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Call & Response: The Final Funk

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

MELANFUNK COLLECTIVE – UNPLUGGED featuring CELASTINO Sunday Night Live Music | Bulmba-ja Arts Centre | NorthSite’s Post-CIAF Closing Event for Answer to the Call exhibition. Join us for an unforgettable night of music, culture, and celebration as Melanfunk Collective reunites for the first time in Cairns since their iconic performance at the reopening of Munro Martin […]

$10 – $30

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Season 4 // Artist Talks & Opening Event

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

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. 10:00am - Doors Open 11:00am – Closing Artist Talk | Brian Robinson That Hint of […]

Free
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Shared Aspirations // Conversations with the Artists & Opening Event

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

 Add to calendar Join 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. Please RSVP below - we look forward to […]

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Season 5 // Artist Talks & Opening Event

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 […]

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Creative Convergence // Season 6 Artist Talks, Opening Event & Special Screening

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

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.   This 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 […]

Closing Event 31 Jan

‘Jakuzuré: Inhabited’ Exhibition Closing Event

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

Join us for a celebration of Jakuzuré 蛇崩 by Tetsuya Tabata and Mariana Verdaasdonk on Saturday 31 January from 2:30-4pm (3pm start), an immersive live event that brings sound, movement and projected imagery into active dialogue with the artistic environment created by the artists. Set entirely within the gallery space, this gathering transforms the installation […]

Free

Season 1 // Artist Talks & Opening Event

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

Join us in celebrating the official opening of our first exhibitions of 2026 by Suzon Fuks, Jack Wilkie-Jans, Gabrielle Cooney and Mark Misic. 10am – Gallery doors open 1pm – Welcome to Country - with special guest Prof. Henrietta Marrie. 1:15–2:30pm – Artist talk and interactive exploration of her exhibition e-Galaxy with Suzon Fuks. Hands on Activity: […]

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Dialog Lensa #6: ‘Sitting with the Sea’ // Special Screening and Performance @ Tanks Arts Centre

Tanks Arts Centre, 46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill Tanks Arts Centre, 46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

NorthSite Contemporary Arts and Padepokan Seni Bagong Kussudiardja (PSBK) present a special screening of Sitting with the Sea (Dialog Lensa #6) — an immersive experience in image and live sound. Photographer Vickram Sombu (Photographer and filmmaker from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara) shares images created during his time with the community of Lamalera in East Nusa […]

$14 – $45
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Edible Printing Pop-Up Workshop: Make art you can eat!

NorthSite Art Studios 55 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill, Queensland, Australia

NorthSite Contemporary Arts invites families to a playful, hands-on Edible Printing Pop-Up Workshop this Saturday morning.  Led by visiting printmaker Alfin Agnuba from Yogyakarta, this unique workshop blends art-making with cooking — transforming traditional printmaking into something you can actually eat.  Using spring roll pastry as your “paper” and chocolate as your “ink,” participants will create edible prints inspired by Javanese batik patterns. Choose […]

$10

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Navigator Spirit Ark — Arone Raymond Meeks (Retrospective) // Exhibition Opening

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

The Board of Directors and staff of NorthSite Contemporary Arts warmly invite you to attend the opening of Navigator Spirit Ark, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and career of the late Arone Raymond Meeks. Navigator Spirit Ark brings together significant works from across Meeks’ artistic practice, offering a considered reflection on his enduring contributions to contemporary art. Through explorations of cultural […]

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