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.

The Print Bar is a Brisbane based custom printing company, specialising in digital garment printing, screen printing, embroidery and vinyl printing. While known for their easy-to-use online designer and quality prints, the team of creatives and print professionals are also passionate about contributing to the creative fabric of our community through print workshops, exhibitions and live demonstrations. On Saturday May 18th, selected BSAF 2019 artists will have their unique designs printed on t-shirts at The Print Bar, for you to purchase. Beers and music flowing
freely throughout the night, so come on down!

Sometimes it can be difficult to see all of Brisbane’s new murals on foot, so this year BSAF 2019 will host a Street Art Cycling tour! Led by local artist, Jackson Hambridge, the mobile audience will be taken past a number of artworks across the city, from this year’s program and past years. Winding along the river and Brisbane’s beautiful bicycle paths, Jackson will explain who the artists behind the mural was, and give insight into how the work came to life.

There will be two rounds of the art battle project; one on the second Sunday of the festival and the second at the Festival Closing Party on Friday 17th of May. We’ll see the iconic Scribble Slam return in Ric’s Backyard and the Toombul Centre. The event showcases two artists battling against each other, working with a 90 minute time limit, and each creating their own artwork on a large canvas. The first Scribble Slam will host the incredible talents of Zurik and Kristopher Ho, while the second will be an incredible battle between the duo Sheep Chen and SorTwo. Each will be hosted by Shani Finch, who will give attendees an unmissable blow by blow of the street artists in action.
The two artists can use whichever medium they like to create an artwork, and will be completely unaware of what they are going to paint until the timer begins! This element of ‘unknown’ lends Scribble Slam a sense of intensity and shows a unique perspective into the artists creative process that draws a diverse crowds of art appreciators

This exhibition is a recollective artistic representation of Climate Change and its effects on Patan, Kathmandu and Nepal. Immerse yourself in a small corner of Nepal through interactive and transportive urban works. A group exhibition by Jordache, Jaybeez, The Zookeeper (The Brightsiders), Lara Furst and Sarah Sculley.

Supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland