Tag: 2023

In this dance workshop, the fundamentals of the old way, which is the foundation for everything that comes after, shall be explored, reviewed and have context. The goal in this workshop is to give clarity while enhancing your uniqueness.

Archie Burnett, first founding father of the New York City based House of Ninja, has been a well-respected force in the underground dance world for over 40 years. As a master of Whacking, Voguing, Hustle and many other styles, he is the catalyst for the European Vogue scene that exists today. Burnett moves with profound clarity and striking geometric body-lines. 

Burnett is an avid weightlifter and graphic artist and splits his time between work, family, clubs and teaching House dance at NYCs Peridance. He also teaches worldwide in countries including Germany, Austria, Poland, Belgium, France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Brazil and a host of other countries. Burnett has given lectures/demonstrations and been on scholarly panels at Yale University, Duke University, Harvard University, New York University and Florida State University. 

Burnett’s bodies of work range from music videos to features in magazines like Dance Ink and the former Village Voice dance section to performance coaching for up-and-coming recording artists. He is featured in the documentary Check Your Body at the Door, which chronicles the lives and lifestyles of six remarkable underground House dancers in New York City during the golden decade of the 1990s. Burnett also performs for concert-dance choreographers Doug Elkins, David Neumann and Cori Olinghouse and he has shown his own work at Dance Theatre Workshop, PS122, Dancespace, Dixon Place, 92nd Street Y, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Theatre Surenes Jean Vilar in Paris.

In this workshop you will learn the art of Slap Ups. Participants will be guided through a number of activities in image making and manipulation through to creating and Slapping Up on our pop up Graf wall. Slap Ups (AKA Sticker Art) have played an important role in street art culture as a way to cross pollinate between mediums and creative movements. Through techniques such as collage and image manipulation, Slap-Ups have provided a platform for street artists to create unique imagery that attempts to subvert the commercial nature of mass media. Slap Up artists often trade their work with one another in order to expand the reach and scope of distribution within their communities. An artist’s stickers may be distributed through this worldwide network and end up in places they themselves have never traveled to. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

In this hands-on experience, kids will be guided through the completion of a simple mural work with an experienced artist. With the outlines of the mural ready to go, you’ll splash on colour to bring this mural to life – while gaining knowledge of mural art techniques, colour theory, and other skills that they can use and develop in many branches of life. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

In this workshop you will learn the art of Slap Ups. Participants will be guided through a number of activities in image making and manipulation through to creating and Slapping Up on our pop up Graf wall. Slap Ups (AKA Sticker Art) have played an important role in street art culture as a way to cross pollinate between mediums and creative movements. Through techniques such as collage and image manipulation, Slap-Ups have provided a platform for street artists to create unique imagery that attempts to subvert the commercial nature of mass media. Slap Up artists often trade their work with one another in order to expand the reach and scope of distribution within their communities. An artist’s stickers may be distributed through this worldwide network and end up in places they themselves have never travelled to.

In this hands-on experience, you will be guided through the completion of a simple mural work with an experienced artist. With the outlines of the mural ready to go, you’ll splash on colour to bring this mural to life – while gaining knowledge of mural art techniques, colour theory, and scaling up artworks for walls. Art materials will be supplied.

This workshop will draw you into the world of typography and lettering – 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.

The art of graffiti writing is where many of Brisbane’s, and the world’s, greatest street artists began. Join an experienced artist to explore this original form of modern public art and create your own marker-based masterpiece of graffiti style writing. All materials supplied.

Please note this workshop is only available for children under 18 and their parents/guardians.

An experienced aerosol artist will guide your group through a collaborative wall work, introducing the team to marking, spraying, and conceptual techniques. Beginner patrons will leave with a more comprehensive knowledge of the skills required to complete a mural work, while more experienced attendees will have the opportunity to improve their technique. Explore the range of cans on the market, the variety of caps, working with various surfaces, and much more. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

In this workshop you will learn about and create your own collage. Collage has been used in varying forms of art for hundreds of years, and is now also found in street art (often called “cut-out paste-up”), and involves any combination of cutting, pasting and drawing. Street art is part of an independent attitude and movement of creative expression, and collage is an important element of this community, capturing the attitudes and creative work through the lens of the authors. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

An experienced street artist will guide your group through a number of activities in image making and manipulation through to creating and pasting up on our pop up wall. Early street paste-up artists used this art form as a way to make social and political commentary in a time when visual communication was strictly controlled, and artists today use it to create commentary on current events and issues as a way to engage the community. All materials supplied.

*Please note that this workshop is only open to children under the age of 18, and all participants have to be accompanied by a parent/guardian.