Cairns Art Gallery

Cairns Art Gallery Located in the heart of the city and housed across three heritage-listed buildings, Cairns Art Gallery is one of Australia’s leading public galleries.
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Cairns Art Gallery is proudly supported by Cairns Regional Council The Cairns Art Gallery is one of Australia’s most innovative regional galleries distinguished by its unique Pacific–rim identity and a commitment to promoting the visual art of Tropical North Queensland. The Gallery presents a diverse challenging and stimulating exhibitions program featuring works by local, national and international artists.

Fancy a weekend that's a little bit different? Join artist Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie for a two-day abstract acrylics cour...
31/08/2026

Fancy a weekend that's a little bit different? Join artist Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie for a two-day abstract acrylics course and produce your own work on canvas!

All materials are provided, including a canvas, stretched and primed, ready to jump in and get creative.

Saturday 12 September 2026, 10.30am - 2.30pm and Sunday 13 September 2026, 10.30am - 1.30pm
$175 Members, $205 Non-Members

Book online now!

https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/whats-on/programs-events/abstract-acrylics-sep-26?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a912a4a9db872d65aa7f4de

We are ridiculously excited to welcome Craig & Karl's Double Vision to Cairns Art Gallery 😍🌈 As we speak, the historic H...
31/08/2026

We are ridiculously excited to welcome Craig & Karl's Double Vision to Cairns Art Gallery 😍🌈 As we speak, the historic Heritage listed Court House Building is being transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour with giant rainbows, oodles of hanging eyeballs and a myriad of vibrant patterns and prints.

Craig & Karl have transformed iconic spaces around the globe, including Canary Wharf and Times Square – now they bring their immersive world to Regional Queensland for the very first time!

Be one of the first to see the exhibition at our opening event on Thursday at 5pm, where the duos iconic inflatable "Mateys" will also be on display!

Craig & Karl: Double Vision is a Griffith University Art Museum touring exhibition, co-curated by Angela Goddard and Carrie McCarthy.

📷 Craig & Karl: Double Vision, installation view, Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane, 2025, Photograph: Alex Chomicz


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The giant lawn games have officially entered the chat! 🤩On 3 Sep, the Court House Building Lawn will be transformed into...
30/08/2026

The giant lawn games have officially entered the chat! 🤩

On 3 Sep, the Court House Building Lawn will be transformed into a giant playground for kids and kids at heart alike! As well as giant connect 4, jenga, bean bag toss, noughts and crosses and corn hole, the incredible Ammo aka Hoopsy Dizzie will be running hoop play workshops. Quirky characters (including a giant eyeball 👁️) from VOiiiD Collective will be roaming performers, DJ Bcharre and DJ Ruby Chew will be on the decks and the lawn will be decked out with Craig & Karl's inflatable Mateys.

Head into the Court House Building to be one of the first to see Craig & Karl: Double Vision, an immersive wonderland with rainbows, hanging eyeballs and oodles of colour. Then pop across to the Public Curators Building to see Brush: Women Painters and to browse the Gallery Shop.

Fuel yourself with eats from The Hungry Nomad and the Gallery Bar will be serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

✨ On the Lawn with Craig & Karl
💃 Thurs 3 Sep, 5-9pm
Make sure to register online for your free tickets!

https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/whats-on/programs-events/lawn-craigandkarl?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a9119f8eaf7644f9e429c50

How’s this for art studio goals?! 😍 We had a pleasure of visiting the studios of local artists Barbara Dover, Jennifer V...
29/08/2026

How’s this for art studio goals?! 😍 We had a pleasure of visiting the studios of local artists Barbara Dover, Jennifer Valmadre and Julie Poulsen for a sneak peek of their sculptural works for their upcoming exhibition The Paradox of Things.

Believe us when we say, this exhibition is going to be incredible!

Exhibition opens on 19 Sep 26 in the Mulgrave Building.
Stay tuned for more in-studio action and some sneak peeks!



https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/paradox-of-things?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a8fe5f7939334da4c5c8db1

Always wanted to try life drawing? Join artist and tutor Sue Schreiber in this Saturday life drawing class featuring a l...
28/08/2026

Always wanted to try life drawing? Join artist and tutor Sue Schreiber in this Saturday life drawing class featuring a live model 🎨

This workshop will help you develop a keen eye for detail and how to accurately capture the human form using charcoal.

Sat 5 Sep, 10.15am – 1.15pm
Strictly 18+
$65 Members / $80 Non-Members

Book online ASAP – previous workshops have sold out fast!


https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/whats-on/programs-events/life-drawing-sat-sep?utm_name=sked&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=sked_6a90d9dd5c56eb22cda6fbd1

How many characters can you spot? 👀 This gigantic work by Tamika Grant-Iramu and Brian Robinson is a sprawling jacaranda...
28/08/2026

How many characters can you spot? 👀

This gigantic work by Tamika Grant-Iramu and Brian Robinson is a sprawling jacaranda tree made up of 37 vinyl-cut print panels and reflects the two artists' distinct printing styles. Brian Robinson's work is the left half and combines traditional Torres Strait Island designs and modern character references. Contrastingly, the right side of the work showcases Tamika Grant-Iramu's ornate starburst florals.

This 2.8 x 6.7m work adorns a whole wall of our Mulgrave Building as a part of Spirits in the Ink. Exhibition runs until 12 Sep and is a collaborative exhibition between City of Moreton Bay and NorthSite Contemporary Arts. Curated by Aven Noah Jr.

📷 Tamika Grant-Iramu and Brian Robinson, Carving Country 2021, vinyl-cut print on paper, 2.8 x 6.7m, Courtesy of OneSpace Gallery


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Our Director Angela Goddard caught up this week with Ellen Buttrose, City Architect for Cairns Regional Council, getting...
28/08/2026

Our Director Angela Goddard caught up this week with Ellen Buttrose, City Architect for Cairns Regional Council, getting to know each other and talking through the Cairns Art Gallery Precinct.

Cairns Art Gallery sits across three heritage buildings in the heart of Gimuy/Cairns: the Public Curator’s Building, the Court House Building and the Mulgrave Building. Each has its own character and its own constraints. Thinking about them together, as a precinct rather than three separate sites, opens up different questions: how people move between them, how the public realm around them works, what a longer-term plan for the precinct could look like.

We want to think together and collaboratively create great outcomes for heritage buildings and culture in this city, which will depend on great design and strong local culture.

Looking forward to more of these conversations as the precinct's future takes shape.

27/08/2026

These crazy characters from VOiiiD Collective will roaming the crowd and causing chaos at our opening event next Thursday on the Cairns Art Gallery Court House 💃 The WHOLE lawn will be turned into one huge playground with giant games, a hula hoop workshop, DJs, inflatable artworks from Craig & Karl and of course these epic beings from VOiiiD Collective! Proudly part of the Cairns Festival program 💕

Craig & Karl: Double Vision will be officially opening in the Court House Building! You can also catch Brush: Women Painters in the Public Curators Building and shop will also be open for you to browse!

Catch VOiiiD Collective from 5.40-7.40pm

Free event. RSVP on your website to grab your tickets!

Calling all parents with kids ages 9-14!! We have got your school holiday schedule sorted 🎉 Get in quick and book onto o...
26/08/2026

Calling all parents with kids ages 9-14!! We have got your school holiday schedule sorted 🎉 Get in quick and book onto our school holiday art classes!

Miniature Worlds with Narelle Wilson
Monday 21 Sep, 1–3pm
$34 Members
$43 Non-members

Figurines with Wire and Clay with Narelle Wilson
Tuesday 22 Sep, 1–3pm
$34 Members
$43 Non-members

Creatures of the Imagination with Narelle Wilson
Thursday 24 Sep, 1–3pm
$34 Members
$43 Non-members

Block Printing on Tote Bags with Hannah Parker
Wednesday 30 Sep, 1–3pm
$36 Members
$45 Non-members

Comic Book Character Team Building with Lachlan Judd
Thursday 1 Oct, 1–3pm
$34 Members
$45 Non-members


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Address

Cnr Abbott & Shields Street
Cairns, QLD
4870

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+61740464800

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