NorthSite Contemporary Arts
Cairns City, Cairns Area
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NorthSite Contemporary Arts is a leading art organisation, gallery, studio, and store, situated in Gimuy/Cairns, Queensland.
The galleries are located within the Bulmba-ja Arts Centre. They present over 30 high-quality exhibitions and projects each year, that inspire and engage the community. They support over 500 contemporary artists through exhibitions, programs, and retail, collaborating with a wide network of partners to showcase significant contemporary art and design from across Far North Queensland, including the Gulf, Cape York, Torres Strait, Australia and linking with partners across the Asia Pacific region.
The NorthSite Store offers a curated selection of fine art prints by leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, alongside a diverse array of unique jewellery, paintings, objects, and publications. The collection showcases locally sourced, high-quality artworks that celebrate the vibrant creativity of the region.
NorthSite Art Studios in Edge Hill is the only professional printmaking facility of its kind in Far North Queensland, fostering community collaboration, artistic development and creative technology.
From the beginnings as an artist-driven collective to becoming a leading contemporary arts institution, the artists remain at the heart of everything they do.
Located opposite Cairns Aquarium at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre.
Amenities
Cafe
Cafe serving on site
Internet Access
Free Wifi
Facilities
Cafe
Family Friendly
Food and Refreshments
Gallery / Museum
Public Toilet
Shop / Gift Shop
Accessibility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Accessibility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
- Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
- Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
- Accept the Companion Card
- Employ people with disability
- Train your staff in disability awareness
- Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
- Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
- Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
- Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
NorthSite Contemporary Arts
96 Abbott Street,
Cairns City,
Cairns Area
Queensland
4870
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