*Important* Street Art Cycling Tour on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May have been cancelled.

BSAF is making it easy to see some of the latest and greatest murals of Brisbane with Street Art Cycling Tours! Led by self-proclaimed “your Nan’s favourite artist”, Tervo, you’ll be taken on a guided ride along Brisbane’s beautiful bike paths – exploring new works from BSAF 2022 and the iconic murals of past years. Journeying through the CBD, and outer Brisbane suburbs, Tervo will give you the rundown of the artists and inspirations behind these great works. Leave the lycra at home for this leisurely afternoon – despite the aerodynamic look of his mullet, until beer drinking enters the Olympics, Tervo is no athlete.
NOTE: Bring your own bike

This presentation workshop will cover the logistics of becoming exhibition ready, you will have the opportunity to learn from an experienced and respected artist and curator. Your facilitator, will walk you through, and sharpen your ability, to produce exhibition-ready artwork. You will leave this workshop full of new ideas and information to jumpstart your new arts career. This workshop will offer a step by step how-to guide when preparing for an exhibition.

This workshop will draw you into the world of typography – stylistic text and words! Playing with letters as a visual medium, you’ll discover the power of arranging words to create a decorative and dynamic style of visual communication. An experienced artist will guide you through a collaborative design, and
introduce hand lettering techniques including drafting letterforms, spacing, and stroke consistency. Beginners will leave with an understanding of typography design through various mediums, while more advanced artists will have the opportunity to improve their techniques. Art materials will be supplied.

In this workshop, classes will take a dive into the world of realism while tuning their brushwork skills. An artist mentor will lead groups through how to take a subject from vision to the page, covering essential art techniques such as scaling and depth with a variety of brushes and techniques.

NOTE: This workshop will include the use of palette knives to complete your visual art piece.

Yarn Bombing is a subversive street art trend showcasing a well known medium in a new light. Covering everyday items with crochet panels and colourful knit, this workshop is for people of all ages. Taught by professional yarn bombers, Knitfest, you will walk away with a new skill that will leave no tree uncovered.

In this workshop, classes will take a dive into the world of realism while tuning their brushwork skills. An artist mentor will lead groups through how to take a subject from vision to the page, covering essential art techniques such as scaling and depth with a variety of brushes and techniques.

THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED

This workshop will give you an introduction to the art of tufting; a manual process for producing rugs, carpets, and other fiber-based works. This workshop will be a comprehensive overview of the process, materials, and peculiar set of tools involved. Taught by the director of the National Rug Association, this workshop will guide you through how to set up and care for your tufting gun as well as how to approach the physical constraints of this rich medium, one tuft at a time.

This workshop will draw you into the world of calligraphy! Enhancing your writing by adding artistic design will elevate your decorative style of visual communication. An experienced artist will guide you through a collaborative design, and introduce calligraphy lettering techniques. Beginners will leave with an understanding of calligraphy design through various mediums, while more advanced artists will have the opportunity to improve their techniques. Art materials will be supplied.

Join a paste-up powerhouse for an hour of pasting fun. Learn the techniques and principles of paste-ups from making glue to pasting cut-outs onto walls. Great for beginners to understand the foundations of paste-up before leveling up to doing your own in your spare time.

*Important* The BSAF x EC Breakdancing Workshop has been cancelled

After a successful Battle Night in collaboration with BSAF, Elements Collective is back to teach beginners how to breakdance. Build your skills as they run through breakdancing techniques and show you how the pros do it. By the end of it you’ll be able to win every dance off against your mates.