What’s on
Come and see what’s on in our gallery, check out our shop or participate in one of the many community activities we host.
NEXT EXHIBITION
Midden
May 24th - Aug 18th
Artists: :Enid Morris + Clea North
Curators: Libby Harward + Braelyn Rolfe
Middens and their monumentous piles layering collective memory have long since stood as complex architectural forms, remembering places of Blak joy and celebrations, sites that witnessed our old people being, eating and sharing, together.
BLAK CREATIVES WATER COLOUR WORKSHOP (MOB ONLY)
Clea North is a Mithika and Gunggari woman working and living on Gubbi Gubbi country. She is also a member of BLAK CRAETIVES and will run this MOB ONLY workshop sharing her skills and passion for watercolour painting.
BLAK PRINT CLUB (MOB ONLY)
A Series of MOB ONLY print workshops
4th, 6th 11th and 20th April 10am-2pm
Open to Blak Creatives
Focus: Exploring Printmaking
Lead Artist: Yuwaalaraay, Gamilaraay, Kooma/Koama woman, Melissa Stannard, First Class Honors, CAIA Griffith University
Residency Duration: One month at 2nd Space studio
BLAK OUT SATURDAY - WEAVING I ART I SONG : Briscoe Sisters
Join us for an afternoon of Culture- Art- Weaving and Song with The Briscoe Sisters
2 Workshops will run simultaneously and you can swap midway
Weaving with Merindi: Join Kuku Yalanji artist Merindi Schrieber, as she shares her Yalanji weaving techniques that that have been passed down from generation to generation
BLAK CREATIVES GATHERING (MOB ONLY)
BLAK CREATIVES Gatherings are Mob Only events for First Nations People living on or connected to Kabi Kabi and Jinibara country and surrounding area’s to meet connect and self-determine our own arts and cultural sector and the way we want to collaborate with the broader sector
Bonyi: weaving culture
BONYI: WEAVING CULTURE
Bonyi Weaving Culture Relational Weaving weekend
24th- 25th February - Curated by Freja Carmichael
Selected works from the 2023 Bonyi Living Culture exhibition can be viewed in the gallery from Feb 7th - March 24th. - Curated by Munimba-ja
FRINGE
The exhibition is curated by emerging artist and first time curator Zartisha Davis - Gubbi Gubbi supported by Munimba-ja, and brings together two artists, Aidan Rowlingson Kabi Kabi and Lexie Abel - Wiradjuri descendent, to respond to the impacts and evidence of colonisation on Aboriginal people, focusing on their own family stories and ancestry.
BL:AK CAMP
The First Nations Artist Multi-Disciplinary Camp is an on-country 4 day artist camp/residency where 6 -8 selected First Nations Artists living on or connected to the Sunshine Coast Region (Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country) will work with senior practitioners, mentors and industry leaders to explore creative practice and opportunities within the arts industry.
THE BLAK LAUNDRY
The Blak Laundry is a functional laundromat — and exhibition space — for conversation, collaboration and celebration of all things Blak. book
Weaving and Beats
Saturday WEAVING WORKSHOP - come along to weave and listen to the latest First Nation Beats with Quandamooka young artists Braelyn and Lola. book
Bonyi Bajara
These blankets, vases and accompanying ochre paintings have been created by artists Libby Harward and Bj Murphy.
This beautiful Bonyi Bajara paintings and product range is an expression of the artists' ongoing cultural connections and tells the stories of their families travelling across country to come together for the sacred Bonyi - Bunya Gatherings.
New Look Launch Party
We want to celebrate our 1st birthday with you! We’ll be launching our new product range as well as our new branding and website.
Saturday, 18th February
2pm - late
Join us for a first look at the Bunya Bajara exhibition, and have some family fun at our workshops that will be running throughout the afternoon between 2pm and 5pm.
Special artist yarns will commence at 5pm
With the official welcome at 6pm
BONYI: Living Culture Public Program
BONYI: Living Culture exhibition program
5th Feb - 27th March
Bonyi: Living Culture features an extensive public program delivered in collaboration with Brush Turkey Enterprises, that will engage and emplace the works within the local area and community.