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Arts Events in North Queensland include exhibitions, workshops, arts festivals - even outback opera!

Arts events in Far North Queensland contribute to a vibrant and growing arts industry in the region.

From exhibition displays to community arts festivals, workshops in visual arts, sculpture, theatre or film and even an amazing opera-in-the-outback special event, the energy and resourcefulness of communities living in regional Australia is evident.





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From a Great Height by Jane Leadley  An exhibition showcasing paintings by Jane Leadley produced by the unusual method of dropping paint from her house roof onto the canvas below.

Sporadically ...

Ceramic Workshop with visiting French Artist Mathieu Hettema  'The Teapot"
By Mathieu Hettema

Hand built or thrown "The Teapot" is one of ceramics emblems an important piece in ceramics history but not that easy ...

"Arty Weekend"  A weekend of art in Atherton.

Opening of Kerri Redding's solo exhibition "Paintings" by Ludij Peden 6pm, Friday 6th November at Foyer Gallery, Mabel ...

The Telemann Ensemble - Baroque Chamber Music  North Queensland's only specialist Early Music group, the Telemann Ensemble will present a concert featuring a composition by performer and composer Malcolm ...

Cell art space -Mina Mikia Imau (Little Glimpse) by Billy Missi  The Cell art space Management Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition of Billy Missi's Mina Mikia Imau (Little Glimpse) from 26th July ...

Tanks Arts Centre - Face of a sister city photographic exhibition  FACE OF A SISTER CITY PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

OFFICIAL LAUNCH SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER AT 11AM
EXHIBITION DATES 26 SEPT – 15 OCTOBER

Experience ...

CAIRNS INDIGENOUS ART FAIR  Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), 21-23 August 2009, is Australia's newest art fair and the only one dedicated to offering the best contemporary and traditional ...

Cairns Regional Gallery - Images of the North  Cairns Regional Gallery presents a unique visual experience with the exhibition Images of the North 1897 - 2008. 45 works of art were sourced from local,...

'Tablelands, Perimeters & Parameters' Art Exhibition   Opening 6-8pm Friday 5th Febuary 2010 at the Tableland Regional Gallery, 16 Robert Street, Atherton, Queensland.

Tablelands, Perimeters and Parameters ...

New exhibitions at KickArts, Cairns.  Variety, excitement and exploration on show at Kick Arts, Cairns.

The Last Nautilus by Madeleine Challender  An Illuminated Shadow Puppet Installation


Madeleine Challender's exhibition is an Illuminated Shadow Puppet Installation called The Last Nautilus ...

Storm by Declan Delargy  An exhibition of acrylic and mixed media on canvas illustrating abstract and expressionist imagery, Declan's artwork focuses on the portrayal of internal ...

New Work from Lockhart River  KickArts Feature Wall – New Work from Lockhart River.

KickArts presents New Work from Lockhart River on the Feature Wall. Lockhart River is famous ...

"Sensing Beyond" - Art Exhibition by Yoshiko Kirby  'Sensing Beyond'- Exhibition from Yoshiko Kirby

Location: Pullman Reef Casino, Lobby, 35-41 Wharf Street, Cairns.

Dates: 20th January - 30st April....

Circles Squares and All Points in Between - Sensing Beyond  This is an Art Exhibtion at the Reef Hotel Casino January 20th - April 30th 2010

Featuring Natalie Green and Yoshiko Kirby.

Natalie is a Modern Abstract ...

Transparency  Simon Poole's exhibition, Transparency, is on at Cell art space from 3 January - 6 February 2010, showcasing Glass Assemblage Sculpture Installation.

Glass ...

Foliar  Deb Clark's exhibition, Foliar, is on at Cell art space from 28th November until 1st January 2010.

A unique exhibition showcasing a spread of leaves ...

Sasi Victoire Book launch for Q150 celebrations  Belonging, identity and the journey towards self-discovery are all themes explored by Sasi Victoire in her writing and artworks.

With assistance from ...

Paper  Krista Berga, Susan Buret, Julie Dimitrijevski, Rosie Miller, Pamela See and Belinda Smith are 6 contemporary artists who come together to present ‘Paper’...

The Dumpling Equines by Jennie Scott  Jennie specialises in equestrian art, and is showcasing 'The Dumpling Equines', a combination of paintings and hand-built sculptures.

Exhibition ends ...

CAIRNS ART SOCIETY'S 63RD ANNUAL OPEN ART EXHIBITION  100 pre-selected works from North Queensland and national artists will be featured at the Cairns Art Society’s 63rd Annual Open Art Exhibition.

The ...

Cairns Regional Gallery - 'Hidden Treasures' - the 2009 Postcard Show  As many will know, the annual Postcard Show is a much anticipated event where avid art collectors not only have the opportunity to purchase original artworks ...

The Bruce Downie Collection - Tanks Arts Centre  Exhibition 9 October – 13 November

The photographs and memories of No. 25 Operational Base Unit by 147586 LAC Downie B.G. W/T

Bruce Downie enlisted ...

Hear a Story - Tell A Story Tanks Arts Centre  Hear A Story - Tell A Story Interactive Kiosk

Hear a Story - Tell a Story is a unique, interactive, touch-screen kiosk under development by ...

Mein Doppelganger  Artists are: Alex Maciver, Craig Middleton, Thomas Guichard, Lionel Perneau, Dominic Johns and Sam Tupou.
Launch: 6pm Friday 23 October
Exhibition: Saturday ...

Waru  Official Launch Friday October 2 @ 6.00pm
Vernon Ah Kee was born in Innisfail and is of the Kuku Yalandji, Waanji, Yidindji and Gugu Yimithirr peoples....

Go Troppo Arts Festival Port Douglas  Preparations are almost complete for the 2009 Go Troppo Arts Festival in Port Douglas. This ten day celebration of life, arts and culture will kick off ...

INNISFAIL 2009 BIENNIAL ART EXHIBITION, OCTOBER 10 - 17   For up-to-date details and entry form download links, go to INNISFAIL ART SOCIETY INC Facebook group page http://groups.to/innisfail-art-society-inc/

ENTRIES ...

Energy Exhibition  Experience the artworks by some of Far North Queensland’s outstanding senior visual arts students.

Energy Exhibition is the region’s showcase of some ...

Aus and Cokiyu - Concert at KickArts  KickArts Contemporary Arts, the IMA and Room 40 present Aus (Japan) and Cokiyu (Japan) on Friday September 11 at 7.00pm in the JUTE Theatre.

Tokyo is ...

Open Season  KickArts Artist’s Feature Wall
Open Season
Kristen Tennyson
September 15–October 17

Born in Toronto, Ontario, artist Kristin Tennyson’s art practice ...

Local Narrative by Sasi Victoire  Sasi celebrates Q150 through her children's books, Moving House and Crokee's Country, by exploring her local landscapes and characters which illustrates ...

Story-Line Exhibition  ‘Story-Line’ is a group exhibition of 30 artists depicting local identities, places and things, each with a story to tell.

Exhibition opens daily at ...

diversCITY- a concert featuring local multicultural musicians: Wassa, Patrick Levi, Mathew Obat & Thabisa Ageng, and Justin Enriquez.  Wassa (music from West Africa), Matthew Obat & Thabisa Ageng (North African musicians), and Jason Enriquez, contemporary popular song writer from a Filipino ...

Cairns Indigenious Art Fair & Festival Cairns  Cell art space welcomes the collaboration of Festival Cairns and Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) supported by Ergon Energy in exhibiting promotional ...

Sting in the Tail  Sting in the Tail
Kick Arts Gallery One July 28 – September ...

Marking Places  ‘Marking Places’ is the third exhibition in the KickArts Hatch series and features works of art by Michael Anning, Daniel Beeron, Theresa Beeron, Mark ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - Water's Edge: Creating Environments  This exhibition aims to draw attention to water as a vital substance, whilst focusing on our interaction with the water's edge - sea-water or freshwater ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - IN YOUR DREAMS  The thirty works represented in this exhibition are deeply felt mediations on dreams and dreaming. They challenge, they delight, they celebrate and they ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - THROUGH STEEL EYES  An exploration of metals and metalwork techniques, exposing the potential and reactions to manipulation by local sculptor Gianni Sabaini.

Through Steel ...

Cell art space -We Pekin Dem - A Portrait of the African Child by Peter Lansana  We Pekin Dem - A Portrait of the African Child by Peter Lansana is an exhibition of charcoal drawings on paper. A collection of portraits of people who ...

Tanks Arts Centre - CARNIVAL ON COLLINS 2009  CARNIVAL ON COLLINS

DATE: FATHERS DAY SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER

As one of the most popular events on the Festival Cairns calendar, Carnival on Collins ...

Tanks Arts Centre - Energy 2009 Exhibition  ENERGY 2009 EXHIBITION

OFFICIAL LAUNCH Friday 4th September 6pm
Exhibition dates 3 Sept – 16 Sept

Well reputed as one of the region’s most popular ...

Tanks Arts Centre - Creative Generations  CREATIVE GENERATIONS EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN

Official Launch Friday 4th September 6pm
Exhibition Dates 31 Aug – 27 September

Experience ...

Off Shoots - Julie McEnerny Residency and Exhibition  Official Launch Friday July 10, 6pm
Exhibition Dates 3 July – 18 July

This impressive exhibition is the culmination of months of work onsite ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - KIDS ART DAY  COLLECTED COLLAGE COLLECTIVE
Saturday 22 August 1.30 ? 3.30pm (both days)
In conjunction with the environmental exhibition 'Water's Edge', exhibiting ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY- Children's Fine Art Classes  Wednesdays 22 July – 26 Aug. Next Term 7 Oct – 11 Nov
3:30 – 5pm weekly
8-12 year olds

This popular new children’s program is designed for the budding ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - MOD SQUAD: Contemporary Design + Objects  MOD SQUAD: Contemporary Design + Objects
'Mod Squad' presents the work of top Queensland designers who have influenced, impacted and inspired contemporary ...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - LANDSCAPE PAINTING  LANDSCAPES IN THE LANDSCAPE WITH HELEN HUME
Saturday 12 September and Sunday 13 September (1.30 ? 4.30pm)

Exhibiting artist Helen Hume will teach students ...

Met Lecture Series  Met Lecture Series at KickArts
The Queensland Art Gallery is the only venue in the world to show the exhibition ‘American Impressionism and Realism:...

Jemima Wyman / On edge  KickArts, in conjunction with On Edge Contemporary Media and Performance Festival, presents 3 video works from Jemima Wyman (a contemporary video artist ...

Cell art space -From Fire to Form  Brent Cook, a Mission Beach Blacksmithing artist, is presenting a collection of his forged iron artworks collection from the charcoal fire over the years....

Tanks Sunday Markets  Sunday Markets at Tanks Arts Centre is a blend of local quality art, craft, produce, quality vintage clothing, collectables and lifestyle stalls combined ...

Tanks Arts Centre My Home, My History   My Home, My History
Dr Suzanne Goopy, David Lloyd, Angela Blakely & Suzanne Howard
15 May - 12 Jun

This poignant and innovative touring documentary ...

"Body Language"  North Queensland surrealist, David C Rowe, is having an exhibition of oil paintings at "Off the Rails" Cafe Gallery, 39 Hynes St, Sth Johnstone(near Innisfail,...

Art Rocks!- an exhibition by Simon Poole  Location: Cairns Regional Gallery, Shield St., Cairns
Dates: 23rd May - 28th June 2009

In this exhibition Simon employs a range of media to explore ...

Reggaetown Festival  The Original, and the best - Australia's premier Island Roots and reggae music festival now in it's 7th year.

- set in the lush tropical grounds of ...

Elevating the Spirit Exhibition Show in Townsville  Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch's solo (touring)exhibition ‘Elevating the Spirit’ is showing at the Main Space, Umbrella Studio, Contemporary Arts, 482 Flinders ...

'Local Colour' Exhibition  Local Colour is a stunning collection of new and recent artworks by 9 prominent local artists, showcasing how a range of styles and media can provide ...

08x10: New Styles from the Abstract Fringe.  The title "08x10" refers to the size of the works. These are colourful abstract oils worked with a palette knife technique (+ a few figurative pieces). They ...

Cairns Potter's Club Annual Mother's Day Fair  Cairns Potter's Club Annual Mothers Day Fair

Free entry to the Cairns Potters Club Annual Mothers Day Fair Saturday 9th May which will be held at the ...

Cairns Regional Gallery Friends Annual Coach Tour  The annual Friends of Cairns Regional Gallery coach tour "Tropical Bounty" is scheduled for Sunday 3rd May, departing at 9am from Cairns.

The tour ...

Cell art space -Fusing Cells  A unique collaboration of paintings, drawings, photography and ceramics; Fusing Cells represents the formation of the new Cell team, and the collaboration ...

Monster Zoo  Monster Zoo
The Wunderkammer (also known as Kunstkammer) is a predecessor to the modern museum and held encyclopaedic collections of objects and animals,...

Cell art space -Roland Nancarrow  "Windblown Leaves, Bird Circles and Other Backyard Observations" exhibiting from 28th March - 25th April 2009
Viewable 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week
Located ...

"This is Cassowary Country" - Cairns Regional Gallery 11 April to 24 May  This is Cassowary Country is an exhibition of work by seven local artists - Mollie Bosworth, Susan Doherty, Barbara Dover, Terry Eager, Margaret Genever,...

Dancenorth presents Flickerfest "Best of Australian Short Films" National Tour  Dancenorth will be presenting 8 of the best Australian short films as shown at this year's infamous Bondi Beach Festival. Flickerfest, Australia's only ...

Cabaret at La Luna Youth Arts  La Luna Youth Arts will burst out into song and dance when its opening production for 2009 takes the stage.

Held in the second week of the June/July ...

Cell art space - Ritual Embrasures   Cell art space
Ritual Embrasures
Deborah Cameron
exhibiting from the 3rd until the 28th of March 2009

Cell art space
Hours: Viewable 24 hours ...

31st Annual Art Exhibition 2009  Attention Artists & Art Lovers

Cooktown School of Art Society Inc

31st Annual Art Exhibition ...

Tanks Arts Centre - Worldly Tales – Hannah Parker Exhibition  6 March - 31 March Print maker, story teller, and draftswoman, Hannah Parker, draws inspiration from traditional fairytales that have originated and ...

My home, My History - Photographic Exhibition & Documnetary Film @ Tanks Arts Centre,  Photographic Exhibition & Documentary Film
My Home, My History

Dr Suzanne Goopy, David Lloyd, Angela Blakely & Suzanne Howard

15 May – 12 Jun ...

5th “Artists of the North” exhibition @ Tanks Arts Centre  DATES: 18 April – 9 May
‘Artists of the North’ , Cairns Art Society’s fifth annual exhibition, showcases the myriad of FNQ creative talent.

With ...

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Studio Space  Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Studio Space 18th May to the 13th July

This initiative of Tanks Arts Centre, in partnership with Arts Queensland’s ‘Backing ...

I honestly don’t know what people are thinking - Jessie Hall Exhibition  Emerging Artist – winner of 2008 Curators Award Energy Exhibition
DATES: 5 March – 8 April,

This, Energy 2008 Curators Award winner, Jessie Hall’...

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY - A MOVE TO OZ  Cairns Regional Gallery presents a body of new work by Tracy Ann Rees-Mortimer which aspires to show Australia through the eyes of a newcomer, at times ...

Cairns Regional Gallery - Free First Saturday  One of the initiatives for 2009 at Cairns Regional Gallery will be free entry on the first Saturday of every month.

Gallery Director, Paul Brinkman ...

Cairns Regional Gallery - Connecting with Country: Connecting with Community  Cairns Regional Gallery is proud to present Connecting With Country: Connecting With Community – an exhibition of vibrant contemporary works by the Lockhart ...

Cairns Regional Gallery - Chelsea Smile  A sweet and sour exhibition of fears, nightmare and what lurks in the shadows. Local artist Hayley Gillespie explores the darker side of childhood and ...

Tenniscoats 
KickArts, in collaboration with the IMA, Room 40 and On Edge is proud to host the Japanese leading avant-pop band, Tenniscoats, who will perform live ...

Enora and the Black Crane - Book Launch and Exhibition  KickArts, in conjunction with Magabala Books and celebrated Cairns artist Arone Meeks, is proud to be launching a new edition of the award winning book ...

Seventeen Unsung Songs  SEVENTEEN UNSUNG SONGS

KickArts Contemporary Arts, in collaboration with the Queensland Art Gallery and multimedia performance and sound artist Adam ...

Cell art space - Arone Meeks Group:KuKu Midiji / Language:KuKu Yalanji /Area:Laura “Opals” &” Spirit ark”   Cell art space
Hours: Viewable 24 hours daily | Free to all
Venue location: Ergon Energy Building, 109 Lake Street, Cairns, Far North Queensland

Exhibiting ...

Cell art space - an exhibition by Geoff Dixon   Untitled
24 hrs, 7 days a week until the 31. 01. 2009
Cell art space
Ergon Energy Building
109 Lake St Cairns QLD 4870

Geoff Dixon was born ...

Virtual Museum  I am pleased to introduce a summary of a performance by a contemporary artist, Mr. Farhad Sadeghi Amini, who is a well-known artist who has been involved ...

Port Douglas Carnivale  A 10 day celebration of life in the tropics, its pleasures, weather, culture, art & cuisine.2009 Carnivale will be held from 22 to 31 May commencing with ...

Go Troppo Arts Festival, Port Douglas  OCTOBER 2 - 11, 2009

Go Troppo Arts Festival, Port Douglas, is in its second year. It celebrates the season of renewal and abundance, which heralds ...




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