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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Fiona Foley / Badtjala people, Wondunna clan, K’gari (Fraser Island) / Australia QLD/NSW b.1964 / DISPERSED 2008 / Charred laminated wood, cast aluminium, .303 inch calibre bullets / Nine parts: 51 x 43 x 26cm (each, approx.); 51 x 500 x 26cm (installed) / Purchased 2013. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Fiona Foley

DANIE MELLOR | MICHAEL BOIYOOL ANNING | FIONA FOLEY | JENNIFER HERD | MURRI ARTISTS | CHERBOURG ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY | O'CHIN attrib. to JACK AKKA WAKKA PEOPLE | D HARDING | CRAIG KOOMEETA | ALAIR PAMBEGAN | NAOMI HOBSON | TONY ALBERT | VERNON AH KEE | WEATHERALL WARRABA | CHRISTIAN THOMPSON

‘I, OBJECT’ INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN ART TOURS TO NORTHSITE CONTEMPORARY ARTS CAIRNS

26 October — 24 December 2024

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7:00 pm — 10:00 pm

29 November — 29 November

WAARI PRESENTS MUKI

WAARI presents MUKI – sonic story of Blak life, land and futures. WAARI’s 5-track debut EP follows the cycles of life – birth, coming of age, death and rebirth – […]

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10:30 am — 2:00 pm

16 November — 16 November

I,OBJECT conversation

Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts in Cairns for the launch of I, OBJECT a Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art touring exhibition, featuring a panel discussion on 16 November 2024 from 10:30 […]

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5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

01 November — 01 November

Image: Artworks by Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie, NorthSite Art Market 2023 @Maharlina.art

NORTHSITE ART MARKET – 30 x 30 EDITION LAUNCH EVENT

New Exhibitions Season at NorthSite Contemporary Arts Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts on 1 November 2024 for a special evening celebrating our new exhibition season. The event will feature the NorthSite Art Market […]