Pop Art

Overview

If you're in the market for a fun and immersive experience, head on down to Pop Art, a gigantic balloon art installation and festival being held this winter at Chadstone – The Fashion Capital, from Saturday, June 24 till Sunday, July 9. Come experience one of the biggest balloon art installations ever seen in Australia.

Pop Art will take over multiple large precincts at Chadstone. Attendees can take a dive into the Underwater Precinct, located outside Target, where colossal sea creatures await. Expect a giant Kraken, a massive yellow submarine, sharks, sea turtles, fish and coral reefs all made from balloons and stretching over four levels at Chadstone.

Then there's the Prehistoric Park, where enormous balloon dinosaurs are coming to life outside David Jones. Be transported to a land lost in time with huge dinosaurs, snakes, ferns, and volcano balloon sculptures. Chadstone's school holiday programs will also take place here with interactive balloon-twisting workshops bursting with activities and games. Learn how to make spectacular balloon animals at the balloon twisting workshops where kids will show off their talents, and the best balloon artist will be awarded a prize. Workshops run daily at 11.30am and 1.30pm.

The largest creation will be the brachiosaurus which is made to lifelike proportions and made of 10,000 balloons (nearly half of all the balloons in the entire installation). Or catch a thrilling dinosaur balloon performance held daily at 10am and 3pm. Witness a big, bad t-rex taking centre stage as part of this interactive magic and dinosaur show.

Balloon art may be niche, but it's making its mark on the world. The festival's installation will be constructed of more than 25,000 balloons of various sizes, each placed by hand by a talented crew led by renowned balloon artist Chris Adamo — voted Latin America's 'Most Influential balloon artist in 2018' and who specialises in large-scale balloon decor like what's happening at Chadstone.

POP ART at Chadstone – The Fashion Capital runs from Saturday, June 24 till Sunday, July 9. For further details on the events in the schedule, head to the Chadstone website.