Brisbane City Council’s Botanica: Contemporary Art Outside will light up Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens from 20-29 May 2022. The contemporary event celebrates Australia’s leading contemporary artists and designers.
As the sun sets over Brisbane’s iconic urban skyline, Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens will come to life with state-of-the-art projections, unexpected installations and interactive artworks to captivate children and adults. Enjoy Botanica Live Nights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings during the festival with additional activations, music, food trucks and an outdoor bar.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Botanica has become one of the city’s most popular outdoor exhibitions captivating over 70,000 visitors last year.
“Botanica continues to build on its popularity in 2022 with an impressive line-up of 11 artworks in the program including state-of-the-art projections, unexpected installations and interactive pieces created by leading artists such as Leila Honari, Julie Monro-Allison and Tim Gruchy,” Cr Schrinner said.
“We are delighted to bring this exhibition to life in the beautiful surrounds of our City Botanic Gardens, offering a multi-sensory experience suitable for the whole family.”
“The event is free to the public and includes guided twilight walks, the popular children’s discovery trail, live artwork creation where you can contribute to an exhibit, interactive workshops and talks. As well as delicious food trucks and an outdoor bar on Friday to Sunday evenings”.
Botanica Producer, Bella Ford, said the exhibition was a wonderful fusion of contemporary art and nature thanks to its unique setting.
“Botanica initiates a sense of discovery and wonder and invites the community to be part of a conversation about our evolving city,” Ms Ford said.
“Each artwork has been carefully selected to create an experience that melds art, science, and technology to reflect the history of our city and explore contemporary themes of sustainability and innovation.”
The event is free to the public and includes guided twilight walks, the popular children’s discovery trail, live artwork creation where you can contribute to an exhibit, interactive workshops and talks. As well as delicious food trucks and an outdoor bar on Friday to Sunday evenings
When: 20-29 May 2022
Where: Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Botanica is a free event.
Botanica 2022 is presented by Brisbane City Council and produced by Museum of Brisbane.
For more information, visit brisbane.qld.gov.au
