Scribble Slam returns as part of BSAF 2023; a series of head-to-head battles where artists have just 90 minutes to plan and execute their designs responding to a theme announced at the start of the timer. This year BSAF will be hosting five Scribble Slam events held at Superordinary Northshore, Southbank Piazza, Black Market (Albion) and the Howard Smith Wharves. Come along to watch this live street art event as some of our best national and international artists transform these spaces in under two hours.

SUPERORDINARY: ILLMA GORE VS JAMES ELLIS

Superordinary Northshore, Hamilton
Saturday 6th May, 6pm – 10pm

(Part of Festival Launch Party which is a ticketed event)

BATTLES & JAM: JESWRI VS ARINA APOSTOLOVA
Southbank Piazza, South Bank
Saturday 13th May, 4pm – 10pm

BAD: ALEJA HINE VS TORI-JAY MORDEY
The Black Market Albion, 37 Collingwood St, Albion

Friday 19th May, 5pm – 10pm

FELONS: VANCE VS JASMINE CRISP
Felons Barrel Hall, Howard Smith Wharves
Saturday 20th May, 6pm – 10pm

Join the BSAF artists and community at Brisbane’s iconic riverside venue, Felons, to kick off the final weekend of BSAF 2022. On Friday 20th May, BSAF will transform Felons’ Barrel Hall into a divine collaboration of visual and sonic pleasure, featuring the music and artworks of our incredible local creative scene. Also making a return on the night is Scribble Slam, an immersive and ephemeral art battle between two of the festival’s incredible artists, where you as the public get to choose who wins. Also an opportunity to try the official BSAF 2022 beer, designed and developed by the one and only Sofles.

LINE UP

Dream Coast

Dream Coast is an analogue electronic-music visual project with a focus on creating emotive synth soundscapes.

Ethan Greaves

Audio-visual entrepreneur and architect of frequency and emotion, Ethan Greaves will perform a collection of deep and groove-laden textural featurettes designed to make hearts beat and bodies move.

Hannah Macklin

Vocally virtuosic and compositionally kaleidoscopic, Hannah Macklin’s sound ranges from moments of gentle introspection to raucous metal-tinged mayhem and invites R&B, jazz and punk influences into a progressive pop rock context, allowing Hannah’s trademark voice to lead the adventures.

Liz Young- Aerial Violinist

Liz Young began playing the violin at the age of 7 and since then has been a part of many projects such as the Brisbane’s Sanctuary String Quartet, the Rock Orchestra Deep Blue and the Mendoza tango Quartet. Liz will be presenting an Aerial Violin performance.

Mad Mariachi

The Mad Mariachi brings the unmistakable flavour and flair of a traditional Mexican Mariachi band to contemporary and diverse crowds across Australia.

Phil Smart

Phil has been a fixture on the Australian electronic music scene for over 30 years and is renowned for playing fresh sounds and forward thinking electronic music. Co-founder of record labels Think and Thunk, he’s also released original material and remixes under various guises on labels like Motorik, Junkbeats and Future Classic.

Pill Testing

Duo Phill Thomson (Nam Shub of Enki/Monster Zoku Onsomb) & James Bullen (Sonic Acid) will bring their raw techno slammers and full-bore rave epics to their BSAF x Felons set, firing bolts of electricity through body.

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.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

There are few times and places in life where the truly unimaginable takes place; and in these moments, these precious few instances, where reality drifts and fantasy takes hold, is where Yonder exists.

Now is Nigh provides a path down the rabbit hole for one night only in the first time Yonder reimagines the immersive experience in an industrial inner-city location. The first warehouse party presented by Yonder will mark the end of an incredible two weeks of BSAF events, murals, exhibitions and showcases. In this first instalment, we embrace the moment and incite the weird and wonderful. Now Is Nigh will transform Superordinary into a wonderland featuring live music, exhibitions, and live performances. Join us as we send off BSAF 2022 at Superordinary Northshore, and indulge in a celebration of Southeast Queensland’s musical and artistic talent. Allow Now is Nigh to deliver you the unconventional, the strange, and the eclectic.

LINE UP:

Bcharre ي ْرِّش َب

Embroidered with the richness of the art and poetry of his family’s village, Bcharre’s immersive, transportive music draws deeply from his Middle Eastern roots, language and culture. Experience the dynamic rhythms and cinematic textures of his Berlin-techno meets cinematic sound.

C H U R C H

C H U R C H is a collective of musicians versed in the abilities of on-the-spot stylistic improvisations. Ofa Fanaika leads a revolving line up of artists for every show and is returning to BSAF for another epic collab jam show.

DancingWater

Meanjin based musician DancingWater bringing a new wave of neo soul and punk.

Inspired by societal injustices and the drive for global equity DancingWater tells stories through spoken word & antiquated melodies. 

Desmond Cheese

The pungent product of a long-term collaboration between two finely aged music producers MakCheese and Desmond Bagely.

DJ: Jaia & Liav

From hip-hop to house, await this back-to-back immersive DJ performance by dynamic duo Jaia & Liav who will unleash a set that will guarantee a good time. 

Kitch

Kitch began as a Beatboxer and over the past 17 years has evolved through Dance Music and EDM through to his cultural expression as a Samoan creative, where he  has performed and collaborated across Australia, Asia and Canada.

Life on Earth

Through ideas generated from the audience, Life on Earth are a powerhouse improvisation collective, who perform one-time-only songs infusing a serve of life’s dynamic experiences, all with a new wave fusion jazz hop sound. Witness the live alchemy of made-in-the-moment heartfelt ballads and expansive bangers across the tones of new jazz, hip hop and soul.

Menajerie

Menajerie is a 6-piece female led funk and soul collective, blending high-energy music you know and love with tasty originals inspired by artists like The Meters, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jon Cleary & Moonchild.

Old Home

Old Home is a platform for the performance of poetry and spontaneous composition, digging deep in the human psyche to offer a different perspective and mend broken hearts with love and kindness.

Ruckus Slam

Ruckus Slam is what happens when poetry slam meets circus meets loud heckling meets wild applause. Irreverent, classy and wild, Ruckus has grown into a community of triassic scale, hosting international and local storytellers of all walks of life.

Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts are a Meanjin-based act making music that carves a new space in the 21st century for post-punk. Blending haunting vocals with accented bass and hypnotic guitar riffs, their evocative performance will transport you to shadowy bars and hazy clubs of times gone by.

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.

Voices of Colour Showcase: LYDiE

Lydie Mwamikazi Gakindi or ‘LYDiE’, is a Brisbane based singer, song writer and performer. Known for her alternative take on Afrobeats, she is currently working on a body of work that explores soft, soulful Afrobeat’s with lingering tones of RnB, pop and neo-soul.

Voices of Colour: Rura

Join Rura as this duo traverse the lowest pits in the highest mountains of pain and joy, bringing you stories and songs of their pilgrimage back to the sacred way.

Scribble Slam returns as part of BSAF 2022; a series of head-to-head battles where artists have just 90 minutes to plan and execute their designs responding to a theme announced at the start of the timer. This year BSAF will be hosting five Scribble Slam events held at Botanica, Elements Collective, and Howard Smith Wharves. Come along to watch this live street art event as some of our best national and international artists transform these spaces in under two hours.

ELEMENTS: FIVUST VS MAUY
Elements Collective, Fortitude Valley
Saturday 14 May, 7pm – 9pm

FELONS: ANTONIO LAZARUS VS GERM
Felons Barrel Hall, Howard Smith Wharves
Sunday 15 May, 5pm – 8pm

BOTANICA: ALEJA HINE VS TORI-JAY MORDEY
Brisbane Botanical Gardens (Part of Botanica Festival + BSAF)
Friday 20 May, 6pm – 8pm

FELONS: MISS BIRDY VS MR.SOR2
Felons Barrel Hall, Howard Smith Wharves
Friday 20 May, 7pm – 9pm

BOTANICA: SMALLS VS TERVO
Brisbane Botanical Gardens (Part of Botanica Festival + BSAF)
Saturday 21 May, 6pm – 8pm

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.

The Princess Theatre is Brisbane’s newest, oldest music and arts space situated in the heart of Woolloongabba. After its recent facelift and relaunch late last year, The Princess is ready to showcase some of Brisbane’s best music in the midst of brilliant art on the walls of the neighbouring laneway.

Featuring pieces completed as part of BSAF 2021 from Muchos, Camille Manley, Birrunga Wiradyuri, Kane Brunjes and Stevie O’Chin, plus live sets from The House That Jazz Built, Kuzco, DJ Sweaty Baby, Dameeeela and Luke Brazier, The Crown & The QUIVR 2.0 is part of Radical Habitat, a series of free, all-ages events in autumn presented by The Princess Theatre and QUIVR, with support from Brisbane City Council.

One of Brisbane’s most iconic creative spaces Elements Collective & EC Venue are set to host a night celebrating all things street culture on Saturday 14th May 2022.

Featuring some of Brisbane’s best hip-hop talent the event will showcase a Bonnie & Clyde All-styles Dance Battle, Street culture art & photo exhibitions, Hip-hop DJ’s and a Scribble Slam hosted by the Brisbane Street Arts Festival (BSAF) crew.

Held across EC’s newly renovated ground floor venue, it’s the perfect place to chill back and experience Brisbane’s street art and culture in all its elements.

This is an 18+ event.

As part of BSAF, our friends at The Print Bar are having a little open-air breather to celebrate The Zookeeper’s new large-scale mural on their wall. There will be warm selections from Twin Sister and Health Club, coupled with some beers and bites from La Patrona and Ballistic Beer Co.

To ensure a covid-safe experience, the event has a 100 person capacity—thank you for understanding.

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We acknowledge the Turrbal & Yaggera peoples, the Custodians of Meanjin; the unceded lands on which we hold this event. We pay our respects to their elders; past, present and emerging.