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Zane Saunders, Drawbridge, collagraph, 2025 copy

CIAF Booth 2025

Exhibition

08 July — 12 July 2025

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair // Tanks Arts Centre
Brian Robinson That Hint of Magic

BRIAN ROBINSON

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That Hint of Magic

01 July — 06 September 2025

NorthSite Contemporary Arts
Sea Mirror_Marilyn Havini

Marilyn 'Taleo' Havini

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Cloud Series

30 June — 26 July 2025

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Taloi Havini

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Answer to the Call

08 July — 13 July 2025

Produced by NorthSite Contemporary Arts, at BULMBA-JA Theatre

Malu Mabaigal (Men of the Sea)

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02 June — 26 July 2025

Group Exhibition

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Call & Response: The Final Funk

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Sunday, 13 July, 6:00 PM

Bulmba-ja Arts Centre

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Yandell Walton

Melbourne (formerly Cairns)

“I’m very interested in the tension between the ephemerality of projection and the solidity of the architectural form. Most of my work is site-responsive because, with projection, the space or object you’re projecting onto merges with the moving image and becomes part of the artwork.””

Darren Blackman

Cairns | Sunshine Coast | Aurukun

Jane Heraghty

Cairns

Wendy Mocke

Cairns, Australia | Madang, PNG

Emma Gardner

Meanjin/Brisbane

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Sportfire II exhibition, 2024. Photography by Cristina Bevilacqua, courtesy of NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns.

25 September, 2024

Linear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking Exchange

Linear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking exchange between Baguio, Philippines and Cairns, Australia A highlight this month is…

NS XMas Exhibition Call Out

13 September, 2024

Christmas Exhibition Callout

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION CALLOUT NorthSite Art Market - 30 x 30 Edition Calling all Far North Queensland artists! APPLY NOW to…

Jill Chism Publication Launch

9 September, 2024

Jill Chism – Publication Launch and Artist Talk

Join us for a special publication launch and artist talk by Jill Chism and Barbara Dover, discussing the current exhibition - Remnants,…