about environmental art around Australia and the world, and also an organiser of a similar outdoor sculpture festival, Swell Sculpture Festival, who’s going to show us how a community group runs a festival that attracts over 250,000 people,” she said.
Megan said anyone who attends the forum can expect plenty of opportunities to wonder at what the Floating Land Festival was and chat about what it can become.
“There will be times for discussion, formally and informally, as well as helping build an environmental artwork and to do a little of their own artwork to tell their thoughts on Floating Land,” she said.
“It’ll be a chance for old Floating Landers to catch up and a chance for new faces to become involved. It will be interesting.”
The forum will also include a Slideslam, a quick-fire insight into what locals think of the Floating Land Festival and environmental art.
“Internationally-renowned but locally-based photographer Raoul Slater is showing a range of his great Floating Land and wildlife photos while he tells us of his forays out to the event over the past years,” Megan said.
“Many would recognise his photos as the face of Floating Land. There’ll also be artists and participants speaking on their passions for the event and the art form.”
Megan said the best part of the Floating Land Festival was the fun everyone had playing with and thinking about art while rediscovering the connection with the environment.
“Everyone who comes is looking for something interesting and fun as well as playing with art and the environment,” she said.
“We’re a great family of people who meet up each two years and catch up with each other as well as new people who come and become part of the community. It’s just a way to again celebrate how beautiful our area is, and to do it in an imaginative way.”
The Floating Land Festival forum is a free event and will be held at The J on Saturday 17 October, from 9am to 5.30pm.
Anyone wanting to attend is asked to RSVP their attendance for catering purposes.
Visit www.noosa.qld.gov.au/floating-land-forum to register interest.