Peter Phillips, a prolific British pop artist with a career spanning over 60 years has relocated to Australia to open the new Phillips Gallery and will inaugurate his newly-constructed studio gallery with two special events as part of the Noosa Food and Wine Festival 2019 in May, which also coincides with Phillips’ 80th birthday.

For the event POP! Pop Art, Bubbles and Canapés on Saturday 18 May, guests will enjoy contemporary canapés by acclaimed creative Chef Josue Lopez – best known for his role at the lauded two-hatted GOMA Restaurant – while sipping on artisanal cocktails prepared by Noosa’s newly launched Fortune Distillery made with limited edition and special release spirits. Festival-goers will learn about the history of Pop Art, meet Phillips, hear stories of his celebrated career, watch the debut of an accompanying short film outdoors and be the first to see the retrospective exhibition.

Specialist family wine company, Freeman Vineyards, located in the hilltops of NSW, will present their handcrafted, fine, dry-bead Freeman Prosecco. Festival-goers will learn about the history of Pop Art from the Senior Curator of the National Gallery of Australia, Lucina Ward, watch the debut of an accompanying short film and be the first to see the retrospective exhibition.