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

Cultural Narratives of The North

Group Exhibition

22 Aug - 5 Oct

Voices of Our Past

Group Exhibition

21 Aug - 5 Oct

Janjari

Dr Fiona Foley

22 Aug - 23 Nov

Out On The Lawn – Free Music Series

Ongoing

31 May

Preview

Mosaic artists mobilising for Afghan women

Since 2021, mosaic artists around the world have been working together to draw attention to the plight of Afghan women under Taliban rule. Now, an exhibition at Canberra Glassworks is showing the massive contribution by Australian artists.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

News

Hannah Gartside wins the 2024 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

Congratulations to Hannah Gartside, who has won the 2024 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize for her work #19, a piece in her ongoing series Bunnies in Love, Lust and Longing, 2024.

Art Guide Australia

News

Robert Fielding wins the 2024 Bowness Photography Prize

Congratulations to Robert Fielding, who has won the 2024 Bowness Photography Prize for Sacred earth/Manta Miil miilpa. The winning work, along with the 73 finalists, are now on display at the Museum of Australian Photography.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

Powerhouse Museum acquires David Jones’ archive, brimming with forgotten stories of Australia’s past

This week, David Jones announced it is donating its archive to Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. Objects from the archives are now on display at the former David Jones Art Gallery.

Mark Ian Jones

Preview

Stillness beyond the still life

The latest in Holmes à Court Gallery’s Collection Focus series looks beyond the still life genre, with 21 artists from across generations offering varied interpretations of stillness in art.

Briony Downes

Preview

Rone finds beauty in decay

After six months on the long-abandoned third-floor of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, TIME • RONE has found its way to Perth, inside the historical Centenary Galleries—a wing of the Art Gallery of Western Australia that has been closed for over 20 years.

Court House Gallery, Cairns