Be transported to an exotic location around the world for Vivid in Chatswood

A celebration of light, food, fashion and future worlds

Chatswood will be glowing and buzzing when Vivid Sydney returns from 25 May to 16 June 2018 with Lightscape, an eclectic celebration of fantastical light, fabulous food, funky fashion, the future of the planet and the far reaches of the universe.

Be transported to an alternate reality at with Skyportal, as interactive projections take you to other times and places. Walk under the giant screen suspended 10 metres overhead and capture your holiday moment in an exotic location right in the heart of Chatswood.

After working up an appetite on your adventure, choose from a fantastic array of international cuisines at District Dining, or head to the Light Market, a vibrantly lit pop-up food market inspired by Brazil’s colourful neighbourhood street markets and the complex architecture of shanty towns, built from recycled materials and lit by lasers.

Head to Future Scape and marvel at NASA’s amazing imagery as 360-degree projections take you on a deep, immersive dive into space surrounded by stars and the planets. The large-scale projections will cover the sails of The Concourse, Reflection Pool, Grand Stairs and the grassed area for an out of this world experience.

Watch artists create their vision of Life in 2050 through paintings, mural making and more, with a live feed of their work projected on a wall of The Concourse (Anderson Street North side), each Thursday to Saturday throughout the festival.

Fashionistas will love Chatswood Chase’s World of WearableArt (WOW) fashion exhibition, where extraordinary and breathtakingly unconventional costumes created by finalists in the internationally renowned design competition, WearableArt Awards, are on display by day.

Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Adam Marshall said, “Chatswood represents everything that is great about Vivid Sydney. It is a dynamic and vibrant destination that brings together locals and visitors, communities and cultures, creators of inspiring art and those who come along to admire and engage with it. Now in its fourth year as a Vivid Sydney precinct, Chatswood will take visitors on a journey into space and the future, and serve up food offerings that are also out of this world.”

Vivid Sydney Creative Director, Ignatius Jones said, “Chatswood truly is a treasure trove for visitors who enjoy everything from dazzling lights, to fantastic food, fashion, future worlds

and galaxies far, far away. You can travel to exotic places without a passport and the fun continues even when you take a breather on a bench in the mall where it will tell you how it’s feeling!”

Vivid Sydney at Chatswood is run by Willoughby City Council and supported by Precinct Contributors Chatswood Interchange, and .

What: Vivid Sydney at Chatswood Where: Victoria Ave, Chatswood When: Friday 25 May to Saturday 16 June 2018 Time: 5.30pm – 10:30pm

Note carefully: Life in 2050 will happen on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights only. World of WearableArt (WOW) at Chatswood Chase Sydney will be open until 5.30pm weekdays, 9pm Thursdays and 5pm on weekends.

ABOUT VIVID SYDNEY

Vivid Sydney is the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas and now the largest event in Australia. For 23 days - from 25 May to 16 June 2018 – the event places a spotlight on Sydney and reinforces its position as the home of light, creativity, cutting edge music, engaging conversations and the exchange of new ideas. The festival is owned, managed and produced by Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency. In 2017 Vivid Sydney attracted a record 2.33 million attendees and injected over $143 million into NSW’s visitor economy. For more information visit www.vividsydney.com

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:

Janete Sampaio, Red Agency P: 02 9963 7736 / 0417 188 842 E: [email protected] and/or [email protected]

Adam Sparke, Destination NSW Emily Kaelin, Destination NSW P: 02 9931 1318 P: 02 9931 1135 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]