Ignore Big Day Out. This year, Big Day Scout is the main focus.
This Sunday, February 15th, SMSGlobal is excited to be working with Big Day Scout to bring their event to the major stage.
Beginning in Federation Square, participants will sprint across the city in search of five amazing works of street art created by Big Day Scout youth members (with the help of both established and up-and-coming Victorian artists).
SMSGlobal is happy to be coordinating Big Day Scout with the guiding hand of SMS. What’ll happen specifically, is that the 5,000 member attendees will divide up into groups. Each member will be sent an SMS with a clue regarding where to look to find the first art piece. In that SMS will be attached a shortcode, which will link to a Big Day Scout gallery page. Why?
Well, once the adventurers find their first art piece, they are to take a picture of the team with the art as the backdrop, and upload it onto the page linked to the shortcode. Once they’ve done this successfully, explorers will receive another SMS with a clue about where to look for their second art piece. The process continues until all of the artwork has been found, or until noon, whichever comes first. Everyone will get an SMS stating that the game is over at that point. However, the day is only getting started.
After everything has been sorted out and everyone has seen the artwork, the show will begin at noon at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. A mountain bike obstacle course, scuba diving displays, a rock climbing tower, a bouldering wall, a rope-free maze, and many other activities await you, along with live entertainment for the whole family.
Being a part of such a large and generous event and helping young Australians make their way into the realm of Australian art makes us pleased.