The BAD Open Studio Bus Tours offer a behind-the-scenes look into Brisbane’s art and design community – stepping into the artist’s studio and hearing directly from the makers about their practice. This tour connects the many aspects of what makes up Brisbane’s creative community and whisks you around the BAD neighbourhoods for special guided tour. […]
In the first week’s 3-hour workshop, you will learn a range of hand-building pottery techniques including: scoring and slipping; coil building; slab building; and mould pressing. When you return in the second workshop, you will learn about underglazing for bisque ware and practise applying different painting and glazing techniques. Your glazed piece will be fired […]
Botanical art aims to depict the form, colour and botanical details of plants accurately and with a focus on capturing the unique characteristics and inherent beauty of each plant. Botanical drawing is a foundational skill for botanical art as it is the first stage for both graphite and watercolour botanical art. […]
To start, you’ll look at the style of lino print and its origins, and then explore how to use various lino cutting tools to create different shapes onto lino. Once you’re in the groove of carving, you will then cut a simple design, roll paint onto the lino and print your first lino print onto […]
Unveiling the ineptitude of ‘official records’, You’ll Know It When You Feel It is a socially engaged art project that seeks to resist bureaucratic representations of women whose lives intersect with the prison industrial complex. Co-created by Brisbane based artist Raphaela Rosella, this intimate work has emerged over fifteen years alongside several women in her […]
You will start this workshop by learning the basic techniques of watercolour painting, including: understanding different types of watercolour paints, activating watercolour palettes, selecting brushes, and mixing colours. Bronwen will demonstrate how to achieve different effects with watercolour, like creating sharp and soft edges, how to follow lines, how to blend and layer colours, and […]
In a first for Brisbane Art and Design, Assemble Brisbane is partnering with Artisan in bringing together the Brisbane Art, Architecture and Design community to demonstrate the collective power of creative intellect in solving an unsolvable problem brought to them by the Brisbane City Council (BCC). During a half-day workshop, Artists, Architects, and Designers will […]
Queensland College of Art is celebrating its 140th birthday! For BAD, QCA are opening some of the specialist studio spaces that set them apart as a leading art college. Visitors will have the opportunity to view facilities, talk to students and staff, and make some art to keep. The QCA Galleries will also be open. […]
Queensland College of Art is celebrating its 140th birthday! For BAD, QCA are opening some of the specialist studio spaces that set them apart as a leading art college. Visitors will have the opportunity to view facilities, talk to students and staff, and make some art to keep. The QCA Galleries will also be open. […]
Queensland College of Art is celebrating its 140th birthday! For BAD, QCA are opening some of the specialist studio spaces that set them apart as a leading art college. Visitors will have the opportunity to view facilities, talk to students and staff, and make some art to keep. The QCA Galleries will also be open. […]
