PUNQ Festival 2024 Teaser

PUNQ is a biennial place-making festival which activates and engages with spaces, histories, and futures through art. It celebrates the distinct landscapes of North Queensland to inspire cultural exchange and reimagine expectations, transform perceptions and provide unique creative experiences for locals and visitors alike.
The festival presents immersive journeys across North Queensland on Gurambilbarra / Townsville, Yunbenun / Magnetic Island, Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook and Gudjal Country / Charters Towers.
The festival elevates innovative and exciting arts and cultural practices of the region, while also providing a platform for regional artists to reach new audiences alongside their national and international peers. The site-specific commissions featuring artworks produced by established artists set in significant natural environments of the North Queensland region.
PUNQ is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ.
Video Credits (in order of appearance): Dancenorth Australia, Still, Sound immersion, 2023. Video: Aaron Ashley. The Red Chador, 2023, Umbrella Residency. Video courtesy of Masahiro Sugano. Concept and performance: Anida Yoeu Ali. The Japanese House (Kiri-edo). Video courtesy of Jan Cattoni. Kerrie Everett Horrocks, Discover, Dive, Draw, Drawing underwater at the Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA). Video courtesy of the artist. Drone footage of sugar cane fields during PUNQ 2021. Video: Aaron Ashley. Smoking Ceremony performed by Wulgurukaba Walkabouts. Video: Aaron Ashley. Sonia Leber and David Chesworth, Shapes of Listening, 2024, 2-channel 4K video, 5.1 audio. Video courtesy of the artists. Jenn Ma and Baylee Griffin, Coiling, 2024, Live dance and ceramics performance. PUNQ 2024 Commission. Video: Pippa Samaya. Michael Pope, Reefsiren and Marc Roth, The Watcher, Projection installation and time-based audio-visual media as part of PUNQ 2024. Video courtesy of the artists. Alison McDonald, Stirring Histories, 2024, Teaspoons Installation. PUNQ 2024 Commission. Photograph: Amanda Galea and Christianna Bento. Squeak + Bubble, Pulse, Installation, PUNQ 2024 Commission. Concept and curation: Squeak + Bubble. Photograph: Nora Gigney. Jo Stacey, Illuminated Waters, 2024, Large-scale Installation as part of PUNQ 2024. Photograph courtesy of the artist. Uncle Russell Butler, Waymaker, 2024, Billboard exhibition as part of PUNQ 2024. Curation: Vicki Saylor. Photograph: Pippa Samaya. Tara Samaya, Gold Dust, 2024, Interactive dance installation. PUNQ 2024 Commission. Concept and curation: Tara Samaya. Photograph: Pippa Samaya. Lincoln Austin, I SAW MYSELF, IN YOU, WONDERING, HOW DID I GET HERE, 2023, Synthetic polymer paint on aluminium composite board. 80.0 x 9.0 x 113.0cm. Photograph: Carl Warner.