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[post_content] => Nick Drake explores diverse themes and reflections from his life, amalgamated under a desire to make sense of this fast-paced world. Drake’s works speak of escape – from a structured life, from dull routines, and into a world of creativity and imagination.
Join Umbrella Studio at 6pm on Friday 31 January 2020 for the launch of overThink and Emily Donaldson's Pandanus in the Desert. RSVP to the opening event here. Hear more from the exhibiting artists at a Floortalk at 11am on Saturday 1 February. RSVP to the floortalk event here.
Please note the exhibitions and both floortalks will be held in the gallery space at Umbrella Studio, 408 Flinders Street, Townsville (next to Mary Who? Bookshop). Both exhibitions are on display from 6pm Friday 31 January 2020 (for the opening) and run until 15 March 2020.
Image: Nick Drake, The Promise, 2019, Oil on linen, 61 x 91cm.
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Umbrella's office is staffed from 20 January 2020.
New Umbrella trading hours from December 2019:
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Join Umbrella Studio at 6pm on Friday 31 January for the launch of Pandanus in the Desert and Nick Drake's overThink. RSVP to the opening event here. Hear more from the exhibiting artists at a Floortalk at 11am on Saturday 1 February. RSVP to the floortalk event here. Emily Donaldson will also be running an Oil Painting Workshop in conjunction with her exhibition from 9:30m on Sunday 16 February. More details coming soon.
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Image: Emily Donaldson, Castle Hill scrub, 2019, Oil on canvas, 80 x 100cm.
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Image: Peter Minon, Attack Snape (prototype) (detail), 2019, PVC, resin, found objects and oil paint, 15 x 15cm.
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Join Umbrella Studio at 6pm on Friday 31 January 2020 for the launch of overThink and Emily Donaldson's Pandanus in the Desert. RSVP to the opening event here. Hear more from the exhibiting artists at a Floortalk at 11am on Saturday 1 February. RSVP to the floortalk event here.
Please note the exhibitions and both floortalks will be held in the gallery space at Umbrella Studio, 408 Flinders Street, Townsville (next to Mary Who? Bookshop). Both exhibitions are on display from 6pm Friday 31 January 2020 (for the opening) and run until 15 March 2020.
Image: Nick Drake, The Promise, 2019, Oil on linen, 61 x 91cm.
Umbrella Studio's gallery and shop are CLOSED Monday 23 December 2019 – 6pm Friday 31 January 2020.
Umbrella's office is staffed from 20 January 2020.
New Umbrella trading hours from December 2019:
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm | Saturdays & Sundays 9am – 1pm
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Creating Art in the Tropics
Future Exhibitions
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Group Exhibition - Brumbies20 March - 26 April 2020
Brumbies is a multi-disciplinary work exploring notions of legacy, nature, urban environments, emotion and conflict. Robert Crispe (videographer and director), Michael Smith and Jack Ziesing (choreographers and performers) have together crafted cinematic responses to questions of identity, place and purpose within the world. Brumbies is an ongoing project that seeks to involve additional artists, makers and creatives over time. Image: Robert Crispe, Brumbies (Michael Smith), 2018, digital photograph, 4240 x 2384px.
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Jac Hawthorn – Translation20 March - 26 April 2020
Jac Hawthorn’s mixed media and sculptural works portray everyday people interwoven with innovative nuances. The intention of the artist is to invite viewers to contemplate the underlying stories of these individuals and to initiate memory connected introspection. Image: Jac Hawthorn, Afternoon Rose, 2007, watercolour on paper, 15 x 23cm.
more info
Upcoming Events
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8March
Sculpture Drawing Workshop #2 with Tony Fitzsimmons10am - 12pm
This workshop is back by popular demand! Join local artist and Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) artist-in-residence Tony Fitzsimmons for a fun morning drawing session. Participants will to draw one of the MOUA life-sized...
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4August
Taste of Art 20206pm - 10pm
You are invited to join Umbrella Studio in the Townsville CBD for a culinary art adventure from 6pm on Tuesday 4 August 2020. Taste of Art will comprise a 3...
more info
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North Queensland artists are influenced by their tropical surroundings. Umbrella Studio promotes exceptional Queensland based artists including, Ron McBurnie, Jo Lankester, Hannah Murray, Gail Mabo, Aicey Zaro and others.
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Thank you Townsville City Council
As we head into the weekend, we wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Townsville City Council for helping us out with temporary office space at the 2020 building on…
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Support Umbrella Studio
Together since 1986 Umbrella members and supporters have created a vibrant community of participating, sharing and innovation.
We take pride in our unique part of the world and celebrate our difference. We strive to create a vibrant city by supporting the arts in education, job creation, skills development and community engagement.
find us at
408 Flinders Street, Townsville, Qld, 4810
PO Box 2394, Townsville, Qld, 4810 Australia
regular opening hours
Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-1pm
Sunday 9am-1pm
Free entry to art gallery
Check our facebook for closure notices including public holidays
Umbrella Studio acknowledges the financial support of: the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. Townsville City Council is proud to support Umbrella's studio operations under it's Community Grants program.

















