Author: Joelle W

Street Art Cycling Tour (Starting at Howard Smith Wharves

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

Led by a local street artist, you’ll be taken on a guided ride along Brisbane’s beautiful bike paths – exploring new works from BSAF 2024 and the iconic murals of past years. Journeying through the CBD, and outer Brisbane suburbs, you will get 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

Cognitive Dissonance Closing Show

MESSAGE FROM THE CURATOR

“After an unexpected and humbling response to Cognitive Dissonance, I’m pleased to announce a closing show as well as a 1 Hour discussion about the work itself.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reflecting on the stories shared from you all. The individual interpretations and conversations sparked from curiosity , created a feeling I’m so grateful to have witnessed.

Thank you all for the love and motivation to keep creating. Hope to see you Sunday.”

Closing Show from 2pm – 6pm.

Artist Discussion with Jordache Gage from 2pm – 3pm.

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE is a multi-sensory installation, performance and exhibition created by Brisbane Artists’ Jordache and Makeshift One. An immersive installation portraying two young men and their story of recognising the traits of cognitive dissonance.  Documented through paintings and spoken word, Jordache and Makeshift One invite you into a new world of experiencing old habits.

Vance

Beginning to learn landscape painting when he was just 10 years old, Vance started out with street graffiti in 2008. Later in his career, he received various education on oil painting, heavy color painting and industrial design.

Festival Launch Party

In 2022, Brisbane Street Art Festival is returning for its 7th year to showcase the abundant creative efforts of Brisbane and beyond. This year we are thrilled to be able to host our largest number of artists to date, welcoming over 50 creatives from across Australia as well as internationally.

The Festival Launch Party, held at Superordinary’s brand new Northshore location, will mark the beginning of the festival’s program of events, exhibitions and showcases that will span across the following two weeks.

Join us to celebrate the launch of BSAF 2022 as well as our first official opening of the Superordinary Northshore venue with a night of local music, art, and performance.

This opening night will also introduce several of the festival’s highlight exhibitions which BSAF will host in the coming weeks. BSAF will present ‘Tools of the Trade’, an expansive showcase of street art tools and traditions from the last seventy years, produced by HKwalls, in its first international display since its launch in Hong Kong. We will also welcome back the ‘Within These Walls’ Exhibition, opening up the inner circles of Brisbane’s street art scene to the broader Brisbane community through a multi-disciplinary exhibit spanning from photography to mixed-media to paintings and more. BSAF are also thrilled to be introducing a collaborative exhibition with House of Iris, a creative collective of Brisbane’s best photographers. 

All exhibitions will run from the Festival Launch Party through to the end of the festival on 22 May.

LINE UP

Juniper Stone

Wafting through the speakers in a hazy cloud of indie-pop lo-fi, flecked with neo-soul particles is Brisbane-based solo musical project Juniper Stone.

Kairos Kin

Blue MC (The Potbelleez) + Kazm (Dubmarine) = KAIROS KIN. Drawing on a range of genres including dub, hip-hop, trap, house, electronica & trance, these two powerhouse songwriters have combined their ethereal voices over bass heavy beats and grooves.

Kalopsia

Kalopsia is the project of songwriter Maia Efstathis. Defined by her groovy baselines, luscious synth tones and disco-style beats, gear up for a captivating performance.

Krunj

KRUNJ is approaching Earth at a genre-bending velocity, visiting constellations of neo-soul, acid jazz and psychedelia.

Luminescence

Luminescence are a Meanjin based string group exploring the crevices between classical, contemporary and experimental performance. 

NO.ONE NETWORK

NO.ONE NETWORK’S mission is to build the underground culture with a collective of the photographers, videographers, Graffiti artists, vintage revivalist, radio hosts, rappers, Dj’s & graphic designers who are influenced by an often discredited culture. Gear up for an underground experience you don’t want to miss.

Tom Thum & Ben Walsh

Benjamin Walsh is widely known as a drummer and percussionist, as well as a composer, sound designer and studio engineer. Walsh has been working with Tom Tom beatbox extraordinaire and the pair have travelled the world together performing their collaboration.

Theatre of Thunder

Theatre of Thunder is a sonic-body performance ensemble fusing immersive sound, Butoh-based movement and atmospheric installation.

UQ Taiko

UQ Taiko was established with the team concept of 「みんなの太鼓」which in Japanese means, “Taiko drumming for anyone and everyone!” The team endeavours to share this beautiful and powerful music, art and culture of traditional Japanese taiko drumming with the wider community.

Within These Walls Exhibition

Returning to BSAF in 2022 for its seventh year, ‘Within These Walls’ facilitates a deeper look into Brisbane’s art scene, moving beyond the iconic murals that are at the heart of the festival and exploring various other creative mediums.

With the intersection of different creative fields, Within These Walls Exhibition is a fantastic platform for artists and the local community to engage – meeting artists of diverse disciplines and opening your eyes to the rich and vibrant talent that make up the current Brisbane Street Art scene.

Unlike the communal and public nature of street art that is often fixed across various locations, most pieces exhibited within ‘Within These Walls’ will be available for purchase, offering the opportunity for anyone and everyone to take home an eye-catching piece of the festival whilst showing their support for local artists.

This exhibition will be open for the duration of the festival period, with the Opening Night happening in conjunction with the Festival Launch Party on May 7th.

Please note: This exhibition is part of a paid ticketed event for Now is Nigh on May 21

Some of the works in this exhibition may be for mature audiences.