Venue Hire
Looking for a space for your next event? Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts can cater to your needs – whether they are creative, social or corporate. Umbrella is conveniently located within walking distance to most hotels and businesses in the Townsville CBD and near the Townsville Bus Hub. Venue hires may be booked in either space during the gallery’s regular opening hours (Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm), however must consider public access to the exhibitions on display. Functions may alternatively be booked for Mondays, weekend afternoons or evenings to guarantee privacy.
See also our Bespoke Events page for other function options at Umbrella.
Umbrella offers two spaces for hire:
The Umbrella gallery presents a schedule of exhibitions featuring art works from across the North Queensland region, and is a suitable venue for a wide range of activities. Host your cocktail, birthday or Christmas party here, or your networking or team-building function. Hire of this space includes use of the following facilities and equipment:
- Street-front access from Flinders St (next to Mary Who? Bookshop and opposite Woolworths) or via a side-door for accessibility ramp
- Floor area for standing and sitting – up to 150 people
- Air-conditioning (and floor fans if required)
- Up to 50 chairs, 25 stools (varying heights) and 5 fold-out tables
- Access to small kitchenette facilities (microwave, fridge and bench space)
- Access via stairs to a toilet and wash-basin; alternatively, toilets are available in the Woolworths complex directly across the road
- Free exhibition tours from gallery staff if booked in advance (during opening hours)
- Stairway access toilets and a wash-basin
- Projector screen or blank wall space
- Access to a water cooler (cups not provided)
The Studio is often used for art workshops, community group meetings, short-term artist residencies or other activities. Hire of this space includes use of the following facilities and equipment:
- Access to the space via stairs down through the gallery space (wheelchair access can be arranged in advance via a back entry)
- Floor area – standing and sitting space for up to 50 people
- Ceiling fans, floor fans if required and fresh air via a side-door
- 2 work benches (taller than regular tables) and approx 15 tall stools
- Up to 50 chairs (by prior booking), 15 small stools and 5 fold-out tables
- Access to a toilet and wash-basin; alternatively, toilets are available in the Woolworths complex directly across the road
- Up to 14 easels (for an additional hire fee)
- Use of printing presses and art materials (for additional hire fees with approved artists, pending review from Umbrella’s Studio Facilitators)
Open plan gallery space for events. Documentation: Neil Chan, Top Snap Townsville.
Townsville Nourish Event venue hire in Umbrella's gallery space, 2024. Photograph: Amanda Galea.
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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.
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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.
