What is the Mayo Arts Festival?
The Mayo Arts Festival is a free one-day multi-arts celebration showcasing Brisbane artists and artisans and student exhibitions and performances in art, dance, drama and music.
The festival is named in honour of 168¿ª½±¹ÙÍø’s Old Girl Daphne Mayo MBE (1908), who was a leading Australian female artist most prominently known for the sculptured tympanum above the entrance to Brisbane City Hall. The festival celebrates artistic endeavour in all its forms with a particular focus on three-dimensional art.
The festival features rides, activities, food trucks, a bar, market stalls and performances.
Download the program and map (PDF 1.2MB) to plan your day out.
What to expect?
Rides
Petrie Street will be taken over with rides between 11am to 5pm including:
- a rock-climbing wall
- Super Flyer chairs
- Kombi Ride
- laser skirmish
- animal farm (11am to 3pm)
To enjoy the fun of the rides, you will need to purchase an all-inclusive armband or individual ride tickets.
Take advantage of the early bird discount by purchasing your armband before Friday 26 July at 12pm.
All-inclusive wristbands will be available for purchase on the day in addition to individual ride tickets.
In Conversation with Lindy Lee
We are thrilled to announce that one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists Lindy Lee AO will be in attendance at the Mayo Arts Festival this year.
With a practice spanning over four decades, Lindy Lee has a well-established reputation in Australia, and widespread international recognition, exhibiting in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore. Her significant public works include Secret World of a Starlight Ember at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Life of Stars at the Art Gallery of South Australia; The Garden of Cloud and Stone in Sydney's Chinatown; Life of Stars: Tenderness of Rain, at the Zheng Zhou Cultural Centre, China; and she has significant projects currently under development throughout Australia and Asia, most notably 'Ouroboros' for the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary.
We invite you to join us for a very special event with Lindy and arts writer and curator Alison Kubler. ‘In conversation with Lindy Lee’ will take place during the festival between 12pm and 12:45pm.
Tickets are extremely limited and on sale now - $30 students/$40 adults
Food and Beverages
Some of the best food trucks in Brisbane will line up to serve a delicious array of food.
Potato Slinkys - It's everyone's festive fave - an amazing potato spiral, just like chips on a stick. You will find these on Petrie Street, near the rides.
Samurai Kitchen - Delicious Japanese style fried rice. Find them on Circular Drive.
Bill's Burgers - serving up succulent gourmet burgers. Find them on Circular Drive.
Dippin Dots - Find them on Petrie Street, near the rides.
Tipple and Tamper Coffee - Serving up delicious coffee on Circular Drive.
OMG Decadent Donuts - Terrace 2
Roam'In Pizza - woodfired pizzas on Circular Drive.
Gelato a Go-Go - Circular Drive.
BBQ - Serving delicious breakfast options on Terrace 2.
Fairy Floss and Popcorn sponsored by Aspiring Talent - Barley Sugar Garden
Lollies and Chips Stall sponsored by Aspire Mortgage and Finance - In Eton Courtyard
Year 6 Bake Sale sponsored by Clear Insurance - located in the Piazza
Snow Cones - In Eton Courtyard
Year 3 Soft drinks and Water sponsored by Evercare and Secondary Softdrinks and Water - located on Terrace 2 and in Eton Courtyard
Market Stalls
Shop over 30 artisan market stalls selling homewares, jewellery, small sculpture, ceramics, fashion and more including:
Barbara Heath - Jeweller to the Lost
Carly Scoufos
Dainty Little Creations
Deb Mostert
Paula Boo Studios
Ronelle Clarke
Shut Up and Relax Ceramics
Two Plums Design
Jimena Alejandra
This and That Styling
Music Performances
Enjoy music and dance performances by our 168¿ª½±¹ÙÍø's students between 12pm and 7pm on the stage on Circular Drive, sponsored by Brisbane Festival.
Drama showcases will be held in V101 at 1pm and 4pm.
Visual Art displays
Our Visual Arts students will exhibit their work in and around the Arts Centre Foyer.
| Year Level/Artist |
Artwork |
Location |
| Year 5 |
Bin chickens |
Circular Drive gardens |
| Year 6 |
3D faces |
Arts Centre Gallery |
| Year 7 |
Ceramic pots |
CD01 and CD02 |
| Year 8 |
Lino prints |
CD01 and CD02 |
| Art Club |
Various artworks |
Deck outside CD02 |
| Year 9 |
Still life paintings |
Arts Centre Gallery near V103 |
| Year 10 |
Social comment paintings on canvas |
Arts Centre Gallery |
| Year 11 |
Thancoupie works |
Arts Centre Gallery |
| Year 12 |
Self-led works |
Arts Centre Gallery |
| 168¿ª½±¹ÙÍø's Visual Art Staff |
Paintings and mixed media |
Arts Centre Foyer |
| Mayo Art Competition Finalists |
Paintings and prints |
Arts Centre Foyer |
Raffle
Thanks to the generosity of so many donors, there is over $14,000 worth of prizes up for grabs in the Festival raffle. You don’t need to be attending the event to enter.
Thank you to the many families and businesses that have donated items for the raffle including jeweller Barbara Heath, the Alford family, Cool Cabanas, Brisbane Festival, Jimena Alejandra, Lancaster & Co Beauty Therapy, the Comiskey family, Carys Martin, Earth Fibre, Essential Earthing, jeweller Hannah Tempany, Dainty Little Creations, VESTIRSI, Status Quan, The Goodnight Co., Two Plums Design, Alan Innes, This and That Styling, Cath’s Crafts, Tula Homeware, Wild Baskets, Catherine’s Kitchen, L’Nor Designs, Silver Corvidae and TR Jewellery Design, Paula Boo Studio, Clear Insurance, Alcie May, The Athlete’s Foot, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Carly Scoufos, Story Bridge Hotel, Shut Up and Relax Ceramics, Cacycat, Itsy Betsy Shop, Hey Good Looking, Jacinta Stewart, Claudia Mazzotta, Coco Cabanas, Kraftie Chickie, Robyn Ready and Short Stuff Creations.
Thank you to our sponsors of this year's Mayo Arts Festival
Mayo Supporters
Supported
by the Lord Mayor's Community Fund and the Hamilton Ward Office
Stall Sponsors