Court House Gallery, Cairns

Court House Gallery is an art gallery and performance space in the heart of the city. The gallery presents a vibrant and dynamic program of shared arts experiences, including visual and performing arts in a variety of innovative spaces in the refurbished, historic Court House building.

Court House Gallery, Cairns

38 Abbott Street, Cairns City QLD, Australia

07 4032 6620

cairns.qld.gov.au/experience-cairns/arts-and-culture/arts-venues/court-house-gallery

Tue to Sat, 10am–4pm.
Free admission.
See our website for latest information.

Exhibitions

Australian Watercolour Muster 2025

Australian and International Watercolour artists

17 Sep - 8 Nov

Feature

Farrago 100 years: Protecting Print Publishing

Farrago, the University of Melbourne’s student union newspaper-turnturned-magazine celebrates a hundred years of publication. At a time when print publishing in the arts is under increasing pressure, The George Paton Gallery is exhibiting ‘Farrago 100 Years’, celebrating the editorial legacy and design innovation of the periodical.

Andrew Stephens

Book Reviews

Shelf Portraits: Yuriyal Bridgeman’s monograph grapples with representing community-engaged practice

In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light.

Jane O'Sullivan

Feature

Life Cycles with Betty Kuntiwa Pumani

The paintings of Betty Kuntiwa Pumani form a part of a larger, living archive on Antaṟa, her mother’s Country. More than maps, they speak to ancestral songlines, place and ceremony.

Emma O'Neill

Feature

Cerith Wyn Evans, Electrical Conductor

Language folds into form in the poetic yet monumental light sculptures of Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans, whose solo exhibition … in light of the visible is at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.

Emma O'Neill

Preview

Questions from the boulevard

‘North Terrace: worlds in relief’ showing at Samstag Museum of Art, invites viewers to reflect on the complicated legacies of the cultural institutions that line Adelaide’s North Terrace.

Walter Marsh

Feature

The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own

Over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship – some made of silk with gold and silver embroidery and dazzling designs – have been assembled within a context of over 150 paintings, posters, wood block prints, magazines and decorative arts. Although many of the items have never been previously exhibited in Australia, most are now in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, with many specifically acquired for this exhibition.

Court House Gallery, Cairns