Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Could there possibly be any better setting for an art fair? Nestled amidst the towering trees and tropical lushness of the Cairns Botanical Gardens sits The Tanks Art Centre, a multi-disciplinary art space made up of converted World War II oil storage tanks. Outside, brightly coloured birds wander along pathways, traditional dancers from Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands perform and the ‘coconut man’ grinds his coconuts to mix them with dates and ice, refreshing the hordes who come to see the vibrant, diverse art that has been included in the inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF).