Aquiva is a creative hub for Shapers, designers, artists, musicians and film makers. Originally Founded in 2018 by surfboard builder, DJ and music producer Finnian Whitla. Early goals. . Just throw parties and hang out!

— but that quickly escalated into a full two-day surf festival, spanning multiple venues across Hobart in Tasmanias south. Bringing together shapers, artists, musicians, photographers, jewellery makers, and boardrider clubs, it became something far bigger than we ever anticipated.

Since then we've been fortunate to work alongside some amazing brands and people, including Vissla, Save the Waves, Surf Ears, Captain Fin, Core Blanks, Pirate Life Brewing, Willie Smith Tasmanian Cider, Ain't That Swell, Wild Things Gallery, Eddie & The Low Tides, The Goons of Doom, The Bungalows, Stu Gibson, Nick Green, Marti Paridisis, Mick Lawrence, JJJames Art, Matt Hannon, Dane Chisolm and all the crew at Southarm Boardriders in Tasmania.

We teamed up with Vissla in 2018 and built a mobile shaping bay. We took the structure all around tasmania for a number of years, Giving people a real glimpse or fly on the wall experience to surfboard shaping.

The original line up all started with a collective of shapers including Matt Parker and Album Surfboards, Luke Daniels, Serpent Sleds, Max Stewart, Nick Stranger & Seymonster Shapes. The goal was simple: create an aesthetically pleasing platform to showcase talented people.

Now based in S/E QLD, Coolangatta, we have our sights set on an intimate event space in the area — a space for music, sound production, film events, live shaping and art installs. A real-world home for humans of the ocean!

This website is really just the beginning.