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www.metroarts.com.au Metro Arts is developing the future of Australian contemporary arts practice, now. Championing all contemporary art forms, the two core activities of the organisation are developing and co-presenting contemporary arts. Within the walls of Metro Arts there are artists taking risks, creating, developing, experimenting, and presenting ambitious contemporary art. In addition to th

e artistic program Metro Arts supports the wider artistic community with low cost short and long term venue hire for creative businesses, photo shoots, rehearsals, exhibitions, performances, auditions, forums, celebrations and more.

11/06/2026

TOWNHALL #2 - POSTPONED.

Due to ongoing intermittent rain, we’re postponing tonight’s planned Townhall #2 until we can come together warm and dry.

New date to be announced within the coming month.

10/06/2026

If you want to move with the night.... then check out our 2026 Brisbane Festival program, NIGHT MOVES, exploring what we keep hidden in our darkest corners.

'Shandy' brings a taste of q***r mayhem as our opening night party;

'Choral Cthonics', an exhibition where chanting, murmurs and dones become a force that exceeds the body;

'(In)Sight', an exhibition by Kuweni Dias Mendis and Grant x Wilkes, explores what it means to see and be seen.

And 'The Scramble' by Shaun Johnston, a charged physical duet where exertion, resistance and care collide.

Find out more about each event, and book your ticket now on our website.

Presented in partnership with Brisbane Festival.

Image credits:
IMG 1, 2 & 6: Shandy Party.
IMG 3: Image courtesy of Cicadas.
IMG 4: Image by Niru Mendis.
IMG 5: Image by Andrea Mae.

08/06/2026

ARTS STARTS HERE,
WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU
Young artists need safe places to grow into nationally-respected creative leaders.

Metro Arts can only enable this growth with support from people just like you.

Long before becoming one of Australia’s most respected contemporary performance makers, Natano Fa’anana played, collaborated and found his creative voice at Metro Arts. Today, Natano still brings that same “ratbag” energy back to Metro Arts - as an artist, a community leader, and a member of the Metro Arts board.

This end-of-financial-year, help us develop the next generation of artists as they grow into extraordinary leaders.

DONATE TODAY
https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Video production

03/06/2026

ARTS STARTS HERE
WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU
No matter where you live, you deserve access to bold independent theatre.

Metro Arts can only make this possible with support from people just like you.
Metro Arts was proud to work with THAT Production Company to tour their acclaimed work to more than a dozen venues across regional Queensland - connecting thousands of audience members with award-winning contemporary storytelling.

This end-of-financial-year, help us back more independent companies to take ambitious new work on the road.

DONATE TODAY
https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Video production

28/05/2026

god eater by Jag Popham| 1st - 4th July

Devour the divine. Be devoured.

Join us for the premiere of god eater, a phenomenal new dance/performance work. Contemporary Aotearoan (NZ) dance artist Jag Popham presents god eater, a striking solo work that shifts between explosive physical intensity, stark stillness, and uncanny tenderness.

Driven by a primal, pulsing soundscape, god eater warps perceptions of the body and its limits as Jag seemingly bends between human, creature, and something less easily named. Body encased in a shell that slowly mutates and sheds, the work traces an encounter with forces larger than the self, where distinctions between predator and prey, control and surrender, begin to collapse.

🗓️Season datesgod eater by Jag PophamMetro Arts, New Benner Theatre, West End, Brisbane

🎟️ Book now | Link in bio.
Image: Jade Ellis

god eater was supported by Studio1 through The Workroom Program

27/05/2026

Since the start of the year, Metro Arts has been testing ideas, building momentum, and laying the groundwork for a bold new chapter. With new residencies now underway and major announcements just around the corner, our second Townhall is a chance to reconnect with the sector and share more of what’s been unfolding behind the scenes.

Come have a drink with us, hear what’s coming up, meet some of the people shaping the next phase of Metro Arts, and get across:
_Artist Residencies and creative developments
_A bold new wave of performance seasons and exhibitions
_A dark and sultry Brisbane Festival season
_New recruits and new opportunities
_Partnerships, projects and what comes next
Bring your questions. Bring your ideas. Bring a friend.

https://metroarts.com.au/event/rewiring-townhall-2/
Image: Gorgia Haupt

27/05/2026

We’re seeking a proactive and organised Venue & Technical Coordinator. This dynamic, flexible role provides support to events being presented at Metro Arts’ various venues and facilities, and provides management and delivery of technical services and venue operations across Metro Arts’ multiple sites.

With strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, the successful candidate will bring experience in live performance, venue operations or contemporary arts environments. They will be comfortable balancing practical technical delivery with coordination, planning and operational support across a busy and collaborative arts organisation.

The Venue & Technical Coordinator is a hands-on operational role supporting the delivery of Metro Arts’ artistic program, venue hires and day-to-day technical operations across the organisation’s venues. Working closely with artists, producers, clients and the wider Metro Arts team, the role provides technical support across performances, exhibitions, events and creative development activity, while ensuring venues and technical systems are maintained to a high standard.

Applications close 10am (AEST), Wednesday 17 June. For more information, follow the link:
https://metroarts.com.au/discover-metro-arts/about-us/opportunities/

Image: Unveiling Shadows, photo by Georgia Haupt

26/05/2026

ARTS STARTS HERE,
WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU
The right exhibition at the right moment can change the course of an artist’s career.

And at Metro Arts, these opportunities are only possible with support from people just like you.
In 2017, Warraba Weatherall presented his first solo exhibitions with assistance and advice from Curator Amy-Clare McArthy. Since then, his work has been shown across Australia and internationally, from QAGOMA to Hawai’i.

This end-of-financial-year, donate to Metro Arts to help us back more artists, more residencies and more career-defining creative opportunities.

DONATE TODAY
https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Video production

22/05/2026

ARTS STARTS HERE,
WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU

Thought-provoking, brave art comforts, thrills, and deeply connects us.

And at Metro Arts, it starts with support from people just like you.

Since 2009, Counterpilot have been supported by Metro Arts to make immersive arts experiences with new technology, rich design, and transmedia storytelling.

This end-of-financial-year, donate to Metro Arts to help us back more risk takers, future art makers, and the next generation of developing companies.

DONATE TODAY
https://metroarts.com.au/make-a-donation/

Video production

30/04/2026

One month remains!

Entries for the Churchie Emerging Art Prize 2026 close on 24 May.

We’re proud to be hosting the finalists’ exhibition for a third consecutive year, continuing our partnership with Australia’s longest-running art prize for emerging contemporary artists.

Open to emerging contemporary artists across Australia, the prize offers a $55,000 total prize pool and the opportunity to be showcased on a national stage.

Find out more and apply via the link in bio.

Image credit: Dan McCabe.

28/04/2026

CASUAL PRODUCTION TECH CALL-OUT

We’re seeking local Production Technicians to support upcoming events at Metro Arts.

As a dynamic, multi-arts organisation, we deliver a wide range of events and are interested in hearing from experienced techs who have worked across events, theatre, or festivals.

Key tasks include:
Bump in / bump out
Technical installation and operation
Rigging
Audio and lighting

If you’re interested, please email [email protected] with your CV and availability over the next 3 months.

Image credit: Every Briliant Thing, 2023, THAT Production Company. Photo by PIF Productions.

23/04/2026

Join our team at Metro Arts!

We’re hiring an Operations & Events Assistant to help deliver seamless venue operations and exceptional patron experiences.

This dynamic role works across the full event lifecycle from enquiries, site tours and contracts through to ticketing, stock management, event delivery and on-the-ground support. Alongside hands-on event coordination, this role will also assist with administrative duties including managing email enquiries, drafting contracts and preparing event briefs.

We’re seeking a highly motivated person who thrives in a small collaborative environment, with experience in administration, customer service and event delivery.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, apply and find more information via the link: https://www.metroarts.com.au/for-artists/opportunities/

Applications are open now until Wednesday 20 May, 10:00am (AEST).

Image credit: Georgia Haupt.

11/04/2026

START HERE | A new platform for artists.

START HERE is a year-round platform for artists to introduce themselves, their practice, share opportunities and start the conversation about creating new, experimental, boundary pushing work together – with the support to bring it to life.

Moving away from time-intensive ‘call for proposal’ models with fixed deadlines that don’t always align with capacity or funding, this is an ongoing, always-open invitation. Our team regularly reviews submissions, so bring us in early.

Introduce yourself through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/start-here/

Image Credit: Dance Nation, 2025 THAT Production Company. Photo by ByB'rit Creative.

06/04/2026

Meet the artists undertaking our upcoming SEED FUND Residency and Open Studio.

Tara Pattenden is an artist and creative technologist based in Meanjin (Brisbane), working with tactile electronic instruments, programming, time based media and performance. She is the founder of Cyber Palace and Cyber Bunker, and her research combines wearables with participatory practices to explore how costume-based, audience-worn instruments can enhance engagement and expression during participatory sound works.

Alycia Bennett (aka Anoname) is a multi-disciplinary artist based on Kaurna Land (Adelaide). Their work spans social practice, relational performance, tapestries, installation, sculpture, video and sound. Bennett's practice investigates ideas surrounding commodification of bodies, surveillance, public and private space, and the re-distribution of class and power, informed by autonomy, self-sustaining communities and non-institutional learning.

Join us for the open studio to experience a live showing of new works in progress. Expect something raw, responsive, and still taking shape.

🎟️ FREE EVENT | 6:30pm Thursday, 9 April 2026
📌 Metro Arts, Gallery One
ℹ️ RSVP and find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/workshop/open-studio-alycia-bennett-tara-pattenden/

This Open Studio and SEEDFUND Residency is a collaboration between Metro Arts and Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE).

Images are courtesy of the artist.

04/04/2026

Scene Roulette continues!

Imperfect Creatives’ Scene Roulette, a FREE weekly community event for actors to create, practice and connect, has been extended into April!

Held in our laneway, it’s an opportunity for actors to trade the pressure of prep for the joy of play. Participants spin for a script, workshop a scene and film it, all in one night!

Reserve a spot or just come and watch, grab a drink at the bar and meet other creatives.

📅 From 5pm on the 10th, 17th and 24th of April
📌 Metro Arts Laneway and Bar
More info and the registration link can be found here: https://imperfectcreatives.com/adult-brisbane/free-scene-roulette-brisbane-acting-classes

Images courtesy of Imperfect Creatives.

03/04/2026

Join us as Curator | Last chance to apply

Final call: applications close soon.

We’re looking for someone curious, collaborative and driven to champion new work, support artists, and help shape our artistic program.

Apply by 10:00am, Monday 6 April.

More info via the link: https://metroarts.com.au/for-artists/opportunities/

Image credit: the churchie, install, 2024. Photo by Metro Arts.

01/04/2026

APPLICATIONS OPEN | 2026 Artist in Residence

Our 2026 program offers both time and space, with a dedicated studio at our MAVA Warehouse, working alongside peers and with access to the MAVA Workshop’s cutting-edge fabrication facilities.

The residencies provide an opportunity to experiment, exchange with peers, create new work, and explore how your artistic practice may deepen or evolve.

This year’s program includes four residency opportunities: two for emerging artists and two for mid-career artists.

ℹ️ Applications close Monday 13 April, 10:00am AEST.

Follow the link to learn more and apply: https://metroarts.com.au/for-artists/opportunities/

31/03/2026

OPEN STUDIO // ALYCIA BENNETT & TARA PATTENDEN

Join us for a live showing of new works in progress by artists Alycia Bennett and Tara Pattenden, following their SEED FUND creative residency.

Working across DIY strategies, interactive media, instrument making, sound and performance, Bennett and Pattenden meet here for the first time, not to present finished work, but to test, provoke and unsettle their own processes in real time.

Expect something raw, responsive, and still taking shape.

This Open Studio and SEED FUND Residency is a collaboration between Metro Arts and Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE).

🎟️ FREE EVENT | 6:30pm Thursday, 9 April 2026
📌 Metro Arts, Gallery One
ℹ️ RSVP and find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/workshop/open-studio-alycia-bennett-tara-pattenden/

Image credit: Input Output, ACE. Photo by Morgan Sette.

18/03/2026

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2026 | Applications Now Open

We are excited to announce applications are now open for the Metro Arts 2026 Visual Artists in Residence Program. The program offers dedicated time and space at our MAVA Warehouse to experiment, make and exchange with peers, alongside curatorial and organisational support.

Our ambition is that the residency is a space of mutual exchange and dialogue, with studio visits, open days, community gatherings and open experiments that share and celebrate process.

With residencies from 6-12 months in duration, there is no expectation of a finished outcome. We are, however, open to conversations about future exhibitions in our 2027 program with new bodies of work developed during the residency.

Open to contemporary artists, the program includes opportunities for both emerging and established artists. We’re seeking those who are future-focused; reframing, reinventing and reinterpreting form; ambitious, curious and unafraid.

ℹ️ Applications Close 13 April, 10am (AEST).

More details and how to apply can be found through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/for-artists/opportunities/

16/03/2026

This Thursday is our first Townhall for 2026, where we will be sharing what we've been up to, and what’s happening at Metro Arts as we get into 2026.

We’ve got lots to share, including:
Arts Queensland and Creative Australia funding outcomes,
our new national Program Advisory Group,
recruitment for our new Curator position,
call outs for emerging & mid-career Artists in Residence Program 2026,
opportunities for performance makers,
national and international program partnerships,
a new way to share your work and opportunities with us,
and more.

Join us for a drink and a conversation, then stay for the one night only return of FEMIOKE (feminist karaoke). Hosted by local feminist and karaoke desperado Amy-Clare.

More info and RSVP through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/event/rewiring-townhall-1/

🎟️ Townhall is FREE, RSVP preferred
📅 6:00pm, Thursday, 19 March 2026
📌 Metro Arts, the Laneway
ℹ️ FEMIOKE is a ticketed event

Images by Georgia Haupt.

14/03/2026

Meet the host and creator of the upcoming FEMIOKE.

Amy-Clare is a Meanjin (Brisbane)-based curator and currently the Gallery Manager at Milani Gallery and curator of Carpark Gallery. No stranger to Metro Arts, Amy-Clare was the Exhibitions Program Curator here from 2013–17 where she created and hosted the first edition of FEMIOKE.

Don’t miss its return here at Metro Arts.

🎟️ BOOK NOW, tickets are $12!
📅 7:30pm, 19 March 2026
📌 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts

Book now and find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/event/femioke/

11/03/2026

Why is public art important now?

"These days the population is bombarded with ‘content’, but how much of this is really a conscious engagement with culture and how much is just another mode of consumption? Public spaces, and the discourse around them, are a great place to bring some of these tensions and possibilities to the fore as they are physical spaces we all share.

I think art and culture in public spaces is a great way to surprise people and get them thinking at a time they might not have expected."
– Dan Koop

Designed for a small cohort of artists, this workshop will focus on how your practice can respond to place, activate space and create meaningful encounters. Curious?

Whether you're a visual artist, performance maker, or any kind of creative - join us for our FREE upcoming workshop ‘(Un)Disciplined Works’.

📅 21–22 March 2026
📍 Metro Arts Studios, West Village
ℹ️ Applications close Thursday, 12 March at 9:00am AEST.

Find out more and apply through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/workshop/undisciplined-works-by-dan-koop/

Photos courtesy of the artist.

10/03/2026

The after-party to International Womens Day!

FEMIOKE began as a DIY feminist karaoke night in 2016, created and hosted by Amy-Clare in partnership with artist-run initiative LEVEL and Metro Arts as part of International Women’s Day, an after-party to LEVEL’s 'We Need to Care' forum.

10 years later, and almost to the day, FEMIOKE returns for ONE MORE NIGHT, once again hosted by local icon and karaoke desperado Amy-Clare.

Come celebrate the after-party to this year's International Women's Day, bring your mum, work pals and girlfriends, and get ready to sing your beloved fem-anthems loud and proud at this feel-good night of empowering karaoke!

Tickets are only $12 OR prepare your favourite duet with a 2-for-$20 deal!

📅 7:30pm, 19 March 2026
📌 New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts

Book now and find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/event/femioke/

05/03/2026

Meet Dan Koop, facilitator of our upcoming (un)disciplined works: Public Social Art in Brisbane

Dan is an artist, producer and facilitator working nationally and internationally across multi-arts organisations and festivals. With extensive knowledge and and experience in the sector, he has hosted conferences and led workshops, working as a conduit between community groups and arts organisations.

While at Melbourne Fringe, Dan commissioned a number of city-spanning public art activations, including Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey’s Pivot (2017), a live art conversation kick-starter in the form of six talking seesaws at Federation Square, and Robin Fox’s Sky Light (2016), a city-scale sculpture and sound installation presented across the Melbourne CBD using 16 lasers and more than 50 buildings.

If you're an artist, designer, maker or creative of any discipline and interested in public social art, this workshop is for you.

FREE with access via applications.

📅 21–22 March 2026
📍 Metro Arts Studios, West Village
ℹ️ Applications are now open and close Thursday, 12 March.

For more info and to apply, visit the Metro Arts website: https://metroarts.com.au/workshop/undisciplined-works-by-dan-koop/

Image Credits:
IMG1: Courtesy of the artist.
IMG2: Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey’s Pivot, 2017, Video Documentation.
IMG3: Robin Fox’s Sky Light, 2016. Photo by Max Miline

25/02/2026

Join us for the one night only return of FEMIOKE (feminist karaoke!), following our first Metro Arts REWIRING Townhall.

Hosted by local feminist and karaoke desperado, Amy-Clare, come along for this banging and joyful sing-along night, combining the intimacy of a private karaoke room, with the energy of a big crowd.

Bring friends and family to come sing your beloved fem-anthems loud and proud at this feel-good night of empowering karaoke!

🎟️ Ticketed Event
📅 7:30pm, 19 March
📌New Benner Theatre, Metro Arts

Book now and find out more through the link: https://metroarts.com.au/event/femioke/

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