Join UQ Art Museum to piece together stories through small books in our pop-up zine, artist, and comic book fair. Meet local and independent publishers, artists and writers, pick up your favourite small-press publications, participate in workshops. Check out UQ Art Museum’s current exhibitions ‘Second Sight: Witchcraft, Ritual, Power’ and ‘Summer Mixer: New Shows, New Curators’.
Workshops
10:00–11:30 am
‘Rune and Nordic spirituality workshop’
Beginning with a ten minute meditation journey, The Happy Viking presents a workshop on Runes and their role in Nordic spirituality. Learn about the origin of runes, Norse mythology, Rune sounds (Galdr), how to connect and invoke the spirits, and much more.
1:00–4:00 pm
‘Magic, Mysteries and Occult: An introduction to modern-day witchcraft’
Mystical Realms Australia presents a hands-on workshop of fundamental witchcraft concepts. From ritual magic and deep connections with nature to the history of witchcraft and spell casting, Magic, Mysteries and Occult is a comprehensive introduction to modern witchcraft.
Book for the workshops here
Image: Judith Wright, ‘Second Sight’ 2018-2019 Acrylic and wax on Japanese paper (12 pages), wood, lights, acrylic sheet, metal rod 48 x 100 cm (artist book); 105 x 104 x 50 cm (lightbox). Courtesy of the artist, Fox Jensen, Sydney and Sophie Gannon, Melbourne
Photo: Carl Warner
