Experience
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1 August - 14 September 2025
Neural Architecture
Geoffrey Schmidt
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1 August - 14 September 2025
Scattered
Barbara Pierce
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1 August - 14 September 2025
Wer Wer (Boundaries)
Gail Mabo
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19 September - 2 November 2025
Woven Together: Undivided We Rise
Kim Ah Sam, Clare Jaque Vasquez, Jaeda Lenoy, Erica Muriata, Aunty Rosalind Sailor and Michona Warria
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19 September - 2 November 2025
Mere Porvaj [I am Remembering]
Shivanjani Lal
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All Workshops
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11:30am – 1:30pm Sunday 28 September 2025
Coil Weaving Workshop
Aunty Rosalind Sailor and Michona Warria | $60 - $80
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Exhibition Applications
Apply now to exhibit at Umbrella - deadline extended to midnight Sunday 21 September 2025
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Shop Applications
Calling artisans, artists & makers - apply now to have your work included in Umbrella's gallery store
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Life Drawing Package
Book a Life Drawing Package for your next group event!
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Clay Stoneware Package
Create with clay for your next group event
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All Public Programs
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10:30am - 12:30pm Saturday 30 August
RADF Information Session
Grants and Partnerships Team, Townsville City Council and Arts Queensland
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10:30am Saturday 20 September
Umbrella Floortalk
Shivanjani Lal
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11:30am Saturday 20 September
Woven Together: Undivided We Rise Panel Discussion
Artists Kim Ah Sam, Jayme-Lee Harley, Clare Jaque Vasquez, Jaeda Lenoy, Erica Muriata, Aunty Rosalind Sailor and Michona Warria with curator Sabrina-Rose Toby and Director Kate O'Hara
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9:30am Saturday 27 September
Umbrella Floortalk
with Carlos Bautista
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Public Programs by Judy Watson & Troy Casey
Dive deeper into the 'skeletons' exhibition with the associated programs and read more about the archived exhibition below.
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Venue Hire at Umbrella
Hire Umbrella's gallery space for your next event!
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Transitions
Explore the 2025 Transitions program in preparation for the mentees' upcoming exhibition
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PUNQ Festival
Pop Up North Queensland Festival
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Young Indigenous Printmakers
A free education program for senior Indigenous Australian high school students
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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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Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks.
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Qld, 4810 Australia
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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 Member & Signatory 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.
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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 funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
