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.
SEDIMENT
8 – 30 MAY / EXHIBITION
Sediment brings together the work of five contemporary artists who utilise collage as an aesthetic to consider human transformation of the environment.
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
Ten actors on stage across three eras; this is a big story told intimately. 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 + LILY WHITAKER
30 MAY / TALK
An informal catchup with artists Torin Francis and Lily Whitaker.
FERTILE GROUND
25 – 29 MAY | DANCE
With vivid choreography, Fertile Ground manipulates space, sound and a brutalist pile of concrete bricks in this ground-breaking participatory performance.
OLD HAUNTS
5 – 26 JUN / EXHIBITION
ANTHEM ARI aims to provide a dedicated platform to celebrate the practices of First Nations, diasporic, and LGBTQI+ identifying artists of colour in Australia.
WHITE WOMAN
9 – 12 JUN | DANCE
In this dance-based satire, the artist places herself as the object of interrogation to question complicity and the transformational potential of self-enquiry.
SUBTITLE IRAN
5 – 26 JUN / EXHIBITION
This research-based photo series that explores the ways Western film and television has perceived Iran, mainly before and after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
OUR BLOOD RUNS IN THE STREET
22 – 31 JUL | THEATRE
Spoken word blends with physical theatre in this powerful cry of rage and ode to human resilience.
Natsuko
19 AUG / MUSIC
Natusko Yoshimoto performs three staple works of the violin + piano repertoire. This promises to be a major highlight of the 2021 BMF, not to be missed!