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… it’s official. the CBR renowned and long awaited Art School Ball is BACK!The SOAD Collective and SOM Collective have formed one collective hive mind to bring you this very buggy boogie.
Bug Ball is a joint Art & Music Ball organised by students at the School of Music and School of Art & Design. This is an open community event and will be held on the 16 October 2026 at Blank Cultural Platform.
First Nations folks! Send us an email or DM for free entry.
⟡⋆ ࣪˗ˏˋ𓆣 ˎˊ˗ ⋆⟡𖦹 *٭ 𓆣 𖢥 𓆣٭ * 𖦹⟡⋆ ࣪˗ˏˋ𓆣 ˎˊ˗ ⋆⟡𖦹 *٭
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁
- DJs, bands, drag & performance art across 2 stages (lineup TBA)
- Curated visual art displays and installations from student + local artists
- Bug market + merch stall
- A very exciting food collaboration to be announced soon
Dress code: Come dressed as your favorite BUG! Moths, beetles, mantises, spiders, worms, flies, cave creatures, bug aliens - don your best pair of antennae & wings or go full bug-mode complete with head, thorax & abdomen. All things shiny, shimmery, slippery, wet, dirt & grime. pls express this theme however ur heart desires
𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦
Early bird: 15 September 9am (Student: $23+bf, Community: $27+bf)
1st Round: 17 September 9am (Student: $33+bf, Community: $38+bf)
2nd Round: 28 September 9am (Student: $40+bf, Community: $45+bf)
Final Round: 5 October 9am (Student: $47+bf, Community: $55+bf)
*𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗡𝗨 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗦𝗔)
https://campus.hellorubric.com/?eid=72347
** This event is 18+ and is an inclusive space. We have absolutely NO tolerance towards any discriminatory behaviour, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, violence & ableism. Please refer to our Accessibility + Safer Spaces Policy for more information.
⟡⋆ ࣪˗ˏˋ𓆣 ˎˊ˗ ⋆⟡𖦹 *٭ 𓆣 𖢥 𓆣٭ * 𖦹⟡⋆ ࣪˗ˏˋ𓆣 ˎˊ˗ ⋆⟡𖦹 *٭
We would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal & Ngambri people who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Bug Ball is held. We would also like to pay respect to the elders both past and present of the Ngunnawal & Ngambri nations. Sovereignty was never ceded.
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀
[email protected] - instagram: @soadcollectiveanu
[email protected] - instagram: @anu_somcollective
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Event venue
Blank Cultural Platform, 131 City Walk ,Canberra,ACT,Australia
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