Upper Partialism #14

Upper Partialism #14

4th December, 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Upper Partialism returns for our last show for the year. Featuring: Nicole Carroll [USA] Dylan…
Puppet Tearing

Puppet Tearing

1st - 5th November
“Puppet’ is a term of contempt, though there still remain some who find beauty in…
First Thursdays: Mariam Arcilla

First Thursdays: Mariam Arcilla

5th October, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Writer, curator, and researcher Mariam Arcilla, along with her friends, will present an evening of…
Philipp Gehmacher: my shapes, your words, their grey

Philipp Gehmacher: my shapes, your words, their grey

12th October - 11th November
Philipp Gehmacher is a choreographer, dancer and visual artist whose works on gesture, space and…
Jeremy Hynes Award: Naomi Blacklock

Jeremy Hynes Award: Naomi Blacklock

24th October, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Join us at the IMA after sundown Tuesday 24 October for Naomi Blacklock’s first Brisbane…
Alrey Batol: Études

Alrey Batol: Études

20th - 21st October
ÉTUDES – Étude (Fr. for ‘study’): technical material for a player of a musical instrument.…
Strike A Prose: Art and Poetry in the Art Museum

Strike A Prose: Art and Poetry in the Art Museum

20th October, 6:30 - 9:30pm
‘What are you looking at? Strike a prose.’ Join us for an evening combining art…
Kinly Grey: The Size of Air

Kinly Grey: The Size of Air

25th - 27th, October
Over three nights only… In this temporary installation, Kinly Grey brings the sky to the…
First Thursdays: Courtney Coombs

First Thursdays: Courtney Coombs

2nd November, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Brisbane-based artist Courtney Coombs invites you to participate in a guided evening of unlearning. Joined by artists Naomi Blacklock and Leena Reithmuller,…
Pope Alice - Open Sésame / Ouvre-Toi (Open Yourself)

Pope Alice - Open Sésame / Ouvre-Toi (Open Yourself)

28th October, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
The Pope Alice Xorporation (PAX) in association with Mr Josh Milani of Milani Gallery welcomes…
The Way Through All Things

The Way Through All Things

7th - 8th October
Brisbane City Council has commissioned artists Caitlin Franzmann, Dale Gorfinkel and Ross Manning to present…
IMA First Thursdays X MONO: Tetsuya Umeda & Ross Manning

IMA First Thursdays X MONO: Tetsuya Umeda & Ross Manning

7th September, 6:00–9:30pm
Based in Osaka, Japan, Tetsuya Umeda’s work focuses on the creation of profoundly dynamic environments, through the…
Aidan Renata: PUSH, PULL, PUSH, PULL

Aidan Renata: PUSH, PULL, PUSH, PULL

16th September, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Showcased as a performance PUSH, PULL, PUSH, PULL, considers failure as a queer aesthetic to…
Carolyn Craig: Mechanisms for Leaning

Carolyn Craig: Mechanisms for Leaning

20th September –1st October
Carolyn Craig’s work reflects her research within the coded construction of subjectivity and relates this to…
Brian Fuata at First Thursdays

Brian Fuata at First Thursdays

Brian Fuata Will Most Likely Die From Suicide or “Minibar” was a delightful insider take…
Piyali Ghosh: Insomnia 2

Piyali Ghosh: Insomnia 2

11th August – 19th August
After her solo exhibition Insomnia 1 in 2015, Indian artist Piyali Ghosh returns to Brisbane…
Félicia Atkinson and Fujui Wang

Félicia Atkinson and Fujui Wang

24th August, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Liquid Architecture and the IMA present special Brisbane performances by French artist Félicia Atkinson and…
SBB Winter

SBB Winter

6th August, 4:00 - 9:00pm
Small Black Box brings you ‘Winter’. Enjoy eclectic electronic DJ sets from 4pm and live…
Upper Partialism

Upper Partialism

29th July, 7:00pm - 12:00am
Upper Partialism presents: ARE [singapore] Ben Marsten [canberra] Jive Canyon Feet Teeth Singaporean mixed-media duo Are bring…
Anastasia Booth: For The Temple

Anastasia Booth: For The Temple

26th July, 7:00 - 10:00pm
For the Temple investigates female agency through personal narrative, mysticism, astrology and mythology. Gesturing towards…
Karike Ashworth: Home of the Brave II

Karike Ashworth: Home of the Brave II

31st July - 5th August
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we…
First Thursdays: Brian Fuata

First Thursdays: Brian Fuata

3rd August, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Sydney-based Samoan, queer writer and performance maker Brian Fuata will perform a durational structured improvisation,…
Live Performance: Performing Space

Live Performance: Performing Space

14th July, 6:00 - 9:00pm
It has long been theorised that fundamental tensions exist between time, space and our sense…
Hermès Foundation

Hermès Foundation

1st July, 2017
The Hermès Foundation launches the 8th call for projects of the New Settings programme. This programme…
Jaala Alex: After Shock

Jaala Alex: After Shock

11th June, 6:00 - 9:00pm
A body within a body of water, Jaala Alex’s most recent performance piece After Shock…
Cinémathèque Live: Klara Lewis & Sarah Davachi

Cinémathèque Live: Klara Lewis & Sarah Davachi

25th June, 5:00 - 6:45pm
Some of the most compelling artists and composers working with electronic and electroacoustic music will…
Cinémathèque Live: Lawrence English & Elysia Crampton

Cinémathèque Live: Lawrence English & Elysia Crampton

25th Jun, 7:00 - 8:45pm
Some of the most compelling artists and composers working with electronic and electroacoustic music will…
First Thursdays: Archie Moore & David M. Thomas

First Thursdays: Archie Moore & David M. Thomas

6th July, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Join us for a wig-shaking, head-banging evening as artists Archie Moore and David M. Thomas…
Naomi Blacklock

Naomi Blacklock

Naomi Blacklock is a Brisbane based artist who has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Working…
Francisca Vanderwoude: We Think of You as a Dancer

Francisca Vanderwoude: We Think of You as a Dancer

17th - 28th May
Beginning with a two week performance residency, the aim of this exhibition is to highlight…
First Thursdays: Chantal Fraser

First Thursdays: Chantal Fraser

1st June, 6:00 - 9:00pm
In her performance To Be Humble, artist Chantal Fraser invites you to take part in a mass act of…
MONO x Liquid Architecture : Áine O’Dwyer (IE) & Kusum Normoyle

MONO x Liquid Architecture : Áine O’Dwyer (IE) & Kusum Normoyle

16th May, 7:45 - 10:00pm
Áine O’Dwyer makes multi-layered works that celebrate chance choreographies, acoustic phenomena, acts of listening and…
Liam O'Brien: Possessions

Liam O'Brien: Possessions

1st - 29th April
As part of the IMA’s ongoing commitment to Queensland experimental art practice, we will be hosting…
Kiah Reading: Game Plan [In the Zone]

Kiah Reading: Game Plan [In the Zone]

1st - 15th April
Yesterday I dreamt of a voyage to the desert. When I woke up, I turned…
Jemima Wyman & Zach Blas

Jemima Wyman & Zach Blas

6th April, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Join artists Jemima Wyman and Zach Blas for their First Thursdays event Patterns-of-Life-Resistance, as they…
MONO 24: Terre Thaemlitz

MONO 24: Terre Thaemlitz

13th April, 7:00 - 9:00pm
The IMA and Room40 are pleased to present MONO 24 featuring Terre Thaemlitz. Terre Thaemlitz…