Papergirl

Overview

If there’s one thing I’d like to bring back from ‘the way things used to be’, it would be the presence of the paper boy, except that instead of delivering the community paper (which tends to end up becoming part of the front garden), the kid that’s too young for a real job but too old for pocket money would deliver something you were actually interested in.

For one day, For Us By Us is doing exactly that. Drawing from a concept originally started in Berlin, Papergirl is a project that invites everyone – be you artist or not – to submit a work of art that can be rolled up and delivered by various paper girls and boys throughout the city. It’s a concept that breaks the barriers between art, artists and audiences by directly engaging the people of Brisbane and allowing them to become part of a community they may not usually engage with.

This Saturday the For Us By Us paper girls and boys will be taking to the streets of the Valley, city and West End, but if you’d like to view the art before they get rolled up and distributed, head to the White Canvas Gallery on Church Street for the Papergirl exhibition.