One sunrise. One reef. Many stories, woven together.
Join Think Big 2032 artists in residence Lyndon Davis (Kabi Kabi) and Cameron Deyell (in-person) with Ashley Saltner Jnr (Wulgurukaba) and Kyle Page (via video) as they provide an update on the first stage creative development of their Think Big artist residency.
Built around shared experiences at pre-dawn and sunrise, and, through cultural exchange and time on Country, SCCA invite you to join these incredible artists as they share in the process of bringing this ambitious project to life and preview the work-in-progress.
Event Details
Where: UniSC, 90 Sippy Downs Dr, Sippy Downs QLD 4556
When: Saturday 19 September 2026
Time: 1:00pm -3:00pm
1:00pm - 2:00pm: In-conversation (facilitated by Dr Leah Barclay) and work-in-progress showing, Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2)
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Reception and viewing of Coral Futures, UniSC Art Gallery
Cost: Free, RSVP essential
Parking
Free on weekends.
R|Artist Residency: Think Big is presented by SCCA through The Refinery in partnership with the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster at UniSC and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
About the Artists
Lyndon Davis (Kabi Kabi) is an internationally acclaimed Aboriginal Artist, educator and Cultural performer. Lyndon was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast, and is a Traditional Custodian and representative of the Local Gubbi Gubbi / Kabi Kabi people. His work is held in national and international collections and has been commissioned by various high-profile organisations, museums and art collectors. His experimental art practice has been commissioned for festivals including Floating Land and Horizon Festival where he has developed immersive installations, interactive experiences and large-scale projection artworks featuring his Kabi Kabi designs.
Ashley Saltner Jnr is a Wulgurukaba Traditional Custodian of Gurambilbarra-Townsville and Yunbenun-Magnetic Island, with family and cultural connections to Warrgamay, Girramay, Jirrbal, Wakaman, Wuli Wuli, Djaku-nde & Jangerie Jangerie, Ghungalu and Bidjara peoples. He is the Director and Cultural Director of Wulgurukaba Walkabouts, building on its family and community foundations to lead cultural engagement, protocol guidance, and community-based cultural work across education, arts, tourism, and public events. Ashley brings extensive experience supporting organisations to work respectfully on Country and contributes leadership grounded in obligations to culture, community, and future generations.
He played a key role in the development of DUNGARRI NYA NYA NGARRI BI NYA, a cross-cultural performance project that received the 2022 Performing Arts Connections Australia Impact Award, bringing together First Nations communities and arts organisations including Dancenorth.
Cameron Deyell is a composer, electric guitarist, and producer whose work spans recorded albums, live performance, contemporary dance, and screen. His practice integrates improvisation, collaboration, and technology with advanced recording techniques to create music that is expansive and otherworldly. Cameron’s current research explores human relationships with nature, focussing on deep listening and collaboration in offshore marine environments.
He is a member of avant-punk band Liars (Mute Records), and is a long-time collaborator with indie folk artist Lior. Recently, Cameron’s work has been presented by the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Central Park, Essential Tremors NYC, Psycho Fest Las Vegas, Dark Mofo, Vivid Sydney, Melbourne Recital Centre, Adelaide Guitar Festival, Judith Wright Arts Centre, Dancenorth Australia and VCA Dance. He is a member of avant-punk band Liars (Mute Records) and he is an Artistic Associate at the North Australian Festival of the Arts (NAFA).
Kyle Page is a choreographer, director and curator whose work spans major festivals, regional communities and international stages. Together with his partner Amber Haines, he has co-directed acclaimed projects for Dancenorth Australia including Wayfinder, RED, Dust, NOISE, Syncing Feeling, Spectra and Rainbow Vomit. Their work has been presented at every major Australian arts festival and toured extensively across the globe.
Appointed NAFA’s inaugural Artistic Director in 2025, Kyle leads the festival with an ambitious, place-based vision — creating large-scale creative experiences that resonate deeply, linger in memory, and invite audiences to meet one another and the world anew. His leadership has been recognised through numerous fellowships, residencies and awards, including the Sidney Myer Fellowship, Asialink and the Arctic Circle Residency.
R|Artist Residency: Think Big 2032 residency invited regional artists residing in areas hosting Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games events to imagine bold, large-scale works that share their region’s stories with national and international audiences.
