The 30th Anniversary Festival poster can now be revealed as the third and final instalment in a single panoramic artwork. This triptych has been three years in the making by artist-in-residence, Gavin Ryan.
Woodford Folk Festival Triptych Animation
Click on the image to watch this timelapse video that gives some idea of the evolution of the triptych and Gavin's process in working with Festival Organisers to bring the posters to life.
According to Festival Director Bill Hauritz, the work of the creative team with Ryan will have profound consequences at the event way beyond the production of the Triptych itself.
“Patrons this year will really notice the huge lift in the visual impact and atmospherics at the festival. It’s the culmination of three year’s work and people will be moved – this is the year” said Hauritz.
“Our last three Festivals have held common threads within the Festival themes- an exploration of our identity as individuals and then relating this to a broader community context.”
“Gavin’s illustrations have brought these ideas to life. It has been wonderful working together and it’s been hard containing our excitement” continued Hauritz.
Ryan’s artworks begin by drawing individual characters by hand, then scanning them into a computer to be coloured and manipulated into intricately detailed posters.
“It’s a labour of love” said Artist Gavin Ryan
“By the end of a poster, I have come to know each of the poster characters as individuals with their own personalities” he explained.
To purchase a very special, full-sized, 180cm x 85cm, museum-quality, signed and numbered, limited edition print of the triptych, please click here to register your interest - http://woodfordfolkfestival.com/tickets/ Individual posters of the artwork are also available via this link.
According to Festival Director Bill Hauritz, the work of the creative team with Ryan will have profound consequences at the event way beyond the production of the Triptych itself.
“Patrons this year will really notice the huge lift in the visual impact and atmospherics at the festival. It’s the culmination of three year’s work and people will be moved – this is the year” said Hauritz.
“Our last three Festivals have held common threads within the Festival themes- an exploration of our identity as individuals and then relating this to a broader community context.”
“Gavin’s illustrations have brought these ideas to life. It has been wonderful working together and it’s been hard containing our excitement” continued Hauritz.
Ryan’s artworks begin by drawing individual characters by hand, then scanning them into a computer to be coloured and manipulated into intricately detailed posters.
“It’s a labour of love” said Artist Gavin Ryan
“By the end of a poster, I have come to know each of the poster characters as individuals with their own personalities” he explained.
To purchase a very special, full-sized, 180cm x 85cm, museum-quality, signed and numbered, limited edition print of the triptych, please click here to register your interest - http://woodfordfolkfestival.com/tickets/ Individual posters of the artwork are also available via this link.
Woodford Artwork in Murals
The Triptych release coincides with an ambitious partnership project between Woodford Folk Festival and Tourism and Events Queensland.
TEQ commissioned mural artist David Hooper to produce two 10m wide x 3 m tall murals based on artwork by Woodford Folk Festival’s Artist in residence, Gavin Ryan.
The murals were painted over four days and can be found in Sydney at 217 King Street Newtown, and well-known Street Art location Hosier Lane, in the Melbourne CBD.
Reggae musician and Festival Artist, Nattali Rize, who has performed at Woodford many times during her now international career, came to check out the artwork in Melbourne.
"I have more fond memories of Woodford Folk Festival than I could possibly count. It is one of the greatest festivals in the world and such a great example of what like should be like; a vibrant, diverse, colorful celebration of all forms of artistic expression. It's a world within a world where conscious culture, commUnity and Creativity rules." said Rize.
TEQ commissioned mural artist David Hooper to produce two 10m wide x 3 m tall murals based on artwork by Woodford Folk Festival’s Artist in residence, Gavin Ryan.
The murals were painted over four days and can be found in Sydney at 217 King Street Newtown, and well-known Street Art location Hosier Lane, in the Melbourne CBD.
Reggae musician and Festival Artist, Nattali Rize, who has performed at Woodford many times during her now international career, came to check out the artwork in Melbourne.
"I have more fond memories of Woodford Folk Festival than I could possibly count. It is one of the greatest festivals in the world and such a great example of what like should be like; a vibrant, diverse, colorful celebration of all forms of artistic expression. It's a world within a world where conscious culture, commUnity and Creativity rules." said Rize.
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| Nattali Rize in front of the Woodford Mural in Melbourne |
Ticket Sales are Strong
Festival General Manager, Amanda Jackes says ticket sales are strong in the lead up to the 30th anniversary.
This year’s pre-festival ticket sales are consistent with positive figures from an independent study into the economic impact of the Woodford Folk Festival. It showed that the 2014-2015 festival contributed over $30.84m to the Queensland Economy with an aggregate attendance of 126,000 people over the 6 days of the Festival.
“We’ve had a steady increase in sales comparatively to last year. We are feeling positive” said Jackes.
Pre-festival tickets (20% discount) are on sale now. For more information on festival ticket pricing and camping options please visit http://woodfordfolkfestival.com/tickets/
This year’s pre-festival ticket sales are consistent with positive figures from an independent study into the economic impact of the Woodford Folk Festival. It showed that the 2014-2015 festival contributed over $30.84m to the Queensland Economy with an aggregate attendance of 126,000 people over the 6 days of the Festival.
“We’ve had a steady increase in sales comparatively to last year. We are feeling positive” said Jackes.
Pre-festival tickets (20% discount) are on sale now. For more information on festival ticket pricing and camping options please visit http://woodfordfolkfestival.com/tickets/
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