Experience
All Exhibitions15 March - 28 April 2024
20/40 Degrees of Separation
Wren Moore
15 March - 28 April 2024
North of the Silver Phoenix
Odessa Mahony-de Vries
3 May - 16 June 2024
Pressing Topics
The Ironing Maidens
3 May - 16 June 2024
An Unnatural History
Sarah Treadwell
3 May - 16 June 2024
Still Searching
Ron McBurnie
Make
All Workshops12.30pm - 3.30pm Saturday 4 May 2024
Projection Mapping Workshop
$90 - $110 | Melania Jack
1pm - 4pm Sunday 5 May 2024
Polyester Plate Lithography Workshop
$90 - $110 | Margaret Robertson
9.30am - 4.30pm Saturday 11 May 2024
Sandcast Silver Pendant Workshop
$275 - $295 | Nadine Suzanne
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Clay Stoneware Package
Create with clay for your next group event
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Life Drawing Package
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Learn
All Public Programs10am Saturday 4 May
Umbrella Floortalks | May
The Ironing Maidens & Sarah Treadwell
PUNQ Major Commissions EOI
Now inviting expressions of interest to propose major works for this year’s Festival.
Exhibition Applications
Apply now to exhibit at Umbrella - deadline midnight Sunday 21 April 2024
Transitions
Explore the mentorships in this year's program
Residencies
Explore our residency opportunities
Explore
All ProgramsArtificial: 2024 Umbrella Members' Exhibition
Entries close: Midnight Sunday 12 May 2024 | Enter now!
Compact Prints 2024
Register and submit by 5pm (AEST) Friday 31 May 2023 | Register now!
PUNQ Festival
Pop Up North Queensland Festival
Young Indigenous Printmakers
A free education program for senior Indigenous Australian high school students
Touring exhibitions
Explore Umbrella's touring exhibitions
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
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Open Hours
Tues - Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat - Sun: 9am-1pm
Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks.
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408 Flinders Street,
Gurambilbarra (Townsville),
Qld, 4810 Australia
PO Box 2394,
Gurambilbarra (Townsville),
Qld, 4810 Australia
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Acknowledgement of Country
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
Umbrella is a Dealer Member of the Indigenous Art Code. This means we are committed to fair and ethical trade with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, and transparency in the promotion and sale of artwork. As a Dealer Member and signatory to the Code we must act fairly, honestly, professionally and in good conscience in all direct or indirect dealings with artists.
Acknowledgements
Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. | Umbrella is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.