
Cairns Art Gallery
Restored 1936 government building, now a gallery featuring Australian art, with a gift shop & cafe.
33 galleries in Cairns, compiled from each venue's published details and Google Places data, ordered by Spot Score. Use the filters for suburb, price, hours and features.
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Restored 1936 government building, now a gallery featuring Australian art, with a gift shop & cafe.

Concerts, kids' theater & rotating art exhibitions in a large post-industrial arts space.

Watergardens Nursery is a gallery in Smithfield, Cairns. It holds a 4.9-star Google rating from 155 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 63/100.

UnderArt Gallery is a gallery in Cairns City, Cairns. It holds a 4.9-star Google rating from 131 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 62/100.

An artist-owned Edge Hill gallery showcasing Munganbana Norman Miller’s reef, rainforest and wildlife-inspired Aboriginal art.

Cairns photography, video and aerial media studio offering portraits, events, property work, corporate content and fine art prints.

Modern chain showing mainstream and independent movies, plus international opera, music and ballet.

An Edge Hill gallery specialising in Aboriginal Rainforest Art, Central Australian paintings, locally made artefacts, didgeridoos and boomerangs.

Modern arts complex offering theater productions, art exhibits & meeting space, plus a cafe & bar.

A free-entry Cairns gallery presenting contemporary, First Nations and regional art in historic gallery buildings.

An artist’s Palm Cove studio and shop offering locally made artwork, ceramics, prints, cards and small-group art classes.

A Cairns gallery and morning café showcasing contemporary local artists, with exhibition, workshop and relaxed coffee spaces.

A Cairns contemporary arts organisation presenting exhibitions, events, workshops, printmaking and an art store across its city and Edge Hill locations.

Ngarru Gallery is a gallery in Port Douglas, Cairns. It holds a 4.5-star Google rating from 35 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 53/100.

Akasha Mead Art is a gallery in Kuranda, Cairns. It holds a 5.0-star Google rating from 17 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 52/100.

Clifton Beach is a beach in Clifton Beach, Cairns. It holds a 4.8-star Google rating from 59 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 52/100.

SEA Gallery is a gallery in Port Douglas, Cairns. It holds a 4.8-star Google rating from 21 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 52/100.

Ocean-inspired mixed-media paintings by Cairns artist Petra Meikle de Vlas, with originals and prints available through her studio and regional galleries.
Cairns's galleries span major public collections and small independent spaces showing local artists. Entry is often free, making them an easy, low-cost outing — check for current exhibitions before you go.
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Read guide →The galleries on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
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We currently list 33 galleries across Cairns and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.