Get ready to immerse yourself in creativity at Cairns Libraries this November!
From the stunning NAIDOC Burnie Beans and beautiful freehand sketches to ceramics and historic medical equipment, the Cairns Libraries Exhibition Trail showcases the weird and the wonderful.
Cairns Libraries has partnered with community groups, artists and creatives to showcase their work across all eight library branches throughout the month, in a fantastic opportunity to celebrate local talent and explore diverse artistic expressions.
To make it even more exciting, the trail includes a competition. Visitors can collect stamps on the exhibition trail map at each branch and be entered in the draw to win one of four $50 vouchers from QBD Books in Cairns.
Don’t miss out – drop by your local library or check out the entire exhibition trail from south to north.
Babinda Library: the Babinda Pony Club takes you through their 60-year journey of nurturing horse-loving families in the Babinda district.
City Library: from functional pieces to striking sculptural expressions, Ceramics Unveiled showcases stunning works from the Cairns Potters’ Club that are sure to inspire and refresh your creative spirit.
Earlville Library: step back in time and explore the fascinating evolution of healthcare at this exhibition of Historic Medical Equipment. Including early surgical tools each piece tells a story of innovation and the relentless pursuit of better healthcare.
Edmonton Library: the Free Little Art Gallery invites visitors to not just enjoy the creativity of others but contribute their own small masterpiece. And you can take home anything that grabs your fancy.
Gordonvale Library: dive into the world of urban sketching, where each drawing captures the essence of a moment in time. Urban sketches are created on location, whether indoors or outdoors, offering a unique perspective on the sights and activities around us.
Manunda Library: created for NAIDOC 2024, this community artwork is a vibrant tapestry of individual expressions known as the Burnie Beans. Each bean, thoughtfully designed by a local community member, represents a unique voice and story, woven together to form a collective tribute to our First Nations people.
Smithfield Library: Native Creations Australia is a collection of meticulously hand-carved traditional wooden artifacts and vibrant acrylic paintings by Garth Murgha and Estelle Tranby that celebrate the identity and stories of the proud rainforest Bama people.
Stratford Library: Drawing YOU In – Carl Lumholtz in the Herbert reflects on the cultural understandings of human interactions with the breathtaking tropical landscape of the Herbert Gorge Region through ink drawings, landscape photographs and narrated oral histories.
