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TROPIC • ARTS

1. Cairns Courthouse Gallery
2 2, 3, 4. Freshwater Saltwater exhibition
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Cultural curation

INDIGENOUS ART
An exhibition at the new
Cairns Court House gallery 3
launches a packed 2021
schedule for UMI Arts.

After celebrating 15 years of supporting The works symbolise the differences The iconic six-week program gives
and developing First Nations artists in between traditional lore: the customs emerging artists a thorough and holistic
2020, the peak Aboriginal and Torres and stories that governed all aspects understanding of the Indigenous
Strait Islander arts and of life before colonial settlement, and arts industry.
cultural organisation for Far North life under the British legal system In 2021, the organisation can also deliver
Queensland is hitting the ground introduced thereafter. its programs in more remote regions
running this year. Lore to Law will be closely followed by of Far North Queensland, after taking
The aptly named Lore to Law exhibition the launch of UMI’s You and Me and possession of a new 4WD vehicle.
will be on display when the gallery is Exhibition Ready Program exhibitions in April also signals the start of the Side by
opened to the public in February. March and April. Side capacity building workshop, which
will be followed up by an exhibition
launch in May to coincide with UMI’s first
The show goes on Set on the Cassowary Coast, the play ever symposium.
tells the story of old Amos, played by
In July, UMI Arts’ blue chip annual
Steven Tandy of The Sullivans, who leads Freshwater Saltwater exhibition will be
THEATRE REBOOT an eccentric life hidden deep in the on show in its Jensen Plaza gallery, a
JUTE Theatre Company is tropical rainforest. precursor for artists displaying works at
His idyllic existence is endangered when
relaunching its production his daughter, Paula, moves in and begins the prestigious Cairns Indigenous Art
Fair (CIAF). Some of the works will also be
of To Kill a Cassowary, which eyeing off his prime real estate. hung at both the Pullman International
was disrupted by COVID-19 Playwright Laurie Trott said the story Hotel and Cairns Convention Centre.
restrictions in 2020. and characters are relatable for Tropical
North Queensland audiences.
“To Kill A Cassowary is a play for our MORE: umiarts.com.au
Starting the year on a hopeful high, time – a comedy and drama based
original theatre programs are returning on great characters grappling with
to the Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, with a a family inheritance and facing big
homegrown comedy top of the box questions over personal legacies and
office list. environmental conservation,” she said.
Laurie Trott’s To Kill a Cassowary received The new season begins in March at
rave reviews before the theatre curtains Bulmba-ja Arts Centre.
came down last year.
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