The Guide: November 2025

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Welcome to the November edition of The Guide, inviting you to ride the wave of creative opportunity this month, no sunscreen required!

Horizon Festival has announced internationally acclaimed arts leader Bec Martin as Festival Lead for 2026, promising a bold, inclusive vision for the Sunshine Coast’s flagship arts event. Save the dates 1–10 May 2026 for Horizon Festival 2026.

Opportunities to grow your practice extend nationally, from Sydney’s Art & About call for submissions seeking visually engaging, high impact indoor or outdoor works to Hobart’s Salamanca’s Artists’ Cottage Residency, open to artists of all disciplines. Further afield, Way Beyond is an exciting international residency at Arteles Creative Centre in Finland, exploring the edges of mind, matter and meaning.

Close to home, the The Keeper Project continues across Caloundra. Keeper #7 Rebecca Boucher-Burns invites you to celebrate yourself at The Birthday Effect until 16 November. Then join Keeper #8 Renée Mead at Caloundra Yarns to share stories and explore meaningful places on Kabi Kabi Country until 8 December.

Applications are open for ACF Boost 2026, offering dollar-for-dollar matched funding up to $5,000. Doubling donor money is an opportunity not to be missed!

Read on to discover our favourite listings below, and be sure to subscribe to The Guide for more.

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Departure Lounge: A Farewell to Sub Tropic

12 November

With a heavy heart, Sub Tropic Studio in Caloundra will close its doors soon and you are invited to join SCCA in a last hurrah farewell to this beloved space.

Launched in 2019, Sub Tropic Studio has hosted artists-in-residence, workshops, events, silent discos and been a creative co-working space and SCCA’s HQ.

Gather with the creative community, meet previous artists-in-residence and hear reflections from the founding advocates, former SCCA President Phil Smith and Sunshine Coast Council Sector Development Lead, Megan Rowland.

Enjoy live music by the Band of Legends and a new project preview by Kerbside Collective.

Let’s get together to raise a glass (or two) to the studio in the bus station one last time. Limited availability, reserve your place below.

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Queensland Theatre Company Opens Applications for DOOR 3

Applications 28 November

Queensland Theatre Company invites independent theatre makers to take the stage for DOOR 3 2026, a program offering six weeks of space, mentorship and resources to develop or stage bold new work in the Diane Cilento Studio.

Collectives receive 100% of box office takings plus a $5,000 cash investment to support creative development or production costs. With access to dramaturgy, stage management, technical support and an accessibility allowance, DOOR 3 is your opportunity to create something daring with full professional backing. Whether you are an emerging artist or seasoned veteran, producers, writers and directors are encouraged to apply.

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New Artist Residency Now Open! MadeSC Residencies 2026

EOI close 17 November

Expressions of Interest are now open for Sunshine Coast Council’s new MadeSC Residency Program 2026. Artists across disciplines are invited to immerse in practice and place at The Falls Farm, LJ Projects or LANTANA Space.

Each three-week residency in March 2026 includes up to $5,000 in artist support, studio space to create, mentoring and a work-in-progress showing.

From environmental inquiry at The Falls Farm to performance practice at LJ Projects or experimentation at LANTANA Space, the MadeSC Residency offers time, space and connection to grow your practice.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Pathfinders Independent Producer Intensive offers ten early-career Queensland producers a week-long immersive program in Brisbane with training, mentoring and networking to build sustainable touring careers.
Applications close 26 November 2025

ART PRIZE
Local Contemporary Art Prize showcases outstanding contemporary works by emerging, mid-career and established visual artists from the Sunshine Coast, celebrating the region’s creative talent in this annual exhibition.
Entries now open for 2026

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
FLUXUS Opera Lab supports Australian creatives to expand what opera can be through mentorship, collaboration and $5,000 grants for new experimental works. Open to artists across disciplines and experience levels.
Submissions close 10 February 2026

 

FESTIVAL
Sculpture on the Edge returns for its 16th year, transforming Flaxton Gardens into a showcase of indoor and outdoor sculptures celebrating art and nature on the Sunshine Coast. Enjoy nine days of creativity, cuisine and culture.
29 November – 7 December 2025

PERFORMANCE
Painting Melody is an award-winning solo performance by Mira Chorik blending music, theatre and visual art in an intimate, multisensory experience at LANTANA Space, Moffat Beach. A poetic celebration for art, music and theatre lovers alike.
28 - 30 November 2025

ARTIST TALK
You are invited to meet the artist Rosi Griffin at an informal talk on her Best Before series featured in Lost in Palm Springs at Noosa Regional Gallery, exploring urban beauty through diverse media.
15 November 2025

 

Image credits (from top): Image courtesy of SCCA; Pictured: Sarah Ann McLeod & Sarah Ogden Photography by Morgan Roberts. Image via Queensland Theatre Company; Images courtesy of Sunshine Coast Council; Image via Unsplash; Image courtesy of Sunshine Coast Council; Image courtesy of FLUXUS; Mela Cooke with Kindred Spirits - winner of the People’s Choice Award 2024. Image courtesy of Arts Connect; Painting Melody performed at the Churn Room in Dayboroimage. Photo by Embellysh Photography; Rosi Griffin, Just Beachy, 2020, watercolour on paper. Courtesy of Rosi Griffin.

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