YOUNG ARTIST FORUM 2021
8 – 11 APR
What is it like to be an emerging artist in today’s arts industry? Asking this question often feels like a shout into the void, but from the 8-11 of April the Young Artist Forum shouts back.
OPENING EVENT
8 APR | OPENING EVENT
Join us for the official opening, featuring a Welcome to Country with Derek Oram Sandy, a creative development showing by NDRNCE, a very special panel and live music.
TANGERINE HOUR
8 + 10 APR | CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Witness this contemporary, physical performance grounded in suburban intimacy, created by emerging performance ensemble NDRNCE.
TECHNOLOGY MEETS ART
8 APR | TALK
Join award-winning composer and academic Dr Eve Klein in a discussion on pushing the boundaries of genre to find new ways of immersing contemporary audiences in art.
ORGANIC ALGORITHM
8 – 11 APR | VISUAL ART INSTALLATION
Bella Deary examines the integral shared biology of humans and animals through these magnified latex cells as they reclaim the New Benner Theatre.
BEHIND THE ART
9 APR | TALK
Find out more about the artworks and installations featured in the Young Artist Forum from the emerging curator and artists themselves.
INSIDE ARIS AND COLLECTIVES
9 APR | PANEL
Join us as we break down the mystery of what it means to be part of an artist run initiative (ARI) or collective.
CREATIVE BRAINSTORMING
10 APR | WORKSHOP
Discover the importance of process over product, as professional artists to discuss their processes for workflow and productivity.
against perfection (fissures and dust)
10 – 24 APR / EXHIBITION
Curated by STABLE, this exhibition features work by Marisa Georgiou.
NON SENSE
8 – 11 APR | VISUAL ART INSTALLATION
This dual channel installation asks the audience to question the meaning we make out of the nonsensical language and world around us.
DIGITAL PRESENCE
10 APR | WORKSHOP
It’s time to build yourself an audience! In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn how to build a brand, develop content and utilise social media.
MUSIC AND MOTION: PATTERNS IN THE SOIL
10 APR | CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Come and experience music that is more than live, it’s alive. Surround sound and reactive visuals breathe music to life in this immersive experience.
SLUDGE BANK
9 + 10 APR | CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
A snarky slime-creature is lurking in the pipes of a newly erected development called Riverbank Towers. It won’t stop until it has consumed every cavoodle in sight.
TRANSLITERATION
8 – 11 APR | VISUAL ART INSTALLATION
Technology isn’t always perfect, especially when it comes to auto-generated text, but Paean Sarkar is putting Microsoft Word’s ‘dictate’ function to the test.
ENGKANTO
8 – 11 APR | VISUAL ART INSTALLATION
Using sculptural costumes influenced by ball culture, Rhanjell Villanueva explores the intersection of Filipino diaspora and queer culture against the backdrop of a colonised Australia.
TAKING CARE OF YOU
11 APR | WORKSHOP
How do you maintain balance when your work meets your passion? It’s time to find out how to juggle self-care with productivity.
CREATIVE PATHWAYS
11 APR | TALK
Who’s behind the curtain? Meet the arts workers whose careers run parallel with artists, and discover the alternative career paths within the sector.
JOURNEY OF THE SELF
8 – 11 APR | VISUAL ART INSTALLATION
Nimue Dreaming embraces a contemporary Indigenous style to paint her personal journey of self-discovery.
BORN UNDER A TREE
8 – 11 APR | VISUAL ART INSTALLATION
Through traditional markings and a strong weave connecting clay trunks, Kyra Mancktelow represents the reclamation of identity and the resilience of cultural connections
ART + ACTIVISM
11 APR | PANEL
Our art defines us. Hear from the artists who are using their work as a platform to uplift the voices and stories.
The Bombshells Ball
17 APR / BURLESQUE
An evening of titillation, tassels and tease starring Brisbane’s best from the The Bombshell Burlesque Academy.
DUNGEON MASTER
10 – 24 APR / EXHIBITION
Featuring drawings created based on the rules of Dungeons and Dragons, Dungeon Master aims to examine the unclear boundary between fantasy and reality in online spaces.
LOL
10 – 17 APR / EXHIBITION
LOL features artists responding to the concept ‘Lol’ – often used as an acronym for ‘laugh out loud’ but is also sometimes misread as ‘lots of love’.
WHEN WE SPEAK
1 MAY | MUSIC
Stunning music and visuals combine in this intimate recital performance by Katherine Philp, principal cellist of Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra .
STREET DANCE: HISTORIES AND FUTURES IN BRISBANE AND BEYOND
8 MAY | ARTIST TALK
Hear street dance leaders and emerging dancers talk about the challenges and successes of the dance community in Brisbane.
AMY ZHANG + ANTI FISCHER
6 + 7 May | AMY ZHANG + ANTI FISCHER
Mad Dance Festival presents a double-bill performance: ‘Cool Asian Mum’s Guide to Life’ by Amy Zhang + ‘Love Letters in (e)Motion’ by Anti Fischer
PINK MATTER + GOLDEN COASTLINE
7 + 8 May | PINK MATTER + GOLDEN COASTLINE
Mad Dance Festival presents a double-bill performance: ‘Betwixt’ by Pink Matter + ‘Peach Papaya’ by Golden Coastline.
MAD DANCE FESTIVAL 2021
6 – 8 MAY
Metro Arts and Mad Dance House present Mad Dance Festival; a celebration of Queensland’s street dance scene.
M.I.N.D.E.D.
6 + 8 MAY | DANCE
Elements Collective bring their world class break and freestyle dancers to Mad Dance Festival in this genre-bending dance work.
SHAKE DOWN: FREE COMMUNITY DANCE CLASS
8 MAY | DANCE CLASS
Come shake off your work week in easy-to-follow choreography led by accomplished dancer, Sheru Bharadwaja!
BRISBANE ART DESIGN (BAD) 2021
7 – 30 MAY
Bigger, BADDER, Brisbane! Brisbane Art Design (BAD) is back in 2021 and Metro Arts is part of the program.
OPEN STUDIO: HELLE COOK
6 -9 MAY | FERRYMAN’S HUT
Take a turn around the Riverbend to Ferryman’s Hut where Helle Cook draws on the atmospheric and affecting presence of the hut.
Bridging The In-Between
8 – 30 MAY / EXHIBITION
Bridging the In-between explores the intersections of meteorology, technology and spatiotemporal experience.
Ambit
8 – 30 MAY / EXHIBITION
Parallel Park (Tay Haggarty and Holly Bates) present a new video work continuing their ongoing interest in queer formations of intimacy and collaboration.
Co-existing Pollinators
8 – 30 MAY / EXHIBITION
A series of outdoor installations exploring bees and humans that will leave you positively buzzing.
LIGHT AFFECTION
15 + 16 – MAY | FERRYMAN’S HUT
Helle’s exhibition Light Affection will invigorate Ferryman’s Hut with ephemeral installations through a lens of light and sensory experience
ARTIST TALK: HELLE COOK
16 MAY | FERRYMAN’S HUT
Dive a little deeper into Light Affection with this artist talk by Helle Cook.
ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE
18 – 29 MAY | THEATRE
This is a story of family, mental health, love, strong women, supportive men and so much more in between.
OPEN STUDIO: AARON CHAPMAN
29 – 30 MAY | NORMAN PARK SUBSTATION
Join Aaron Chapman in the studio and explore his new body of work, A Wet Finger to the Wind.
OPEN AIR: TORIN FRANCIS + WARRABA WEATHERALL + LILY WHITAKER
30 MAY / TALK
An informal catchup with artists Torin Francis, Warraba Weatherall and Lily Whitaker.