Art Events in Cairns

Wheel throwing experience gives you 3 hours to play on the pottery wheel with step by step guidance. Have fun, earth out & get muddy.

Stories Alive is a creative development showcase bringing two published ARC children’s books by regional artists with disabilities to life for the stage.

Explore drawing and mixed media through still life flowers in a calm, hands-on workshop supporting beginners and developing artists.

This is an opportunity for you & your partner to be creative together, to make memories & unique art that you can use every day. It’s a fun interactive workshop, you will create mugs for each other with step by step guidance in hand building and then have fun playing and using the pottery wheel together, yes like the movie ghost haha. You will create 3-4 pieces each person that will be bisque fired, glazed & glaze fired ready for pick up 3-6 weeks after workshop.

Grab a partner to paint and come get creative!

The Zonta Club of Cairns is holding our annual Zonta Breaks the Bias - Art Without Boundaries event on 8 May 2026. Enjoy a beverage, finger food and take in the amazing talents of a range of local artists from FNQ Diverse Communities Council. Music will be provided by the talented Tony Pearce and Secret Men. There will be a cash bar, a lucky door prize and raffles to raise funds for our important local causes all aimed at supporting women and girls to make their worlds better. 100% proceeds from this event go to our local causes. The monster Mother's Day Raffle will also be drawn during the evening.

Whether you’re a seasoned Picasso or can barely draw a stick figure after two wines, you’re in safe (and slightly sassy) hands. We’ll guide you step-by-step through creating our fabulously cheeky artwork topped off with a glitter-paint coating on your artworks heels — all while you sip, giggle and enjoy live drag performances throughout the night.

Dive into formulation mastery, placement strategies, and layering techniques to create dimension and longevity. Learn how to balance intensity with health, correct and refine existing tones, and achieve wearable creativity that excites clients. Fashion Palette is where artistry meets fashion.