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Lifestyle
Arts

Art parties

Cocktail bar Gin Social launches
a new monthly event series
called Art Party, with works
curated by Black Square Arts.
As a young crayfisherman, Badu Island’s
Joseph Au was always most wary of
hammerhead sharks. They are the most
feared in the waters of the Torres Strait,
known for their speed and stealth. “I
would always keep an eye out for the
hammerhead,” he recalls with more than
a hint of understatement.
It is this vivid first-hand experience About Gin Social
working in the traditions of his family Featuring over 40 of the world’s best gins,
and culture that are represented in Gin Social is the stylish, laidback cocktail
Joseph’s striking black and white linocut bar at the Hilton Cairns. You can grab a
prints. In a new collaboration between creative cocktail, wine or beers and relax
Gin Social and Black Square Arts, works with good vibes and great tunes in the
by Joseph Au will be featured at the air-conditioned comfort of the Hilton.
cocktail bar in the Hilton Cairns during
April and May. MORE: ginsocial.com.au
Joseph founded Badu Art Centre with the
support of other artists, and his
continued involvement in the functioning “We will continue to preserve our culture
whether it be in artworks or story telling
of the Centre and dedication to cultural or dancing,” Joseph said. “If you have an About Black Square Arts
maintenance have been integral to its opportunity to visit Badu Island, do so,
ongoing success. Black Square Arts (BSA) is an arts,
and we will make you feel comfortable community and cultural development
and share with you our culture and company based in Cairns, servicing clients
everyday lifestyle…we’ll make you feel Australia wide. The BSA team is committed
welcome and you’ll see for yourself we are to delivering services that promote
striving to keep our culture strong.” self-determination, community
BSA, a local company with a vision to empowerment, opportunity and growth.
grow regional and remote industry MORE: blacksquarearts.com
capacity in the arts, will curate the new
series of exhibitions. Founder Charles
Street said the Gin Social exhibitions will
feature works from emerging and For an invite to the new series of Gin
professional artists, exposing Far North Social Art Parties, email your name to
Queensland artists to local and [email protected]
Joseph Au
international audiences.