2015 Exhibitions Calendar

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Exhibition Calendar 2015

Transforming the way you experience contemporary art

ABOUT

Umbrella Studio Association Incorporated is an inclusive, not–for–profit, members based exhibition and studio space which drives innovation, invites experimentation, encourages excellence and inspires appreciation for contemporary visual art in North Queensland and beyond.

What we do Exhibitions

Umbrella Studio operates four exhibition spaces: the Main Space, Access Space, Stairwell and the Vault. Each year we produce over 24 exhibitions from established and emerging contemporary visual artists and curators.

Umbrella Talks

We run a program of free talks from the artists featured in the exhibitions. Conducted in the casual environment of the exhibition participants are encouraged to engage with the artists, ask questions about their work & creative processes.

Professional Development

Umbrella Studio offers professional development seminars to provide artists, teachers, students and others advice and information from industry experts on funding grants, international residencies, arts law and business and other relevant topics. In 2011 Umbrella made a commitment to develop a program of International residencies, offering support for members to travel overseas to learn and share. Umbrella also manages events and creative projects; we publish prints and auspice funding grants for our members.

Creative Workshops

Meet and work with contemporary artists and people who want to experiment and learn interesting techniques. North Queensland’s best artists facilitate hands-on workshops that are of a high standard, reasonably priced and accessible. Our calendar of workshops & events changes frequently.

Promote North Queensland Artists

We promote North Queensland artists by producing travelling exhibitions that tour nationally and internationally, and support members with public artwork referrals.

Invest in the arts

We are committed to investing in artistic vibrancy for the benefit of artists and the community.

We provide employment and training opportunities to young people in the arts through paid work, internships, traineeships and volunteering opportunities.

Education/Youth Activities

Umbrella Studio connects with teachers, students, schools, TAFE and James Cook University to promote the contemporary visual arts to students in North Queensland. We encourage and welcome visits from schools — resources for teachers can be provided when visiting the Gallery.

Keep up to date and stay involved by becoming a member, subscribing to our eNews or by visiting: www.umbrella.org.au

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JOIN umbrella Umbrella Studio is an inclusive member based, not-for profit organisation with over 280 active members, and this number is steadily increasing. Members are committed to the principles of the organisation, and are frequent visitors. Most participate in our activities; they volunteer and contribute to our fundraising activities.

Become a member today by joining on our website:

www.umbrella.org.au

Benefits By becoming a member of Umbrella Studio, you will enjoy a number of special privileges and benefits including: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Receiving invitations to all exhibition openings, workshops, artist talks and special events Special discounts for selected workshops and events First to receive our yearly Calendar and Umbrella eNews filled with activities and useful information Eligibility to exhibit at Umbrella Studio Eligibility to exhibit in our Annual Members’ exhibition Voting rights at our Annual General Meeting Potential membership of Umbrella’s Management Board Access to professional support services including auspiced grants and development workshops Reasonable rates for hiring the printing press, kiln, screen printer and potters wheel Login access to Umbrella website to renew your membership online, pay for workshops and have your own gallery page of photographs and artist information 10% discount on all framing at Award Picture Framing Access to the members’ lounges at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane

Annual membership fees are: Individual - $50 Student / Concession - $40 Business - $250

diamonds UNCUT A Main space exhibition of seven emerging disability artists who created works through Kith & Kin Association. The artists aim to show their talents in art making, their unique world view, and demonstrate through their exhibition, they are artists with abilities.

Land & SEA An Umbrella Studio curated Access space exhibition of monoprints created by five Murris in Ink printmakers. This series of works tells stories of the land and sea, the animals, plants and people from the region.

NQCC Postcards Art Exhibition North Queensland Conservation Council’s invitational exhibition and fundraising auction of collectable miniature works from many of NQ’s most respected artists displayed in the Vault space.

16 JAN - 22 FEB

Audio-Technica Young Artist Prize 2015 A Main space exhibition of works by young artists residing in the Townsville region between the ages of 12 and 28.

The award promotes excellence, experimentation, and innovation and aims to encourage Sponsored by young and emerging artists.

Ngapa Kai Kai An Umbrella Studio curated Access space exhibition of linocut prints created by seven Murris in Ink printmakers. This series of works celebrates the themes of food and water.

ArtMotion A Vault space exhibition of digital images and films displaying Townsville based, emerging artists’ interpretation of art and motion.

16 27JAN Feb - 522Apr FEB

10 Apr - 17 May

Post post A Main and Access space exhibition which draws together eleven Australian and two international printmakers, pairing an established and an emerging artist each from regional and metropolitan areas.

The exhibition will reflect and address the shift in communicative technologies from traditional post to email correspondence.

Young Indigenous printmakers A Vault space exhibition featuring a selection of linocut artworks by Indigenous students from The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James who worked with Indigenous artist Aicey Zaro and printmaker Jo Lankester during a two day workshop. 

 This exhibition was developed from a collaborative program through   Gallery Services, Townsville City Council with Umbrella Studio.

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Wanderlust + Manhattan A Main space exhibition curated by Umbrella Studio showcasing prints created by members of PressNorth Printmakers and the New York Manhattan Graphics Centre artists. This is an international exchange Sponsored by with the works being simultaneously displayed at both galleries.

Suspicious Suspension

The Suspicious Suspension collective series is an exhibition displayed in the Access space by Hesam Fetrati of pen and ink drawings that are a satirical response to displacement issues.

Conception A multimodal Vault space installation by Jan Daly forges inquiry of the space between form and function in the age of multiplicity.

22 May - 28 Jun

Diary Dates 2015 - exhibition openings 5pm Friday 16 Jan

6pm Friday 27 Feb

6pm Friday 10 April

6pm Friday 22 May

Diamonds Uncut

Audio-Technica Young Artist Prize 2015

Post Post

Wanderlust + Manhattan

Young Indigenous Printmakers

Suspicious Suspension

Land & Sea NQCC Postcards Art Exhibition

Ngapa Kai Kai

Conception

artmotion

6pm Friday 3 July

6pm Friday 14 Aug

6pm Friday 25 Sept

6pm Friday 6 Nov

Artists imaging artists:

+One: ACM New Media Alumni 2015

Godre’r Glais

Technicolour: 2015 Annual Members’ Exhibition

25 years of the AFCM in Townsville

The life of a honeybee Labours of Love

Shimmer & Shadow

Artists imaging artists:

25 years of the AFCM in Townsville Three Townsville visual artists imaging some of the world’s greatest chamber music artists in photography, watercolour and drawing, at one of the premier international chamber music festivals, in the Main space at Umbrella Studio.

The life of a honeybee An Access space exhibition of works by Honey Atkinson utilising photography and 3D objects/ installations will aim to showcase the incredible life and systems of the honeybee.

Labours of love A Vault space exhibition by Kerrie Cleverdon of works using mezzotint and other printing processes to explore the yearning for love expressed in memorable images from films.

3 July - 9 Aug

+One: ACM New Media Alumni 2015 Featuring ten emerging artists from the graduating year of 2014 from James Cook University’s Bachelor of New Media Arts, this exhibition in the Main and Access spaces represents the first year of creative activity outside the university environment. Students were selected for this inaugural alumni exhibition from works displayed as part of the 2014 graduate show: Numinous.

Shimmer & Shadow A Vault space installation using digitally manipulated X-ray fragments and video, radiologist Tony Lamont provides an intimate space to heal.

14 Aug - 20 Sept

Godre’r Glais Utilizing all three of Umbrella’s exhibition spaces this exhibition of works by Alison McDonald, Jenny Mulcahy, Jill O’Sullivan and Gerald Soworka features a range of media including drawing, printmaking, sculpture and jewellery.

These four Townsville artists completed an artist in residence at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales between 2012 to 2014. By chance these residencies have coincided with the four seasons of the year. The exhibition title Godre’r Glais comes from the name of the house the artists all lived in during their residencies, and, as such, provides a common link between the artists’ otherwise greatly varied experiences. The exhibition presents each artist’s individual interpretations of their Welsh experience; the land and its people.

25 Sept - 1 Nov

Technicolour

2015 Annual Members’ Exhibition The final exhibition of each year is for our Members to participate and display their work. Living in the tropics is a unique experience, with the blinding light of the bright sunshine turning everything we see to a vivid palette of colour.

This year’s theme, Technicolour will allow members to explore the bright, the bold and the beautiful.

Participate in this exhibition by becoming a member today. Join on our website: www.umbrella.org.au

6 Nov - 17 DEC

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For more information: www.jcu.edu.au/soca or 07 4781 3166

Online

Our website provides information about our exhibitions, workshops and events, interesting updates, art news and our services.

Online profile

Members can have an Umbrella website online profile which allows you to update your details and renew and upgrade your membership online. You can also receive workshop discounts when you register online & have your own gallery page of photographs and artist information.

BLOG

The Umbrella Blog shares any Umbrella news, members’ news, updates about touring exhibitions, exhibition reviews and more.

Exhibition archive & What’s on

The Umbrella website has full information about upcoming and current exhibitions and five years of exhibition records and resources. There are also scheduled workshops and upcoming events which you can register for and book online.

Education

The Umbrella website is home to the Young Artists QR Gallery: which is an online gallery featuring art by young people. The website also has our Gallery Channel showcasing artist talks, news clips and more.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Apart from the Umbrella wesbite, we are present on several social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. You can also find all our publications and exhibition invites on Issuu.

enews

A monthly eNews is sent out to all our members and contacts.

There are lots of ways for you to participate at Umbrella Studio, and by receiving our eNews you wont miss out! Sign up to our eNews to keep up to date.

DONATE

Umbrella continues to facilitate the growth and expression of creativity and to foster cultural inquiry. Please donate in 2015 to keep the vision alive.

Umbrella Studio is registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) with the Australian Taxation Office. Donations to Umbrella Studio Association Inc are tax deductible for amounts of $2 or more. Your gift will be invested in needed resources that allow us to present and promote artists and their work.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss how to make a gift to Umbrella Studio that works best for you.

For information contact us on (07) 4772 7109 Donate online through our website: www.umbrella.org.au/donate-to-us See our wishlist: www.umbrella.org.au/wish-list

Our wish list From time to time, we might need some things that the budget just won't cover. Or maybe they're things that we don't need to operate, but nice additions we could do more with if we had them. If you can help us out by donating an item on our wish list, we'd be very grateful, and list your name on our website.

VENUE HIRE Functions A variety of functions have been held in the Gallery space such as weddings, cocktail functions, networking events, birthday parties, music album launches, product launches, music recitals, chamber music events and fashion shows.

Looking for a creative and new look space for your next event?

Umbrella Studio has the flexibility of offering several spaces for hire. The Gallery is a suitable venue for cocktail or networking functions. The Studio Downstairs is often used for artist workshops. We offer basic and tailored packages to suit your needs so contact us today.

Hen’s Party Life DRawing Umbrella Studio offers the Hen’s Party Life Drawing package, which is no ordinary hen’s night out.

The package includes a trained life drawing teacher to inspire and instruct, an experienced nude male model, and all the art materials.

Team building We have been providing Team Building activities for private groups, businesses and local organisations since 2009. Team Building with creative activities brings out the best in a team to ensure self-development, positive communication, leadership skills and the ability to work closely together as a team to problem solve.

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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.

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