NorthSite Contemporary Arts: Top Gallery, Studio & Store in Gimuy/Cairns

NorthSite Contemporary Arts is a leading art organisation, gallery, studio, and store, situated in Gimuy/Cairns, Queensland.

Our galleries are located within the Bulmba-ja Arts Centre. We present over 30 high-quality exhibitions and projects each year, that inspire and engage our community. We support over 500 contemporary artists through our exhibitions, programs, and retail, collaborating with a wide network of partners to showcase significant contemporary art and design from across Far North Queensland, including the Gulf, Cape York, Torres Strait, Australia and linking with partners across the Asia Pacific region.

The NorthSite Store offers a curated selection of fine art prints by leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, alongside a diverse array of unique jewellery, paintings, objects, and publications. Our collection showcases locally sourced, high-quality artworks that celebrate the vibrant creativity of our region.

NorthSite Art Studios in Edge Hill is the only professional printmaking facility of its kind in Far North Queensland, fostering community collaboration, artistic development and creative technology.

From our beginnings as an artist-driven collective to becoming a leading contemporary arts institution, our artists remain at the heart of everything we do.

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Teho Ropeyarn, 'Ani, Ipi, Achan (land, water, sky) (detail), 2021, Vinyl-cut print on paper. Courtesy of the artist and NorthSite Contemporary Arts.

Edna AMBRYM, Ruben AMBRYM, Valmai AMBRYM, Betty ANDY, Daniel BEERON, Theresa BEERON, Samual CLARMONT, Nancy COWAN, Daphne DE JERSEY, Nephi DENHAM, Carl Marun FOURMILE, Gerald FOURMILE, Lillian FOURMILE, Njrami FOURMILE, Seith ‘Gudju Guudju’ FOURMILE, Tamika GRANT IRAMU, Raymond HARRIS, Chris KENNEDY, Doris KINJUN, Glen MACKIE, Margaret MARA (nee DE JERSEY), Arone MEEKS, Billy MISSI, Alison MURRAY, Debra MURAAY, Emily MURRAY, John MURRAY, Ninney MURRAY, Sally MURRAY, Napoleon OUI, Robert Tommy PAU, Grace REID, Brian ROBINSON, Teho ROPEYARN, Joel SAM, Zane SAUNDERS, Shanoah SHEPARD, Eileen TEP, Alick TIPOTI, Brian UNDERWOOD, Philomena YEATMAN.

Spirits In The Ink – Offsite Exhibition

14 September — 23 November 2024

Danish Quapoor, Maybe iii (Maybe that's why dad had to get taken out), 2024, Glass with hand-coiled and stitched baling twine and acrylic on Linden wood, 15 x 7.7 x 7.7cm. Photograph: Amanda Galea.

Kim Nolan | Danish Quapoor | Lois Hayes | Bunda Art | Malki Studio | Anne Jillett

Intimate Worlds

23 August — 26 October 2024

Cristina Bevilacqua

Cristina Bevilacqua: SKIN

23 August — 19 October 2024

Luke Aleksandrow, The Break Collection: Sound of the Tropics 2024, production still. Courtesy the artist and NorthSite Contemporary Arts.

Luke Aleksandrow: The Break Collection: Sounds of the Tropics

23 August — 19 October 2024

Jill Chism

Jill Chism : Remnants

23 August — 17 October 2024

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6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

14 October — 14 October

Community Celebration of Linear Horizons: A printmaking exchange between Philippines and Australia

Community Celebration - Linear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking exchange between Baguio, Philippines and Cairns, Australia. Event description Join us for the community celebration of - Linear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking exchange […]

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2:00 pm — 3:00 pm

14 October — 14 October

Opening Event, Workshop

Open Studio Event – Interactive Printmaking Demonstration – Linear Horizons

Open Studio Event - Interactive Printmaking Demonstration - Linear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking exchange between Baguio, Philippines and Cairns, Australia. Join us at the NorthSite Art Studios for a unique […]