Creative Salon for Private Hire

An Art Salon for Private Hire

Joy’s on theAvenue

An intimate, vintage-inspired creative salon for recordings, workshops, gatherings and artist development — wrapped in velvet, warm light and mid-century soul.

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The stage with crimson velvet drapes and vintage organ

The band room with green velvet lounges and retro bar

Distinct Spaces

80–100

Standing
(across all three spaces)

20–30

Seated

1950s

Salon Heritage

The Salon

An intimate creative salon

Joy’s on the Avenue is an intimate, vintage-inspired creative salon designed for small gatherings, recordings, workshops and artistic development sessions. Set around a rich velvet performance backdrop, a vintage Hammond organ and Leslie, curated mid-century furnishings and warm ambient lighting, the space offers a distinctive atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and welcoming.

Unlike a traditional meeting room or studio, Joy’s on the Avenue has been intentionally styled to encourage meaningful conversations, creative expression and memorable experiences.

The Joy's on the Avenue shopfront — teal tiles, cream trim and the original painted window sign

Our Story

A salon since the fifties, still styling.

The doors have welcomed locals since the 1950s — first as the neighbourhood hairdresser, the original painted window and teal tilework still proudly in place.

Today the chairs and dryers have made way for art, antiques and atmosphere. Joy's on the Avenue is now an art salon for private hire — a one-of-a-kind backdrop for launches, parties, shoots and celebrations that wears its history beautifully.

Proud official creative salon for Zen Zen Zo Independent Theatre.

One Room, Many Modes

The Space

One flowing salon that shapes itself to the night — a stage to perform on, corners to create in, rooms to gather in.

Velvet Stage

Crimson velvet drapes, a vintage Hammond organ and Leslie, full drum kit, congas and a waiting microphone. The beating heart of the house — built for live sets, launches, acoustic rehearsals and album listening parties.

Live SetsLaunchesListening Parties

Workshop Space

A burnt-orange seventies sofa, a working vintage television and a mini gallery of local Brisbane artists set the scene for artist development workshops, coaching and mentoring sessions, writers’ circles and creative brainstorming.

WorkshopsCoaching & MentoringWriters’ Circles

Content House

16th-century Parisian salon-inspired nooks of tasselled brocade armchairs — a character-filled set for podcast recordings, interview filming, songwriting sessions and content creation.

PodcastsInterview FilmingContent Creation

Photo Gallery

Walls layered with thrifted seascapes, wild horses and ships at dusk. A ready-made backdrop for photography sessions and styled shoots.

PhotographyStyled ShootsBackdrops

Garden & Laneway

An outdoor corridor draped in bohemian fabrics and sprinkled with fairy lights — a place to settle and contemplate, sitting amongst the gardens or heading to a hideaway, the beckoning of a vinyl lounge.

NetworkingOutdoorMingling

Beaded curtain, deer tapestry and fairy-lit velvet seating

Pink velvet lounge and copper bar in the undercover room

Mustard velvet lounge with gig poster and disco ball

Sunny courtyard with fringed umbrella, green chairs and retro sofa

Gathering Room

The big open undercover space: green velvet lounges over polished concrete. The place for private presentations, parties and the dance floor. Private nooks branch off for individual breakouts.

PresentationsPartiesDance Floor

Lights, Camera