Headlands Revisited June15 – August 26 2025 | Publication Poster Zine and Exhibition Introduction | Funded by the ARI Remix Collective and Redland RADF
Welcome to the newly emergent ‘ARIs Revisited’ series of zine-like exhibitions, installations and publications. During three years of intensive creative developments we now present the initial creative archival assemblage in this series.
ARIs Revisited is an exploration of the lost, hidden, marginalised, untold and ‘at risk’ stories of Queensland/Australian artist-run culture and heritage. Therse are stories that must be told to prevent and mitigate the erasure of cultural knowledge production, collaboration and queer-trans allyship. Here we recast the Headlands Chalet on Minjerribah through the Headlands Revisited group exhibition, public program including a community roundtable and a Headlands Circle zine anthology in 2025.
Headlands Revisited Presented by ARI Remix
An exhibition to celebrate the joyful history, colourful characters, spirited activity and creative significance of the Headlands Chalet, located on Minjerribah/Stradbroke Island from 1989 – 2015. Headlands, as it was affectionately known, was an oasis for arts communities, artist-run initiatives [ARIs] and queer arts collectives.
Built in 1935, the Headlands Chalet was a modest 13 cabin communal complex, located on Mooloomba Drive, Point Lookout. From humble beginnings, it evolved to become a popular and affordable getaway retreat and studio space for artists.
Marshall Malouf [1952- 2015], host, community facilitator and erstwhile artist transformed this hillside artists’ retreat overlooking the Pacific Ocean into a living artwork during his 26-year custodianship.
This group exhibition is envisioned as a form of collaborative reminiscence where memory, artworks and overlapping histories co-occur. Included in this exhibition are Paul Andrew, Di Ball, Leonard Brown, Jo Fay Duncan, Easton Pearson (Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson), Lisa Iselin, Colin Millar, Simon McLean, Nick Olsen,David Perry, Rosslynd Piggott, Barbara Piscitelli, Ian Quiller Orchardson, Luke Roberts, Bronwyn Searle, and Ross Wallace but a few of the many artists who frequented this haven of culture.
Marshall Malouf passed away in 2015 and this exhibition is a fitting tribute to his vital contribution to the diversity, eloquence and queerness of creative expression in Queensland and Australian artist communities.
Visitors are invited to contribute their personal stories and memories to a timeline, to continue to capture the creative expression of Marshall’s legacy.
AN ARI REMIX CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH INKAHOOTS, REDLAND ART GALLERY & REDLAND RADF
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We would like to acknowledge and thank the many artists and community members on Minjerribah and the people from all walks of life who shaped and informed an evolving Headland’s Circle. Thank you Marshall Malouf and partner Colin Millar for making Headlands on Minjerribah a safe queer space, place and artist community!
