Kenilworth ArtsFest celebrates 25 years, brings event date forward to May

The Public Hall was heaving with artwork at last year’s Kenilworth ArtsFest.

Winner of the 2022 Art Award was James Stickland’s piece titled “Golden Thoughts”.

The Kenilworth ArtsFest rose from humble beginnings with borrowed display boards and make-shift plinths.

But now the prestigious festival is one of the Sunshine Coast’s major art events. Prizes include $5000 for the Kenilworth Art Award and this year is the event’s silver jubilee year.

The festival will run from 26 to 28 May with visual art, 3D works, poetry and music. A special 3D section this year is for works made from recycled materials. The venue, as usual, is the Kenilworth Public Hall.

“We look forward to seeing many visitors as we celebrate our silver jubilee,” said ArtsFest President Shirley Moreland. “We are trying to publicise the ArtsFest as widely as possible as we have changed the date from October to May.

“There are just too many events happening in Kenilworth in August, September and October and ArtsFest was at the tail end. So we decided to move up the schedule.”

See the website for full details www.kenilwortharts.org.au.