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.
For the second year in a row, BSAF will be partnering with Brisbane BMW to deliver the BSAF Art Cars – where two local artists will have their designs showcased on a BMW M3 and an M4 Coupé. 2021 sees internationally renowned artists Sofles and Tori-Jay Mordey’s designs proudly displayed on the cars that will be driven around Brisbane throughout the festival.
BMW has a history of art cars and BSAF 2020’s art car was designed in collaboration with Spectator Jonze to bring the 2 Series to life. This year in partnership with Brisbane BMW we have curated two ‘BMW Inspired’ Art Cars with the 2021 M3 being wrapped in original Sofles artwork and the 2021 BMW M4 being wrapped in an original Tori-Jay Mordey artwork.
BMW has a history of working with artists through a series of works, first introduced in 1975 by French driver, Hervé Poulain, who invited the artist, Alexander Calder, to design and paint the very first BMW art car. The car was used to race in the 1975 24 hours Le Mans endurance race.
You can view these artworks at events throughout the festival program as the cars will be driving around the city and on display at various locations.
How communities perceive, talk about and interact with artificial intelligence (AI) – understanding its benefits and potential risks – has never been more important. Misinformed or exaggerated debate not only affects public confidence, but can ultimately impact on ways AI is developed, adopted and regulated.
Visualising AI – Science Meets Street Art Co-Lab recognises that for AI to be truly effective as a transformative technology, intended to augment and extend human potential, it must be developed with everyone in the loop.
In collaboration with Queensland AI Hub (and support of its founding partner, the University of Queensland), Vast Yonder is excited to launch this globally unique sub-program of the 2021 Brisbane Street Art Festival – evolving a concept originally conceived by STEM+ TV/Online Presenter, Lee Constable.
Designed to canvass authentic public discourse around creation and use of AI, the novel legacy project pairs Queensland’s leading AI experts with up-and-coming street artists, culminating in four legacy murals across Greater Brisbane.
AI Expert – Associate Professor Felipe Gonzalez (QUT) Felipeis an aeronautical engineer with a passion for innovation in the fields of aerial robotics and automation. He combines the power of AI and drones to better understand and safeguard precious environments… from the Great Barrier Reef to Antarctica.
AI Expert – Professor Scott Chapman (University of Queensland) Scott is an expert at putting big data to work in the field of crop simulation modelling and genetics – leading teams to combine AI and other technologies (drone data, remote sensing from satellites, IoT sensors and image processing) to predict and adapt grain crops across Australia. Ultimately, his work aims to help farmers by synchronising crop growth and development to extremely variable climates.
AI Expert – Professor Janet Wiles (University of Queensland) Janet specialises in human-robot interactions, language technologies, bio-inspired computation, visualisation and AI, complex systems modelling in biology and neuroscience, human memory, language, and cognition.
AI Expert – Dr Sally Shrapnel (University of Queensland) Sally is an interdisciplinary scientist working at the interface of causality and machine learning. The former GP is currently the lead on an international COVID-19 related study, using AI to predict kidney injury.
As part of this year’s festival, QMF and BSAF are thrilled to present a live canvas portrait painting in Queen Street Mall. Visual artists will weave together original portraits of three unique Brisbane identities – Kitch, Anisa and Michelle. They each bring a sense of culture, activism and respect to all things Brisbane, and have individually contributed to the forthcoming City Symphony mobile app. This new and immersive music and audio tour soundtracks on-foot exploration of the Brisbane CBD, responding to your geographic location. Download from your favourite app store and listen to their contributions when City Symphony launches in May!
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 2021 and the iconic murals of past years. Journeying through the CBD, West End, Fortitude Valley and wider, 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.
Innocent Bystander loves making wine and sharing it with others in an unpretentious and approachable way, taking inspiration from local and international creators both within and beyond the wine world. There’s no art quite as approachable, interesting and provocative as street art, it’s bold, evocative and quite literally available to all. Like winemaking there’s lots of subtlety, knowledge and craft behind the creation of great art, so why not enjoy the end result of Innocent Bystander’s craft while you learn and discover your own hidden talents. The art of graffiti writing is where many of Brisbane’s, and the world’s, greatest street artists began. Join local artist, Dank Zappa, to explore this OG form of modern public art and create your own marker-based masterpiece of graffiti style writing – all while enjoying a wine tasting of the delectable Innocent Bystander range. A bar will be available to purchase additional drinks and even cheese platters!
Innocent Bystander loves making wine and sharing it with others in an unpretentious and approachable way, taking inspiration from local and international creators both within and beyond the wine world. There’s no art quite as approachable, interesting and provocative as street art, it’s bold, evocative and quite literally available to all. Like winemaking there’s lots of subtlety, knowledge and craft behind the creation of great art, so why not enjoy the end result of Innocent Bystander’s craft while you learn and discover your own hidden talents. Join paste-up powerhouse, Maddbutt, for a night of fine wine tasting and pasting fun. Learn the techniques and principles of paste-ups while creating a glorious artwork by layering cut out pictures and words! You will be provided with magazines, cut outs and a selection of wine from Innocent Bystander’s range. Feel free to bring along your own art inspiration to work with on the night! A bar will be available to purchase additional drinks and even cheese platters!
Join the BSAF 2021 artists who have been engaged to brighten the lush surrounding of Southbank Parklands for an intriguing panel discussion. Claire Foxton, Jasmine Crisp, MCRT Studio, Shock Jr and Rick Hayward, will put down their brushes and cans to give an insight into their artistic styles and creative experiences. Plus, you’re just a stone’s throw away to check out their newest works around Southbank!
Join us for a discussion with visual artists working in the industry to bring about conversation and change in areas of mental health, identity, cultural resurgence, and political justice. Facilitated by American-Australian artist, Illma Gore, who has famously created political statements through drawing, street art and body art, this talk will bring to light the powerful intersection of art and activism. Arrive intrigued and leave inspired as you gain an insight into the creative careers and ideas of the artists responsible for the latest artworks popping up around Brisbane!
SUPERORDINARY ARTIST TALK: AI HUB | Monday 3 May
‘Visualising AI: Science Meets Street Art’ is designed to canvass authentic public discourse around creation and use of Artificial Intelligence. The project pairs Queensland’s leading AI experts with up-and-coming street artists, culminating in four legacy murals across Greater Brisbane.
Join Lee Constable in conversation with some of the artists and scientists involved in this interesting project – including artists, Damien Kamholtz, Emily Devers and Madeline Holt and AI Experts, Janet Wiles, Felipe Gonzalez, Scott Chapman and Dr Sue Keay.
While you’re at Superordinary, you can also experience the Within These Walls exhibition on level 2 and see the many murals painted within the building during a three-day livestream in 2021!
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. Brisbane artist and sign writer Rick Hayward 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.
