Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 29 - Apr | May 2019 | Page 15

What’s on
IN CAIRNS
H AYLEY G ILLESPIE
After a hot wet summer we will hopefully get to enjoy the outdoors
more with autumn here at last.
TANKS
Returning to us are the fabulous
Tanks markets from 9am to 2 pm
on the last Sunday of every month
from April to November. If you love
‘Hand made’ this this is a great way
to purchase a piece of art for you
home and you often get to meet the
maker! You will be supporting the
arts and local business as well as
owning a unique thoughtfully
created piece.
While you are there you can take a
gander through Tank 4 at Artists of
the North, Cairns Art Society
exhibition. Gathering its members
and other artists from North
Queensland, in one of the largest
local group exhibitions in the Cairns
cultural calendar, Cairns Art
Society presents their annual,
Artists of the North exhibition. This
year’s theme is ‘Free as a breeze’.
MAKIN WHOOPEE
Talking
of
Markets,
Whoopee is venturing out from
their Shields Street store and into
the suburbs with the return of their
Makers Markets at Edge Hill State
School on Pease street, Cairns. now in its second year and offers
you an opportunity to come
together with people of your own
age to learn and share artistic skills
and best of all to brainstorm ideas.
This event will showcase the talents
and products of approximately 30
small businesses and artisans
who have been hand picked by
the Makin’ Whoopee Team. The
Whoopsters will make sure
that there's something for every-
one; jewellery, candles, flowers,
artworks and more! All handmade,
Australian made and in most cases
made right in here in Cairns!
Held right before Mothers day,
PERFECT! A
special
feature
of
this
year’s program is a project that
combines art
and
business
where you will work together to
design, develop and make a
product for sale. This will involve
making a prototype, cost it to go to
market, and then present your
concept
to
a
panel
for
feedback before completing it
to sell to Christmas shoppers.
CAIRNS ART GALLERY
The Young Creatives Club
If you are between 13 and 17 years
old you can become a member of
the Gallery Young Creatives
Club that is held on alternative
Makin’ Saturdays from 3pm to 5pm. It is
During
the
year
Young
Creatives will also design and
host
a
drop-in
children’s
workshop where you will learn
about teaching, entertaining and
working with younger children.
These skills will assist you if
you decide to study and make a
career in art.
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