Artist Talk: Shan Michaels 'Can Touch This'

Special Event

Artist Talk

21 November 2026

A close-up photograph of a vertical strip of pale pink faux fur framed between two walls painted in different shades of pink, creating a soft, tactile and colour-rich composition.

A close-up photograph of a vertical strip of pale pink faux fur framed between two walls painted in different shades of pink, creating a soft, tactile and colour-rich composition.

Join us at Metro Arts Brisbane for an artist talk with Shan Michaels, followed by drop-in Braille and craft activities.

When

Metro Arts, Brisbane

21 November 2026

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Presented as part of Can Touch This, the program offers an opportunity to hear from Michaels about the development of the exhibition and its collaborative approach to making.

First presented at ACE in Adelaide, Can Touch This is a tactile installation developed with and for the blind and low vision community.

Feature Image: Can Touch This (2025), installation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Andre Castellucci.

Presented in partnership with Metro Arts Brisbane.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.