Thursday 19 November 2026
HOTA Gallery Public Programs
HOTA Gallery Public Programs
Join us for Drawing for Life – a creative drawing experience in a space where all abilities are welcomed.
Each event sees leading artists curate poses, subjects and performances for a distinctive life drawing experience.
All materials will be provided.
Drawing for Life – Butoh and the Fool’s Alchemy
This edition of Drawing for Life takes place within HOTA Collects: Alchemy, where two Butoh performers become our models, embodying themes of transformation.
Butoh is a theatrical Japanese dance form typified by its slow, deeply embodied movements and organic expression.
We will be led by multidisciplinary artist and Butoh performer Cedar Roppola through a series of still poses, culminating in a performance of Fool’s Gold, from which we will draw.
Please note that all materials are provided. Food and beverages are not permitted in the Gallery, with the exception of bottled water; we invite you to enjoy refreshments before or after the session at The Exhibitionist Bar on Level 5, HOTA Gallery, open until 10pm.
Doors open 5:30pm
Workshop 6pm – 8pm
Cedar Roppola is an interdisciplinary artist working across Butoh, performance, drawing, painting, video and sound. Their practice explores embodiment, transformation and the relationship between body and place, drawing on movement, myth and intuitive responses to environment. Cedar has performed internationally across Europe and Japan, as well as presenting work at Australian galleries, ARIs and festivals including the Museum of Brisbane, QAGOMA, Dark Mofo and Metro Arts.
Alana Brekelmans (PhD) is an art-maker, cultural anthropologist, and writer living on Bundjalung Country. Her work explores the ways feeling, flesh, and land shape one another, and how absence, decay, and time leave their marks.
Louis Lim
135 Bundall Rd, Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217
Drawing for Life – Butoh and the Fool’s Alchemy
