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SUMMARY:Ecology of the Redlynch Valley with Matthew Stanton and Peter Stanton
DESCRIPTION:Experience a renewed perspective of the Redlynch Valley with photographer Matthew Stanton and his father\, ecologist Peter Stanton PSM. \nMini-van ecological tour of the Redlynch Valley. \nSit back\, listen in\, and travel on a progressive tour\, experiencing landscapes and gaining insights and knowledge of the ecology of the Redlynch Valley with Deep North photographer Matthew Stanton and his father\, ecologist Peter Stanton PSM. In this 3 hr guided tour\, the pair will highlight key species in the landscape to share the post-colonial and social history of these hillsides\, their development and subsequent regeneration. \nBus departs Bulmba-ja at 10:05am\, participants will visit significant sites to experience changes in the landscape over time. Return to Bulmba-ja 1:30pm. \n(Participants can also choose a self-drive option\, meeting at Redlynch Village at 10:25. email programs@northsite.org.au.) \nSeats limited. Cost $45pp.\nIf you wish to take advantage of NorthSite membership\, please call NorthSite (0740509494) for your $20 discount.  \nNorthSite and the Artist acknowledge the Djabugay People as the Traditional Owners of these lands and waterways and the neighboring Nations where this work and activity takes place. \nBook Here
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/ecology-of-the-redlynch-valley-with-matthew-stanton-and-peter-stanton/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Conversations,General Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220222T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220222T160000
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SUMMARY:Photographic Books: an Intro to DIY Bookmaking
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to book design using a series of photographs to make a finished photo book. \nIn this workshop you will be guided to use the online publication design program Blurb to create a photo book – design\, publish\, print and distribute.\nAishah Kenton and Sean Davey from the Pacific Centre for Photographic Arts will share some of their favourite tangible objects – photographic artist books and work with you to use accessible tools to combine your images and design a book from your images that you can produce as a one-off item or re-print to share with family\, friends and fans.\nLearn formatting\, technical and production considerations and start your own digital photo book in the workshop. This is a great skill for artists and creatives to learn as it can be used as a creative and artistic tool but also as a professional folio to communicate your practice. \n“The great thing about these online photographic book-publishing programs is that they allow you to more easily create your own book. The fact that as an artist\, you can now publish your own book with low costs\, anytime after you’ve created a body of work\, is incredible. In doing this\, it helps you visualise your work in a final product. The guidelines in online book publishing programs make it a lot easier to format and provide a huge introduction to book design principles.” Aishah Kenton \nItems supplied:\nExisting photo books for inspiration and demonstration\, wifi\,5 hrs tuition\, tea\, coffee and lunch\nWhat to bring:\nLaptop with Blurb software downloaded\nAccess to all the digital images you wish to work with \nDate: Tuesday 22 February\, 10am – 4pm.\nWhere: Studio C\, NorthSite at Bulmba-ja. Please arrive at 9:45pm to settle in.\nCost: $120 pp.  NorthSite Members pay $20pp (discounted rate of $100). Phone to book 0740509494.\nMax 10 participants. \nBook Here
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/photographic-books-an-intro-to-diy-bookmaking/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220221T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220221T150000
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SUMMARY:Your Story: Sequencing and narrative with personal photography
DESCRIPTION:Participants will work with a selection of 50+ existing personal images\, arranging their photographs in a folio of fresh image sequences. \n  \nWho\, What\, Why: \nPhotographers Sean Davey and Aishah Kenton of the Pacific Centre for Photographic Arts will guide you through a range of considerations and approaches to arrive at an intimate folio of personal photographs. \nEach participant will create a new series of photographs presented in a cohesive folio\, that communicates narrative and feeling solely through image. This activity demonstrates the power of storytelling through incidental photography of everyday life and shows that each of us has a unique position\, aesthetic\, and perspective to share. \n“This program gives people an awareness that each of us is likely to have a body of photographic work in our phones or in an old photo album on the shelf\, incidental work\, work that explores where they are\, their life. Through considered selection\, aesthetic and subjective considerations\, inclusion and reduction\, everyday photographs can be combined and bought into a new realm of communication.” Sean Davey \n  \nItems supplied: \nFolios\, paper\, pencils\, 5 hrs tuition\, tea\, coffee and lunch. \n  \nWhat to bring: \nPhysical photos – participants are required to bring 50 – 100 diverse photographs. \nSuggested content: old family photo albums\, film packets of travel shots\, found photo collections or digital images from your phone camera roll to be pre-printed as 6 x 4 images. Suggested Garrick’s Camera House in advance (upload via this link)\, KMART\, Officeworks’ photo kiosk. \n  \nDate: Monday 21 February\, 9am – 3pm. \nWhere: Studio C\, NorthSite at Bulmba-ja. Please arrive at 8:45pm to settle in. \nCost: $120 pp.  NorthSite Members pay $20pp (discounted rate of $100). Phone to book 0740509494. \nMax 10 participants. \n  \nBook Here
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/your-story-sequencing-and-narrative-with-personal-photography/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220219T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
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SUMMARY:EOI Deeply Visible: Artists & Curators Panel Discussion - LIVE AUDIENCE
DESCRIPTION:We talk with Vic Bulmer\, Matthew Stanton\, Sean Davey\, Aishah Kenton & Spiro Miralis about the new photography exhibitions at NorthSite. \n\n\nRSVP to indicate your interest to participate in our upcoming filmed panel discussion as an audience member. Limited seats are available.  \nHear from Matthew Stanton (artist) and Vic Bulmer (head ecologist Djunbunji Rangers)\, and artists/curators Sean Davey & Aishah Kenton and Spiro Miralis in an intimate 1 hr discussion and Q&A\, hosted by NorthSite gallery Director Ashleigh Campbell. \nVisit the exhibition pages for Never So Visible and Deep North and consider\, what you would ask these photographic artists and ecologists about their environment\, philosophy\, processes or prints?… or put forward any other question you may wish to pose for the artists. \nThis event will be filmed and recorded for screening via NorthSite channels in March. \nAs our audience is limited to 20 people\, please ensure you include your answers to the few short questions on the Eventbrite registration page\, and you will be notified if a ticket becomes available to you. \nPlease arrive at the entrance to Gallery 1\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts at 1:50 PM for a 2:00 PM start. \n  \nNorthSite acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Country on which these exhibitions have been developed and are presented. \n  \n\nExpress Your Interest
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/eoi-deeply-visible-artists-curators-panel-discussion-live-audience/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Conversations,General Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220219T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220219T130000
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SUMMARY:Never So Visible and Deep North EXHIBITION OPENINGS at NorthSite
DESCRIPTION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts presents two photographic exhibitions: ‘Never So Visible’ curated by PCPA and ‘Deep North’ by Matthew Stanton. \nJoin us at NorthSite at Bulmba-ja for the opening of two spectacular photographic exhibitions. \nThis will be the premiere for Never So Visible. This exhibition\, curated by Pacific Center for Photographic Arts (PCPA)\, proposes the importance of personal experience and investigation in photography through the inclusion of six visual artists working with the medium. \nDeep North\, by Matthew Stanton\, examines the shifting relations between humans and the environment in a ‘psycho-ecological’ series of large-format photographs of Far North Queensland landscapes\, captured over a 10 year period. \n11:00 AM —  Welcome to Country \n11:20 AM — Opening speeches followed by an informal tour of the exhibitions \n11:45 AM — Light brunch\, tea & coffee served \n12:30 PM – Floortalk in Deep North exhibition with photographer Matthew Stanton and Vic Bulmer\, head ecologist Djunbunji Land and Sea Rangers. \n2:00 PM — Deeply Visible – Artist and Curator Panel Discussion. A filmed Q&A in front of an intimate audience. Hosted by director Ashleigh Campbell in conversation with Vic Bulmer\, Matthew Stanton\, Sean Davey\, Aishah Kenton and Spiro Miralis. \n(Please note: This is a separate event with limited spaces available. Register your interest here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/artist-and-curator-panel-discussion-tickets-264799671947) The film recording of this conversation will be broadcast through NorthSite channels online\, on 1 March 2022\, at 6pm.) \nPlease RSVP by 17 February 2022 \n \nRSVP Here\n  \nWE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING ART WITH YOU. \n*Please use the Check In Qld App and sanitise on arrival. Covid safe measures apply: Click here\n\nImage credit: Matthew Stanton\, Johnstone River #1\, detail\, (Ngadjonji Country)\, 2013\, chromogenic darkroom print (hand printed by the artist) | Zhu Mo\, Untitled #6 from the series Bright\, Bright\, Day (2014)
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/never-so-visible-and-deep-north-exhibition-openings-at-northsite/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Conversations,General Event,Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220204T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220408T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
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SUMMARY:APT10 Kids On Tour | At-Home Activities
DESCRIPTION:APT10 Kids features seven projects by artists from across the Asia Pacific region that celebrate inclusion and diversity\, and the importance of collaboration and community. Children and families can continue the fun at home\, with making activities available to pick up and online videos and activities from the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern (QAGOMA) website. \nPick up: Visit the NorthSite Store (96 Abbott Street\, Cairns City) and pick up your free at-home activity pack. Open Monday-Friday 10 AM — 5 PM  |  Saturday 11 AM — 2 PM \nOnline: Visit the QAGOMA website for the full list of at-home activities\, videos and content as part of APT10 Kids On Tour. See the full list of activities: https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/apt10-kids \nAPT10 Kids on Tour includes activities developed in collaboration with artists Shannon Novak (Aotearoa New Zealand)\, Phuong Ngo (Australia)\, Syagini Ratna Wulan (Indonesia)\, Jamilah Haji (Thailand)\, Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts (Bangladesh) and Vipoo Srivilasa (Thailand / Australia). \n  \nAPT10 Kids on Tour is free QAGOMA Touring program available to regional Queensland communities\, with thanks to generous support from The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.\n \n\n\n\n\n  \nImage credit: Shannon Novak / Aotearoa New Zealand b.1979 / Make Visible: All Welcome 2021 / Commissioned for APT10 Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation /   The artist / Photograph: Joe Ruckli\, QAGOMA
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/apt10-kids-on-tour-at-home-activities/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220128T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220128T200000
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SUMMARY:Just Not Australian Film Screening | TERROR NULLIUS by Soda Jerk
DESCRIPTION:MA 15 + | 54mins\nTERROR NULLIUS is in conjunction with the exhibition Just Not Australian showing at NorthSite Contemporary Arts. Presented in partnership with End Credits Film Club.\nPart political satire\, eco-horror and road movie\, TERROR NULLIUS is a political revenge fable that offers an unwriting of Australian national mythologies. Binding together a documentary impulse with the bent plotlines of Australian film texts\, Soda Jerk’s revisionist history opens a wilful narrative space where cinema fictions and historical facts permeate each other in new ways. \nThe apocalyptic desert camps of Mad Max 2 become the site of refugee detention\, flesh-eating sheep are recast as anti-colonial insurgents and a feminist motorcycle gang goes vigilante on Mel Gibson. \nBookings are essential\nDate: Friday 28th of January 2022\nLocation: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns City\, QLD 4870 enter via Garden at front of building.\nFirst Screening: 5:45PM — 6:50PM\nSecond Screening: 7:00PM — 8:05PM\n(Note: doors will close 5 minutes before screening – if running late\, please make your way through the main Theatre entrance.) \nSoda Jerk is a two-person art collective who work at the intersection of documentary and speculative fiction. \n  \nImage Credit: Soda Jerk\, TERROR NULLIUS\, 2018\, installation view\, Just Not Australian\, Artspace\, Sydney\, 2019. Commissioned by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image\, Melbourne. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Zan Wimberley\nJust Not Australian was curated by Artspace and developed in partnership with Sydney Festival and Museums & Galleries of NSW. The exhibition is touring nationally with Museums & Galleries of NSW. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts\, its arts funding and advisory body. \nThe TERROR NULLIUS screening at Bulmba-ja Theatre is presented in conjunction with the Just Not Australian exhibition\, in partnership with End Credits Film Club.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/just-not-australian-film-screening-terror-nullius-by-soda-jerk-2/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220117T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220122T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
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SUMMARY:Postponed | APT10 Kids On Tour comes to NorthSite
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED\nDue to the current impact of coronavirus cases within our region\, we have postponed the APT10 Kids On Tour workshops. We endeavour to bring these workshops to the gallery in April 2022.\n\nAPT10 Kids on Tour includes activities developed in collaboration with artists Shannon Novak (Aotearoa New Zealand)\, Phuong Ngo (Australia)\, Syagini Ratna Wulan (Indonesia)\, Jamilah Haji (Thailand)\, Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts (Bangladesh) and Vipoo Srivilasa (Thailand / Australia). \nPhuong Ngo’s collage activity Pattern Exchange 2021 is informed by the artist’s interest in the colonial history of cement tiles in Vietnam and invites children to create their own geometric tile design using patterned coloured paper\, scissors and glue\, while Shannon Novak’s Make Visible: Celebrate You 2021 is a digital interactive that asks kids to design a flag to represent their identity and what makes them happy. \nSyagini Ratna Wulan’s activity Atom 2021 invites children to add colour and pattern to a variety of mandala forms often used in spiritual and religious practices\, and Vipoo Srivilasa’s Garden of Love 2021 encourages participants to draw a portrait or write a message to the person they miss the most and is accompanied by Dok Rak\, the animated APT10 Kids ‘flower bear’ mascot\, and friends. \nDeveloped in collaboration with the Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts in Bangladesh\, Where Stortles Roam 2021 invites children to use paper templates to make a puppet of an imaginary animal inspired by the Bengali poet Sukumar Roy’s ‘Khichuri (Stew Much)’. In Jamilah Haji’s drawing activity Happiness and Desire 2021\, children of all abilities can think about what makes them happy and what they wish for. \n  \nAPT10 Kids on Tour is free QAGOMA Touring program available to regional Queensland communities\, with thanks to generous support from The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.\n \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nImage credit: Phuong Ngo / Australia b.1983 / Pattern Exchange 2021 / Commissioned for APT10 Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © The artist / Photograph: Chloë Callistemon\, QAGOMA
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/postponed-apt10-kids-on-tour-comes-to-northsite/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:General Event,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211216T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20220128T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20211116T131609Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite Art Market | Print Edition
DESCRIPTION:This year the NorthSite Art Market celebrates the region’s unique suite of contemporary printmakers.\nWe welcome you to come along\, grab a drink from the bar and browse the exciting selection of new artworks.\nARTISTS and SUPPLYING PRINT STUDIOS:\nArone Meeks | Billy Missi | Brian Robinson | Claudine Marzik |\nDanish Quapoor | Darren Blackman | David Jones | Dian Darmansjah | Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre | Hannah Murray | Hannah Parker | InkMasters Cairns | Joel Sam | Jonathan McBurnie | Laura Castel |\nLaurel McKenzie | Lenore Howard | Lynelle Flinders | Michael Marzik |\nMoa Arts | Mollie Bosworth | Napolean Oui | Neil Binnie | Peter Morrison | Rhi Johnson | Rhonda Stevens | Tamika Grant-Iramu | Robert Tommy Pau \nOPENING EVENT: Thursday\, 16th December\, 5:00 — 8:00 pm\nEXHIBITION RUNS 17th December 2021 – 29 January 2022 \nThe NorthSite Store will be open late to secure the first selection of these prints and for any last-minute Christmas gifts or something special for yourself.\nCome along\, support the artists and give the gift of art this season.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-art-market-print-edition/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Art Market,Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211203T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
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SUMMARY:Film Screening | TERROR NULLIUS by Soda Jerk
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Just Not Australian exhibition\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts will be screening TERROR NULLIUS by Soda Jerk. \nMA 15 + | 54mins\nTERROR NULLIUS is in conjunction with the exhibition Just Not Australian showing at NorthSite Contemporary Arts. Presented in partnership with End Credits Film Club.\nPart political satire\, eco-horror and road movie\, TERROR NULLIUS is a political revenge fable that offers an unwriting of Australian national mythologies. Binding together a documentary impulse with the bent plotlines of Australian film texts\, Soda Jerk’s revisionist history opens a wilful narrative space where cinema fictions and historical facts permeate each other in new ways.\nThe apocalyptic desert camps of Mad Max 2 become the site of refugee detention\, flesh-eating sheep are recast as anti-colonial insurgents and a feminist motorcycle gang goes vigilante on Mel Gibson.\nBookings are essential: Please ensure you book through the Eventbrite link below and select your preferred screening time when registering for the event. \nDate: Friday 3rd of December 2021 \nLocation: Bulmba-ja\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns City\, QLD 4870 \nFirst Screening: 5:45PM — 6:50PM\nSecond Screening: 7:15PM — 8:20PM \nSoda Jerk is a two-person art collective who work at the intersection of documentary and speculative fiction. \nImage Credit: Soda Jerk\, TERROR NULLIUS\, 2018\, installation view\, Just Not Australian\, Artspace\, Sydney\, 2019. Commissioned by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image\, Melbourne. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Zan Wimberley\nJust Not Australian was curated by Artspace and developed in partnership with Sydney Festival and Museums & Galleries of NSW.\nThe exhibition is touring nationally with Museums & Galleries of NSW. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts\, its arts funding and advisory body.\nScreening presented in partnership with End Credits Film Club\, Cairns
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/just-not-australian-film-screening-terror-nullius-by-soda-jerk/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211120T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20211115T041637Z
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SUMMARY:Weaving Workshop | The 'm e r i' project
DESCRIPTION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts is pleased to invite you to attend the weaving workshop by Rosemary Omundsen. This workshop is in conjunction with Wendy Mocke’s exhibition The ‘m e r i’ project. \nRosemary Omundsen shares her coconut leaves weaving techniques in a 3hr workshop at NorthSite Contemporary Arts. \n10 AM — Arrive at Bulmba-ja\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts \nPlease RSVP by 18 November 2021 using the link below.\nCost: $45.00 \nTickets are valid for 1 person only\, if you would like RSVP for a friend or family member you can by re-clicking the Eventbrite link and enter their name and email or their name and your email. \nWhen you RSVP via Eventbrite your name will be added to the guest list. \nthis workshop is in conjunction with the exhibition The ‘m e r i’ project by Wendy Mocke.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/weaving-workshop-the-m-e-r-i-project/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211119T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211119T203000
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SUMMARY:The 'm e r i' project | Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:The Board of NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, Director Ashleigh Campbell and staff invite you to attend the opening event The ‘ m e r i’ project by Wendy Mocke. \n5:45 PM — Arrive at Bulmba-ja\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts\n6:00 PM — Welcome to Country by Carl Marun Fourmile (Yidinji) of Minjil\n6:15 PM — The official opening of  The ‘m e r i’ project \n\nHear from artist Wendy Mocke\nOfficially opened by Aunty Olive Tau Davis\n\nLater — Music by Papua New Guinean Jazz musician Klara KuOlga: https://www.klarekuolga.com/\nDrinks will be available for purchase from the Foyer Bar \nPlease RSVP by 17 November 2021 using the Eventbrite link below.\nTickets are valid for 1 person only\, if you would like RSVP for a friend or family member you can by re-clicking the Eventbrite link and enter their name and email or their name and your email.\nWhen you RSVP via Eventbrite your name will be added to the guest list.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/the-m-e-r-i-project-exhibition-opening/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210924T033356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T042120Z
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SUMMARY:Weaving Workshop with Delissa Walker
DESCRIPTION:Delissa Walker is a Kuku Yalanji woman from the Mossman/Daintree Rainforest region of far north Queensland\, who weaves traditional basketry using fibres from the endemic black palm tree. Her pieces are included in the long water: fibre stories exhibition showing at NorthSite Contemporary Arts. \nThis practical workshop will focus on fibre skills sharing\, focusing on simple weaving techniques using natural fibres. \nArrive at NorthSite\, Bulmba-ja 96 Abbott St\, Cairns City at 9:45am for 10am start. \nPlease use the Check In Qld App and sanitise on arrival. \nWe look forward to seeing you here!\nNorthSite Team
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/weaving-workshop-with-delissa-walker/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210924T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210924T030848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T042222Z
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SUMMARY:'Beyond the Sight of Land' & 'longwater: fibre stories'                                          EXHIBITION OPENINGS
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the Board of Directors\, Director Ashleigh Campbell and the NorthSite team\, you are invited to attend the opening event for:\n– Beyond the Sight of Land by Lenore Howard\n– long water: fibre stories curated by Freja Carmichael \nOrder of events:\n5:00pm – long water: fibre stories curator’s talk with Freja Carmichael\n5:30pm – Beyond the Sight of Land artist’s talk Lenore Howard\n6:00pm – Welcome to Country by Carl Marun Fourmile (Yidinji) of Minjil\n6:15pm – The official opening of Beyond the Sight of Land and long water: fibre stories. emceed by Director Ashleigh Campbell. Speakers include Freja Carmichael\, artist Jill Chism and Lenore Howard. \nDrinks will be available for purchase from the Foyer Bar \nRSVP is essential. Please check-in using the Qld App upon arrival and safely occupy the gallery\, ie 1.5m space per person. If COVID-19 is known within the community\, we request anyone with even mild symptoms to please stay home. You can view our COVID Safe Plan on our website.\nFor the enjoyment and safety of all\, we will monitor attendance numbers at our event. If certain galleries reach capacity you may be requested to wait before entering. We thank you for your cooperation. \nWE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING ART WITH YOU.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/beyond-the-sight-of-land-and-longwater-fibre-stories-exhibition-openings/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210817T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210818T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210812T060555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210812T060707Z
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SUMMARY:Mornington Island Artists - Legacies Living On - Painting in the Gallery
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED \n  \nMirndiyan Gununa | Mornington Island Art Centre\nExhibition Legacies Living On\nActivity: Painting in Gallery 1 \nMornington Island Artists will be painting in the main gallery during CIAF. \nDay 1 Tues 17 AUG\n1st Session 10-12pm\n12-12.30 Break (Lunch)\n2nd Session 12.30 – 2.30pm\n2.30-3pm (Afternoon Tea)\n3rd Session 3-5pm \nDay 2 Wed 18 AUG\n1st Session 10-12pm\n12-12.30 Break (Lunch)\n2nd Session 12.30 – 2.30pm\n2.30-3pm (Afternoon Tea)\n3rd Session 3-5pm \nVisit the gallery\, meet the artists\, have a yarn and see the painting taking place.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/mornington-island-artists-legacies-living-on-painting-in-the-gallery/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210701T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210701T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210630T004918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T042354Z
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SUMMARY:Tommy Pau Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the Board of Directors\, Director and Staff\, you are invited to attend the opening event\nWHEN: Thursday 1 July 2021\n10:30am – 12.30pm\nWHERE: Bulmba-Ja 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns QLD 4870 Australia\nWelcome to Country by Carl Fourmile of Minjil\nArtist Talk by Robert Tommy Pau\nSpecial Guest Speaker Bakoi Nomak\nChoir sing ‘Coming of the Light’ song followed by a prayer by Sam Bana\nLight refreshments will be provided\nWe hope to see you there!\nAll guests are required to use the Check In Qld app on arrival. This event will follow Queensland Government Stage 6 COVID Guidelines and Industry Plans.\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION:\nhttps://northsite.org.au/exhibitions/torres-strait-enlightenment/ \nImage: Robert Tommy Pau\, Time (detail)\, 2021\, linocut on somerset velvet white 300gsm 100% cotton\, 59.5 x 78.5 cm
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/tommy-pau-opening-event/
LOCATION:Bulmba-ja Arts Centre\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210617T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210617T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210616T061432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T032254Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite Panel Discussion Examining the Art & Science behind the exhibition 'When a Tree Falls' by Donna Davis
DESCRIPTION:Can art inform\, convey and reach an audience to make a change and take action? Join the discussion and let us know your thoughts as we examine the art and science behind Donna Davis’ exhibition When a Tree Falls. \nA special thank you to the following panelists\, sponsors\, and supporters for making this possible: \nDonna Davis– Independent Artist | Exhibition ‘When a Tree Falls’ \nProfessor Darren Crayn – Director\, Australian Tropical Herbarium \nDr Amy Zanne – George Washington University\nAdjunct Associate Professor \nLisa Chandler – University of Sunshine Coast \nAdam Stevens – ABC radio presenter \nNorthSite Contemporary Arts\nArts Queensland\nAustralia Council for the Arts\nNovotel\nShiny Shiny Productions (shinyshinyproductions) – Melania Jack (oh.melania) & Patty Preece
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-panel-discussion-examining-the-art-science-behind-the-exhibition-when-a-tree-falls-by-donna-davis/
CATEGORIES:Conversations
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210615T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210615T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210615T025357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062007Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite Panel Discussion ART + SCIENCE Communicating Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:We have an exciting panel discussion available to watch today at 6pm.\nTune in as we unpack the complexities in communicating climate change with a diverse panel of experts for Art + Science: Yandell Walton\, Katie Chartrand\, Lisa Law\, Lucas Cernusak\, Andy Ridley and Torres Webb.  \nIn this panel discussion\, facilitated by Adam Stephens\, the panel discuss climate change and unpack the messages behind Yandell Walton’s exhibition Shifting Surrounds.  \nArt + Science – Communicating Climate Change\nWatch it from 6pm tonight (Tuesday 15 June): @northsite_contemporaryarts \nA special thank you to the following people\, sponsors and supporters for making this possible: \nYandell Walton @yandellw – Projection Artist | Exhibition Shifting Surrounds\nSponsors and supporters: Centre for Projection Art (@centreforprojectionart)\, Substation\, Arts Queensland RADF (Regional Arts Development Fund) & NorthSite Contemporary Arts \nKatie Chartrand – JCU Senior Researcher Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystems Research \nLisa Law – Urban Planning \nLucas Cernusak – Associate Professor College of Science and Engineering JCU / Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science  \nAndy Ridley – Co-founder and founding CEO of the global movement\, Earth Hour (@earthhour_australia @earthhourofficial) and CEO of Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef (@citizensgbr) \nTorres Webb – Science advocate and leader \nAdam Stevens – ABC radio presenter \nNorthSite Contemporary Arts\nArts Queensland\nAustralia Council for the Arts\nRADF (Regional Arts Development Fund)\nNovotel\nShiny Shiny Productions (shinyshinyproductions) – Melania Jack (oh.melania) & Patty Preece \nNorthSite is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council\, its arts funding and advisory body. NorthSite is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-panel-discussion-art-science-communicating-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Conversations
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210528T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210528T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210506T232404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T044206Z
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SUMMARY:Donna Davis 'When a Tree Falls' Field & Studio Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Donna Davis\, Would You Love Me More\, (Video still)\, 2021\, 2 channel video installation. Image courtesy of the artist. \nJoin Artist Donna Davis When a Tree Falls and Prof. Darren Crayn\, Director of the Australian Tropical Herbarium\, for a day exploring the intersections between art and science. \n9:45am: Meet at NorthSite Contemporary Arts for a 10am start – Bulmba-ja 96 Abbott St\, Cairns City QLD 4870\, Australia \nStage 1: In the field / The Esplanade\nProfessor Darren Crayn will start off with a brief presentation\, explaining the role and work of the Australian Tropical Herbarium in understanding the tropical north’s amazing biodiversity. Participants will then step into the great outdoors to explore nearby parklands\, taking time to examine the diversity of plant forms and learn the intimate details of plant sexuality.\nWe can’t pick the flowers from these public parklands\, but participants will record their observations of flora found during the field survey on their phones or mobile devices. We’ll discuss with participants the information that needs to be recorded for plant identification (1-1.5 hours). \nStage 2: Break for lunch\nLunch menus will be provided to participants after registration.\n* Lunch is included in the cost of the program \nStage 3: In the Studio at NorthSite\nIn the studio will be a hands-on workshop showing how environmental data can be explored artistically and used as an entry point for inspiration in the creative process. The art making activities will focus on drawing and print based works\, and could make use of specimens collected by participants in the Australian Tropical Herbarium tour taking place on the 19th May. \nParticipants to bring: Hat\, Sunscreen\, Water\, Mobile Phone or Mobile device (avid photographers can bring cameras and tripods) \nFollow the Eventbrite link below to book your ticket. Places are limited.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/donna-davis-when-a-tree-falls-field-studio-workshop/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210519T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210519T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210506T230132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062346Z
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SUMMARY:Donna Davis 'When a Tree Falls' Aust Tropical Herbarium Tour & Workshop
DESCRIPTION:‘Field TransPLANT…..’ Donna Davis\, 2020-2021\, single channel projection installation into esky\, mixed media. Single channel video installation\, image courtesy of the artist. \nJoin Stuart Worboys from the Australian Tropical Herbarium and Artist Claudine Marzik for a morning tour of Smithfield Conservation Park\, the Australian Tropical Herbarium specimen collection\, and an afternoon session of learning how to prepare different plant specimens\, for pressing and mounting. \n8.45am Meet at Moka Bar Coffee Shop for coffee and introduction\nMoka Bar Coffee Shop\, Building E5\, James Cook University Cairns Campus\, McGregor Road\, Smithfield. FREE parking is available in carpark P9 (see map below). \n9-12pm: Tour and Talk at Smithfield Conservation Park\nStuart Worboys from the Australian Tropical Herbarium will start off with a walk around Smithfield Conservation Park (just a short walk north of the coffee shop)\, discussing the significance of these forests at a national and international scale\, and the role of the Australian Tropical Herbarium in understating their biodiversity. \nParticipants will be able to collect interesting and beautiful plant specimens from within the grounds of James Cook University\, together with important environmental data\, which they we will prepare later. \nAfter the walk\, participants will be shown the Australian Tropical Herbarium collection.\nStuart Worboys and artist Claudine Marzik will guide participants to prepare their plant specimens. Participants who collected specimens earlier in the day will tag\, annotate\, trim\, arrange and press their specimens. The plants will be placed in the ATH’s drier for two weeks and used in future art/science activities. \n* Attendees who also wish to participate in the Field & Workshop on the 28th of May with Prof.Darren Crayn and Donna Davis at NorthSite Contemporary Arts will be able to use these pressed specimens in the print workshop. \n**It is a safety requirement that all participants where closed-shoes. COVID sign-in is mandatory. \nClick the Eventbrite link to book your ticket. Placed are limited.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/donna-davis-when-a-tree-falls-aust-tropical-herbarium-tour-workshop/
LOCATION:James Cook University Cairns Campus\, Smithfield\, Cairns\, QLD\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210508T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210508T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210506T224916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T044142Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Kate Robertson and special Guest Chief Alex Dawia
DESCRIPTION:Join Artist Kate Robertson and Chief Alex Dawia to discuss her exhibition Kuna Siuwai Pokong – Medicinal plants from Siwai\nAbout this event \nNorthSite Contemporary Arts Invites you to walk through Kate Robertson’s exhibition\, Kuna Siuwai Pokong – Medicinal plants from Siwai with the artist\, discuss her artworks in discuss her artworks in concept and presentation. \nThis exhibition chronicles plants and their medicinal properties from the Siwai region of Bougainville Island\, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea\, through photographic light recordings. Concerned with the erosion of tacit traditional medicinal knowledge\, Chief Alex Dawia of the Taa Lupumoiku Clan approached and invited Australian artist Kate Robertson to chronicle Siwai plant knowledge for preservation. Chief Jeffrey Noro of the Rura Clan\, also from Siwai\, joined their efforts\, motivated by similar concerns to preserve tacit knowledge systems and provide positive recognition of their region. \nOver five years\, the project has evolved to include photographic prints\, an embroidered fabric panel and a published book to explore how cross-cultural projects can provide mutual benefits through repatriation and transparency. Ultimately\, it is a holistic inquiry into how we might work together across territorial borders\, cultures and skillsets to achieve a shared future. \nHo mi ho kui ngung pekong tokunoi riku\, hoko kukarei ho kui pokong tokunoi rihetong. Uwa ko\, hoi nekong hongowa’a nahamong\, ho kui pokong mi\, ho pokong itikai yi haha’a roro ngo tawah. Ho korokoro rori hungyo\, hoko musimang nekong toku topo inakarei.\n(When you lose the traditional name\, you lose the knowledge of the plant because the traditional name describes the functionality of the plant. Therefore\, when we lose our language\, we are bound to lose our biodiversity because we can no longer find the value in each plant). ”\n– Dr Jeffrey Noro \nArrive at NorthSite\, Bulmba-ja 96 Abbott St\, Cairns City at 11.45am for 12pm talk in gallery 2.\nPlease sanitise and register your details at the entrance for COVID Contact Tracing via paper slip or QR code.\nRSVP via Eventbrite is necessary for all attendees. \nWe look forward to seeing you here!\nNorthSite Team
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/artist-talk-with-kate-robertson-and-special-guest-chief-alex-dawia/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks,General Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210508T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210508T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210506T215336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062341Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Donna Davis and special guest Prof.Darren Crayn Director Australian Tropical Herbarium
DESCRIPTION:Join Artist Donna Davis and Prof. Darren Crayn\, Director Australian Tropical Herbarium to discuss her exhibition’ When a Tree Falls’ \nNorthSite Contemporary Arts Invites you to walk through Donna Davis’s exhibition\, When a Tree Falls with the artist\, discuss her artworks in concept and presentation. \nThis playful yet reflective exhibition speaks of climate-induced flora displacement\, hidden ecological players and the human; exploring imagined ecological-adaptations\, ecological hierarchies and the idea of kin. \nThe works respond to current artist-residencies embedded within state and international science projects based in far North Queensland that explore the issue of rising temperatures from different perspectives. There is a long history of artists documenting scientific endeavors\, however this exhibition extends beyond documentation\, using sculpture\, stop-frame animation\, digital media\, and installation to explore interspecies relationships and perceived notions of hierarchy within ecological systems. \n“Anthropogenic disturbance is the reason for the current climate situation; as an artist I seek to understand the ecological complexity and explore our role as humans to alleviate and remedy the disorder?” \nArrive at NorthSite\, Bulmba-ja 96 Abbott St\, Cairns City at 10.45am for 11am talk in the main gallery.\nPlease sanitise and register your details at the entrance for COVID Contact Tracing via paper slip or QR code.\nFollow the Eventbrite link to reserve your ticket. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \nNorthSite Team
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/artist-talk-with-donna-davis-and-special-guest-prof-darren-crayn-director-australian-tropical-herbarium/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210507T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210507T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210427T065006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062349Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening Donna Davis 'When A Tree Falls' & Kate Robertson 'Kuna Siuwai Pokong - Medicinal Plants from Siwai'
DESCRIPTION:The Board of NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, Acting Director Michael Marzik and staff welcome you to attend the opening event for Donna Davis When A Tree Falls & Kate Robertson Kuna Siuwai Pokong – Medicinal Plants from Siwai. \nFriday 07 May 2021 \n6:00 pm Arrival at Bulmba-ja\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts  \n6:30 pm Welcome to Country by Carl Fourmile of Minjil \n6:45 pm Opened by Ashleigh Campbell Director NorthSite Contemporary Arts \nBar will be open from 6:00 pm \nClick here to RSVP by 6 May 2021 \nPlease note: This is strictly a ticketed event. All guests must RSVP for COVID Contract Tracing Records and to ensure the maximum capicity of 1 person per 2sq mtrs in the gallery for social distancing. \nIf you would like to book a ticket for a friend or family member (including children) please RSVP for each person separately with their name and contact email or forward the eventbrite link so they may RSVP personally. \nIf you book a ticket and are unable to attend\, please cancel your ticket so that it becomes available for another booking.  \nOnce you have booked a ticket you will recieve an email confirmation of your booking and your name will be added to the guest list.  \nThis event complies with Stage 6 Queensland State Government COVID safe guidelines. \n\nA little more about the exhibitions\, \nKate Robertson Kuna Siuwai Pokong – Medicinal Plants from Siwai \nThis exhibition chronicles plants and their medicinal properties from the Siwai region of Bougainville Island\, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea\, through photographic light recordings. \nConcerned with the erosion of tacit traditional medicinal knowledge\, Chief Alex Dawia of the Taa Lupumoiku Clan approached and invited Australian artist Kate Robertson to chronicle Siwai plant knowledge for preservation. Chief Jeffrey Noro of the Rura Clan\, also from Siwai\, joined their efforts\, motivated by similar concerns to preserve tacit knowledge systems and provide positive recognition of their region. \nOver five years\, the project has evolved to include photographic prints\, an embroidered fabric panel and a published book to explore how cross-cultural projects can provide mutual benefits through repatriation and transparency. Ultimately\, it is a holistic inquiry into how we might work together across territorial borders\, cultures and skillsets to achieve a shared future. \nDonna Davis When A Tree Falls  \nThis playful yet reflective exhibition speaks of climate-induced flora displacement\, hidden ecological players and the human; exploring imagined ecological-adaptations\, ecological hierarchies and the idea of kin. \nThe works respond to current artist-residencies embedded within state and international science projects based in far North Queensland that explore the issue of rising temperatures from different perspectives. There is a long history of artists documenting scientific endeavors\, however this exhibition extends beyond documentation\, using sculpture\, stop-frame animation\, digital media\, and installation to explore interspecies relationships and perceived notions of hierarchy within ecological systems. \nBoth residencies examine the issue of climate change; the Tropical Mountain Plant Science project\, led by the Australian Tropical Herbarium\, is a result of consequence\, undertaking a real-time rescue mission to save vulnerable mountain top flora from extinction with project partners cultivating the rescued plants in temperate zone Botanic Gardens\, thousands of kilometres from their natural home. Whereas\, the Wood\, Termite\, Fungi project\, led by George Washington University\, examines hidden players in the carbon cycle to model impacts of rising temperatures on the decomposition cycle. \nThe main theme that flows through the exhibition is ecological cause and effect through a multi-species lens\, examining human and nonhuman hierarchal structures; ultimately seeking to empower a call to action to reconsider how we treat our kin\, of all species. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to the Gallery! \nNorthSite Team \nImage Credits:  \nDonna Davis\, Displaced [TransPLANT IV] (detail)\, (animation still)\, 2021\, single channel video installation \nKate Robertson\, HONDO (detail)\, 2016\, archival pigment print\, 28 x 48 cm
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/exhibition-opening-donna-davis-when-a-tree-falls-kate-robertson-kuna-siuwai-pokong-medicinal-plants-from-siwai/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210402T020000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210404T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210322T044048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062333Z
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SUMMARY:Yandell Walton 3 Day Masterclass ~ Projection Art
DESCRIPTION:3 Day Masterclass with Projection Artist Yandell Walton \nFriday 2nd\, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th APRIL 2021 (Easter Holidays). \nHost: Cairns State High School \nLimited Numbers \nClick here to participate \nThis Masterclass is aimed at practising visual contemporary artists\, seeking to further their skills and grow their practice for\na gallery or public art context. Some experience working with projection is beneficial. You will be required to bring a working\nlaptop that can run the current Adobe Creative Suite to use in the workshop\, a recent Macbook Pro is preferred as these\nappear to have fewer issues running the software. Follow the link above for more details. \n 
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/yandell-walton-3-day-masterclass-projection-art/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Training,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210401T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210401T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20200128T061207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062328Z
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SUMMARY:Project 'm e r i'  |  Performance and Opening - POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate the opening of the ‘m e r i’ project\, creative thinker and playwright Wendy Mocke performs a verbatim response to the photographic images and powerful stories shared by the women of Papua New Guinean heritage within the exhibition. \nJoin these women and Wendy Mocke for an afternoon of conversation and celebration. \nPerformance from 1:30pm (15 minute duration)
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/project-m-e-r-i-performance-and-opening/
LOCATION:Gallery 1\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210318T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210318T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20210308T052928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210507T003412Z
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SUMMARY:Call of the Running Tide ~ Weaving Workshop with Artist Rosey Cummings
DESCRIPTION:Convergence (2019-21)\, Rosey Cummings\, washed up mooring rope – deconstructed\, woven using twining technique\, photography Rosey Cummings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring this workshop Rosey will discuss the evolution of her weaving and fibre arts practice including use of materials – particularly re-purposed found beach rope\, concepts and her response to the natural environment. \nAt the workshop you will learn the basic skills of string making and coiling which will enable you to begin to develop and explore your own creations and style. \nThis workshop is suitable for both beginners and those who have weaving and fibreart experience. \nWorkshop fee: $40 Includes workshop material provided by the artist \nMax number of participants: 6 pr workshop to accommodate social distancing in the studio. \nPlease arrive at 9.50am for a 10am start \nIf the workshop books out please email your details to programs@northsite.org.au to add yourself to the waiting list. \nThis event will follow Queensland Government Stage 6 COVID Guidelines and Industry Plans.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/call-of-the-running-tide-weaving-workshop-with-artist-rosey-cummings/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Training,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210227T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20210227T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210507T003441Z
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SUMMARY:Call of the Running Tide ~ Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:EXCLUSIVE OPENING EVENT OPPORTUNITY.\nGREAT NEWS! \nNorthSite has limited spaces available to an exhibition opening event for Call of the Running Tide. \nWhen: Saturday 27th February 2021\nTime: 1-3 PM \nDue to current COVID-19 restrictions\, NorthSite events adhere to directions and rules put in place by the Queensland Government. \nThis is strictly a ticketed event. Attendees must register via Eventbrite (see link below) to take up this wonderful opportunity. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/call-of-the-running-tide-opening-event-tickets-142448502305  \n\n\n\n1:00 pm arrival at Bulmba-ja\, NorthSite Contemporary Arts 2:00 pm Welcome to Country by Minjil\n2:15 pm Opened by Jill Chism \nLight refreshments will be provided \n\n\n\nExhibition 20 February – 1 April 2021: https://northsite.org.au/exhibitions/call-of-the-running-tide/
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/call-of-the-running-tide-opening-event/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Opening Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20201211T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20201224T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20201119T070843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210507T003506Z
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SUMMARY:NorthSite Art Market – Ceramic Edition
DESCRIPTION:NorthSite Art Market – Ceramic Edition  \nLocation: Gallery 2 \nDates: 11 – 24 December 2020 \nOpening Hours: Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm + Saturdays 10am – 1pm \n  \nMarket Day – Saturday 12 December 10am – 1pm\nBeats by Jelly Oshen. Coffee and tasty treats on offer.\nA chance to collect unique one-of-a-kind ceramic platters made by local artists\, Lenore Howard\, Jenny Valmadre\, Rose Rigley\, Geoff Dixon\, Andrea Huelin\, Arone Meeks\, Julie Poulsen\, Ed Koumans\, Robyn Baker\, Napoleon Oui & Roland Nancarrow.\nShowcasing new works by local ceramicists\, Linda Gordon\, Elaine Murray\, Akiko Hanazaki\, Kim Nolan\, Kerrie Miller\, Philomena Yeatman\, Wayne Connolly\,  Gabrielle Cooney\, Anne Jillett\, Cassowary Kilns and Shireen Talibudeen.\nSupported by TAFE NORTH Queensland\, Cairns Campus. \nAll proceeds from the sale of Artists Platters will be donated to NorthSite in support of exhibitions and programs. \nThis event will follow Queensland Governemnt COVID-safe guidelines and the approved COVID Safe Industry Plan; Queensland Live Performance\, Venues/Theatres.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/northsite-art-market-ceramic-edition/
CATEGORIES:Art Market
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20201205T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20201205T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20201203T044511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062224Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation: Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection On Tour.
DESCRIPTION:Join QAGOMA Project Officer Henri Van Noordenburg in conversation on the 1st day of ‘Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection on Tour’\n\nExperience the exhibition and hear Henri discuss the practices and processes behind the exhibition and artist\, from concept to completion and everything in between. As the format of this event is conversational\, there will be time for Q & A throughout the talk. Come along\, bring a friend!\n\nPre-registration essential via Eventbrite.\n\n‘Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection on Tour’ is a touring exhibition developed by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. On display in Cairns until 30 January 2021.
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/conversation-patricia-piccinini-curious-affection-on-tour/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Artists Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20201009T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20201128T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T160751
CREATED:20201012T064437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T062220Z
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SUMMARY:Rose Rigley Performances  - every Friday
DESCRIPTION:ROSE RIGLEY\nObject Performances\nWitness artist Rose Rigley sort through sentimental items from her mother’s archive\, within the NorthSite exhibition space each Friday during the exhibition. \nExhibition runs: 2 OCTOBER — 5 DECEMBER 2020 | Performances Fridays 10am – 12pm & 1pm -3pm.\n9th October \n16th October \n23rd October \n30th October \n6th November \n20th November \n“OBJECT is a collaborative project which asked the community to provide their keepsakes as the basis for the drawings and artworks in this exhibition. The cataloguing of these numerous objects references a biographical\, lived memory. Yet in themselves\, these items are mute\, thought-less and inanimate things removed from their everyday context. Although the special objects are linked with personal histories\, their status as keepsakes create questions regarding social recollection and archiving practices. Objects can remind us of another time and place. They ‘speak’ of love and loss. The fullness of their presence reminds us of what is missing. We activate them with memory and meaning and\, in return\, they become our memory-keepers.” Rose Rigley
URL:https://northsite.org.au/event/rose-rigley-performances-every-friday/
LOCATION:NorthSite Contemporary Arts\, 96 Abbott Street\, Cairns\, Queensland\, 4870\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="NorthSite Contemporary Arts":MAILTO:hello@northsite.org.au
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