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Stoked Exhibition Flotsam Festival 2025 at Dust Temple Currumbin, Gold Coast.
WORDS: Andrew McKinnon PHOTOGRAPHY Surfer: Rico Haybittle TC Alfred Kirra. Photo to Josh Bystrom
The Stoked Exhibition embodies surf photography, film, and art to create ocean conservation awareness and the importance of protecting surfing ecosystems at the 2025 Flotsam Festival, Dust Temple, Currumbin.
Stoked Exhibition has invited local surf photographers to submit their iconic shots plus screening of Gordo the Great’s 90s doco “Waves of Paradise” and the late Peter Ramsay’s Ocean Surf Art on display at Dust Temple, Currumbin for the month of May.
Event Poster with QR code & Flyer. For more info contact [email protected] wscc2026.com.au
Stoked Exhibition is hosted by Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve Inc, the organiser of next year’s 2026 World Surfing Conservation Conference at Gold Coast Campus, Southern Cross University 23rd – 26th February 2026.
Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve is16k from Qld/NSW border to Burleigh Beach within the Flotsam Festival domain and celebrates its 10th anniversary next year 2016 – 2026.
The late Peter Ramsay and his Ocean Surf Art first time on public display
Don’t miss the opening night, Sunday the 4th May 6pm -10pm at the Dust Temple, featuring live music from Keo Bartholomew, a panel discussion and raffle prizes.
Local legend and multi award winning cameraman Gordo the Great is our MC!
House of Byrne channel bottom color surfboard to be auctioned on the opening night
Fundraiser auction of five items go under the hammer with photos from award winning photographer Ted Grambeau, the late Peter Crawford’s legendary photos of Michael Peterson & Rabbit Bartholomew, thanks to Justin Crawford, including Self Portrait Peter Ramsay/Josh Bystrom cutout print, and a brand-new House of Byrne color channel bottom surfboard shaped by Ian Byrne, for the Jaggar Bartholomew Go Fund Me.
Keo Bartholomew performing Live music for the opening night
“Don’t miss this extraordinary night of live entertainment, ocean conservation themes and pure adrenalin stoke. Book your tickets early to share in the Stoke,” said Andrew McKinnon aka AndyMac President of GCWSR & Chair organizer of WSCC 2026.
“May the Force be with You.”
Photo. John Gordon aka Gordo the Great, multi award winning cameraman is MC for Stoked Opening night showing his Gold Coast 90s doco, “Waves of Paradise.”
Admission is $10.00 including tapas – all proceeds go to Jaggar Bartholomew Go Fund Me Page.https://www.gofundme.com/f/jaggar-bartholomew-in-the-fight-of-his-life
