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What's On

Exhibitions

Events

 

Current Exhibitions

2020 Archibald Prize

20 March – 2 May '21

Cairns Art Gallery is the exclusive Australian venue outside of New South Wales for the 2020 Archibald Prize, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious art award. MORE

Sammy Baloji / Ade Adekola
Reframing The Exotic

20 March – 2 May '21

Truth and fiction, and the dissonance between imagined futures and contemporary existence are powerfully interpreted through the photographs of Sammy Baloji, a contemporary artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ade Adekola who lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria. Through their work each artist examines the impacts of economic imperialism and globalisation, and the devastating and consequential effects on natural resources, the environment and black communities.... MORE

Alberta Whittle
Mammmmmmmywata Presents Life Solutions International

20 March – 2 May '21

This powerful installation continues the Gallery’s international research interest in complex narratives around blackness and cultural identity. MORE

Tropical Tropes II

27 March – 8 May '21

Works in this exhibition explore narratives around the theme of life in the tropics, and how a profoundly complex environment can inform perceptions of identity and belonging. For some, the tropics is a place of bountiful beauty and colour, a place that is affluently fecund, but for others it can be a place of foreboding, deep and dark, impenetrable and menacing. MORE

YOUNG ARCHIE
In Cairns

31 March – 1 May '21

Featuring the best of Cairns' budding young artists. Presented in partnership with the Courthouse Gallery at the newly renovated Cairns Arts Precinct. MORE

 

Events

19 Apr 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $60.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

19 Apr 10:00am - 30 Apr

| All Ages

Guided Tour of the 2020 Archibald Prize Exhibition

With small group sizes and friendly atmosphere, you will enjoy a personal experience of the 2020 Archibald Prize Exhibition, with a free guided tour. MORE

Cost: Free

BOOK ONLINE

27 Apr 3:45pm - 1 Jun

| Kids

Level 1 Gallery Art School Term 2

5–7 years with Marian Wolfs, artist. MORE

Cost: $80.00 Members | $95.00 Non-Members |

Booked Out

28 Apr 3:30pm - 2 Jun

| Kids

Gallery Art School Level 2 | Wednesdays | Ages 8-11

8–11 years with Jim Rea, visual arts teacher. MORE

Cost: $105.00 Members | $125.00 Non-Members |

BOOK ONLINE

29 Apr 3:30pm - 3 Jun

| Kids

Gallery Art School Level 3 with Yixy

Focus on Drawing, art class for teens 11–14 years / Thursdays MORE

Cost: $125.00 Non-Members | $105.00 Members |

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10 May 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

10 May 5:30pm

| Adults

Botanical Drawing & Painting with Julie McEnerny

Work with a new botanical specimen each week and learn new skills to accurately represent the unique qualities of the plants of the Far North MORE

Cost: $150.00 Non-Members | $130.00 Members discounted price |

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10 May 3:30pm - 14 Jun

| Kids

Level 2 Gallery Art School Term 2 | Mondays

8–11 years with Yixy Ruan, artist. MORE

Cost: $125.00 Non -Members | $105.00 Members |

BOOK ONLINE

17 May 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

24 May 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

31 May 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

7 Jun 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

7 Jun 5:30pm - 28 Jun

| Adults

Chinese Brush Painting with Yixy

Chinese Brush Painting is a beautiful and simple style which is used to depict the essence of a figure or scene. MORE

Cost: $120.00 Members | $140.00 Non-Members |

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12 Jun 2:00pm

| Adults

Origami for Adults with Yuka Nakamura

Get creative with orgami with experienced Japanese origami sensei, Yuka Nakamura. MORE

Cost: $35.00 Non-Members | $30.00 Members discounted price |

BOOK ONLINE

14 Jun 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

21 Jun 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

28 Jun 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

30 Jun 5:30pm

| Adults

Textile Block Printing with Hannah Parker

Develop your own design before creating a pattern onto a length of fabric with experienced artist / print maker Hannah Parker MORE

Cost: $105.00 Non Members | $85.00 Member's discounted price |

BOOK ONLINE

5 Jul 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

5 Jul 5:30pm - 26 Jul

| Adults

Botanical Drawing & Painting

Artist Julie McEnerny will assist the group in developing botanical drawing and painting skills, drawn from a new plant specimen each week MORE

Cost: $150.00 Non-Members | $130.00 Members discounted price |

BOOK ONLINE

12 Jul 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

19 Jul 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

26 Jul 5:30pm

| Adults

Yoga in the Gallery

This series of classes for adults brings together art and yoga, promoting mindfulness and self-care. MORE

Cost: $65.00 Members 5-class pass | $75.00 Non-Members 5-class pass | $15.00 Single class |

BOOK ONLINE

2 Aug 5:30pm - 23 Aug

| Adults

Ikebana

In this 4-week course, participants will learn several basic arrangement styles and fixing techniques in the Sogetsu-style of Japanese Ikebana floral arranging. MORE

Cost: $145.00 Members | $160.00 Non-Members |

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