IN|FORM | New Event Spaces

Brisbane artists open a brand-new creative events space

Brisbane’s premier creative space; Cupo owned by two successful Brisbane artists; Leah Tilney (Elements Collective) and Trent Wildman (DJ Cutloose) opened doors in 2014 as a Creative Space and Events Venue. After years of success, May 2019 saw them take on a new chapter opening doors to their brand-new ground floor space Concept; a Cafe / Bar and multi-venue creative events space. This new venture has seen them launching one of Brisbane’s first independent multi-level, multi-venue performance & rehearsal spaces with 3 separate rooms. Leah tells us a bit about the adventure….

We found the need for a versatile creative events space growing with our venue Cupo (which has been in operation since 2014) so we took advantage of an opportunity to expand downstairs and open our new space ‘Concept’.

With some renovation hurdles in the early fit out stage, we pushed to get the space ready to launch in-line with the Anywhere Festival (May 2019). Our current renovations have been completed for stage 1 - its open, looks great & is operational - but we have exciting plans for stage 2 renos with beautiful bay windows in the cafe/bar area for a social hang out space along with more internal cosmetic upgrades.

We want the venue to feel welcoming for anyone to use whether it be for a quick coffee and email check, through to hosting major events. Head over to 17 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley to check it out!