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From Monday 4 August 2025, the Court House Gallery and Mulgrave Gallery will be operated by Cairns Art Gallery Limited.

26/02/2026

Cairns Art Gallery has entered a new era! We are proud to announce the unification of three of Cairns’ most iconic heritage structures. Our original home, the three-level Public Curators Building, is joined by the Court House Building and the Mulgrave Building into one incredible arts and cultural experience.

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25/01/2026

The Body Language of Plants - Claudine Marzik & Tijn Meulendijks finishes on 29 JAN.

Come see it before it's gone.

📍 Mulgrave Gallery, 51 Esplanade, Cairns

📷 Photos from the launch event by The Photo Corner.

21/01/2026

Final days for Rites of Passage - Ed Koumans. Exhibition ends 24 JAN.

📍 Court House Gallery, 38 Abbott St, Cairns

📷 Photo of Ed Koumans at the exhibition launch by The Photo Corner.

15/01/2026

Final days of The Body Language of Plants by Claudine Marzik & Tijn Meulendijks.

The Body Language of Plants is the fifth collaborative exhibition of Claudine Marzik & Tijn Meulendijks, continuing their exploration of the natural world through painting and ephemeral, site-responsive installation. Their work reflects close observation and a deep sensitivity to nature’s underlying structures and organic rhythms.

Exhibition finishes Thu 29 Jan at Mulgrave Gallery.

📷 The Body Language of Plants - Claudine Marzik & Tijn Meulendijks, installation view, photography by Michael Marzik.

14/01/2026

Ending soon! Rites of Passage - Ed Koumans is only open for 10 more days, finishing up on Sat 24 Jan at Court House Gallery.

In worldwide cultures, rites of passage are markers of birth, of reaching adulthood, getting married, elderhood, and death. Cairns artist, Ed Koumans, has been making art for six decades and this exhibition marks his elder status and celebrates his prolific oeuvre.

Don't miss out!

📸 Rites of Passage - Ed Koumans, installation view, photography by Michael Marzik.

11/12/2025

The Body Language of Plants is the fifth collaborative exhibition for Claudine Marzik and Tijn Meulendijks, continuing their exploration of the natural world through painting and ephemeral, site-responsive installation. Their work reflects close observation and a deep sensitivity to nature’s underlying structures and organic rhythms.

The Body Language of Plants: Claudine Marzik & Tijn Meulendijks
📍 Mulgrave Gallery until 29 January
📸 Photos by Michael Marzik

09/12/2025

In worldwide cultures, rites of passage are markers of birth, of reaching adulthood, getting married, elderhood, and death. Cairns artist, Ed Koumans, has been making art for six decades and this exhibition marks his elder status and celebrates his prolific oeuvre.

Rites of Passage - Ed Koumans
📍 Court House Gallery until 24 January

📸 Photos by Michael Marzik

18/11/2025

Bookings essential for this Sunday's workshop!

Participants for the Body Language of Plants workshop by Claudine Marzik and Tijn Meulendijks created some of the most beautiful botanical art we’ve seen coming out of our workshops program last Sunday.

Join our final workshop this coming Sunday, 23 November.

Described as “uplifting, creative and educational” this is a must-do activity for lovers of plants and art.

Info 👉 The Body Language of Plants - Botany and Art Workshop

17/11/2025

Approximately 150 people turned up to honour one of Cairns’ favourite artists, Ed Koumans at Court House Gallery last Friday evening.

His retrospective exhibition, Rites of Passage was curated by Ingrid Hoffmann by borrowing artworks from collectors of Ed’s work over the last more than three decades. Ed also managed to sell fifteen works on opening night. If, like so many people in Cairns, you love and admire Ed Koumans and his distinctive style, Rites of Passage is open at the Court House Gallery until 24 January 2026.

10/11/2025

Join a Botany and Art workshop with artists Claudine Marzik and Tijn Meulendijks, joined by a botanist from the Australian Tropical Herbarium (ATH).

Learn how to mount a plant specimen professionally as it's done in a Herbarium, followed by transforming your mounted specimen artistically with a contemporary approach.

📅 10am-2pm, 16 & 23 Nov
📍 Mulgrave Gallery, 51 Esplanade, Cairns

Info & bookings 👉 ticketlink.com.au/botany-art-workshop

Address

38 Abbott Street
Cairns, QLD
4870

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+61740326620

Website

http://cairnsartgallery.com.au/

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