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India Collins and Regi Cherini exhibitions, image of red weaving and embroidery marzipan.

Opening of ‘e VULVA lution’ by India Collins and ‘Sweet Nostalgia’ by Regi Cherini

Bulmba-ja Arts Centre 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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.   Enter the fleshy site-specific, multi-sensory installation by Cairns-based artist India Collins. This installation knits together […]

$15

NorthSite Open

NorthSite Open

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Start your weekend with Art; meet the artists and curator of the current exhibitions at NorthSite. Join 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 […]

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Low-light photo of a woman sitting on a stage surrounded by experimental instruments. The audience, lit in blue light, are seated on the ground watching.

NorthSite Open – Sandra Selig – Exploring Giant Molecules

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Join us at NorthSite for the opening event of Exploring Giant Molecules and a special performance by the artist Sandra Selig. Exploring 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. Selig works at the intersection of visual art and […]

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NorthSite – Exhibition Opening

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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. Join us on Friday, 12th May 2023 5.30PM Event Opens, Bar Open 6:00PM Opening speeches 7:30PM Event close   BOOK TODAY   We charge a ticket fee to […]

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a group of people in a gallery space with prints on the grey walls. The text "CIAF 2023 Artists' Party" is in the top left corner.

CIAF Artists’ Party

Bulmba-ja Arts Centre 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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 […]

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Three images by three different artists

NorthSite Exhibition Opening

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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. All 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 […]

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Two images side by side. One is a pop art style painting. The other is an image of plants.

NorthSite Exhibition Opening

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Head into the weekend celebrating these Artists' and their exhibitions at NorthSite; Jamie Cole's Welcome to Paradise and Immortal Soil's PORTAL. Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts and celebrate these exhibition openings with the artists'. Later enjoy a live DJ set. Friday, 20th October 5.30PM Event Opens, Bar Open 6.15PM Official opening of exhibitions followed by opening speeches […]

A welding helmet covered in gold jewels

NorthSite – Exhibition Opening

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts for the exhibition opening of The Ascended by Chantal Fraser. Chantal 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. […]

NorthSite – Exhibition Opening

NorthSite Contemporary Arts 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Join us at NorthSite Contemporary Arts for the exhibition opening of 'other' by The 5Five.  Through 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 […]

3 images side by side with a diagonal white line dividing them. One image is a vibrant abstract painting, the middle image is a black and white image of a woman standing against a white wall and the last image is a series of painted portraits.

Exhibition Opening – Season 1

Bulmba-ja Arts Centre 96 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Join us in celebrating our first exhibition season of 2024. Experience 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 […]

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