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Metro Arts

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3002 7100

Address: 111 Boundary Street 4000 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.metroarts.com.au

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25.01.2022 Could you be part of the next generation of powerhouse producers? Thanks to the incredible support of The Ian Potter Foundation, we are excited to announce our new Emerging Producer Xchange program. This flagship program is a career-defining opportunity for six emerging producers, over 2021-2022, to participate in paid 10-month internships with Metro Arts or our program partner, The Mill in South Australia.... -- In 2021, there are two positions available with Metro Arts: - Emerging Producer, Metro Arts (Queensland) - First Nation’s Emerging Producer, Metro Arts (Queensland) -- Applications are now open and close on Tuesday 24 November. Find out more here https://bit.ly/32de1Bt #metroarts #artstartshere

23.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Are you ready to dance with your favourite pro girl gang at The Type by Pink Matter Entertainment, presented by Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts? Uplifting and empowering, The Type brings together five badass women dancers from different cultural backgrounds and of all shapes and sizes.... Through street dance and hip-hop music, these heavy-hitters take inspiration from their own experiences around representation, body image and the cut-throat nature of the dance industry. Its fearless and hopeful with big girl-power energy! 10 - 13 September | New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts @ West Village. $15 + booking fee, tickets on sale 3 August! https://metroarts.com.au/the-type/ Image by Ben Garcia.

23.01.2022 As part of their re-imagined digital festival, our friends at @Horizon Festival are bringing their commissioned work Plastic Belly to you! This contemporary dance work by Courtney Scheu and Itamar Freed, filmed on the beautiful secluded beach at Coolum, explores the artists lived experience of this extraordinary time, navigating the boundaries of a new future and capturing the ever-present tension between the desire for intimacy and the primal need for self-protection. A...nd the best part? You can now view it online for free here: https://www.horizonfestival.com.au/event/plastic-belly See more

22.01.2022 Yee-haw! We have just released a couple of final tickets for this Sundays 2pm session of Cowboy, as part of Brisbane Festival. This show has been VERY popular. Be as quick as this guy to nab them. Book online at: www.metroarts.com.au/cowboy/

19.01.2022 EXCITING OPPORTUNITY Were looking for a Communication & Marketing Manager to become a full time member of our dynamic team. Are you a contemporary art lover, with great ideas ready to launch Metro Arts into its exciting new future? Check out the job description on our website, or tag a friend who you think would be perfect for the job! ... https://metroarts.com.au/opportunities/ Image: Explain Normal by Daniele Constance. Image by Jorge Sera.

19.01.2022 Rehearsal Studio Sneak Peek Our new rehearsal studios are starting to take shape thanks to Hutchinson Builders. When theyre finished, theyll be two rooms that can be opened up to make one big room. We checked in onsite this week and showed Elizabeth Willing where her commissioned curtains will go. With big floor to ceiling windows looking down on Factory Lane at West Village, we cant wait to see what creative ideas these rooms inspire.

18.01.2022 Happy Holidays! We want to say a heartfelt thank you to our community of artists, arts workers, audiences and friends for supporting us in the transition to the new West End venue, especially in what has been such a massive year of change in so many ways. We’re taking a wee break, but our galleries will reopen on 5 January at 10am and we'll be back in the office shortly following this as we prepare to launch our Jan-Jun 2021 program!... Holiday Hours: Closed 20 Dec - 4 Jan Galleries Re-open Tue 5 Sat 9 Jan | 10am-2.30pm

18.01.2022 CLOSURE UPDATE : Due to the Queensland Government’s new COVID-19 restrictions, Metro Arts is currently closed. We are scheduled to re-open on Tuesday 12 January, pending further public health advice. Stay home and stay safe!

18.01.2022 THIS FRIDAY: Come and see what our artists in residence have been up to across both of our current residency locations, Hope Street, and and Montague Road! Studio artists @ Hope Street: Rose Manning and Olivia Lacey Studio artists @ Montague Road: Christopher Handran, Dhana Merritt, Caitlin Franzmann, Natalie Billing, Amelia McLeash, Daniel Sherrington, and Darcy Williams.... #metroarts #brisbaneartgallery #brisbanecontemproraryart Hosted by: OuterSpace

16.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Delivered as part of Brisbane City Councils Temporary Art Program 2020, is A Connective Reveal Community by Robert Andrew, presented by Brisbane Festival, Brisbane City Council & Metro Arts. In the work, Andrew explores the interconnections, links and the layering within local communities. This kinetic work comprises an intricate mass of liquid filled conduits that weave through Factory Lane above the heads of viewers. Pumping water, ochre, soi...l and minerals through at different intervals, the work will continuously change and evolve over the duration of the festival as the water moves back and forth, staining and settling at different points along its journey. A Connective Reveal Community is a poetic representation of the exquisite complexities and details inherent in the building of community, knowledge and culture. 3 - 27 September | Metro Arts @ West Village. https://metroarts.com.au/a-connective-reveal-community/

15.01.2022 stART Grant Program NOW OPEN! Established to support Queensland independent creative practitioners impacted by COVID-19, Arts Queenslands stART Grant Program is now open. As a delivery partner for the program, Metro Arts is now accepting applications for those of you based in Brisbane. Each successful application will receive a one-off payment of $3,000 which can be put towards creative developments, producer services, creative collaborator fees, purchasing equipment and m...ore! Visit our website for more information, to determine if youre eligible and to apply. Applications close 22 June, midnight! https://metroarts.com.au/start-grant-program If youre based elsewhere in Queensland or your application is music based, visit the Arts Queensland website for information on which delivery partner you should apply through. bit.ly/stART-Grant

14.01.2022 Do you collaborate well with family? Recently siblings Sancintya Mohini Simpson & Isha Ram Das discussed working together ahead of their collaborative project New Old Prayers as part of our Artist in Residence Program. Isha: Collaboration is almost auto-pilot for me. But with you it seems like collaboration is functional or is core to the conceptual grounding of the work. Thats something I really like about working with you. Sancintya: I mostly work intensely with family.... Collaboration forms part of the work of healing through addressing a history of intergenerational trauma, our ancestors experiences and this continuing impact on the present. Read the full discussion here > https://metroarts.com.au/new-old-prayers/ What collaborative art projects have you and your family been working on the past few months? Share with us in the comments below!

13.01.2022 We recently shared one of our two new commissions at West Village, and its our delight to announce our second commissioned artist, Elizabeth Willing. Inspired by food and the culture surrounding it, Lizs work ranges from chocolate wall drawings to potato print paintings and contemporary art dining experiences. For Metro Arts @ West Village, Liz has created a set of curtains for the rehearsal spaces. Her design includes yeast descriptions collected during a 2019 residency at The Australian Wine Institute and an overlay of potato stamping. Image courtesy of Museum of Brisbane, Photo: David Kelly

13.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Experience the magic of fluorescence in... Brainbow Magic & Rainbow Circles (Healing circles) by Hiromi Tango, presented by Brisbane Festival, West Village & Metro Arts. Artist Hiromi Tango seeks to bring comfort and spark joy through the magic of fluorescence in her new art installation, Brainbow Magic. This work continues Hiromis exploration into the therapeutic potential of light, colour and contour through art. All these elements can contribute ...to improved mental wellbeing, easing anxiety and feelings of isolation. Hiromis outdoor masterpiece, Rainbow Circles (Healing Circles), beckons people into a transformative space of joy and wonder. Brightly colouraed luminescent rainbow arches dance and glow in the garden at West Village, calling us to explore what lies over the rainbow. 3 - 27 September | The Common, Gallery Two and Window Gallery, Metro Arts @ West Village. https://metroarts.com.au/brainbow-magic/

13.01.2022 2020 Creative Development Artists Ashleigh Musk and Michael Smith introduce us to and give an update on their project Fertile Ground. A huge thanks to our Art Starters Donor Group who generously support our Creative Development Program. Find out more about Fertile Ground here: ... https://metroarts.com.au/fertile-ground/ See more

13.01.2022 We are so very, VERY close to opening! Our CEO + Creative Director Jo Thomas leads this personal tour of our latest and final sneak-peak of the construction process. Hutchinson Builders have been working their magic with bringing this beautiful new venue to life and we cant wait to unveil the finished product in just a few days.... Video by Lucid Media.

13.01.2022 Join us for tomorrow from 3-7pm for the opening event of our final exhibition for 2020! Bringing together work by Australian and international artists, New for Old uses the figure of an obsolete screen technology to reflect on cycles of technological obsolescence, exhibition design and the relationship between technology and memory. Features work by Jeron Braxton, clunkk and Susan Hawkins, Stanton Cornish-Ward and Trent Crawford, Danny Jarratt, Yuehao Jiang, Daniel McKewen, R...iar Rizaldi and Penelope Umbrico. NEW FOR OLD CURATED BY KYLE WEISE 12 - 18 DEC + 11 - 23 JAN FREE | Gallery One & Gallery Two, Metro Arts metroarts.com.au/new-for-old/

12.01.2022 stART Grant Program opens Monday! Metro Arts is proud to announce that weve joined forces with Arts Queensland as a delivery partner for their $500,000 stART Grant Program. Established to support Queensland independent creative practitioners impacted by COVID-19, the grant program will open 9am THIS MONDAY and close midnight Monday 22 June. ... Were taking applications for those of you based in Brisbane (EOI form will be available on our website from Monday). Find out more information and see if youre eligible here: bit.ly/stART-Grant

12.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Weve moved into our new home at West Village, and to celebrate were having a housewarming lead by artists, and presented by Metro Arts & Brisbane Festival! The first artists to present at Metros new home speak. The first session (The Artists Speak) features special spoken word performance Future Ancestors, and an artist panel where visual artists Robert Andrew, Dale Harding and Elizabeth Willing will discuss their original commissions and current... exhibitions at Metro Arts. Free registration required for this session. For the second session (Housewarming Wander), the house is open so you can wander around our new spaces, see the exhibitions and commissions, take a tour of the back-of-house areas and grab a drink at our new bar. 6 September 6pm - 9pm | Metro Arts @ West Village. FREE - registration required for The Artists Speak. https://metroarts.com.au/housewarming/

12.01.2022 Tickets are now on sale for our Brisbane Festival @ Metro Arts shows! If you want to saddle up and enter the imagined sweeping landscape of a classic old western at Cowboy, dance along with big girl-power energy at The Type, or experience a passionate and triumphant act of personal storytelling at How to Spell Love, then book your tickets now! You can also now register for your free tickets to The Artist Speak (including Future Ancestors) as part of Housewarming! ... https://metroarts.com.au/brisfest-at-metro-arts If you are unwell, please refrain from attending events at Metro Arts.

12.01.2022 When construction meets glam, you get the one and only Jo Twottie Thomas! Jo takes us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of our new home at West Village. Hutchinson Builders have been hard at work, and are bringing the spaces to life a little bit more each day. They look completely different every time we see them, even since this video was filmed just a few weeks ago. ... Stay tuned for more updates soon! We cant wait to open our doors and welcome you inside in September. Video by Lucid Media.

12.01.2022 WANT TO COME AND WORK WITH METRO ARTS? We’re seeking a Lead Producer (Performance) to join our team. Working in collaboration with the Creative Director and other team members, this role will manage a selection of contemporary works and supports Metro Arts’ bold vision to continue our exciting journey of expansion, change, reconnection and reinvigoration.... Applications close: Monday 30 November 2020 / 9am (AEST) Download the position description and application guide here. https://metroarts.com.au/opportunities/

11.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Depicting the journeys of three spoken word artists is... Future Ancestors by Voices of Colour, Digi Youth Arts & Conscious Mic, presented by Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts. Traversing the multitude of intricacies and intersectional complexities within Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pasifika and Indian communities, this moving spoken word piece forges a future of solidarity for all Indigenous people.... Ethan Enoch-Barlow, Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi and Naavikaran present this original short-form performance work, creating a space where all voices can be heard. This performance is part of The Artists Speak @ Housewarming. 6 September, from 6pm | Metro Arts @ West Village. FREE - registration required for The Artists Speak. https://metroarts.com.au/future-ancestors/ Image by Darren Thomas (PhotoCo).

11.01.2022 LIMITED NEW BRIS FEST TICKETS JUST RELEASED: We have just released FINAL tickets for two of our SOLD-OUT Brisbane Festival shows. Due to strict capacity and seating arrangements, these tickets will only be sold in group allocations as per the following set group sizes.... The Type: 10 Sept 7.30pm: One group of 7 12 Sept 7.30pm: One group of 2 13 Sept 2:00pm: One group of 7 How To Spell Love: 17 Sept 7.30pm: Two singles 18 Sept 7.30pm: One group of 3 20 Sept 2:00pm: One group of 5 Bookings must be made over the phone, so if we have your magic number call us Mon-Fri between 9am-5pm to book. Get in quick! 07 3002 7100

11.01.2022 Wow! Weve received a record number of applications for the FOH Attendants and Supervisor positions. Were thrilled that you are all so excited to join the Metro Arts team at our new venue at West Village! However, there are only so many applications our team can read, so please note that the closing date for these two positions has been brought forward to tomorrow (Friday 10 July). If you havent already applied, you can find out more on our website!

10.01.2022 We are officially OPEN! After popping some bubbles last night and officially opening the venue with a cast of beautiful performances, we cant wait to roll out our full festivities over the next three weeks as part of Brisbane Festival Cowboy takes to stage in the New Benner Theatre tomorrow night, but we also have a stunning FREE program of exhibitions and installations.... The beautiful work of Hiromi Tango features in our window gallery, Gallery Two and The Common, within West Village. Hiromi seeks to inspire comfort and joy through the magic of fluorescence, colour and light. Her work is both healing and transformative - a rainbow after the storm. See full visiting times https://metroarts.com.au/brainbow-magic/ #metroarts #brisfest #brisbaneartgallery #brisbanetheatre

10.01.2022 To celebrate the OPENING of our brand new home at West Village, were filling it with performances, exhibitions, installations and more as part of Brisbane Festival! Take part in a dubious social experiment and help save the day. Jump out of your seats and dance along with big girl-power energy. Be immersed in unexpected encounters. Feel comfort and joy under fluorescent rainbows of colour. Saddle up and enter the sweeping landscape of a classic old western. AND MORE! See the full lineup here: https://metroarts.com.au/whats-on/brisfest-at-metro-arts

10.01.2022 Artist-in-Residence Rebecca Ross has been bringing together a constellation of works that originate from deep through, deep storage and deep space as part of her residency Dark Matter(s). Rebecca will host a viewing of the outcomes of her residency with an open studio and exhibition of new work, 3-6pm from 24 - 26 July at our satellite site Metro Arts @ Hope St (66 Hope St, South Brisbane), and youre invited! Find out more here: https://metroarts.com.au/dark-matters/ ... Metro Arts @ Hope Street is proudly sponsored by ARIA Property Group. Please do not attend this event if you are unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms, including cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue or shortness of breath. Maintaining physical distancing requirements is expected at this event and is the individuals responsibility. Thank you for your understanding.

09.01.2022 Tonight we raise our glasses to the official opening of Metro Arts at our new home at West Village in West End. The signage is in, the confetti is sprinkled, the show is ready and we are ready to party! Photos by Dave Kan Photography

09.01.2022 Look up! Our heroes are at risk. Are you ready to step in and save the day? Bring your smartphone to watch this cartoon chaos unfold and be part of the greater good. Avoidable Perils is showing nightly in The Common at West Village.... Drop in any time between 6pm and 9pm to catch the all-ages fun! Proudly projected by Epson and Visual Focus. #avoidableperils #BrisFest #metroarts @counterpilot @BrisbaneFestival @westvillage_brisbane @optikalbloc

07.01.2022 Grab your phone or other portable device and explore four artwork locations to discover quirky characters and magical experiences! Delivered as part of Brisbane City Council's Temporary Art Program 2020, Story Bridge Run is an artwork where audiences can discover augmented reality artworks along this inner-city walking route. Please note, these artworks are best experienced in daylight hours.... STORY BRIDGE RUN by Tara Pattenden and David Spooner 4 13 Dec | Various locations along an inner city running route For further information visit metroarts.com.au/story-bridge-run

07.01.2022 What a week! Our opening weekend celebrations were completed last night by a very special performance of Future Ancestors as part of our Housewarming event. Featuring Ethan Enoch-Barlow, Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi and Naavikaran, this moving spoken word piece forges a future of solidarity for all Indigenous people. Photo by Bec Taylor Photography

07.01.2022 WERE LOOKING FOR CASUAL VENUE STAFF Metro Arts is building enthusiastic professional teams of casual venue staff for our purpose built brand new premises in West Village at West End. Were looking for front of house supervisors, box office & bar attendants and venue technical staff! Do you love contemporary art and performance, interacting with artists, performers and the general public? Check out the job descriptions on our website, or tag a friend who you think would be ...perfect for the job. https://metroarts.com.au/opportunities/ Image by Darren Thomas (PhotoCo)

06.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Be immersed in... Assembly Now by Sally Golding, presented by Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts. Assembly Now is a newly commissioned participatory installation, set to inaugurate Metro Arts Gallery One at West Village, and transform it into a light and sound reactive environment.... Developed as a collaboration between artist Sally Golding and electronic musician and creative technologist Spatial, this immersive work uses the interface of the mirror to elaborate the psychology and technology of emergent algorithmic software, which functions as a contemporary screen filtering our emotions. Visitors will be immersed in a work that plays with perception, interactivity and unexpected encounters. 3 - 27 September | Gallery One, Metro Arts @ West Village. https://metroarts.com.au/assembly-now/

05.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Youre going to love... How to Spell Love by Anisa Nandaula, presented by Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts. Acclaimed poet Anisa Nandaula premieres a distinctive examination of love, relationships and life as a migrant woman in contemporary Australia.... With her signature critical style, Anisa shines a light on the experience of an individual caught in the middle of intersecting political and social structures. Blending evocative poetry, dance and a powerful live percussive score, How to Spell Love is a passionate and triumphant act of personal storytelling. 17 - 19 September | New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts @ West Village. $15 + booking fee, tickets on sale 3 August! https://metroarts.com.au/how-to-spell-love/ Image by Cynthia Lee.

04.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Yee-haw! Introducing, the first work in our New Benner Theatre... Cowboy by Michael Smith & The Farm, presented by Brisbane Festival & Metro Arts. Featuring a mesmerising original score composed by Ben Ely (Regurgitator), set in an imagined sweeping landscape of a classic old western, Cowboy is an interactive, solo contemporary dance work.... From surfing trains to taming horses to wandering the desert, this work unpacks your ability to have a complete, genuine, and meaningful experience as an imagined self. Saddle up and enter the world of Cowboy for a poignantly funny yet sensitive ride. 4 - 6 September | New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts @ West Village. $15 + booking fee, tickets on sale 3 August! https://metroarts.com.au/cowboy/

04.01.2022 BRISFEST @ METRO ARTS Get ready Brisbane... for Avoidable Perils created by Counterpilot with optikal bloc, and presented by Brisbane Festival, West Village & Metro Arts. Bad things are happening and our heroes are at risk! From sharks to laser beams, danger is imminent and the only thing that can stop it is you! If enough bystanders lend their voice, tragedy will be averted - but can anyone be bothered?... Exploring activism in the attention economy and the need for social cooperation, this is a game for you and everyone in your contact list... 4 - 19 September | The Common, West Village. FREE! https://metroarts.com.au/avoidable-perils/ Image by Sean Dowling.

04.01.2022 NEW shows and exhibitions coming your way!! Its not long now We are counting down the days until we welcome you to our brand-new home in West End. Our Brisbane Festival shows are almost sold out, but we have plenty more in store. Our Oct-Dec program is a feast of colour, wonder and down-right fun.... See the full program -> https://metroarts.com.au/whats-on/

03.01.2022 There are SO many hard-working people working behind the scenes to get every show to our stages and galleries. The care for their work is just as detailed and passionate as the performers and creators themselves. Every little bit adds to the art and the audience experience. We love this video. Here’s to the unseen artists. ... #valuethearts #supportthearts #supportlocalarts #metroarts #ArtStartsHere

01.01.2022 Do you have something to share? It may be a memory, an object, a song, a photograph, or a star in the night sky. Our next artist-in-residence, Rebecca Ross, is inviting you to participate in a one-on-one show and tell session called Bringing to Light as part of her residency Dark Matter(s). You can bring something to the studio that you would like to share; something with a dark past, something mysterious. The act of Bringing to Light will be documented and archived. I...f you would like to participate, please fill in this form: https://bit.ly/3g81SlU The Dark Matter(s) residency will act as a microcosmos where Rebeccas visual experiments will be installed to establish dynamic spatial narratives in the gallery space. You can view the outcomes of the residency at the Dark Rooms open studio and exhibition of new work from 3 - 6pm, 24 - 26 July. Find out more: https://metroarts.com.au/dark-matters/