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JILL CHISM

REMNANTS

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CRISTINA BEVILACQUA

SKIN

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NorthSite | The top contemporary art gallery in Northern Australia

NorthSite Contemporary Arts is a leading Art Gallery, Studio, and Store located in the heart of Cairns, Queensland. We proudly present high-quality exhibitions, events, and experimental art that inspire and engage our community.

Explore our diverse range of art and programs designed for everyone. Situated within the Bulmba-ja Arts Centre in Cairns CBD, we invite you to visit us and experience the creativity on display. Our friendly team is always here to assist and guide you.

You can also explore the collections on our NorthSite Store online, where you can purchase unique artworks and have them shipped directly to your door.

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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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 — 12 October 2024

Cristina Bevilacqua SKIN detail/production still 2024. Courtesy the artist and NorthSite Contemporary Arts.

Cristina Bevilacqua

Cristina Bevilacqua: SKIN

23 August — 12 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

Luke Aleksandrow: The Break Collection: Sounds of the Tropics

23 August — 12 October 2024

Jill Chism Displaced 2023, studio view. Courtesy the artist and NorthSite Contemporary Arts.

Jill Chism

Jill Chism : Remnants

23 August — 12 October 2024

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5:30 pm — 7:30 pm

17 September — 17 September

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Training, Workshop

Artist Connect – Creative Tech – Sound Art editing with Ableton Live

Sound editing for artists. Dive into the world of sound editing for sound art and installation projects with this  workshop using the software Ableton Live. Co-facilitated with Patty Preece - music […]

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5:30 pm — 8:00 pm

16 September — 23 September

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Training, Workshop

Drypoint Printmaking Workshop

Participants will be introduced to fine art printmaking mediums (Intaglio, Relief, Planographic & Stencil). They will learn about the Intaglio printmaking medium through their own creation of a multi-plate drypoint […]

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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,…

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21 May, 2024

NorthSite Art Studios

NorthSite Art Studios - 55 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill Currently at the studio; artists can access support and professional…

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