Welcome to Bioluminescence Where art, nature and technology meet.

Bioluminescence is an interactive video projection mapping program developed to empower young people to share their voice through developing a site-specific video projection mapping event for their community via a series of hands on workshops.

 

If you’d like to bring Bioluminescence to your area for your young people or as part of an upcoming community event please get in touch with us.

 

We are super excited to share in this experience developed by young people at the nexus of art, nature and technology.

 

Below you will find links to previous Bioluminescence events held throughout the region, and information on upcoming workshops.

 

Where will Bioluminescence be next?

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We are coming to the Cobargo Folk Festival!!!

Yep, we are back for the fourth year to light up the Cobargo Folk Festival! Each year just gets bigger and better and 2026 is no exception! 

Are you creative, curious, or into nature and tech? Join a free 3-day workshop in Cobargo where you’ll get hands-on with video making, event management and projection mapping. Learn real creative industry skills, work with others your age, and create something awesome in a fun, relaxed environment — no experience needed.

If you are aged 13-24 and are on the South Coast and have ever wanted to get hands on with some cool tech and build a massive light installation then come and be part of the Bioluminescence crew for three days. 

This year the Bioluminescence crew are excited to work with local artist Nicola Hutteman to create a glowing light portal for the entrance on to the main arena. 

Over 3 creative days, you will:
📹 Learn about content creation – video and sound
👩‍💻 Learn about video projection mapping tools and techniques
📽 Create a live large scale video and light installation in the heart of the festival grounds! .
📅 Thursday 26, Friday 27 & Saturday 28 February 2026
📍 Cobargo Showgrounds, NSW
 
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Bioluminescence is a program of workshops that aim to advance the independence, social purpose and future security of young people through engagement with their environment, delivering high level technical skills while sharing these new skills with their community.

 

Technical skills taught include nature videography, video editing and video projection mapping paired with event management including work health and safety, event planning and engagement techniques of working with an audience. They capture the environment around them, develop a narrative and share the biodiversity of the region through live video projection mapping to create an immersive environment of light and sound.

 

Each workshop and event follows the same format, in different communities and locations across the region, all working with different groups of young people to co-create unique site-specific, place based audio visual installations.

 

The Bioluminescence program aims to facilitate decent work, promote caring for the environment and encourages young people to contribute to rural and regional society.

 

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The Events Past, Present and Future

The Bioluminescence project delivers a range of skills by giving hands-on experience using camera technology for capturing images of nature and the biodiversity of the region, to live video projection mapping, event management, event safety and logistics.

 

These skills are developed through a series of workshops leading to a live event. The development of technical and event management skills gives young people a greater opportunity to find decent work, while engaging young people with their the environment. The provision of live events in regional areas also allows them to contribute to their communities and society.

 

The first time the community saw the Bioluminescence Project in action was a pilot workshop event at the historic Tathra Wharf in May 2022. Since then there have been events across regional NSW including one in partnership with the Atlas of Life BioBlitz at Bermagui’s Montreal Goldfield in September 2022.

 

2025 will see events in Grenfell for the Henry Lawson Festival and our return to the Cobargo Folk Festival with plans to make it bigger again! These two events are made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.

 

For 2024 Bioluminescence was supported by the NSW Government through CreateNSW to deliver projects across regional NSW in Bermagui, Tumut, Tabulam, Griffith and Wagga Wagga.

 

In 2023 the project gained the support of the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, which has enabled Bioluminescence events across the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla shires. With events in Cobargo, Candelo, Towamba, Pambula and Moruya.

 

Bioluminescence focusses on describing the unique environment of regional NSW, while delivering opportunities for young people of the region to expand their skill base and discover new ways of telling their stories. Follow us on Instagram to keep up with news of these events.

 

 

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Bioluminescence @ Wanderer Festival

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Bioluminescence @ Towamba

Bioluminescence in partnership with Eden Marine High School and the Towamba Progress Association at the Towamba Sportsground and Hall with […]

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Bioluminescence @ Tathra Wharf

The original Bioluminescence @ Tathra Wharf was all youth led stemming from a group of young people that were documenting […]

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If you’d like to explore Bioluminescence in your area as either an audience, or as part of an upcoming community event please get in touch with us. We are super excited to share in this experience where art and science meet, and our young community collaborators drive the visually captivating results of this process with you.

Contact Scott on (+61) 0432 604 886 or find us on the interwebs with our social links