The 2025 edition marked BSAF’s 10-year milestone — a fitting moment to reflect on what this festival has meant to Brisbane and to the thousands of people who have been part of it. Since 2016, BSAF has supported hundreds of local, national and international artists to deliver more than 400 works of public art across the city. From Northshore to Spring Hill, the Airport to the CBD, those works have changed how Brisbane looks, feels, and sees itself.
The festival has brought world-class artists to our streets — alongside large-scale exhibitions involving thousands of creatives, mentoring and artist development programs, and hands-on workshops for people of all ages and backgrounds. BSAF has not just displayed art. It has created artists, built careers, sparked conversations, and made the case that public space belongs to everyone.
Brisbane is a stronger, more distinctive, and more culturally confident city because of what this festival has helped build. That is not something a single missed year can erase.
