To The Beauteaful You

A pot of tea offers more than just a delicious drinking experience; it brews a sense of community and shapes environments steeped in sharing. For BAD 2023, The1987 Projects has curated an epic par-tea at Rings A Bell Cafe – located within the heritage Bell Brothers building. Bringing together a selection of emerging photographer Lam […]

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International Tea Day, To The Beauteaful You

Fill up your cup with a curated experience this International Tea Day! This International Tea Day, The1987 Projects have brewed up a series of tea experiences for you to sip on. Celebrate the launch of their exhibition To The Beauteaful You with a special tea tasting, mini makers market and In-Conversation. Lift the lid on […]

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You give me the heeby jeebies

The Secret Garden Wavell is a private garden open twice weekly for writers, artists and contemplatives – a third space for those who love to create and reflect outdoors. Kate, the workshop facilitator, is a (only sometimes successful) gardener, fledgling poet and artist engaged in slow and mindful writing and art. In this workshop you […]

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Woeful Bowlful

Conceptualised over a decade ago, this project finally took material steps over 2022 when artist Chris Hagen was given the opportunity to return ceramics to his practice after years of focus on photography and printmaking. Knowing of beekeeping in the family history, having close friends working in agricultural apiculture, working as an apiary farmhand in […]

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Workshop: Reimagine Our Communities: Poetry, Poster Making, and Prison Abolition

Prison abolition requires us to reimagine our communities without relying on policing, prisons, and punishment, creating a more just, equitable, and compassionate world rooted in principles of care and collective liberty. Join Brisbane-based artists and prison abolitionists Boneta-Marie Mabo and Ruby Wharton to reimagine our communities through creative approaches to poetry, poster making, and prison […]

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Dadang Christanto Exhibition

The gallery will be presenting large scale paintings by Dadang Christanto. Originally from Tegal in Central Java, Indonesia, Christanto now lives on the central coast of New South Wales where he continues to produce art with an unrelenting message of human suffering and the need for compassion, regardless of differing faiths and political systems. […]

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Masterpiece

This exhibition will present the most celebrated masterpieces of design by legendary designers such as Ray and Charles Eames, Achilie Castiglioni, and Verner Panton, among others. As you enter the gallery, you’ll be welcomed by the giant House of Cards installation, an iconic design by the legendary husband-and-wife design team, Ray and Charles Eames. Towering […]

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QUT Creative Industries Open Studio

The QUT Creative Industries Precinct at Kelvin Grove will be activated with a diverse range of creative works from QUT students studying art and design. Visitors can see the creative process firsthand as students exhibit their recent design works and artworks-in-progress. The Design showcase in Building Z9 will include selected works from Interaction Design, Visual […]

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Brisbane City Council’s Outdoor Gallery

Dog parks are a beautiful feature of our city, somewhere for pet owners and their pups to congregate, exercise, and get into mischief! In this kid-centred animation, artist Sophie Beer and animator Col McElwaine send a knowing wink and chuckle to all of the dog owners of Brisbane and the shenanigans their furry friends might […]

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Griffith University Art Museum Opens Up Late

Join us for an evening viewing of ‘Dissolving Worlds: Tim and Mic Gruchy’ as Griffith University Art Museum opens up late for QCA Thursdays! This exhibition features key artworks by Tim and Mic Gruchy which focus on the intersections of technological innovations with biological forms, human perception, artificial intelligence, and synaesthesia. An ongoing concern in their works […]

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