Whole Festival Beach Stage | Sketchy Shona

A 2026 Whole Festival Beach Stage case study. Creative director Eva Garland hired Sketchy Shona to paint approximately 40% of the stage using a short-form drawing approach.

Stage build, painting and live setting

Painted Beach Stage at Whole Festival, with layered red, orange and patterned forms across the outdoor stage. — Whole Festival Beach Stage: Whole Festival Beach Stage, painted by Sketchy Shona. The case study documents approximately 40% of the painted stage. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Whole Festival Beach Stage during construction, with painted fabric forms being assembled outdoors. — Whole Festival stage build: Build photograph of the Whole Festival Beach Stage. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Colourful objects and painted surfaces from the wider Whole Festival build context. — Whole Festival wider build: Wider Whole Festival build / objects and colour. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).

Whole Festival Beach Stage in use during the festival, with people gathered in front of the painted structure. — Whole Festival live stage: The painted Beach Stage in its live festival setting. Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).