Life Drawing in the Mint Art House Gallery

Sharpen your drawing skills and join us at our next life drawing event.
Every third Wednesday of the month.

Limited seats available. Book your spot below.

Join us for the opening of Charlotte Carlsson’s solo exhibition “Versions Of Her”, Saturday April 4 from 6pm onwards.

CHARLOTTE CARLSSON

Creativity has been a life long companion of Charlotte, introduced as early as she can remember and have never left her side. With a mom who also expressed herself through different forms of paint, it didn’t take long before Charlotte was introduced to watercolor, which has been her main medium ever since. 

For the three years of High School in her little hometown in Norway her favorite classes were the art classes, by far. Finally a place her passion was nurtured and celebrated, and it quickly became an environment that felt like home. 

Since then, she’s been studying masters in sociology and education, travelling, and living abroad twice. She fell in love with photography, writing poetry, and she kept on painting. Never with the intention of selling or exhibit her art, but purely for the love of it. However, with the years, the dream once well-hidden has grown bigger and bigger. Allowing the dream and her art to take up more space. The last year before moving to Australia, she finally started selling art prints of her originals which turned out to be a success and a milestone ticked off. And just two months before her one-way ticket down under, she was invited to join a pop-up art exhibition.

The plan was to continue the little art business when she went back home, but Australia gave a new burst of inspiration which resulted in more art. Prints have been sold and now she can’t wait to host her ever first solo art exhibition. 

Huda the Goddess is an internationally recognised spoken word poet, educator, and activist, renowned for her powerful improvised poetry. A proud Black Sudanese Muslim woman, she uses her artistry to challenge narratives, ignite conversation, and foster deep connections between audiences and writers.

With over a decade in the arts, Huda has made history and broken barriers. She won the Australian Poetry Slam in 2021 and became the first spoken word poet invited to the World Slam Poetry Championship in Belgium. Prior to that, she claimed the Queensland Poetry Slam title twice (2020, 2021) and published her debut poetry collection, Introducing Me.

Her impact spans global stages, having performed at Singapore Writers Festival, Ubud Writers Festival, London Queens of Poetry, and Readers Festival, as well as major Australian literary events including Bondi Writers Festival and Adelaide Writers Festival.

Beyond poetry, Huda’s multidisciplinary talents shine in Betwixt, a Fringe Award–winning show in which she wrote and performed the story of five dancers — including herself — blending dance, spoken word, and improvised poetry in each performance.

Huda has graced the TEDx stage three times, including delivering her 2023 TEDx talk titled Why Poetry Is Important in a World Full of Chaos.

She is also the founder of a Brisbane-based open mic, creating a safe and inclusive space for BIPOC artists across disciplines. In addition, she is the founder and director of She Is, an upcoming national exhibition empowering women of colour to reclaim their narratives through storytelling and peer mentorship.

A well-rounded artist, Huda is not only a poet but also a dancer in multiple crews and a passionate activist for Sudan and Black women. Her work is a testament to the power of words, movement, and resistance, making her a formidable force in the creative world.oast poet that uses rhyme as therapy to ease her consuming life ponderances. Her performances are passionate and relatable, as she speaks on tales of current happenings, motherhood and every day mundane living.

Join us for the historic opening of Storm the Gates Tattoo Collective’s group exhibition, showcasing medieval-themed creations of nine local tattoo artists on Saturday March 7 from 6pm onwards.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the Juniors Deli pop up on the night.

We are excited to share one of our original Mint Art House resident artists Courtenay McCue is sharing her latest textile, ceramic and painted artworks made during her Berlin residency in the Solo Exhibition Uncomfortably Comfortable.

This pop-up exhibition is a free event held at The Avalon, 7 Avalon Parade, Miami on Saturday 21 February from 6pm.

MISS/FOCUS: A Celebration of Accidents is the group photography showcase curated by Emily Khalloran and Eimhin Healy. It is about the shots that didn’t turn out but just so happened to be the best ones. Distorted, light leaked, over/under exposed, hazy and blurred. So MISS/FOCUS-ed you don’t quite know what you’re looking at.

Come join us for the official opening in the Mint Art House gallery from 5pm on February 14th, featuring live performance and multimedia installation.

This exhibition will hang until Saturday February 28th, and can be viewed on Saturdays 10 - 2pm or by appointment.

Feature Artist: Damian Vasquez

Explore stalls filled with art, clothing, ceramics, zines and more from local creatives. It’s more than a market — it’s a place to connect, discover and be inspired.

Last Saturday of each month @ Mint Art House
Free admission

Paradox is a dual exhibition with visual artists Jamie Torpeyand Max Langborne that explores the tension between chaosand order, highlighting the interplay of seeking freedom and control.

The artists have pushed the creative boundaries of portraiture and abstract expressionism, incorporating mark making and formalism into their paintings.

Both artists’ draw inspiration from the beauty of life, the inevitability of change, and the essence of paradox. Their works are vibrant and expressive and invite the viewer toexperience the harmonious dialogue between contradicting styles and the beauty when balanced as one.

The works were created during the Level Up Studio Residency at Mint Art House.

Join us at Mint Art House 24th October 2025, 6-9pm
Mint Art House, 5 - 87 West Burleigh Road Burleigh Heads 4220

Featuring Ndicho, a multidisciplinary artist who primarily tells stories through writing, performance and film. For Ndicho, art is evocative, art is introspective and art is tradition. As a BIPOC creative, Ndicho passionately draws on themes of intersectionality, courage and lineage. Ndicho is her great grandfather’s great granddaughter and aims to shine her Light, granting others permission to do the same.

Featuring Baylee Forbes enthusiast and deep-dive extraordinaire, Baylee uses rhyme to retell the tales and tribulations of common human experience. She loosens the grip on what grapples her mind at 3am by turning internal dialogue into a performance of conversational poetry and life revision.

POETRY NIGHT

at Mint Art House

🗓 Thursday, 5th June

🕕 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

📍 5/87 West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads

Hosted by Liam Boue

Featuring Maja Hanna | Director, Mentor and Poet

Step into an evening of lyrical expression and artistic connection at Poetry Night in the Gallery.

Join host Liam Boue for a night where poets, storytellers, and lovers of language share their voice or simply soak in the magic of live spoken word surrounded by contemporary art.

✨ Special Feature: Maja Hanna

Maja is here to excavate her own experiences and express them out as jazz. She rails against the BS conditioning that says “consume, don’t care.” She's the dancing fool by the roadside who Loved All The Way.

A storyteller at heart, Maja believes that curiosity and deep listening lead to transformation.

With over a decade of work as an actor, director and theatre maker both nationally and internationally, she brings heartfelt depth to every room.

For 15 years, she has facilitated, mentored, MC'd and spoken around the central theme:

“What is a life lived off script?”

Her body of work, Theatre of the ALIVE, helps people find unapologetic expression through sincerity, soul and a hefty sprinkling of Random Things That Come Up in the Moment.

She’s here to serve the real ones.

Those devoted to sincere mastery with big messages and even bigger hearts.

🎟 Tickets $15

🔗 Bookings are recommended as capacity is limited

HAPPY ENDINGS by Mint Art House resident Richard Scott is a love letter to the Gold Coast - from massage parlours to snack bars and the iconic Pink Hotel. Working entirely by hand, Richard has recreated these coastal spots and spaces as vibrant screen-prints and paintings in an attempt to preserve them before it's too late.

Join Hollie Elena as she celebrates 5 years of her arts journey at the opening night of her debut solo art exhibition, La Dolce Vita, on Friday 2nd May, 2025 at Mint Art House on the Gold Coast, Australia.

When: Friday 2nd May, 2025
Time: 4.30PM — 9.00PM
Where: Mint Art House — 5/87 West Burleigh Road, Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast QLD 4220

Free event. Limited capacity. Book now to secure your spot.