{"id":14,"date":"2021-12-01T15:36:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2023-horizon-festival-wp.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2023-06-19T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T23:19:19","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Horizon Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center hero-banner\" style=\"min-height:339px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/video-headerdefault.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">about horizon festival<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Horizon Festival \u2014 the Sunshine Coast\u2019s premier multi-arts festival \u2014 returns<\/strong> <strong>25 August to 3 September 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 10-day offering takes place all over the Sunshine Coast \u2014 beaches, the hinterland, warehouses. The lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At our core: we celebrate place \u2014 it\u2019s the heartbeat of the festival \u2014 and our programming reflects this. &nbsp;But, more importantly, we honour the Traditional Custodians of the Country on which we stand \u2014 the Kabi Kabi Peoples and Jinibara Peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our events vary. And they\u2019re (almost) always in spectacular locations. There\u2019s music, art, theatre, dance, workshops, ceremony, and plenty for the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, pop the kettle on, put your feet up, <a href=\"http:\/\/horizonfestival.com.au\/2023-program\" class=\"ek-link\">and enjoy flicking through this year\u2019s program<\/a> \u2014 we\u2019d love to see you at an event. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you on the horizon,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Horizon Festival Team<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4283 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_0634_Resized-1568x1040.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4297 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/da-website-hero-1_Resized.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>It is our great pleasure to bring you Horizon Festival 2023.<br><\/strong><br>As the custodians of Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) and Jinibara Country, our role within the festival is twofold: to strengthen the ecology of Kabi Kabi and Jinibara arts and cultural practices, and to position Horizon Festival as a place where you can experience beautiful First Nations work from both local and national First Nations artists, that is deeply connected to Country and community.<br><br>First Nations programming beats throughout the heart of the Horizon Festival program in 2023; including our four Traditional Owner Projects.<br><br>Please join us, as we move closer towards a future where Kabi Kabi and Jinibara arts and culture are strengthened, reinstated and centred.<br><br><strong>Horizon Festival First Nations Advisory Group<br>Aunty Helena Gulash, Lyndon Davis and Jason Murphy (on behalf of Jinibara)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<p>First presented by the Sunshine Coast Council in 2016, Horizon Festival is an annual arts and cultural program that celebrates place, encourages community participation, provides presentation and capacity building opportunities for our local arts sector, and generates economic benefit for the region. The festival is a key action in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au\/Experience-Sunshine-Coast\/Arts-and-Culture\/Arts-Plan-Policies-and-Partnerships\/Arts-Plan\" class=\"ek-link\">Sunshine Coast Arts Plan 2018 \u2013 2038<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sunshine-Coast-Council-logo-arts-black-1024x164.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4356\" width=\"426\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sunshine-Coast-Council-logo-arts-black-1024x164.png 1024w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sunshine-Coast-Council-logo-arts-black-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sunshine-Coast-Council-logo-arts-black-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sunshine-Coast-Council-logo-arts-black.png 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/mailing-list-signup\" class=\"ek-link\">Sign-up to our e-newsletter<\/a>&nbsp;and follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/horizonartfest\/\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/horizonartfest\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/horizonartfest?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;to keep up to date with what\u2019s on.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-yellow-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/292777600_3210417442543100_7604052339585689713_n-819x1024.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horizonfestival.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/292777600_3210417442543100_7604052339585689713_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4397 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/292777600_3210417442543100_7604052339585689713_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/292777600_3210417442543100_7604052339585689713_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/292777600_3210417442543100_7604052339585689713_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/292777600_3210417442543100_7604052339585689713_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Get involved<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of ways that you can get involved with the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonfestival.com.au\/whats-on\" class=\"ek-link\">Buy tickets<\/a> \u2013 treat yourself, your friends and family with tickets to one or more of our festival events. Subscriber pre-sale tickets go on sale Thursday 15 June, with general public tickets on sale Monday 26 June 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonfestival.com.au\/volunteer\" class=\"ek-link\">Volunteer<\/a> \u2013 we are always on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers to assist during the lead up to and during the festival. Volunteer positions are available across a number of areas of the festival including: Box Office and front of house, logistics, festival support, visitor services, stage management and back of house operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share the love \u2013 let your friends and network know about the festival, post pics and tag us.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonfestival.com.au\/our-partners\" class=\"ek-link\">Corporate support and packages<\/a> \u2013 we offer a range of tailored corporate sponsorship and event packaging opportunities for local businesses who wish to treat their clients, staff and customers. Get in touch with us via email \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:horizon@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au\">horizon@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horizon Festival \u2014 the Sunshine Coast\u2019s premier multi-arts festival \u2014 returns 25 August to 3 September 2023. Our 10-day offering takes place all over the Sunshine Coast \u2014 beaches, the hinterland, warehouses. The lot. At our core: we celebrate place \u2014 it\u2019s the heartbeat of the festival \u2014 and our programming reflects this. &nbsp;But, more &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/about\/\">More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5010,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-transparent.php","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5555,"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/5555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizon-festival-wp.lndo.site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}