2—24 Sep
Brisbane's Art Boat
Brisbane Festival and Northshore Brisbane present
The float away hit of Brisbane Festival 2021 is back!
Brisbane's Art Boat returns for a celestial floating art experience featuring stunning installation, The Spheres by internationally renowned visual artist Lindy Lee.
Brisbane's Art Boat features the city's most unique on-water bar and performance program, with a curated program that responds to the artwork, including an evocative soundscape by Yuggera and Turrbal man and Tribal Experiences Managing Director, Shannon Ruska and a specially commissioned sound work from Lawrence English. Lindy’s stunning installation also features lighting design by Daniel Anderzipf.
This year, Brisbane’s Art Boat will embark on special midnight, dawn and mindfulness cruises. Brisbane’s Northshore will transform into an immersive riverfront hub for Brisbane Festival. As the sun sets, the precinct will be enlivened with performances, a pop-up riverside bar and tasty eats. Food and beverage options are also are available onboard the Art Boat.
BRISBANE'S ART BOAT
The Spheres Artist Lindy Lee
Project Management & Fabrication Urban Art Projects
The Spheres Sound Composition Lawrence English, Room40
First Nations Storytelling Shannon Ruska, Tribal Experiences
Sound Design Guy Webster
Lighting Design Daniel Anderzipf
Australasian Dance Collective
Performers Jack Lister, Lonii Garnons-Williams, Lilly King, Harrison Elliott, Chase Clegg-Robinson
Choreographer and Rehearsal Director Gabrielle Nankivell
Artistic Director Amy Hollingsworth
Camerata
Performers Brendan Joyce (Violin), Jonny Ng (Violin), Gregory Daniel (Viola), Katherine Philp (Cello), Marian Heckenberg (Double Bass)
Artistic Director Brendan Joyce
Laniakea II
Composer Corrina Bonshek
Performer Michael Askill
Sound Designer Anna Whitaker
The Huxleys
Performers Will Huxley and Garrett Huxley
This project is supported through the Giving Program by Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax AC.
#Select your experience
Choose your route
Loops, port to port or a once-in-a-lifetime Art Boat Experience.
Pick a performance
Special guest artists Akosia, The Huxleys and more.
A mindfulness experience by Steve Pozel
The Art of Deep Looking
Sun 18 Sep, 8:30am
Through mindful practices explore new ways in which art can be an extraordinary means to communicate what words cannot.
A unique experience to greet the day
Coming To Our Senses
Wed 21 Sep, 5am
Lie down, taste and touch nature’s grandeur, listening deeply and exploring as the dawn breaks over the Brisbane River.
Northshore fun for the whole family
Brisbane's Art Boat Free Open Sessions
Tuesdays, 5pm – 8pm
Explore the stunning installation The Spheres while Brisbane's Art Boat is docked at Northshore Brisbane with free music entertainment.
The Spheres by Lindy Lee
Internationally renowned visual artist, Lindy Lee brings her stunning installation aboard Brisbane's Art Boat for a truly immersive, celestial art, light and sound experience. Intentionally slow to impart their secrets, Lindy's work is inspired by symbolic gestures and processes that call on the element of chance to produce a galaxy of images that embody the intimate connections between human existence and the cosmos.
The Spheres takes its cue from Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, who speculated that celestial bodies caused vibrations as they coursed majestically through the heavens. Just as the vibrations of harp strings cause musical notes to reverberate, moons, stars and planets also reverberate to create harmonic sounds. Pythagoras termed this the ‘Music of the Spheres’.
#Schedule
By sunrise or sunset, a celestial experience awaits.
How to get there
Northshore, Brisbane ›
Maritime Green
147B MacArthur Ave,
Hamilton QLD 4007
Brisbane's Art Boat Departure Information
Northshore, Brisbane Departures
Maritime Green
147B MacArthur Ave,
Hamilton QLD 4007
All ticket-holders are required to arrive by the time on their ticket. Time for boarding is included.
South Bank Departures
410 Stanley St,
South Brisbane QLD 4101
All ticket-holders are required to arrive by the time on their ticket. Time for boarding is included.
The boat is moored along the river, in front of the pool area near the South Bank Piazza and BOQ Festival Garden.
Journey planner
There are ferry stops and bus stops nearby. Plan your public transport journey using the Translink Journey Planner.
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