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SUMMARY:Season 1 // Artist Talks & Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the official opening of our first exhibitions of 2026 by Suzon Fuks\, Jack Wilkie-Jans\, Gabrielle Cooney and Mark Misic. \n10am – Gallery doors open \n1pm – Welcome to Country – with special guest Prof. Henrietta Marrie. \n1:15–2:30pm – Artist talk and interactive exploration of her exhibition e-Galaxy with Suzon Fuks. \nHands on Activity: An additional hands-on activity will also happen during this time\, and invites up to 10 participants to activate the ‘galaxy’ by dismantling old devices\, responding to guided prompts\, and adding components to an ever-changing spiral – bookings through our front desk on the day. \n2:30pm – Curators Talk with Artistic Director Russell Milledge exploring ‘Cruel Tutelage’ by Jack Wilkie-Jans.\n2:45pm – Artist Talk with Gabrielle Cooney ‘Eye Spy Fisheyes’\n3:00pm – Artist Talk with Mark Misic ‘Conditions for Re-entry Part 2’ \n3:45pm – Acknowledgements\, thanks and reflections by Artistic Director Russell Milledge. \nPlease RSVP below – we look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/season-1-artist-talks-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,General Event,Opening Event,Performance
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SUMMARY:Creative Convergence // Season 6 Artist Talks\, Opening Event & Special Screening
DESCRIPTION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts invites you to Creative Convergence — an evening that brings together artists\, filmmakers\, musicians\, and our wider community for one vibrant end-of-year celebration.   \nThis special event showcases new exhibitions by Hannah Murray\, and by the collaborative duo Tetsuya Tabata & Mariana Verdaasdonk\, offering an opportunity to hear directly from the artists as they speak about their practices\, ideas\, and work on display.   \nWith doors and bar open from 3:00pm\, guests are encouraged to arrive early\, settle in\, and enjoy the first moments of connection and impressive new exhibitions.  \n3:30PM: Artists Talk | Tetsuya Tabata & Mariana Verdaasdonk\n3:45PM: Artist Talk | Hannah Murray\n4PM: Official Opening and formal welcome with Karen Le Roy\, Acting Executive Manager Creative Life | Cairns Regional Council \nFollowing the artist talks and a formal welcome in the NorthSite foyer\, the event moves from the galleries and transitions into Bulmba-ja Theatre for a unique cinematic experience. NorthSite is proud to present two short films from Indonesia’s PSBK as part of the Dialog Lensa project: SERAKAH and BERSIAR SINAR. One screening will feature live musical accompaniment by Yogyakarta-based composer and musician Jenar Kidjing. Come along to experience the power of photography translated to the stage\, as we prepare to bring Australian artists into the cross-cultural collaboration in 2026. Through a Q&A with collaborators\, audiences will gain an insight into the process and understanding of the project’s purpose and its ongoing creative relationship with NorthSite.  \n5-6:30PM: Screenings and Performance // Bulmba-Ja Theatre \nThe evening concludes back in the gallery spaces\, where guests can mingle\, revisit the exhibitions\, and continue conversations sparked throughout the program. Creative Convergence is designed as a generous\, connective\, and celebratory event — a chance to witness new work\, encounter fresh perspectives\, and engage with both local and international creative communities. We encourage you to RSVP\, join us\, and be part of this rich\, multidimensional end of year gathering at NorthSite Contemporary Arts.  \nTickets free for NorthSite members\, friends\, and community.  \nPlease RSVP below – we look forward to seeing you! \n \nMore about our exhibitions and special screening\nJakuzuré 蛇崩 | Tetsuya Tabata & Mariana Verdaasdonk \nJakuzuré 蛇崩 (meaning “splitting snakes”) is an immersive installation inspired by an Edo-period tale and the artists’ reflections on how rupture can create new pathways and possibilities. Through projections\, sculptures\, paintings\, and paper cuttings\, it invites visitors into an environment shaped by the landscapes of Tokyo and Cairns\, where transformation and renewal are constantly in motion. Artists Tetsuya Tabata and Mariana Verdaasdonk merge their complementary practices to create a contemplative space that celebrates cycles of change\, growth\, and rebirth.  \nSunshine Noir | Hannah Murray \nSunshine Noir explores the dynamic tension and interdependence between light and shadow\, reflecting the paradoxes of tropical life where beauty and darkness coexist. Influenced by Dutch still life\, Ukiyo traditions\, and Surrealism\, the works blur reality and imagination through layered\, unexpected still-life compositions drawn from Far North Queensland. Using vessels\, glassware\, and tropical flora and fauna as metaphors\, the series reflects on ephemeral beauty and the impermanence of life and the natural world.  \nDialog Lensa 1&2: ‘SERAKAH’ & ‘BERSIAR SINAR’ Special Screening and Performance\nNorthSite Contemporary Arts and PSBK present a special screening of SERAKAH and BERSIAR SINAR\, highlighting an ongoing cross-cultural exchange between Far North Queensland and Yogyakarta. This event celebrates a growing partnership supported through Artslink’s Regional // Regional initiative and shares early works from the Dialog Lensa platform. It also offers audiences a glimpse into the development of Dialog Lensa #6\, which will continue to evolve through this multi-year creative connection. Together\, these screenings invite Cairns audiences to experience powerful performative works that merge photography\, performance\, sound\, and moving image while contributing to a rich and expanding artistic dialogue between the two regions. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/creative-convergence-season-6-artist-talks-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251011T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251011T153000
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SUMMARY:Season 5 // Artist Talks & Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts on Saturday 11 October as we celebrate the official opening of Season 5 with two inspiring new exhibitions: Intimate Worlds II and Cultural Knowledge is Currency: Generation. Transmission. Protection. This special afternoon will feature artist talks\, a live performance\, and the chance to connect with like-minded art lovers while discovering the powerful ideas and practices shaping contemporary art in our region. \nCultural Knowledge is Currency: Generation. Transmission. Protection. is a new exhibition led by Yidinji Traditional Owner and cultural leader Carl Fourmile\, in collaboration with Minjil. Centred on the revival and reinterpretation of the Yidinji people’s unique square-cut nautilus shell regalia\, the project extends traditional knowledge into the present through hands-on fabrication\, storytelling\, and creative documentary-making. This body of work celebrates both the resilience of Yidinji cultural practices and the adaptability of contemporary art in maintaining living traditions. \nIntimate Worlds II brings together NorthSite makers whose practices are grounded in material exploration\, slow processes\, and thoughtful making. This exhibition highlights the space where art and design overlap—showcasing creators who work with sensitivity to their chosen materials and an enduring drive to test their potential. \nTogether\, these exhibitions invite audiences to reflect\, share\, and be inspired—so come along\, eat some cheese\, enjoy the conversation\, and be part of our Season 5 event at Bulmba-Ja. \n12:15pm – Minjil Performance & Welcome to Country \n12:30pm – Official Opening | Guest Speaker: Henrietta Marrie AM\, Gimuy Walubara Yidinji elder. \n1pm – Q&A with NorthSite First Nations Curator Aven Noah Jr and Marun Carl Fourmile: The importance of the protection and transmission of cultural knowledge. \n1:30pm – Minjil Performance \n2pm – Afternoon Tea \n2:30pm – Artists Talks: Intimate Words II Artists talk about their body of works with NorthSite Gallery Store Manager Lauren Carter: Jenny Valmadre\, Kat Hall\, Lachlan Mackee\, Lois Hayes and Pam Kusabs. \n\n3:30pm: Event Finish \nPlease RSVP below – we look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/season-5-artist-talks-opening-event/
LOCATION:Queensland
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SUMMARY:Shared Aspirations // Conversations with the Artists & Opening Event
DESCRIPTION: Add to calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an afternoon of dialogue and discovery with artists Taloi Havini and Marilyn ‘Taleo’ Havini alongside curator Ruth McDougall. Together\, they will guide us through the exhibition space\, offering personal insights into its themes of family\, history\, and Bougainville’s journey toward self-determination. \nPlease RSVP below – we look forward to seeing you! \n \nAbout Shared Aspirations\n\n\n \nInspired by a line that the late Bougainvillean statesman Moses Havini (1947 – 2015) wrote in a love letter in the 1960s\, Shared Aspirations revisits an exhibition of work by his daughter Taloi\, presented at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in 2023. At Taloi’s request\, this exhibition included work by her mother Marilyn\, the recipient of the letter. \n\nBringing together archives\, video\, and paintings\, Shared Aspirations is presented at a critical juncture in Bougainville’s journey towards Independence inviting us to share the art of two women whose lives have both contributed to – and been shaped by – the Bougainville’s people’s pursuit of cultural\, economic and political self- determination. \nView more >> \nMeet the Artists\n \nTaloi Havini (b\, 1981\, Arawa\, Autonomous Region of Bougainville\, Papua New Guinea; lives and works in Brisbane\, Australia) is an interdisciplinary artist working across media from sculpture\, photography\, moving image\, installation and sound.  A descendant from the Nakas clan of the Hakö (Haku) people of northeastern Buka\, her research practice is shaped by her matrilineal ties to her land in Bougainville and studies surrounding Indigenous Knowledge Systems and museum collections. Havini creates immersive and site-specific experiences\, often reflecting on ideas of transmission\, mapping and representation. She continues to work collaboratively on cultural heritage projects with communities in Bougainville. \nHavini’s artwork is held in public and private collections including TBA21–Academy\, Sharjah Art Foundation\, Art Gallery of New South Wales\, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)\, National Gallery of Victoria and KADIST\, San Francisco\, CA\, USA. \nShe has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions exhibiting with the  Artspace\, Sydney; Palais de Tokyo\, Paris; Sharjah Biennial 13\, UAE; 3rd Aichi Triennial\, Nagoya; 8th & 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art\, QAGOMA\, Brisbane; TBA21’s Ocean Space\, Venezia; Barbican Centre\, London\, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki\, NZ\, the Honolulu Biennial\, HA\, ARTES Mundi\, 10\, Wales and the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, New York. \n \nMarilyn Havini OM\, (b.1948\, Sydney Australia\, lives and works in Ngakobul Village\, Buka Island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville). Adopted into her husband Moses Havini’s Nakas clan in 1970 with the traditional name of Taleo\, Marilyn works in oils to explore  life and culture immersed within the environment of her adopted homeland. Traversing periods of conflict through to aspirations for a Independent future her works provide an important document of Bougainvillean history as one tied to the land. \nMarilyn’s works are held in public and private collections including the Bougainville Parliament and senior members of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville government. She was the designer of the Bougainville flag\, has won  paintings awards in Papua New Guinea and participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions including most recently: Shared Aspirations: Taloi Havini\, Dunedin Public Art Gallery\, 2023; 15 Artists\, Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery\, 2022 and A Courage for Peace\, Australian War Memorial\, Canberra\, 2019. \nRuth McDougal | Photo: Digine Dickson courtesy of Haus Yuriyal. \nRuth McDougall is an Australian born curator working with artists and communities across Oceania. She has worked as part of the Asia Pacific Art Department at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art since 2003\, caring for stories\, artworks\, relationships and conversations. As Curator\, Pacific Art she led the exhibitions and publications for sis: Pacific Art 1980-2023; No 1 Neighbour: Art in Papua New Guinea 1966-2016 and Threads: Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric. She has been a key member of the Curatorial team for seven APTs as well as the Pacific Textiles Project in APT 5. Prior to this she was Exhibitions Coordinator\, Institute of Modern Art (1999-2003) and Curatorial Officer\, University of Queensland Art Museum (1996-99) where she curated the touring exhibition\, publication and conference Close Ties; Kay Lawrence and Marcel Marois. McDougall holds a Masters in Visual Arts from Goldsmiths College\, London and was a recipient of the inaugural round of Samstag Visual Arts Scholarships in 1994. In 2013\, she undertook a Churchill Fellowship to research Pacific Textiles. In 2024 she was awarded the ICOM Individual Award for her services to contemporary Pacific Art in Australia.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/shared-aspirations-conversations-with-the-artists-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250906T150000
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SUMMARY:Season 4 // Artist Talks & Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the official opening of exhibitions by Kim Rayner\, Lesley Wengembo and Laurel McKenzie\, with Artist Talks from each of the artists\, and the closing of our Cairns Festival Exhibition ‘That Hint of Magic’ by Brian Robinson. \n10:00am – Doors Open \n11:00am – Closing Artist Talk | Brian Robinson That Hint of Magic \n11:30am – Morning tea \n12:00pm – Artist Talk | Laurel McKenzie Enfolded \n12:30pm – Artist Talk | Kim Rayner IMMERSE: THE DANCE OF LIGHT AND THE COMING OF FORM \n1:00pm – Artist Talk | Lesley Wengembo The Familiar Faces \nPlease RSVP below – we look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/season-4-artist-talks-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Opening Event
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250708T210000
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SUMMARY:Opening Event // CIAF '25 Satellite shows at NorthSite
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the opening of NorthSite Contemporary Arts’ CIAF Satellite exhibitions by Jymahl Savage & Tipoti Nona from Badu Art Centre\, Brian Robinson\, Marilyn Havini and Taloi Havini. \nEnjoy a performance by Ben Hakalitz and Mario Celestino\, view our new exhibitions and chat to the artists with a drink and nibble while Bulmba-ja activates for Cairns Indigenous Art Festival. \n5:30pm – Doors Open to Bulmba-ja theatre into ‘Answer to the Call’ by Taloi Havini \n6:15pm – Welcome to Country \n6:30pm – Official Opening and Acknowledgements \n\nEmceed by Aven Noah Jr\, Curator\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts\nSpeeches by Badu Art Centre\, Brian Robinson and Taloi Havini.\n\n7pm – Performance by Ben Hakalitz\, Isla Carruthers and Mario Celestino \n7:20pm – Procession led by artists into Bulmba-ja galleries \n9pm – Event close \nRSVP for this event here.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/opening-event-ciaf-25-satellite-shows-at-northsite/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250412T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250412T160000
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SUMMARY:Season 2 // Artist Talks & Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating our second opening series of the season\, with exhibitions by four incredible female artists; Matilda Nona\, Sue Healy\, Hannah Parker and Melody Woodnutt. \n10am – Doors Open \n11:30am – Artist  Talk | Hannah Parker Abstract Landscapes \n12pm – Artist Talk | Melody Woodnutt The Apparition \n12:30pm– Artist Talk | Sue Healey ON VIEW: ICONS \n1pm – Official Opening and Acknowledgements \n\nAshleigh Campbell\, CEO NorthSite Contemporary Arts\nHenrietta Marrie\, AM\, CIAF Co-Patron\nGuest Speaker – Cathy Hunt\, Executive Director\, WOW Australia \n\n2pm – Artist Talk | Matilda Nona Bupungu \n2:30pm – Free Performance | Melody Woodnutt \nRSVP for this event here. \n  \nPerformance details: Untitled (Opening Act)\nDuration 23 mins \nA short performative evocation to illuminate the exhibited death shroud. The shroud is intended to be an apparition emergent from a long buried boat ruin. The sound\, lighting and 16mm film work together to expand this apparition and create a portal into a speculative other world — one which is conjured for an unfinished boat ruin that never saw the sea. \nIn its heart\, the artwork acts to offer a radical optimism that objects of persistence (material\, societal\, political) can undergo change through the constructive efforts of transfiguration. \nThis transfiguration allows a familial boat ruin to reach a poetic\, new material form after the original boatbuilder’s death. \nPerformance Credits: Concept and Sound: Melody Woodnutt | Lighting Design: Lara Gabor | Violin: Adam Cadell | Percussion: Melody Woodnutt and Zela Papageorgiou | Additional Music track “Faster Than Cold” by Lawrence English and Philip Samartzis. Original Boat fragment by Frank Woodnutt.\n\nThis exhibition and opening performance is supported by the University of Melbourne Faculty of Fine Arts and Music and the VCA Foundation.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/season-2-artist-talks-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Kim Nolan | Moments + Kate Hunter | Floral Oxygen // Artist Talks & Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a celebration of nature with the opening of two magical solo exhibitions; Kim Nolan‘s Moments and Kate Hunter‘s Floral Oxygen. Spend time with the artists and their work on their opening weekend\, with artist talks from both Kim and Kate in the gallery. \nKim Nolan Moments | Artist Talk – 12pm \nKim’s collection of ceramic wall tiles depicts a micro view of her environment showcasing intricate details\, which when viewed as a collection create an abstract landscape of colours and textures. A body of work that captures individual moments\, that when placed together on the wall that give the viewer a different perspective. \nKate Hunter  Floral Oxygen | Artist Talk – 12:30pm \nWith a fascination for different materials Kate Hunter works in metals\, ceramics\, fibres\, textiles\, found objects – whatever she needs to tell an intended story. She lives on the edge of a mangrove estuary in Cairns\, Queensland\, and her body of work ‘Floral Oxygen’ is in response to her experience of the record flooding in Cairns.  \nOfficial Opening & Acknowledgements | 1pm \nRSVP for this event here.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/kim-nolan-moments-kate-hunter-floral-oxygen-artist-talks-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250118T160000
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SUMMARY:Thresholds | Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie | Yvonne Werner |  Exhibition Openings Season 1 2025
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the new year celebrating Artists from Tropical North Queensland and their exhibitions at NorthSite; Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie‘s Discomfort Food\, Maree Koo’oila‘s Winchanam Paintings and Yvonne Werner‘s Afloat and the group exhibition Thresholds\, featuring new works by:\nJustin Bishop  |  Robyn Biviano  |  Nicola Bryars-Parker   |  Lauren Carter  |  Jamie Cole  |  India Collins  |  Gabrielle Cooney  |  Lou Derry  |  Barbara Dover  |  Leanne Emmitt  |  Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie  |  Kate Hunter  |  Stephen Hutchins  |  Jacqueline Joosen  |  Aleksandra Kostic D  |  Selina Kudo  |  Sonia La Spina  |  Lachlan Mackee  |  Luisa Manea  |  Sam (moo) Matthews  |  Eunice McAllister  |  Chrissie Mclaughlin  |  Jessica Munro  |  Hannah Murray  |  Kim Nolan  |  Victoria Park  |  Hannah Parker  |  Ricky Patten  |  Kim Rayner  |  Geoffrey Schmidt  |  Sandra Steffensen  |  Tania Tocar  |  Mariana Verdaasdonk  |  Yvonne Werner  |  Mark Misic  |  Tetsuya Tabata. \nAll four exhibitions are linked through exploration of physical and conceptual terrain. \nJoin us in the NorthSite gallery at Bulmba-ja in celebrating these exhibition openings with the artists’ and delve into each of these exhibitions.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/thresholds-maharlina-gorospe-lockie-yvonne-werner-exhibition-openings-season-1-2025/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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SUMMARY:Open Studio Event - Interactive Printmaking Demonstration - Linear Horizons
DESCRIPTION:Open Studio Event – Interactive Printmaking Demonstration – Linear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking exchange between Baguio\, Philippines and Cairns\, Australia.\nJoin us at the NorthSite Art Studios for a unique opportunity to meet the artists of the Linear Horizons Printmaking Exchange and learn some of the printmaking techniques they have used as part of their intercultural printmaking residency program. \nThis interactive printmaking demonstration will give you a taste for the magic of printmaking. You will hear directly from the artists about their process and see the work created as part of the program. \nNo experience necessary. If you have an interest in art and culture you will enjoy this behind the scenes experience at the NorthSite Art Studio. \n \nTake home a unique print created by yourself and the artists. \nAbout the project\nLinear Horizons: A Collaborative Printmaking exchange between Baguio\, Philippines and Cairns\, Australia. \nThis collaboration joins the 23 Sampaguita Artists Collective\, Baguio City Philippines\, with NorthSite Art Studios for an intercultural printmaking residency. Eight First Nations artists from both Regional areas engage in cultural exchange and collaborative printmaking. This event provides a unique chance for the local community to connect with these artists\, celebrating cultural heritage and fostering pride\, identity\, and solidarity across borders. \nThe artists are working at the studio between 2nd and 14th October and this event is part of the closing celebrations of the program. \nCost of the workshop covers all materials and artwork to take home. \nLocation: NorthSite Art Studio\, 55 Greenslopes Street\, Edge Hill\, Cairns. \nFor more information or to access a free bursary position – email connect@northsite.org.au \nCancellation Policy – Self Refunds are available 48 hours before the start of the event. For later cancellations please email connect@northsite.org.au \nTo find out more about the rest of the closing program click here.  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/open-studio-event-linear-horizons-a-collaborative-printmaking-exchange/
LOCATION:NorthSite Art Studios\, 55 Greenslopes Street\, Edge Hill\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240412T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240412T193000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening – Season 2
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating our second exhibition season of 2024. \nExperience 4 magnificent new exhibitions including: \nAnastasia Klose – For thy sake I in love am grown \nAnnika Harding – Flux and Fog – Landscapes of the Atherton Tablelands \nNaomi Evans – I AM \nAlex Baird Murphy – Magic Compass \nEXHIBITION OPENING \nTime and Date: 5.30PM — 7:30PM\, Friday 12 April \nVenue: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns City \n5.30pm – Bar is open with catering \n5.45pm – Welcome to Country by Minjill \n6pm – Introducing the artists \n6.10pm – Anastasia Klose singing in the Void Gallery \n7.10pm – Performance finished \n7.30pm – Event close \nExhibitions\nNorthSite Contemporary Arts is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia\, its principal arts investment and advisory body. NorthSite Contemporary Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. \nPlease RSVP for your free ticket at link below \n  \n\n  \nRSVP Today
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/exhibition-opening-season-2/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240202T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20240202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20240124T010635Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening - Season 1
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating our first exhibition season of 2024. \nExperience 4 magnificent new exhibitions including the inaugural presentation of ‘NGURRUWARRA/ DERNDERNYIN: Stone Fish Traps Of The Wellesley Islands’ from Mirndiyan Gununa Aboriginal Corporation\, Mornington Island Art\, ‘Conversations with my barista (real or imagined)’ by Cairns-based emerging artist Selina Kudo\, ‘Facing Time: 50 Years’ by artists and long-term friends Euan Macleod with Cairns-based Geoff Dixon and a series of new editions produced through our SpotFire First Nations artist print program. \nEXHIBITION OPENING \nTime and Date: 5.30PM — 7:30PM\, Friday 2 February \nVenue: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns City \n  \n\n   \nRSVP Today \n  \n\n \n\nNGURRUWARRA/ DERNDERNYIN: Stone Fish Traps Of The Wellesley Islands was commissioned by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage and coordinated by James Cook University. The exhibition will also travel to the Queensland Museum in 2024. \nSpotFire has received funding through Regional Arts Development Fund\, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/exhibition-opening-season-1/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231208T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20231128T051234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T060831Z
UID:7211-1702056600-1702063800@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:NorthSite - Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts for the exhibition opening of ‘other’ by The 5Five.  \nThrough this exhibition\, the 5Five collective represents local artists’ Roderick Newbury\, Doula\, John DeSatge\, Fletcher Glover and Tegan Koster with words by Nalisa Neuendorf. Curated by Nicholas Mills\, ‘other’ honours and explores the diverse reflections of this group of artists responding to their personal notion of other. \n\n5:30PM Doors Open\, Bar Open\n6PM Opening Speeches \n\nJoin us for a unique exhibition opening celebrating local artists and enjoy catering by The Hungry Pitcher. \n \nRSVP | Free Tickets \n\n\n \n‘other’ is an initiative of The 5Five collective\, curated by Nicholas Mills. \nTegan Koster’s ‘Shapes’ project has been supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).  \nThe Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-event-dec23/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231110T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231110T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20231101T042741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T233608Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite - Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts for the exhibition opening of The Ascended by Chantal Fraser. \nChantal Fraser\, a Sāmoan artist from Aotearoa/New Zealand\, explores themes of capitalism and state authority through photography\, performance\, and sculpture\, often incorporating ornamentation and personal adornment. Her work has been exhibited at renowned galleries in Australia\, Canada\, and France. The Ascended is a Griffith University Art Museum touring exhibition\, curated by Naomi Evans. \nThis opening event will be enhanced by Welcome to Country by Minjil and a live performance from the Pasifika Collective Group\, with the rhythmic and cultural expressions of traditional Samoan dance. Catering by Freshies Island Food\, a family-owned business\, carrying the culinary food influences of Polynesian ancestors with a modern twist.  \nJoin us for a unique event where we celebrate Chantal’s work while savouring live performances and Oceanic cuisine together. \n \nRSVP \n\nThe Ascended by Chantal Fraser\nThe Ascended exhibition crystallises Fraser’s exploration of power and class through her anti-colonial and anti-capitalist strategies\, developing a theory that links ornamentation\, personal protective devices and protest aesthetics as means to subvert and liberate identities. Fraser’s multimedia practice has garnered significant acclaim within Australian contemporary art and reflects the complexity of lived experiences for diasporic Sāmoan and Pasifika communities. \n\n\nChantal Fraser: The Ascended is a Griffith University Art Museum touring exhibition\, curated by Naomi Evans.\nThis project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council\, its arts funding and advisory body. This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-event-nov23/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231020T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231020T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20231004T002756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T233651Z
UID:7036-1697823000-1697830200@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:NorthSite Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Head into the weekend celebrating these Artists’ and their exhibitions at NorthSite; Jamie Cole’s Welcome to Paradise and Immortal Soil’s PORTAL. \nJoin us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts and celebrate these exhibition openings with the artists’. Later enjoy a live DJ set. \nFriday\, 20th October \n\n5.30PM Event Opens\, Bar Open\n6.15PM Official opening of exhibitions followed by opening speeches from the Artists\n6.40PM Exhibition walk through with Bob Horan and Selena Murray (Immortal Soil)\n\n \nRSVP
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-event-oct23/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230901T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230901T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20230815T031111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T033223Z
UID:6914-1693589400-1693596600@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:NorthSite Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Head into the weekend celebrating these three Artists’ and their exhibitions at NorthSite; Claudine Marzik’s Undara Paintings\, Charlotte Haywood’s Future Nostalgia and Claire Grant’s Milk Run. \nAll three exhibitions are linked through ecological exploration; from the ancient lava tubes at Undara Volcanic National Park\, to emergent narratives of the future\, to the spectacular aerial landscape along regional Queensland. \nJoin us in the NorthSite gallery at Bulmba-ja in celebrating these exhibition openings with the artists’ and delve into each of these exhibitions. \nFriday\, 1st September 2023 \n\n5.30PM Event Opens\, Bar Open\n6PM Welcome to Country presented by Minjil\n6.15PM Official opening of Undara Paintings by Russell Boswell (Manager Savannah Guides) followed by opening speeches from the Artists \n7PM Sonic resonance performance by Merindi Schrieber and Natalia Mann for the exhibition Future Nostalgia\n\n \nREGISTER
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/sep2023-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230711T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20230622T063007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T105843Z
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SUMMARY:CIAF Artists’ Party
DESCRIPTION:Ahead of the public opening of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) 2023\, NorthSite in partnership with the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance (IACA) is hosting the CIAF Artists’ Party; a celebration of all artists presenting work for CIAF 2023. Join us from 6PM for a Welcome to Country presented by Minjil\, the official opening of the exhibitions showing at Bulmba-ja\, cultural performance by Mualgal Po Gubaw Gizu Kabau Mabaigal and a live music set by The Pad Boys. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, 11th July 2023 \n6:00PM Event Opens\, Bar Open \n6:30PM Welcome to Country by Minjil \n6:45PM Opening speeches \n7:00PM Cultural performance by Mualgal Po Gubaw Gizu Kabau Mabaigal dance group \n7:30PM Live music set by The Pad Boys \n9:00PM Event close \nClick here to discover the exhibition showing in the NorthSite Gallery. \nSECURE YOUR TICKETS \nWe charge a ticket fee to ensure attendance. If the ticket price is a financial barrier to attending\, please email : connect@northsite.org.au \nThis event is presented in partnership with Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF). \nNorthSite Contemporary Arts\, IACA Indigenous Art Centre Alliance\, CIAF Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/ciaf-artists-party/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230512T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230512T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20230505T012336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T024023Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite - Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Start your weekend with art and celebrate these exhibition openings at NorthSite; MANdala by Geoffrey Schmidt\, scattered massive by John Pagnozzi and Waanji Away by Jack Wilkie-Jans. \nJoin us on Friday\, 12th May 2023 \n\n5.30PM Event Opens\, Bar Open\n6:00PM Opening speeches\n7:30PM Event close\n\nBOOK TODAY \nWe charge a ticket fee to ensure attendance. If the ticket price is a financial barrier to attending\, please email : connect@northsite.org.au \n\nMore Information\nGeoffrey Schmidt\, MANdala – Gallery 2\nMANdala is an establishment of a sacred space\, a focusing of attention\, a symbol of the universe and a meditative representation of higher thought. This work is an embracing and balancing of the male body with the acceptance of self and identity. The blending of the body\, mind\, environment and established systems. The Mandala works as an equalizing and quieting tool to establish a resting point. The images are a centered and symmetrical balancing of the human condition\, personalized psychology and systems of existence. \nJohn Pagnozzi\, scattered massive – Long Wall\nscattered massive presents a collection of work that is about the practice of drawing. Grounded in everyday or found material\, crayon\, house paint\, spray paint\, sand\, textile; the work approaches drawing as a process of spontaneous object making. It is influenced by ambiguity\, mood and poetry. \nJack Wilkie-Jans\, Waanji Away – Foyer Wall\nGrowing up in Weipa\, on the Western Cape of Cape York Peninsula\, remain some of the most wonderful years of my life—close to family and growing up with my siblings\, cousins and friends with so much freedom. I consider myself enriched by this time and by the fact these years\, those places and [most of] those people are still very much part of my life today. But\, there were times when the freedoms I enjoyed\, were not afforded to my Old People. \nImages courtesy of the artists’. Left to right: Geoffrey Schmidt\, John Pagnozzi\, Jack Wilkie-Jans.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230428T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20230412T054626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063524Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite Open - Sandra Selig - Exploring Giant Molecules
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite for the opening event of Exploring Giant Molecules and a special performance by the artist Sandra Selig. \nExploring Giant Molecules is the largest solo exhibition of Queensland artist Sandra Selig\, bringing together key examples of her interdisciplinary projects from the past two decades. \nSelig works at the intersection of visual art and experimental music\, using humble materials such as thread\, paper\, light and sound to articulate intangible notions of form\, space and time. \nThe exhibition presents seven projects that address the dominant concerns\, materials and forms of Selig’s ongoing bodies of work\, including the artist’s pendulum salt drawings that transform throughout the exhibition. Also included is a new thread installation that responds to the gallery’s architecture and spider webs captured on paper—projects that have evolved organically over time and in response to the spaces Selig works and exhibits in. \n  \nJoin us on Friday\, 28th April 2023 \n5.30PM Event Opens\, Bar Open \n6:00PM Welcome to Country \n6:30PM—7:15PM Performance \n7:30PM Event close \n  \n\n \nBOOK HERE \n  \nWe charge a ticket fee to ensure attendance. If the ticket price is a financial barrier to attending\, please email : connect@northsite.org.au \n  \nImage courtesy of the Artists. Photo: Bryan Spencer.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-open-sandra-selig/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230325T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230325T123000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20230315T071147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T065916Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite Open
DESCRIPTION:Start your weekend with Art; meet the artists and curator of the current exhibitions at NorthSite. \nJoin us on 25th March for NorthSite Open\, a unique opportunity to meet the artists and curator of the current exhibitions at NorthSite\, who will take visitors on a tour of the galleries\, explaining the works on display and answering your questions. \nWeaving these four exhibitions together is a shared concern around human connection to the environment and nature. Ranging from watercolours to cyanotypes\, video to large inflatable sculptures\, our current suite of exhibitions encompass a diverse range of practice. Hear from the artists\, meet other likeminded people\, stay for lunch at the Hungry Pitcher Café and start your weekend with art at NorthSite Contemporary Arts. \n  \nWhat’s On\n10AM Doors Open\n10.30AM Hamish Sawyer opening speech\n10.40AM Julie McEnerny Artist Talk for the exhibition opening of Melaleucas and Mangroves\n10.50AM Daniela Vavrova’s Artist talk for the exhibition opening of I is Another\n11AM Emma Gardner’s floor talk in Gallery 2 for the exhibition opening of Ethereal Selves\n11.30AM Tess Maunder’s floor talk in Gallery 1 and launch the publication of Planetary Gestures\n12.15PM Sweet treats provided with tea and coffee available to purchase from The Hungry Pitcher cafe \n  \nMore Information\nPlanetary Gestures Floor Talk and Publication Launch – Gallery 1\nIndependent curator and arts worker Tess Maunder will present a guided tour of her exhibition\, Planetary Gestures on display in Gallery 1 until April 15.\nTess will share insights about curating Planetary Gestures\, as well as launch the exhibition publication. Designed by Nina M. Gibbes\, the broadsheet publication features newly commissioned texts by exhibition curator Tess Maunder\, NorthSite Director Ashleigh Campbell and Filipino researcher Renan Laru-an . Copies will be available to purchase on the day via NorthSite Store. \nEmma Gardner ‘Ethereal Selves’ – Gallery 2\nEmma Gardener works with a range of materials to experiment with the laborious and process-driven techniques of cyanotype\, trace-monotype and embroidery. The female nude appears figuratively and performatively in her work to explore the ethical\, class-based and gendered ramifications of the naked body and use drawing to explore these ideas. Emma will discuss her exhibition\, Etheral Selves\, in which her cynatope self-portraits are digitally translated onto Perspex to create a haunting installation\, responding to the gallery architecture. \nJulie McEnerny –‘Melaleucas and Mangroves’ Foyer Gallery\nJulie McEnerny is a Cairns based artist who makes exacting watercolour studies of the paperbark trees and mangroves that surround her home. Julie is especially interested in the complex relationships between trees and other plants which rely on host species for nutrients and the crucial roles both play in maintaining biodiversity. Julie will talk about some of the plants depicted in her exhibition\, as well as her process of close observation and care. \nDaniela Vavrova – ‘I Is Another’ Long Gallery\nDr Daniela Vávrová left her birth country in 1998. She has travelled through different countries and draws upon her work as an anthropologist\, together with a passion for photography\, to create multi-media installations to share her experiences with a wider audience. Join Daniela as she discusses her display of photographs and video works\, I is Another. \n\nGet Tickets \n  \n\n*Free entry for NorthSite Members and people under the age of 16.\nAll events moving forward in 2023 will incur a minimum fee of $15 with most events still free to NorthSite Members – who still need to register online. Free tickets are provided to personal guests of the artists.\nIf this fee is a financial barrier to anyone intending to attend\, please email connect@nothsite.org.au and provide your name and email address and we will send you a free ticket. \nThis commitment to purchasing a ticket will ensure a positive experience for: Minjil and other Traditional Owners presenting a Welcome to Country at the event\, local artists presenting work\, interstate artists presenting work\, the artists performing (DJ’s Musicians etc)\, NorthSite staff rostered on for the event\, NortSite staff rostered on in the shop\, The Hungry Pitcher Bar Staff rostered on\, catering estimates for a no-waste event\, the photographer and/or videographer\, tech crew – PA and other elements\, the audience\, who can have a positive\, engaging experience.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-open/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,General Event,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230203T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20230203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20230104T015310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063008Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of 'e VULVA lution' by India Collins and 'Sweet Nostalgia' by Regi Cherini
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the Board of Directors\, Acting Director Hamish Sawyer\, Director Ashleigh Campbell and the NorthSite team\, you are invited to attend the opening event of ‘e VULVA lution’ by India Collins and ‘Sweet Nostalgia’ by Regi Cherini. \n  \nEnter the fleshy site-specific\, multi-sensory installation by Cairns-based artist India Collins. This installation knits together existing works by Collins with new technologies\, and digital and material responses.\nPlus experience local enigma Regi Cherini’s meticulously hand-embroidered artworks in ‘Sweet Nostalgia’.\n  \nMeet at NorthSite Galleries at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre for Welcome to Country followed by experience of the artworks\, informal speeches from the artists and light refreshments. A cash bar will be operating + DJ. \nDate: Friday 3 February 2023. Time: 6 PM – 8:30PM\nPrice: $15 + booking fee pp. Free for all NorthSite Members (member tix 07 4050 9494 or hello@northsite.org.au) \nBOOK TICKETS \nLocation: NorthSite Galleries at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street Cairns City QLD 4870 \n  \nTop image: detail image of weaving by India Collins (left) and detail of stitching by Regi Cherini (right).\n \n‘e VULVA lution’ by India Collins was developed in partnership with NorthSite Contemporary Arts and Situate Art in Festivals and is part of a two-year research and development process that will grow in scale and scope\, to present the next multi-sensory installation ‘re VULVA lution’ within the public sphere in 2024. This project is supported by The Regional Arts Development Fund\, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.\nRegi Cherini’s ‘Sweet Nostalgia’ is a NorthSite project space exhibition to support and develop emerging contemporary artistic practice in Far North Queensland.\n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/e-vulva-lution-by-india-collins-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221216T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20221130T021706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063220Z
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SUMMARY:Pressing Topics Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the Board of Directors\, Director Ashleigh Campbell and the NorthSite team\, you are invited to attend the opening event of Pressing Topics by The Ironing Maidens: Melania Jack and Patty Preece. \nMeet at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre for Welcome to Country followed by light refreshments\, and opening speeches. \nDate: Friday 16 December 2022 \nTime: 6 PM – 8 PM \nPrice: $16.91 pp – FREE for NorthSite Members (inquire via phone or email 0740509494 hello@northsite.org.au)\nLocation: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street Cairns City QLD 4870 \n\n \nBOOK TODAY \n  \nImage courtesy of the artist \n\n \nThe Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/pressing-topics/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221118T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20221107T043808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063236Z
UID:6056-1668794400-1668801600@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:Meanwhile Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:The latest exhibition by the artists of Sixfold Project\, Meanwhile\, celebrates the power of the collective creative experience. Join us for the exhibition opening at NorthSite Contemporary Arts. \nSixfold project: Jennifer Valmadre\, Rose Rigley\, Julie Poulsen\, Louisa Ennis-Thomas\, Barbara Dover and Raewyn Biggs \nDate: Friday 18 November 2022\nTime: 6 PM – 8 PM\nLocation: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\n96 Abbott Street Cairns City QLD 4870 \nMeet at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre for Welcome to Country followed by light refreshments\, and opening speeches. \n\n \nJOIN US\n  \n\n \nThe Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/meanwhile-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221104T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20221104T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20221028T033638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063320Z
UID:6037-1667583000-1667588400@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:Oceans Five Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Join the exhibition opening of the 2022 TAFE Queensland visual arts graduating students\, showcasing a major body of new works. \nArtists: Kaori Suzuki | Yasuko Alcaino |  Alice Martin | Lisa Wright | Mary-Lou Kitchen \nDate: Friday 4 November 2022\nTime: 5:30 PM – 7 PM\nLocation: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\n96 Abbott Street Cairns City QLD 4870 \n\n \nJOIN US\n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/oceans-five-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220917T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220917T123000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20220906T062408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T053749Z
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SUMMARY:Rhonda Duncan's Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite at Bulmba-ja for the opening of ‘Vision of Dreams’ by Rhonda Duncan. \n11:30 AM\, 17 September 2022 — Meet at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre for Welcome to Country followed by light brunch\, and opening speeches. \nExhibition runs 16 September — 29 October 2022\, Main Gallery\, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre. \nSelect artworks are available to purchase. \nPlease RSVP by 15 September 2022 \n\n  \nCome along \n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/rhonda-duncans-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220909T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220909T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20220906T020739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063401Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Hunter's Guided Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join Elizabeth Hunter in an exclusive guided meditation experience within the gallery at NorthSite. \n8 — 9 PM | 9 September 2022 — Meet in the Main Gallery Room for an exclusive guided meditation experience. \n\n  \nGet Your Ticket | $16.91 \n  \n\nThis event coinsides with the opening exhibition ‘il cranio carta’ by Elizabeth Hunter. You can get your free ticket to the opening event here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/412545433497 \nExhibition runs 10 September — 5 November 2022\, Main Gallery\, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre. \nPlease RSVP by 7 September 2022
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/elizabeth-hunters-guided-meditation/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220909T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220909T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20220906T015659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T063444Z
UID:5761-1662746400-1662753600@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:Elizabeth Hunter's Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite at Bulmba-ja for the opening of ‘il cranio carta’ by Elizabeth Hunter. \nThis retrospective solo exhibition encompasses a vast collection of detailed printworks and sculptures created over a lifetime dedicated to printmaking and visionary arts. \n6 PM 9 September 2022 — Meet at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre for Welcome to Country followed by light refreshments\, and opening speeches. \nExhibition runs 10 September — 5 November 2022\, Main Gallery\, Bulmba-ja Arts Centre.  \n\n  \nGet Your Free Ticket \n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/elizabeth-hunters-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220705T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220705T194500
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20220519T051652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T041909Z
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SUMMARY:One Man's Trash by Jaymen Leigh Drahm
DESCRIPTION:One Man’s Trash\, an ephemeral performance by Jaymen Leigh Drahm. \nThis dance is about a spirit trapped in a land full of trash. The spirit lurks through the night hoping to find any essence remaining to ESCAPE the PALACE of “One Mans Trash”. Jaymen Leigh Drahm is a Yidinji future ancestor creating his own path with a background in numerous art forms. This work is an electrifying live-storytelling experience that captures the remanence of dance on canvas. \n“WE WANT YOU to come along on a Ultra Violet Visual experience to transcend you into this years CIAF in neon spirit.” Jamen Drahm\nTuesday 5 July\, 7:30pm at the CIAF x NorthSite Exclusive Preview  \nNorthSite at Bulmba-ja\n96 Abbott Street\, Cairns City 4870 \nBook Tickets: CIAF x NorthSite Exclusive Preview
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/one-mans-trash/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:CIAF 2022,Opening Event,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220705T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220705T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20220519T064841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T041934Z
UID:5325-1657044000-1657054800@northsite.org.au
SUMMARY:Exclusive Preview
DESCRIPTION:Experience the special opening of 6 exhibitions curated by NorthSite at Bulmba-ja for CIAF 2022. \nOn behalf of the entire team at NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, we are delighted to invite you to the CIAF x NorthSite Exclusive Preview on Tuesday 5 July 2022. \nIn 2022 family and friends return to Cairns in person to celebrate the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. It will be a momentous coming together\, with lots of new artworks and experiences in store for audiences. \nThis CIAF x NorthSite Exclusive Preview will be the first event for CIAF audiences at the recently renovated Bulmba-ja Arts Centre. \n  \nThe Exhibitions \n\n\n\n\nNyungu Bubu: Stories from our Country | Bana Yirriji Artists\n\n\nYuk Way Min Ngantamp by Keith WIKMUNEA & Heather KOOWOOTHA\n\n\nTeho ROPEYARN: TRAVERSING THREE REALMS: The physical\, natural and spiritual\n\n\nREPATRIATE by Dylan MOONEY\, Dylan SARRA\, Darren BLACKMAN\, Kyra MANCKTELOW\, Dion BEASLEY & Bernard SINGLETON Jr.\n\n\nConfluence: Indigenous Design Labs presentation in Studio A\n\n\nA 5-day showing of a major collaborative installation by Dr. Ken THAIDAY Snr and Grace Lillian LEE\, titled Suggoo Pennise.\n\n\n\n\nPlus flashbacks to works from 2021 CIAF shows\, inc:\n\n\n\n\nMornington Island Art: Legacies Living On\n\n\nTropical Punk Backpacks by Francoise LANE\n\n\n\n\n  \nEvent Overview \n5 — 6 pm | VIP Preview (CIAF Collectors and Curators ticket holders only)\n6pm — 9:00 pm | Event Opening\n\n\nWelcome to Country by Minjil\n\n\nSpeeches\n\n\nMeet the artists\n\n\nOne-off performances by Yidinji future-ancestor Jaymen Drahm (7:30 PM) + Kuranda royalty band\, The Pad Boys delivering a very special 30th-anniversary set.\n\n\nCash bar and cafe operated by The Hungry Pitcher.\n  \nThis event is free to all participating CIAF 2022 Artists\, NorthSite Members and special invitees. A limited number of General Access tickets are also available at $15 (pre-sale only). \nFind out more about the gallery and view all NorthSite CIAF 22 Exhibitions here \n  \nGET TICKETS \n  \n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/exclusive-preview/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:CIAF 2022,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220429T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220429T230000
DTSTAMP:20260525T174235
CREATED:20220408T054848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T061039Z
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SUMMARY:SOUNDED OUT: Art Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NorthSite at Bulmba-ja for the opening night of two contemporary multi-form exhibitions.  \nWish You Were Here by Kellie O’Dempsey and the touring exhibition Material Sound curated by Caleb Kelly.  \nCocktails by Wolf Lane distillery. \n7pm     | Doors Open\n7.20pm  | Welcome to Country – Minjil tri-nations ceremonial performance\n7.50pm  | Curator’s Exhibition Tour – walk-through installations in the main gallery and hear about the concepts behind the art.\n8.20 pm | Peter Blamey performance – Material Sound exhibiting artist. Performance in the gallery\n8.40pm  | The Ironing Maidens – ‘Pressing Topics’ performance in the Studio – 10 min performance\n9 pm    | Kelly O’Dempsey performance with collaborator Mick Dick – Wish You Were Here\, Gallery 2\n10pm    | Jimmy Flipshyt DJ  – sound set\n11pm    | Close \n \nGET TICKETS\n  \nWish You Were Here is an immersive installation of collaged works on paper\, projected animation\, sound and Augmented Reality (AR) that transports the viewer into an uncertain landscape.\nView Exhibition \nMaterial Sound is an original sound and kinetic exhibition featuring Australian artists at the forefront of sound experimentation in a contemporary art context.\nView Exhibition
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/sounded-out-art-party/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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