Support Lava Arts Festival

Join us and become a part of this very hot new arts festival. LAVA Arts Festival is set to bring together artists, collectives, performers, and creatives with a connection to Tweed Shire to be part of something very special in 2026. 

VOLUNTEER AT LAVA

With a program full of bold, diverse, and engaging projects that showcase contemporary experimental practices and visual art forms, LAVA is set to carve a new path through the creative landscape in Regional NSW. 

Volunteers will play a vital role in delivering this free community event and we would love to have you along for the ride.

Suitable for anyone over the age of 18 years old.

Volunteer duties may include; being designated to an event site, be an assistance to the installation of artist work hanging and/or share the excitement of what LAVA has on offer over the weekends activities and events. Duties may include;

  • Discuss and direct attendees to activities and amenities

  • Assist at artist workshops

  • Direct any specific enquiries or issues to supervisors.

  • Setting up or packing down events

Once the full program has been released and availability of volunteers is established we will allocate shifts.

WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD

Join this year’s LAVA team by filling out this online form and we will be in touch.

We hope you can join us to make LAVA a success in it’s first year.

OUR SPONSORS

This project was made possible by the Tweed Shire Council and the Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.

Logo for Tweed Shire Council, featuring a stylized leaf or plant icon and bold text.
Logo of the Australian Government Regional Arts Fund featuring a coat of arms with a kangaroo and emu, and text stating "Australian Government Regional Arts Fund".
Logo for Regional Arts NSW featuring outlined geometric shapes and the text 'REGIONAL ARTS NSW' in white on a black background.
Logo for Regional Arts NSW featuring outlined geometric shapes and the text 'REGIONAL ARTS NSW' in white on a black background.

Media Partners

Close-up of the logo for the TV series 'The Tweed' with bold white text on a black background.

Print Partners

Prints of the Print Spot logo featuring a 3D geometric cube and the text 'printspot' in lowercase letters.

Design Partners

The word 'Eddie' written in large, white, bold text on a black background.

Local Support Partners

Logo for M Arts Precinct with the words 'M', 'ARTS', and 'PRECICT' separated by vertical lines on a black background.
Text image with the words 'ARTS NORTHER RIVERS' in large white font on a black background.
Logo with the words "TAFE NSW" and a flower-like symbol
Text reading 'Business Murwillumbah' in bold white letters on a black background.
Logo for Possums Community Pre-School with the slogan "Connecting & Learning on Country" featuring a stylized possum and decorative patterns.
Black and white logo with a large stylized 'C' and the words 'creative caldera' on the right side.

Lava Arts Festival is produced and presented by Creative Caldera Incorporated, a dedicated group of local artists and art professionals.