{"id":256964,"date":"2025-11-02T05:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/256964\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T05:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T05:50:14","slug":"a-mind-bending-mini-golf-course-is-taking-over-brisbane-powerhouse-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/256964\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mind-Bending Mini Golf Course Is Taking Over Brisbane Powerhouse This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Play, ponder and repeat at Brisbane Powerhouse\u2019s bold new exhibition that\u2019s set to transform the historic waterfront precinct into the wildest mini golf course you\u2019ve ever seen. Part art show, part playground, <a href=\"https:\/\/brisbanepowerhouse.org\/swingers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swingers \u2014 The Art Of Mini Golf<\/a> is coming in hot early 2026 with a nine hole course that\u2019s less about mastering your putt and more about blowing your mind.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Designed by visionary female artists from around the world, Swingers reimagines mini golf as an interactive, hands-on art experience complete with square balls, latex animal tails for clubs, candy-coloured sculptures and more. It\u2019s absurd, fun and thought-provoking, and will be presented for the first time in Queensland from 10 January to 1 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"swingers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Swingers-1.jpg\" width=\"1350\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><br \/>Image credit: Swingers | Supplied<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSwingers perfectly embodies what I want to champion at Brisbane Powerhouse, experiences that are daring, participatory and deeply creative,\u201d said newly appointed Brisbane Powerhouse CEO and Artistic Director, Louise Bezzina who was previously responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanlist.com\/brisbane\/a-list\/brisbane-festival\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane Festival\u2019s<\/a> jaw-dropping programs. \u201cIt blurs the boundaries between play and art, offering audiences something truly unexpected. What better way to begin a new chapter than by inviting everyone to take a swing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Swingers was originally developed by Melbourne\u2019s RISING Festival, and delves deep into the racial femme roots of mini golf. After all, the now quintessential first date was created by 19th century Scottish women who were banned from \u2018real\u2019 golf courses. Mini golf has always been about pushing the boundaries, but instead of windmills, Swingers invites you to play your way through a neon labyrinth turning the subversive pastime on its head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"swingers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Swingers-2.jpg\" width=\"1350\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><br \/>Image credit: Swingers | Supplied<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tickets for Swingers are on sale now <a href=\"https:\/\/brisbanepowerhouse.org\/swingers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, from $28 for those aged 16+ and $15 for kids under 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more of what\u2019s on in Brisbane, head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theurbanlist.com\/brisbane\/a-list\/whats-on-brisbane\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Details<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When: 10 January to 1 March 2026<br \/>Where: Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm<br \/>Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/brisbanepowerhouse.org\/swingers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Play, ponder and repeat at Brisbane Powerhouse\u2019s bold new exhibition that\u2019s set to transform the historic waterfront precinct&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-256964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}