Brisbane Street Art Festival 2023
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST STREET ART FESTIVAL RETURNS TO BRISBANE FOR 2023 WITH AN EPIC LINE-UP OF LIVE MURALS, ART EVENTS & WORKSHOPS. Now in its 8th year, Brisbane Street Art Festival (BSAF) has become a cornerstone of Brisbane’s cultural calendar, drawing in thousands of visitors from around the country and the world. The festival’s interactive all-ages workshop program will allow the public to get up close and personal with the artists, learn more about the art form, and even try their hand at creating their own works. BSAF is excited to, once again, showcase our festival at Superordinary, the headquarters for the event, at Northshore Brisbane, one of the largest and most innovative waterfront urban renewal projects in the state. This master-planned development, by Economic Development Queensland, offers the perfect backdrop for our artists to display their work and inject new life and colour into the area. Outside of Northshore Brisbane, the live mural sites will spread across iconic locations in the city – Howard Smith Wharves, Queen Street Mall, RNA Showgrounds, and South Bank to name a few. Some of the biggest names in International and interstate street art are back for the two-week festival. Influential Australian and Indigenous players such as Fintan Magee, Gus Eagleton, Illma Gore and Tori-Jay Mordey and many more to take this year’s festival to the next level. Brisbane Street Art Festival is a must-see event for anyone with an interest in street art or urban culture. Seeing the mural artworks is free, and all are welcome to attend. “Over the past 7 years, Brisbane Street Art Festival has contributed to placing Brisbane as one of the world’s most significant street art cities”, says Lincoln Savage, Festival Director. Visitors are encouraged to explore the city’s streets and discover the incredible artwork on display. BSAF is…
Brisbane Street Art Festival 2023
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST STREET ART FESTIVAL RETURNS TO BRISBANE FOR 2023 WITH AN EPIC LINE-UP OF LIVE MURALS, ART EVENTS & WORKSHOPS. Now in its 8th year, Brisbane Street Art Festival (BSAF) has become a cornerstone…
IMA Annual Gala: Honouring Megan Cope
The IMA is thrilled to announce that the IMA Annual Gala and Benefit Auction 2023 will be held in honour of artist Megan Cope. Cope is a Quandamooka artist from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) in Southeast Queensland, whose…
BRISBANE ART DESIGN 2023
BOLD, ARTISTIC, DARING and always tonnes of FUN , BRISBANE ART DESIGN (BAD) 2023 is set to highlight local art design luminaries with a program of hands-on workshops, open studios, design talks and arty parties activating three neighbourhoods across three exciting weekends.…
Curator Ellie Buttrose and artist Archie Moore: Venice Biennale
Archie Moore and Ellie Buttrose are the artist and curator commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts to exhibit at the Australia Pavilion for the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Drawing…
IMA Appoints Robert Leonard as Director
One of the Asia Pacific region’s most respected and experienced curators, Robert Leonard, is returning to head up Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art (IMA). The IMA is Australia’s oldest independent contemporary art organisation. IMA Chair Rachel Crowley said…
The Sunshine Coast Art Collection
The Sunshine Coast Art Collection is a growing collection of artworks developed to encourage enjoyment and awareness of the visual arts, contributing to the cultural development and engagement of the community and visitors to the…
Meet The Artists
Hear their words; see their work. We invite you to engage with the James C. Sourris AM Collection of Artist Interviews, a series of in-depth and intimate video interviews where you will hear the words of…
BrisAsia Festival 2023
BrisAsia Festival returns from 1-19 February with a stellar line-up of events to celebrate Lunar New Year and Brisbane’s rich Asian cultural heritage. Featuring 27 unique experiences across 12 suburbs, BrisAsia Festival brings together over…
2023 Exhibition Program at the IMA
Art is a space that allows us to reflect on our place in the world and re-enchant, reimagine, or even revolutionise the way we exist in it. The exhibitions in the IMA’s 2023 program each…
Now all in Onespace
In 2012 co-directors John Stafford and Jodie Cox established the dynamic public art consultancy CREATIVEMOVE, delivering public art services and commissions for a broad range of partners and artists. In 2016 they launched Onespace Gallery,…
Waiting Room Launch
Launching on Sunday December 4, Waiting Room is excited to welcome the Brisbane community to a showcase of global music and local, cross-disciplinary creative talent. Drawing on co-owner Jordan Rogers-Smith’s background as a hospitality specialist…
Hot Hot Hot Festival
This summer, we are turning up the heat with a multi-arts festival in Moreton Bay that will delight and inspire you. Hot Hot Hot Festival will run from sun-up to sun-down from 8 December 2022…
Play Moves
Surrender yourself to the sublime art of play. “To thrive in today’s fast-changing world, people of all ages must learn to think and act creatively and the best way to do that is by focusing…
Darren McDonald wins the Brisbane Portrait Prize 2022
Williamstown artist, Darren McDonald has won this year’s Brisbane Portrait Prize taking home the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Prize for his artwork titled Like A Bridge. A talented painter for more than 25 years, Mr McDonald…
MELT FESTIVAL
MELT FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 18 DAYS OF ARTS AND IDEAS WITH A STAR-STUDDED PROGRAM MELT Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse’s unabashed celebration of queer art, artists, allies, icons, and ideas, has revealed its fabulous full program. From…
2022 Fringe Brisbane Festival
Brisbane reimagines the fringe festival. Brisbane finally gets a fringe festival with tickets going on sale Saturday 27 August. The very first reimagined Fringe Brisbane Festival is taking place across Brisbane with extraordinary experiences set…
Pat Hoffie and Camerata at MoB
Writer and artist Pat Hoffie and Camerata, Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, make temporary homes at MoB this spring Uncovering entertaining and fascinating stories about Brisbane’s rich history are what two new Artists in Residence at MoB…
Lemonade launches: New art criticism for the Sunshine state
Lemonade is live! The new project provides weekly art reviews of exhibitions in Queensland. Lemonade is a love letter to Queensland art and artists. The new initiative responds to a pressing need for critical discourse and promises to showcase the…