Dear Arts Friends The last weeks have been massive for the arts in Australia, with widespread announcements of closures, job losses, program changes, cancellations, funding redeployments, ministerial roundtables, and notification of the major Australia Council of the Arts’ multiyear organisational funding program, which has seen many much-loved arts companies missing out or being defunded as […]
Good morning. As we take all precautions to keep our staff, artists and audiences safe and supported at this time, we will not be opening the doors to NorthSite at Bulmba-ja today and will not be physically open to the public again, until after an inevitable period of greater disruption to everyday life and the […]
We want to wish you all the best at this time and provide an update on the measures we are taking in the best interest of our artists and audiences in these uncertain times. On 2 March, we re-opened our doors to the public following Arts Queensland’s renovation, and the opening of Bulmba-ja on 29 […]
Dear Friends Given the unfolding global situation, we are making the disappointing but measured decision to postpone the NorthSite Opening Event, scheduled in a fortnight’s time. Thank you to every single one of you who have pre-ordered 301 tickets so far. While there are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Far North Queensland we […]
Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts The Honourable Leeanne Enoch Tuesday, January 14, 2020 New name, new artworks and new vision for Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns The Palaszczuk Government’s $5.9 million refurbishment for the Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns (CoCA) will see the cultural […]
A NEW ERA FOR ARTS IN THE NORTH After 27 years of presenting contemporary artistic practice in Far North Queensland… KickArts launches NorthSite Contemporary Arts. See the news and read the Press Release here. KA New brand unveiled_NorthSiteFINAL ARTSHUB Article – Introducing NorthSite Contemporary Arts, melding three decades of community drive and experience with a […]
As we approach the end of the year I’d like to thank you for your patience during this unprecedented transition. We’ve had some false starts in terms of timelines for re-entry to the Centre this year, which has stretched our team and affected several planned exhibitions, but we are doing well in the circumstances. Thanks […]
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 […]