BAD hits the Valley from 14-16 May to unveil the hidden art + design secrets of this diverse neighbourhood. Stroll the pavement with our guides and discover the many galleries, artist-run-spaces, and contemporary collaborations throughout the Valley. For a daytime experience, kick-off your tour along Brunswick Street and surrounds, followed by a wander down to […]
Event Tag: Outdoor
Live Mural Painting: Jordache
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Jordache is a contemporary, post-graffiti artist and the director of Mayne Line – a community gallery championing urban culture and street art. His expressive and experimental work has seen Jordache transform large-scale urban environments from concrete jungle to dynamic displays across Australia and Nepal as part of street art festivals and […]
Brunswick Street Art Party
Curated by Butter Beats Record Store’s Jason Woodward, Brunswick Street will get a BAD makeover from 15 to 16 May. Featuring local street artists, dancers and musicians, this arty party will have a flavour for every palette. As the VALLEY gets a fresh lick of paint, local musicians will have you tapping your feet to […]
BAD Neighbourhood Tour: CITY
Take a walk on the BAD side of Brisbane city with a creative guided tour. With two experiences to choose from, you have the power to tailor your experience! Get BAD in the daytime and explore the CBD’s galleries and ephemeral art installations or stay up late with an after dark art adventure featuring a […]
Hoisted: Inkahoots
Hoisted is an interactive projected artwork by Inkahoots celebrating sovereignty for the natural world. Go to the web-app (hoisted.net.au) and create a giant animated flag for your favourite local species of flora or fauna, to be projected live onto the side of QPAC. Presented by Inkahoots in association with Museum of Brisbane. BAD is an […]
Moths: Lesley Kendall
Normally a paper artist, Lesley Kendall felt compelled to use clay to express the significant beauty and transitory nature of living creatures for her exhibition Moths With meticulous attention to detail, Kendall has delicately hand-crafted over 300 life sized porcelain moths. Each of these tiny, white-winged insects is unique and extraordinary in its detail. The […]
Botanica: Contemporary Art Outside
Discover a stunning open-air art exhibition in the heart of Brisbane City at Botanica- Contemporary Art Outside. As the sun sets over Brisbane’s iconic urban skyline, Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens come to life with large-scale projections, surprising installations and interactive artworks that will captivate children and adults alike. Featuring new artworks from some of Australia’s […]
UpLate: Hot’n’Heinous by Visaya Hoffie
Hot’n’Heinous can refer to many things, including the experience of the worst days of a typical Brisbane summer, and the characters create a portal into the imaginary world of the artist. With one-line grabs from clickbait advertising, sweetly sinister characters from bootleg cartoon imagery, and painterly passages of descriptive familiarity, Visaya’s imagery often seems like […]
Hot’n’Heinous: Visaya Hoffie
Hot’n’Heinous can refer to many things, including the experience of the worst days of a typical Brisbane summer, and the characters create a portal into the imaginary world of the artist. With one-line grabs from clickbait advertising, sweetly sinister characters from bootleg cartoon imagery, and painterly passages of descriptive familiarity, Visaya’s imagery often seems like […]
Infinite Space: Sandra Selig + Primitive Motion
Infinite Space is a site-specific installation and live performance work that draws on the architecture and atmosphere of the heritage-listed St Patrick’s Church in Fortitude Valley. Sandra Selig creates artwork that reveals the systems at the edge of our perception. Her work highlights our bodily relationship with space and the interconnectedness of natural and human-made […]