Tank 4, Tanks Arts Centre
The Chinese Zodiac exhibition celebrates twenty years of strong cultural ties, exchange and friendship between sister cities, Cairns and Zhanjiang.
Since the sister city friendship was established in 2004, Cairns and Zhanjiang have maintained a strong bond with trade missions, cultural exchanges with Cairns and District Chinese Association Inc (CADCAI) and support for Cairns Chinese New Year program contents, even during the pandemic period.
The exhibition will feature original artworks of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac calendar from Cairns artist, Ms Hayley Gillespie, and members of the Zhanjiang Calligraphy Association. The Chinese zodiac calendar is a celebration of Chinese New Year as the calendar features a twelve-year cycle for each animal and the start of each Chinese New Year is associated with a different zodiac animal.
The exhibition complements the 2024 Cairns Chinese New Year Celebrations.
Info: CADCAI | Celebrating Chinese Culture
Image credit: Wooden dragon, acrylic on canvas by Hayley Gillespie 2023