Author: Brisbane Street Art Festival

In this workshop you will learn about and create your own collage. Collage has been used in varying forms of art for hundreds of years, and is now also found in street art (often called “cut-out paste-up”), and involves any combination of cutting, pasting and

drawing. Street art is part of an independent attitude and movement of creative expression, and collage is an important element of this community, capturing the attitudes and creative work through the lens of the authors. All materials supplied.

BSAF is making it easy to see some of the latest and greatest murals of Brisbane with Street Art Cycling Tours! 

Led by Brisbane street artist Antonio Lazurus, you’ll be taken on a guided ride along Brisbane’s beautiful bike paths – exploring new works from BSAF 2023 and the iconic murals of past years. Journeying through the CBD, and outer Brisbane suburbs, Lazurus will give you the rundown of the artists and inspirations behind these great works. Leave the lycra at home for this leisurely afternoon – this workshop welcomes all ages and levels of fitness to enjoy Brisbane’s scenery and the talents of its many artists.

NOTE: Bring your own bike

MEETING POINT: WHEEL OF BRISBANE, SOUTH BANK

An experienced aerosol artist will guide your group through a collaborative wall work, introducing the team to marking, spraying, and conceptual techniques. Beginner patrons will leave with a more comprehensive knowledge of the skills required to complete a mural work, while more experienced attendees will have the opportunity to improve their technique. Explore the range of cans on the market, the variety of caps, working with various surfaces, and much more.

Take your digital illustrative details to the next level with local Brisbane Artists. You’ll be using your own drawing device. Spend two hours with an experienced artist learning how to draw hair, skin tones, and all the finer details in illustration. A perfect class for those who already draw, and illustrators wanting to step it up a notch. At the end of class, you will have created your own piece of artwork to share online.

NOTE: Patrons must supply their own digital drawing device.

Open during Superordinary’s opening hours – this wall will be your canvas. Come and try out various art techniques for free in this communal art space. Be inspired by others and even collaborate to create whatever you desire. This Jam Wall will allow the general public to use a wall in the outdoor area of Superordinary for temporary practice. Artwork is ephemeral and will be painted over regularly.

NOTE: BYO paint and materials.

Fundamentals of Funk & Disco and their legacy on modern streetdance and DJing. Join internationally renowned DJ Seb One (MOPTOP Family, SYD/HK) as he examines how over 4 decades of modern streetdance have been shaped from the past, beginning with the Godfather of Soul James Brown’s music and how today’s dancers and DJs can leverage this knowledge to improve their artistic practice.

Whacking is a Dance popularised on the west coast of America in LA, California in the 70s. Get down with the connection and the feeling of music that makes you move, groove and just downright get into it! So come as you are.

Archie Burnett, first founding father of the New York City based House of Ninja, has been a well-respected force in the underground dance world for over 40 years. As a master of Whacking, Voguing, Hustle and many other styles, he is the catalyst for the European Vogue scene that exists today. Burnett moves with profound clarity and striking geometric body-lines. 

Burnett is an avid weightlifter and graphic artist and splits his time between work, family, clubs and teaching House dance at NYCs Peridance. He also teaches worldwide in countries including Germany, Austria, Poland, Belgium, France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Brazil and a host of other countries. Burnett has given lectures/demonstrations and been on scholarly panels at Yale University, Duke University, Harvard University, New York University and Florida State University. 

Burnett’s bodies of work range from music videos to features in magazines like Dance Ink and the former Village Voice dance section to performance coaching for up-and-coming recording artists. He is featured in the documentary Check Your Body at the Door, which chronicles the lives and lifestyles of six remarkable underground House dancers in New York City during the golden decade of the 1990s. Burnett also performs for concert-dance choreographers Doug Elkins, David Neumann and Cori Olinghouse and he has shown his own work at Dance Theatre Workshop, PS122, Dancespace, Dixon Place, 92nd Street Y, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Theatre Surenes Jean Vilar in Paris.

In this dance workshop, the fundamentals of the old way, which is the foundation for everything that comes after, shall be explored, reviewed and have context. The goal in this workshop is to give clarity while enhancing your uniqueness.

Archie Burnett, first founding father of the New York City based House of Ninja, has been a well-respected force in the underground dance world for over 40 years. As a master of Whacking, Voguing, Hustle and many other styles, he is the catalyst for the European Vogue scene that exists today. Burnett moves with profound clarity and striking geometric body-lines. 

Burnett is an avid weightlifter and graphic artist and splits his time between work, family, clubs and teaching House dance at NYCs Peridance. He also teaches worldwide in countries including Germany, Austria, Poland, Belgium, France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Brazil and a host of other countries. Burnett has given lectures/demonstrations and been on scholarly panels at Yale University, Duke University, Harvard University, New York University and Florida State University. 

Burnett’s bodies of work range from music videos to features in magazines like Dance Ink and the former Village Voice dance section to performance coaching for up-and-coming recording artists. He is featured in the documentary Check Your Body at the Door, which chronicles the lives and lifestyles of six remarkable underground House dancers in New York City during the golden decade of the 1990s. Burnett also performs for concert-dance choreographers Doug Elkins, David Neumann and Cori Olinghouse and he has shown his own work at Dance Theatre Workshop, PS122, Dancespace, Dixon Place, 92nd Street Y, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Theatre Surenes Jean Vilar in Paris.

In this workshop you will learn the art of Slap Ups. Participants will be guided through a number of activities in image making and manipulation through to creating and Slapping Up on our pop up Graf wall. Slap Ups (AKA Sticker Art) have played an important role in street art culture as a way to cross pollinate between mediums and creative movements. Through techniques such as collage and image manipulation, Slap-Ups have provided a platform for street artists to create unique imagery that attempts to subvert the commercial nature of mass media. Slap Up artists often trade their work with one another in order to expand the reach and scope of distribution within their communities. An artist’s stickers may be distributed through this worldwide network and end up in places they themselves have never traveled to. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

In this hands-on experience, kids will be guided through the completion of a simple mural work with an experienced artist. With the outlines of the mural ready to go, you’ll splash on colour to bring this mural to life – while gaining knowledge of mural art techniques, colour theory, and other skills that they can use and develop in many branches of life. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.