Originally known as The Keith Hunt Community Entertainment and Arts Centre, HOTA has also been known as the Gold Coast Arts Centre. In 2018, a fresh rebrand took place and the Home of the Arts was born, creating a more contemporary space with the expansion of the precinct and focusing on embracing the local community with an artistic home. HOTA brings visual and performance arts to residents and visitors of South East Queensland and houses an arts theatre with 1139 seats, the Gold Coast City gallery, two cinemas, a café, several function rooms, a chapel and two small performance spaces.
During the school holidays, for three days from 16 to 18 January 2019, HOTA is also offering a daily schedule of activities where "
Kids Take Over". The activities are as follows and are free.
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Dance Workshops set times at 10.30am, 11.35, 12.35 and 1.35pm on The Terrace
School of Rock - the loveable Jack Black stars as an enthusiastic guitarist and substitute music teacher at an elite private school. This event will be held in The Basement at 11.00am.
Artlab: Urban Streetscape. Kids get schooled in street art skills by local artists, so get your paint and stencils ready to transfer the HOTA terrace into an urban streetscape. This event is scheduled from 10.00am to 2.00pm in the Terrace Driveway.
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360 Allstars reinvents the tradition circus by giving children the opportunity to learn contemporary performance styles instead of conventional circus art forms. Activity commences at 2.00pm in the Arts Theatre.
Break Dance & Hip-Hop Workshops. Hip-hop, street and break dance are taking over HOTA. Learn all the techniques to make you the best dancer. The Dance Circle Spectacle is occurring every half hour from 10.00am until 1.30pm on The Terrace.
DJ Skool – Kids learn how to create their own playlist with DJ Fletcher. This is held on The Terrace every half hour from 10.30 am to 1.30pm. Please note as this is a very popular event, you need to register as soon as possible or it may be booked out.
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HOTA is situated at 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise. If you wish to speak to someone with regard the above activities, please telephone the Gallery on 07 5588 4067 or email hello@hota.com.au
For more information on the events, please log onto the website and see which activities are scheduled during the three days.
