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Outer Space, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley (2025)

26/06/2025

Switching things up, friends!

For our next crit session of the season, we’re trying a new approach - spots are limited and available until tickets are exhausted. If our upcoming guest facilitator feels aligned with your practice, feel free to claim a seat. Just a gentle reminder to consider whether this session is the right fit for you, others may really benefit too.

We are delighted to be joined by incredible curator and artist, Katina Davidson for a face-to-face session on Saturday 19 July from 9:30am - 12:30pm, at the - home to the Outer Space main gallery.
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Katina Davidson (Kullilli/Yuggera) is Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane where she curated 'mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson' 2024, and co-curated major exhibitions ‘Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art’ 2022-23, and ‘Mavis Ngallametta: Show Me the Way to Go Home’ 2020. She recently arrived home after a 6-month residential Fellowship at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville USA, where she curated 'In the Beginning: Paintings by Senior Artists of the Spinifex Arts Project' 2025.
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Crit Sessions are a unique opportunity to develop your emerging, early or mid-career visual arts or curatorial practice with constructive feedback and discussions on your works or works-in-progress from some of Australia's leading artists, curators and industry professionals. This professional development series provides artists with valuable insights which are often hard to find outside of educational institutions.⁠
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These events are free with a very limited capacity. We intend for the sessions to be accessible, inclusive and supportive environments for creative and professional growth. ⁠
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Head to https://www.outerspacebrisbane.org/events-1 for more details and to secure your seat. If tickets are all gone, you can still join the waitlist via the form provided. And if something comes up and you can’t attend, please release your ticket so someone else has the chance to jump in 🏃‍♀️

📸 Image credit: C.Callistemon, QAGAOMA

22/06/2025

Join us for a night of incredible insight and exploration of the arts with the first guest of our 2025 ‘Making of’ series; One of Australia's leading artists - Megan Cope 🗨️⁠
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Through this platform we invite celebrated arts professionals and artists to share their early career explorations, as well as the significant opportunities, processes and decisions that've nurtured their growth in the industry 🖼️⁠

Megan Cope is a Quandamooka artist from Moreton Bay/Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). Her site-specific sculptural installations, paintings, and video works investigate issues relating to colonial histories, the environment, and mapping practices. Her work often resists prescribed notions of Aboriginality and examines psychogeographies that challenge the grand narrative of ‘Australia’ and our sense of time and ownership in a settler-colonial state.

Her recent solo exhibitions include Whispers, Sydney Opera House (2023) and Fractures and Frequencies, UNSW Galleries, Sydney (2021). Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry, Sharjah; Hawai’i Triennial 25: Aloha Nō, Honolulu (2025); Soils, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2024); proppaNOW: There Goes the Neighbourhood!, Vera List Centre, New York City (2023); Busan Biennale 2022: We, On The Rising Wave, Busan; and Reclaim the Earth, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2022).

She is a member of Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW, recipients of the 2022–24 Jane Lombard Prize for Arts and Social Justice. In 2024, she received the Creative Australia Award for Emerging and Experimental Arts and in 2017–19, she was the official Australian War Artist, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. She is represented by Milani Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane.

WHEN: Thursday 24 July | 6:00PM - 7:00PM⁠

WHERE: Griffith University Art Museum

FREE | ALL WELCOME | BAR SERVICE FROM 5:30PM

Limited capacity - please secure your tickets! https://events.humanitix.com/making-of-session-w-megan-cope 🔗

Megan and her dog Djalo on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), Quandamooka Country, 2020. Image courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane. Photo: Rhett Hammerton.

The 2025 'Making of' series is presented in partnership between Outer Space and the Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM).

19/06/2025

See what's sprawled across the Judith Wright Arts Centre Facade from 5:30pm - 11:30pm each evening, from 14 June - 11 July 2025 🌃

Dylan Bolger presents Leaf SZN: Reflects 🍁🪞 an adaptation from his one-hundredth and final work of the macaranga leaf from 2021-2024. The work serves as a visual metaphor, embodying the repopulation and regenerative qualities inherent in the pioneer species, mirroring the resilience and dynamism of Country.

Dylan Bolger is a proud Maiawali, Karuwali, Pitta-Pitta, and Gomeroi artist and arts worker who combines his creativity with technical expertise to honor his culture. Through his multifaceted practice, he pushes artistic boundaries to deliver ambitious and culturally rich works.

The projection was adapted from a photo taken by Joe Ruckli of a work Dylan Bolger created as Artist in Residence at Museum of Brisbane (MoB). MoB's Artist in Residence program is supported by Tim Fairfax AC. The one-hundredth edition of the Leaf SZN series can be viewed at the Museum of Brisbane until August 2025.

To read more about Bolger, and view the full gallery, head to www. outerspacebrisbane.org⁠ or visit 📍 420 Brunswick St & Cnr, Berwick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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📸Cian Sanders

19/06/2025

The Outer Space x Fish Lane Art Market is back! 🎨✨

Join us on Saturday 12 July, 2-5pm at Town Square, Fish Lane Arts Precinct for an afternoon of art, music & good vibes 🪩

Browse ceramics, textiles, prints, jewellery & more from local makers, with tunes by a live DJ and sips from KiKi Kiosk 🎶🍹

Free to attend & open to all! Hit the link in bio to RSVP and lock it into your calendar - you won’t want to miss this! 📅

YOUR LINE-UP:

Sunday Jemmott
Bailey Abbato
Ritual Press
Gemma Traynor
Busy Head
Zartisha Davis
Bee Dewar .dewar.art
Emily Puxty
Ashlee Becks www.ashleebecksart.com
Sinclair Bijker Sinclairbijkerceramics.com
George Park (Nature of Mercury)
Jimmy (Sada Sata)
Naomi (the sewloist) www.thesewloist.com
Jewellery by Xiao
Katie Bourchier

This event is proudly presented in partnership between Outer Space and Fish Lane Arts Precinct, working together to support and showcase local artists within Magandjin/ Brisbane’s vibrant creative community.

📷 Keemon Williams

16/06/2025

MEET TAY⛓🌟⁠
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We are elated to announce our new Exhibitions Officer - Tay Haggarty!⁠

Tay Haggarty (they/them) is a Magandjin/Brisbane-based artist and arts facilitator whose practice is grounded in experimental approaches to contemporary art. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from Queensland University of Technology and a postgraduate degree in Public Art from Monash University, Tay brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented sensibility to both their creative and collaborative work.

Over the past decade, Tay has played a vital role in supporting emerging artists and fostering DIY arts communities. They have co-directed various artist-run initiatives including DRIVER ARI, CUTBAIT Cinema, and CLUTCH Collective — creating platforms for dialogue, experimentation, and visibility.

Tay is starting in the role this week, so if you see them around be sure to say hello! 👋 Visit https://www.outerspacebrisbane.org/about to read more about Tay and to learn more about the Outer Space team!

10/06/2025

We have news. The bittersweet kind 🥲 It’s with both gratitude and a hint of sadness that we share that today we say goodbye to our team member, Jordan.

Many of you know Jordan Azcune, as a practicing artist and educator who has made quite an impact in the art sphere over the last decade. Although his time with Outer Space was short, his impact was anything but. As our Exhibition Officer, Jordan was responsible for helping coordinate and deliver exhibitions, working closely with artists to support the development, planning, and installation of exhibitions within our main gallery, while ensuring a seamless visitor experience and alignment with the gallery’s creative vision.

Jordan has brought energy, creativity, and a fresh perspective to our team - helping artists elevate their vision in more ways than one! Swipe through to see a few of our favourite moments of Jordan’s time in the OS team.

He has some exciting opportunities on the horizon, and we can’t wait to see where they take him.

Join us in wishing Jordan all the best in this next chapter 💛

06/06/2025

FINAL WEEK →🏙️🏃🏽

Blatt & Matonelli: Mosaic Morphologies is in its final week, illuminating the Judith Wright Arts Centre Belltower from 5:30pm - 11:30pm each evening until 13 June 2025.

Find us📍Corner of Berwick Street & Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley

Drive past & look up (if stopped & safe to do so!)
Walk past & look up (if safe to do so, on the pedesterian)
Not local? look up the documented projection via 🔗 ⤴️

The artists, Katherine Palella & Sirena Varma would like to acknowledge Thomas Oliver (Photography), Jade Shanley (Pottery Mentoring), Vacant Assembly (Studio Space) and Clay School (Kiln Firing).

Documented by Charlie Hillhouse

05/06/2025

Swap a coffee. Keep us orbiting ☕🌀⤵️

It’s not easy to ask.
We know there are so many urgent causes, so many voices in need of support. And in a time when everything costs more, it’s hard to know where to give - or if you even can 😌

If you are in a position to give, even just a little, it will make a difference.
Outer Space is a not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation in Magandjin (Brisbane). We offer almost everything for free - exhibitions, artist talks, workshops, and professional development - to keep art open and accessible for everyone.

But behind the scenes, it takes a lot to hold this space together.
We rely mostly on grants, which are uncertain and competitive. That’s why, this EOFY, we’re turning to you 🔄

For the first time, every donation over $2 is tax-deductible 💸 and when you donate before the end of financial year on 30 June 2025, you’ll automatically receive an email with a receipt to claim on your next tax return. Outer Space now holds Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.

Even the price of a coffee helps. When you give, you’re not just supporting a gallery, you’re sustaining a platform that champions experimentation, risk-taking, and the independent voices that shape our cultural landscape.

Support:
🌱 A platform for experimentation
🎨 Artist-led exhibitions & residencies
🗣️ Public events, talks & performances
🤝 Mentorship, artist fees & materials

💌 Donate before 30 June to make it count on your tax return

This isn't just about funding a gallery 🖼️
It’s about giving room to the voices shaping the future of culture.
It’s about keeping art free, accessible, and alive.

Head to https://outerspace.squarespace.com/config/pages🔝💌

💬 If this resonates, share it to your Stories, send it to a friend, or maybe even ask your boss if your workplace has any funds that need a worthy place to go before EOFY.

04/06/2025

Our new main gallery exhibition, ‘Ghost in the Machine’ by Celacious666, Rainer Ciar, Fei Gao and Kalanjay Dhir opened this week!
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If you missed the opening, be sure to drop by Wed-Sat from 10AM - 5PM to explore the exhibition 🪟

Tess Bakharia, a writer and curator interested in decolonial discourse, digital structures, the decentralisation of contemporary experience and the reimagining of speculative futures, further deep dives into the themes of the show. Here's a snippet 💬

‘Ghost in the Machine is a meditation on digital space, reconstructed in the physical world. What does it mean to conflate the digital and physical realms? We consider these worlds as separate: the digital world - a speculative, alternate reality, and the physical world - the ‘real’ world. In actuality these worlds, which are increasingly entwined, are intrinsic to each other. The boundaries between ghost and machine have become blurred.’

‘Built on a utopic dream, the digital world quickly evolved into a dystopian simulacrum of society. Now a techno-capitalist monopoly, where participation costs one’s data, autocracy and censorship are ubiquitous and The Cloud drains natural resources, the internet isn’t what it once was. In this ‘1984’ surveillance machine, ‘I am the avatar, and the avatar is me’ adopts new meaning. While digital spaces offer new ways of being, unhindered by the limitations of time and matter, we are entrapped by the same realities we so desperately aim to shed. What happens when ‘big brother’ exists inside our intimate fantasies? Where do we find utopic release?’

To read the full exhibition text, learning more about the collective show, amongst each artists integrated practice, head to https://www.outerspacebrisbane.org/program/ghostinthemachine 🖇️

Documentation: Louis Lim

31/05/2025

🎬 CALL OUT OPEN — VIDEO COMMISSION 🎬

Outer Space is partnering with Composite: Moving Image Agency (Naarm/Melbourne) to commission a new short-form video work by a Queensland-based emerging, early or mid-career artist!

We’re seeking proposals from artists working in video, experimental film, and screen-based practices. The selected artist will undertake a 4-month development period (July–Nov 2025) with curatorial support and national presentation outcomes:

🖥 Premiere at Composite, Naarm in November
🌐 Digital screening via Outer Space
🎓 Mentorship + feedback from both organisations

We are seeking proposals that are critically engaged, conceptually rigorous, and responsive to the contemporary moment.

Applications close 11:59pm AEST, Mon 23 June 2025

🔗Visit https://www.outerspacebrisbane.org/outer-space-composite-video-commission-2025 for full details + how to apply!

23/05/2025

Are you an Outer Space Volunteer?

🤝💟Thank You!

This National Volunteer Week, we want to extend our sincere thanks to the incredible volunteers who help keep Outer Space in orbit! 🌌

Whether you're assisting in the gallery, helping with de-installs and installations, or ensuring our events run smoothly, your generosity, dedication, and time are truly invaluable. Outer Space wouldn’t be what it is without your support.

A special shoutout to our stellar 2025 volunteers!
⭐ Maria
⭐ Phaedra
⭐ Emily
⭐ Tiarni
⭐ Rosemary
⭐ Clare
⭐ Kate
⭐ Bruna
⭐ Trinidad
⭐ Lucy
⭐ Emelia
⭐ Brodie
⭐ Natalie
⭐ Rhiannon
⭐ Lulu
⭐ Katsi
⭐ Alexandra
⭐ Irene
⭐ Vee
⭐ Bailey
⭐ Imogen

Your contribution helps shape a vibrant, accessible, and thriving arts community. So, thank you!

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