15 November, 2021
Look Back Lab — 30 Years of Contemporary Art
2022 will mark 3 decades of innovative, independent and contemporary practice through KickArts in Cairns. NorthSite is going back through the archives and working with key writers and artists to collate a major publication and exhibition series to mark the occasion. We are attempting to contact all 5000+ people who’ve shaped the organisation and been […]
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19 September, 2021
Billy Missi’s Torres Straight designs translated to light at Bulmba-ja
Billy Missi was undoubtedly one of the Torres Strait’s most prolific and respected artists, working at the start of the 21st Century from the island base of Moa, drawing inspiration and cultural guidance from his homlands of Mabuaig and leveraging his practice from a new base in Cairns, prior to his early passing in 2014. […]
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4 March, 2020
Installation view Tracey Moffatt and Gary Hillberg
TRACEY MOFFATT & GARY HILLBERG Montages: The Full Cut 1999-2015 2 MARCH — 11 MAY 2020
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28 February, 2020
OPENING BULMBA-JA
Read the e-news here Bulmba-ja Opens This Saturday, come celebrate with Arts Queensland’s free Community welcome day as the doors open to Cairns’ revitalised arts centre – Bulmba-ja (formerly Centre of Contemporary Arts). The community welcome day will feature family-friendly activities including workshops and panel discussions. Bookings here: bit.ly/Bulmba-ja-Workshops The doors will swing open to the new […]
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1 November, 2019
A NEW ERA FOR NORTH SITE
Things happen differently in the North. We have been pushing boundaries and defining the rhythm and the tempo at our own pace and with our own approaches to aesthetics and culture for many years. As KickArts approaches its third decade we again refine our focus and reposition ourselves to best serve the contemporary artists of […]