INFINITE DUSK is the second instalment of HHAARRPP and JNXYZ’s ongoing sonic-cinema project called INFINITE DREAMS, melding abstracted, mirrored landscape film with hypnotic quadraphonic electronica and vocal looping. This is set to be an expansive, mesmerising experience for your whole body. Come early and score a comfy cushion on the floor of the Turbine Platform. Or experience this audio-visual sensation from one of the balconies. HHAARRPP is the electronica project of sonic-spatial- social artist Luke Jaaniste who works on many solo projects as well as organisations including Super Critical Mass, Theatre of Thunder and Mesmerism Inc. JNXYZ is moniker of mobile technologist, digital educator and visual image maker Jonathan Nalder. Their collaborations stretch back to uni days in the late 1990s, and most recently they have turned to the field of music-cinema.
At 1 DEGREE all artists will be within one degree of separation from the curator, then for 2 DEGREE each of these artists will in turn select an artist within one degree of separation of herself, creating an outwardly reaching network of female creative practices that span visual art, photography, performance, architecture, writing, graphic design and more. 1 DEGREE // 2 DEGREE will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue that captures in their own words each artist’s experience of practicing in Brisbane. Come along to hear, see, read, feel and support what Brisbane’s women have to offer.
Fragment | Meta is a distributed dance performance rebooted for the Z9 exterior. Combining a range of creative methodologies, and digital tools and processes Fragment| Meta alters the dancers’ morphologies through a site responsive layer within the choreographed work. The location functions as a series of potential inputs that impact upon the existing choreography. These inputs affect the sequence of movements, duration and impulses within the work. Fragment | Meta is an experimental and agile performance that draws on Boolean style statements of action and re-action thus offering a further scoring process for the dancers to continually shift and be directed by. Fragment | Meta seeks to enable the dancers to be agents within the space and for the site and audience to be intrinsic data-sets that the dancers mine as potential fields for movement innovations and disruptions.
Crush this City is a group showcase of exhibitable works by renowned graffiti/street artists at the Urban Paradise Gallery in Annerley. We have invited some of the best local, national and international artists to exhibit their work for your enjoyment. Partnering with Crush City, Brisbane’s number one spray paint supplier, we present you with the perfect closing party for this years festival – come along and watch live painting with a BBQ, beats and beers, for those who wish to enjoy the afternoon with good conversation for the perfect Sunday session. This exhibition will run for two weeks after the opening event.
BSAF: Within These Walls is a group showcase of exhibitable works by local street artists, along with a number of interstate and international artists with connections to the Brisbane Street Art Festival. The exhibition will run from 10th April until the 11th May, 2018 with an opening night to be held on Thursday, 12th. If you haven’t been able to experience the Brisbane Street Art Festival in previous years, this exhibition will open eyes and minds with the amazing talent that resides both locally and international. There will be paintings, photographs, drawings, sketches, works of all different shapes and sizes, placed throughout the Brisbane Powerhouse building. The show invites the general public to enjoy the works of artists that also produce public artworks, and experience the underlying emotions and conversations that spark from this medium.
Crowbar Brisbane and Church Brisbane presents… Sindy Sinn’s ‘BEER IN HELL’ solo exhibition. BEER IN HELL is a solo exhibition by Sydney artist, Sindy Sinn. For one night only the prolific skull-artist is taking over the walls of Church Brisbane at Crowbar, Brisbane. Exhibiting unique and limited art inspired by a life of beer and self-imposed decay. You may have seen his work across Young Henrys, The Misfits, Parkway Drive, The Rolling Stones, Greenleaf, Mambo, Mary’s Newtown, The Hard Ons, King Parrot and a million more. Now is your chance to come drink his beer and buy his artwork.
Join us on the first Sunday of April for the launch of this year’s Brisbane Street Art Festival. The BSAF team, all the artists taking place in the festival, and our community and industry support, invite you to indulge in a night of live art, live music, performance and the unveiling of BSAF 2018’s first mural, painted by legendary street artists Drapl and Treazy – you may know them from previous BSAF years, painting the skating arena in Red Hill. This will be mind blowing. With support from Digi Youth Arts, an acknowledgment of the lands and country will open the event, as well as a representative from the Brisbane City Council. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said Brisbane City Council was proud to support the Brisbane Street Art Festival, which added to Brisbane’s reputation as a great place to live, work and relax. “Public art contributes to a vibrant Brisbane and brings our city’s infrastructure alive, while providing new opportunities for our city’s talented emerging artists,” Cr Quirk said. Launch Event Acknowledgment of Country by Digi Youth Arts: before the walls: We dream in futures. We care about tomorrows. We paint for generations. Since the very first sunrise we have kept history, told stories and shaped our nation’s through cultural expression and art. Long before the tall ships came, every surface was (and still is) a story. before the walls is a contextualised Acknowledgement of Country performed by the Digi Youth Arts ensemble that celebrates the work of First Nations street artists continuing culture through this medium. The festival director, Lincoln Savage, will also welcome you to the opening of our biggest BSAF yet. Not only will there be live painting, but accompanying local musical talents from The Gametes, Desmond Cheese, YELLOWCATREDCAT and Feelsclub. This invitation is extended to people of all genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities and artistic interests. Please join us for a celebration of our city’s arts and culture.
The launch event will also see the revival of Scribble Slam, a live art battle to exist at Ric’s Backyard once a month. The first round of Scribble Slam at Ric’s will host the incredible talents of EJ Zyla and Bao Ho from Hong Kong; with MC support, Shani Finch, giving attendees an unmissable blow by blow of street artists in action. The event showcases two artists battling against each other, working with a 90 minute time limit, and each creating their own artwork on a 2.4m x 2.4m wall. The two artists involved are able to use whichever medium they like to create an artwork. Both artists will be completely unaware of what they will be painting until the countdown timer is started.
This event is a chance for the artists to take a break from their walls, meet the other artists on the program and for the general public to meet their favourite artists. From 6pm – 10pm, on Thursday 5th April, Up on Constance will become the buzzing hub for Brisbane Street Art Festival. We welcome the public to come and meet the artists behind the city’s newest mural artworks. Celebrate all that is Brisbane Street Art Festival with a drink in hand and a view to boot.
‘Within These Walls’ is a group showcase of exhibitable works by local street artists, along with a number of interstate and international artists with connections to the Brisbane Street Art Festival. The exhibition will run from 4th of May until the 19th of May, with an opening night to be held on Saturday, 4th of May. If you haven’t been able to experience the Brisbane Street Art Festival in previous years, this exhibition will open eyes and minds with the amazing talent that resides both locally and international. There will be paintings, photographs, drawings, sketches, works of all different shapes and sizes, placed throughout West Village.
The launch event on Saturday May 4th will also feature a combined performance piece by Brisbane-based string group Luminescence, and designer Chris Mangos. The project seeks to encapsulate the mood and tone of Luminescence’s performance through interactive lighting, creating a harmony of sight and sound. The night will wrap up with a DJ set from Glasshead.