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Cairns Art Gallery

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4046 4800

Address: Cnr Abbott & Shields St 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/

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22.01.2022 Reimagining: between tradition and innovation 17 October 10 January '21 Reimagining: between tradition and innovation highlights the work of Indigenous artists from the Gallery’s Collection. The exhibition looks at the significance of legacy in contemporary Indigenous art, where the generational transmission of cultural knowledge across time and place informs innovation and is intrinsic to developments in contemporary artistic practice. ... Install - Reimagining: between tradition and innovation

21.01.2022 Sorry... Closed today for the public holiday. We hope you're getting out and enjoying the day as much as Ned. We will reopen Tuesday 9am

20.01.2022 Come and join the Origami Workshop at here at the Gallery on Wednesday, October 14 from 6pm! Director Uchida from the Japanese Consular Office in Cairns will be there to share the skills and tips of Origami. This is a great starting class for beginners, book online here: https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au//progr/Origami-Gallery

20.01.2022 #transformationtuesday Celebrating new exhibitions by wrapping our Gallery entrance columns in the artwork of Danie Mellor. Danie's artwork Bala bandagaa (a procession of history) 2018 will be on exhibition during Northern Landscapes, six viewpoints which opens to the public this Saturday, 17 October.... #cairnsartgallery #newexhibitions #LocalArt #IndigenousArt #CairnsArtGalleryCollection #Collectionexhibition #artistsinthenorth #CapeYork #TimanaIsland #BedarraIsland #ExploreFNQ #DanieMellor #RosellaNamock #AnnekeSilver #RayCrooke #FredWilliams #NoelWood #ValerieAlbiston #YvonneCohen

19.01.2022 Be sure to get your guests in the Festive Spirit and dress your table in style this Christmas with locally made pieces from Far North Queensland. Get started with this double printed linen table cloth from Yarrabah Art Centre by Wayne Connolly, and choose from a selection of serving plates and bowls from Marian Wolfs Artist , then top it off with handcrafted resin salad servers, cheese knife and dip spoon from Neolithic Resin Homewares and Jewellery Pop in and find something... special for your table this Christmas Gallery Shop open this week from 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday (Closed Dec 25, 26, 27, 28)

18.01.2022 We've been topped up with ArtizJewelry and we couldn't say no to these glass'n'brass beauties. Available in the Gallery Shop now. open M-F 9am to 5pm Sat 10am - 5pm... or message us to make them yours

16.01.2022 Join artist Hirani Kidd for a weaving workshop for ages 16+ on Wednesday, 9 December and learn weaving techniques to create a pendant from copper and pearls. $70 members, beginners welcome Bookings essential: https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au//jewellery-workshop-Hi Jewellery by Hirani

15.01.2022 Mr Akira Uchida, Director and Consul of the Cairns Japanese Consular Office has been creating origami since childhood and will be joining us tomorrow evening for a 2 hour workshop where you will be guided through creating elegant origami creations and learning more about Japanese culture. Bookings are essential and only a few spaces remain. https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au//progr/Origami-Gallery

15.01.2022 Liam Benson is a Sydney-based multi-disciplinary artist whose practice incorporates performance, photography, video and textiles. He works collaboratively with diverse communities through ongoing conversation about how culture, sub-culture and identity interrelate and evolve. See Made / Worn: Australian Contemporary closes this Saturday 30 Jan.... Image: Liam Benson, Coat of Arms, 2009. Photo: Steven Cook. Australian Design Centre

15.01.2022 December Newsletter is live!

14.01.2022 Cries of 'I'm bored' are not a worry with fun games to keep the kids (and grown kids too!) occupied these holidays. Drop into the Gallery Shop to explore the selection of games, puzzles and crafts. Gallery Shop Open: M-F 9am - 5pm... Saturday 10am - 5pm See more

14.01.2022 Ray Crooke Fine Art Reproduction prints are available now in the Gallery Shop in open and limited editions. Orders welcome. Check out the catalogue here.... https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au//Crooke-Prints-EDITED.

13.01.2022 Brian Robinson’s works are layered with contemporary and traditional representations and combine old-world, European art styles, history and architecture with Torres Strait storytelling. This approach allows Robinson to introduce anachronistic elements such as the Pac-Man ghost icon, to enhance the telling of a traditional story and further embellish complex narratives within his work. Robinson's work can be enjoyed now as part of Reimagining: between tradition and innovati...on. Brian ROBINSON 'Land Sea Sky - charting our place in the universe' 2016 linocut mounted on board Donated by Cairns Regional Gallery Foundation with the assistance of Leigh Heidenreich and Peters Bosel Lawyers, 2016

13.01.2022 We caught up with the lovely and talented Claudia Moodoonuthi last week who stopped by to check our our columns wrapped in fabric from her Collection artwork 'Burkunda, 2015', Burkunda meaning ‘body marks’. The horizontal marks are Claudia's Grandmother’s and hold strong ties for the artist. With thanks to Alcaston Gallery for their assistance with this project.

13.01.2022 Mix and match! Galye Shaw vibrant landscape tray & ArtizJewelry bracelet. Perfect colour combo for the lover of all things summery. About the artist - Gayle Shaw is a Brisbane-based, glass artist with a career spanning 20 years. Her objects are vibrant with the luminous quality of glass.... More colours available in store.

12.01.2022 Drop by the Gallery Shop and take a look at our new range of tropical themed books! Inspired of course by the new exhibition Tropical Tropes in the loft gallery. With bright and colourful works from Segar Passi, Linda Jackson and more, it is sure to reinvigorate your love for this tropics. Exhibition dates: 28 Aug - 18 Oct... Available in the Gallery shop: The Big Book of Birds $24.95 The Big Book of Blooms $24.95 #cairnsartgalleryshop #newexhibition #tropicaltropes #fnq #books #giftideas

12.01.2022 Fred Williams is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most important and influential twentieth century Australian artists. In 2018, the Gallery curated the exhibition 'Fred Williams: Weipa series, Cape York' which presented for the first time a major group of works produced by the artist in response to the remote landscape of far north Queensland. Through the generosity of Lyn Williams AM, the Gallery was able to acquire a number of these works from the 'Weipa series' to co...mpliment works already existing in the Collection. These works can be viewed now in Northern Landscapes until 6 December 2020 Installation image: L-R Fred WILLIAMS 'Weipa landscape II' 1977 gouache - 'Bushfire, Weipa II' 1977 gouache Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Lyn Williams AM in memory of Fred Williams, 2018 - 'Bushfire, Weipa l' 1977 gouache Purchased by Cairns Regional Gallery, 1999

11.01.2022 One month until the Young Archies competition closes! Entries are open to young artists between the ages of 518 years and the winners will be presented with an ANZ gift card at a special Young Archies award event at the Cultural Precinct.... Get your entries in via the CAG website. William O'Connell, age 12, 'Not' my brother, the artist. Finalist 9-12 years from the AGNSW Young Archies 2020

11.01.2022 Artist Naomi Hobson's clay poles ' Iwayi' & 'Tapil' are on display in 'Reimagining: Between Tradition and Innovation' now until 10 January. Naomi Hobson is a versatile artist from Coen, a small, remote community, 550km north of Cairns. Her work tells of family and personal social and political history, connecting her identity to that of the people who have come before her https://www.facebook.com/179571072665814/videos/1427349517414358 Naomi HOBSON... Southern Kaantju/Umpila Iwayi 2019 Tapil (Shovel-nose Shark) 2020 terracotta, white slip glaze Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Redot Gallery. See more

09.01.2022 To our friends and family locally, around Australia and across the world, we thank you for your support of Regional Art and look forward to an exciting 2021 program. Stay safe and be kind to one another.

08.01.2022 Our creative kids classes have been studying the work of artists such as Fred Williams, Ray Crooke, Valerie Albiston and Yvonne Cohen from Landscape exhibition Northern Landscapes, on now for only a few more weeks. The class are working on their final, take home canvas

07.01.2022 Wanting a new mug to add to your collection... Are you more of a kangaroo with a bowtie type or a Marilyn Monroe with a flower crown? Pop into the Gallery Shop and check out our wide variety of colourful mugs for yourself.... Annabel Trends $15.95 Lala Land $17.95 #cairnsartgalleryshop #shoplocal #giftideas #collection #kangaroo #monroe

05.01.2022 While honouring the cultural traditions of her ancestors, Grace Lillian Lee embraces the present and the possibilities of the future. This exploration is sensitively realised in her work A Weave Through Time. A work comprising three women’s dresses, each of which represents the passing of time and traditions from a time long ago in the past, through to the present and beyond to an imagined future. Each dress is crafted using a different material. 'Fibre' is woven from trad...itional organic materials. 'White' is contemporary in style and made from woven white material, while 'Plastic' is stylistically futuristic and is made from highly synthetic materials. A supporting video shows three generations of women in the artist’s family wearing the garments to highlight the intersecting values of cultural knowledge with contemporary society. Grace Lillian LEE (Meriam Mir/Erub) A Weave Through Time (white) 2017 cotton webbing, timber cane, cotton and wool thread A Weave Through Time (fibre) 2017 palm fibre, timber cane, cotton and wool thread A Weave Through Time (plastic) 2017 polyurethane, timber cane, cotton and wool thread Purchased by Cairns Art Gallery Foundation, 2018

05.01.2022 Have you had a chance to explore Shifting the Narrative exhibition? This exhibition brings together works from the Cairns Art Gallery Collection and continues the Gallery’s commitment to and interest in contributing to international research to explore diverse narratives around issues race, identity and place. Image on the left:... Vernon AH KEE, Merv Ah Kee (my father) 2017 charcoal, pastel, synthetic polymer paint on linen Purchased Cairns Art Gallery, 2017 Commissioned by Cairns Art Gallery Image on the right: Tony ALBERT, Eyes in the Sky 2018 vintage playing cards, coasters and matchboxes on board Purchased Cairns Art Gallery Foundation, 2018 Commissioned by Cairns Art Gallery Exhibition dates: 27 June - 4 October 2020 #cairnsartgallery #shiftingthenarrative #newexhibition

05.01.2022 At the rear of the first floor gallery, you can see two works by 1986 Archibald Prize winning artist, Davida Allen. "I've constantly been painting pictures about the emotions that go through me. That's the way I've resolved my problems in life and resolved the emotions that are overpowering and I can't contain. Davida Allen, ABC Radio interview 2018.... Davida Allen, Fishing for bait, 1877. Cairns Art Gallery Collection. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Davida Allen, 2014.

04.01.2022 Jess Dare’s series 'Making Time' explores making permanent the impermanent by crafting in brass the small gifts of gum nuts, sticks and seedpods lovingly gifted by the artist's young son Banjo. Although this work is of a personal nature, it is a concept that is easy to identify with, a small treasure offered by a toddler. Made/Worn: Australian Contemporary Jewellery, Jess Dare, Making Time: Exchange Between Jess and Her Son Banjo, 2019. Image: Marcus Ramsay Australian Desig...n Centre #madeworn #ADC #ADCOnTour #contemporaryjewellery #craft #design #australianmade #jewellery #jewelry #handmade #handmadejewellery #jewellerydesign #jewellerydesigner #instajewelry #handmadejewellery #australianhandmadejewellery #jewellerylover #jewelleryaddict See more

03.01.2022 Artist Heather Koowootha was born in Yarrabah in 1966. Heather works across a range of artistic mediums, but and her works are important records of Indigenous history and tradition passed down through generations of family. Heather's works are on now in Tropical Tropes - closing Saturday 17 October. Heather KOOWOOTHA, The wild bush apple, 2017, watercolour, Commissioned by Cairns Art Gallery, 2017

03.01.2022 From now until the 7 May, every $10 you spend at the Cairns Art Gallery Shop puts you in the weekly prize draw to win a $500 prize in the Cairns Regional Council Construction Cash competition. Visit http://ow.ly/yZY350Dni6p for more info.

01.01.2022 Members only discounted shopping today and tomorrow only. Double your discount and receive a 20% discount on purchases made in the Gallery Shop. 20 & 21 November, 2020 Phone orders welcome - 40464850 * excludes Original artworks and Made/Worn Jewellery.

01.01.2022 20% discount on all shop purchases for 2 days only, for members only. Shop open today 9am - 5pm and Saturday 10am - 5pm. Make the most of your membership discounts and support local with your Christmas shopping.