About
Vision
Transforming the way you experience contemporary art.
Mission Statement
Umbrella Studio Member’s believe that engaging people in contemporary visual art; energizes communities, engenders cohesive social networks, perpetuates innovation and promotes identity.
Program Statement
Umbrella Studio is an independent organisation that generates and promotes the practice and awareness of contemporary art in North Queensland.
Background of Umbrella Studio
Umbrella Studio is an independent, not for profit organisation that generates and promotes the practice and awareness of contemporary art in North Queensland. Umbrella was established in 1986 as a working studio by a group of emerging Townsville artists. Umbrella Studio was the only artist-run initiative, and the first professional artist organisation north of Brisbane.
Since incorporating in the early 1990s, Umbrella offers practical studio based facilities, to a professionally managed contemporary arts organisation, with a regular annual program of exhibitions and public programs.
Members and Participants
Umbrella Studio is a member-based organisation with nearly 250 active members, and this number is steadily increasing. Members are committed to the principles of the organization, and are frequent visitors. Most participate in at least 6 annual events, volunteer or donate to fundraising activities at least once a year, and have been Umbrella Studio members for 3 or more years.
Umbrella has sustained an increase in the number of new members, program participants and visitors to events. Demographics of participants reveal a large increase in young members and an increase in young and emerging artists to participate in activities and an overall increase in membership.
Geographic context and reach
Umbrella Studio sits in the centre of the access point north to Ingham, south to Bowen and west to Mt Isa. Umbrella works collaboratively with key arts organisations to include artists living in remote areas of North Queensland.
Umbrella Studio Closure Dates
Umbrella Studio is closed for public holidays, public holiday weekends, the Christmas break and for demount and set-up periods before exhibitions. Below is a guide to our closure dates for 2010 (please note: though this is an accurate guide, dates are subject to change, and if in doubt please contact us).
Holiday Dates
- 18 December 2009-12 January 2010 | Christmas and New Year Break
- 26 January | Australia Day
- 2-5 April | Easter
- 25 April | Anzac Day
- 3 May | Labour Day
- 14 June | Queen's Birthday
- TBA | Show Holiday
- TBA | Christmas and New Year Break
Closure Dates For Exhibition Changeovers
- 25-28 January | E-Wasted demount, Red Gate installation
- 8-11 March | Red Gate demount, Night Ladder installation
- 19-22 April | Night Ladder demount, Habitus-Habitat installation
- 31 May-3 June | Habitus-Habitat demount, Is now and never will be again installation
- 12-15 July | Is now and never will be again demount, Here's to Love and Laughter installation
- 23-26 August | Here's to Love and Laughter demount, Germinate installation
- 4-7 October | Germinate demount, Compact Prints 2010 installation
- 8-11 November | Compact Prints 2010 demount, Annual Members' Exhibition 2010 installation