Metro Arts – an independent arts centre at the heart of Brisbane – is about to start a new chapter at its new home in West End. But this is just one of many changes this resilient organisation has made its own.
For 40 years, Metro Arts inhabited 109 Edward Street, a six-storey building built in 1989, which has served as warehouse for household goods, biscuits, hats, supplies during World War II and – later, government offices and, finally, Brisbane Community Arts Centre.
No record can capture every moment – every coffee shared, every spark ignited, every alliance formed, every risk taken, every show rehearsed, exhibited or staged. But through the voices of over 40 Metro community members, Art Starts Here: 40 Years of Metro Arts charts the living history of Metro Arts, from its gutsy DIY beginnings to its bright future.
SOFT COVER 171 PAGES
RELEASE DATE 4 September, 2020
PUBLISHED BY Metro Arts
PURCHASE www.metroarts.com.au/book