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Umbrella Studio contemporary arts is a professionally managed not-for-profit contemporary art gallery with an annual program of exhibitions, public programs and special events. It is an inclusive space, encouraging collaboration between cultures and regions. It is the only dedicated contemporary art space in North Queensland, and the only professional gallery that also has a studio for artists to make art in.
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Umbrella Studio is an inclusive member based, not-for-profit organisation with nearly 300 active members.
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Youth (Under 25) 1 year free* Individual $50 Student / Concession $40 *Voting rights and Potential Membership to Management Board not available for the one year free Youth Membership.
Sad Clown, Mad Clown Bad Clown adam geczy 25 January to 24 February
An installation of video and related works on the themes of “clown” and child’s play as languages unto themselves.
New Found Voice stephen bennett 25 January to 24 February After discovering Umbrella Studio at the beginning of 2017, Bennett developed a love for printmaking and with the help of the studio access group has found a new way to express the unspoken.
Body Emulsion Surface lucas davidson 25 January to 24 February
An exhibition of video work that challenges our idea of the human form.
The Partnershipping Project 1 March to 7 April
Working with a groundbreaking touring model, The Partnershipping Project features the work of twenty regionallybased artists responding to the question “does place still matter”? Touring from Burnie (TAS) to Townsville (QLD), Lismore (NSW) and Mt. Gambier (SA) and back, each iteration of the exhibition, installed in eight small boats, will offer different regional perspectives on pressing global problems. Queensland artists involved in the project are: Anne Lord, Brian Robinson, Gail Mabo, Obery Sambo, Rob Douma and Vanghoua Anthony Vue. The Partnershipping Project is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program. Greg Leong, The Tasmanian Migration of Oriental Carp, 2018. Photography: Rick Eaves
Where to with Water? townsville watercolour group 1 March to 7 April
Where to with Water presents a group of experimental works in which members of the Townsville Watercolour Group challenge and extend their usual practice and vision by exploring unfamiliar and unusual methods, techniques and subject matter.
NQCC Artist Postcard Fundraising Exhibition 1 March to 5 April
North Queensland Conservation Council’s invitational exhibition and fundraising auction of collectable miniature artworks by artists who care about the environment.
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The Australian ‘Settler’ Problem david jones 12 April to 12 May
This exhibition interrogates societal denial of the violent nature of Australia’s national foundation as a ‘settler’ problem, which was framed by the contemporary clinical and social concept of a ‘vicious cycle of anxiety’. This body of work aims to disrupt the denial of invasion and the erasure of Aboriginal culture through accepted narratives of European settlement of Australia.
Postcards from the North & South 12 April to 12 May
PressNorth Printmakers, Firestation Print Studio and two invited American groups, Bluegrass Printmakers and Second State Press, collaborate in the sixth Postcard print exchange exhibition to share and extend the diversity of all members’ innovative printmaking techniques and transferable skills, and to encourage new friendships with each organisation’s members.
Audience as Art - 100 Vintage Lens Portraits al green
12 April to 12 May
This exhibition showcases the culmination of photographs from the 100 vintage portrait project that took place during and after the Pop Up North Queensland festival in 2017. Using 100 different vintage lenses to photograph his subjects, Al has captured the audience as the art.
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FRAMING ARTWORKS
Looking for a creative alternative 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 Makerspace is often used for artist workshops, meetings of community groups and activities to engage all ages and skill levels. We also hire our outdoor street art space for functions. We offer basic and tailored packages to suit your needs so contact us today to discuss your options.
Umbrella Studio partners with artist, Jo Lankester, to provide framing for artworks on paper. Jo’s frames are a sustainable blonde timber wood from Kuranda using a white or warm white archival mount board with perspex. Contact us to discuss your artwork framing options and get a quote.
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At Umbrella Studio, we own a Makerbot 5th Replicator 3D Printer. Our 3D printer has WiFi capabilities or a USB cord for connecting your devices. We can help you create that object or model you have been thinking about or wanting to test to make a large artwork. Book in to hire the printer and get an induction.
Umbrella has a selection of good quality printmaking and drawing papers available for sale such as Snowden Cartridge, Fabriano Rosapina, Hahnemuhle and Dutch Etching. If you wish to make a purchase, please visit the Umbrella Studio office.
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Belonging: 2019 Members Exhibition & Art Prize 17 May to 23 June
One exhibition each year is for our members to participate and display their artwork. This year the exhibition theme ‘Belonging’ asks members to be inspired by concepts of place, community, boundaries, relationships or any other interpretations of the phrase “Belonging”. The exhibition also has an art prize up for grabs.
Young Indigenous Printmakers 17 May to 23 June
A series of linocut prints created by Thuringowa State High School students during a skills development workshop in the makerspace at Umbrella Studio. Galleries, Townsville City Council, in collaboration with Umbrella Studio contemporary arts, initiates and funds the Young Indigenous Printmakers. The Program seeks to foster and promote artistic development and engage local Indigenous high school students to work with printmaking artists to produce a series of prints for exhibition at either Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Pinnacles Gallery or Umbrella Studio.
Legacy: Reflections on Mabo 5 July to 11 August
Legacy: Reflections on Mabo celebrates the man behind the game-changing Native Title Act, Eddie Koiki Mabo, and the ongoing influence and impact he has had on Australian society and culture. This travelling exhibition brings together 26 Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in the spirit of reconciliation, 27 years after this historic achievement. Each artist has responded to an aspect of Mabo they were drawn to, whether it was his life, politics, activism or legacy. The artworks come together in surprising ways, with reverence, compassion, anger, sadness and respect, celebrating a man who was both a rebel and a dreamer.
POP UP NORTH QUEENSLAND 2019
Umbrella curates changing exhibitions at The Grand Hotel, Hoi Polloi Cafe and Donna Bionda restaurant. Stop by and see local artists featured in these venues.
2 - 11 August
WANTON, WILD AND UNIMAGINED BY ALISON MCDONALD
CAIRNS INDIGENOUS ART FAIR
Childers Art Space 19 Jan – 24 Feb Dogwood Crossing @ Miles 8 March – 30 April Redland Art Gallery 5 May – 23 June Warwick Art Gallery 4 July – 19 August
Cruise Liner Terminal, Cairns 12 - 14 July LEGACY: REFLECTIONS ON MABO Redland Art Gallery 8 Sept – 27 October Maitland Art Gallery 9 Nov 2019 – 26 Jan 2020
Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ) is back! The festival of pop-up exhibitions and shops to activate empty spaces throughout the Townsville CBD will feature screenings, performances, workshops, artist talks, music and some of the coolest, most unique pop-up shops around! PUNQ gives artists a space in the CBD, and a chance to get their work out into the world, activating the area and demonstrating the importance of a vibrant and active community and the exciting possibilities of creative business.
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In 2019, Umbrella will continue bringing North Queensland artists to the rest of Australia.
Travelling by String bernadette boscacci 16 August to 22 September
The title of this exhibition relates to an elemental way of being and moving through the world. The environment of objects and images presented by Boscacci reflects her artistic enquiries into her own creative journey and deep love of nature. The exhibition marks 20 years since Bernadette returned to live and work in Townsville, and 20 years since her first solo exhibition at Umbrella Studio.
Sheltering
barbara pierce 16 August to 22 September
Shelter, landscape and social fabric are essentially linked and unique to prevailing circumstances. In this exhibition a familiar theme is revisited in work initiated in response to word of humanitarian crises where the seeking of shelter or sanctuary is paramount.
Accretion: Mapping the Landscape jo lankester 27 September to 3 November
An exhibition of contemporary Australian prints by Jo Lankester, employing a range of intaglio and relief techniques to create prints that are an intuitive response to personal experiences in the Australian Landscape. Impressed by the symbiotic relationships of organisms and how they form pleasing compositions made up of intriguing textures, line, and colour combinations. These elements of nature and experience inform her work.
Queensland Glitterati lisa ashcroft 27 September to 3 November
Landscapes document time and place. Ashcroft’s work often contain surface graffiti and scratches: a reminder of our need to be remembered and to leave behind a sign of our existence. The artist attempts to represent Queensland’s beauty and scale, and Far North Queensland’s luminosity - awe inspiring for a girl from gloomy Northern England.
• Works for sale in the gallery, in pop-up exhibitions and online • Art commissions available For more information drop into the gallery or visit www.umbrella.org.au Girgiri Kesi Dari by Obery Sambo, cane, feathers, twine, pearl shell, kolop seed, 2016
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Umbrella runs workshops to assist with nurturing and growing the skills of our Indigenous artists
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Each year a selection of artists exhibit and sell with Umbrella at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
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Umbrella in partnership with Townsville City Council Galleries runs a Young Indigenous Printmakers program for high school students
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In 2019, Umbrella will establish a First Nations Advisory group to develop this important part of our business
Today is not tomorrow: PTSD Understories 8 November to 15 December
This group exhibition aims to raise community awareness about the ways that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects individuals, families and communities. It also reflects on the ways that artistic practice can foster mental health. The exhibit includes works from established and emerging North Queensland and Australian artists who draw on a range of artistic, professional and personal experiences relating to PTSD.
YOU ARE HERE 2 susan lincoln 8 November to 15 December
The meticulously crafted, multifaceted artwork of Susan Lincoln employs light, material and form to convey a secular spirituality. Combining sculpture, installation and photography and acting as Memento Vivre (reminders to live), Susan’s work explores mindfulness, relaxation and reinforces the notion of improving well-being through the arts. A travelling exhibition organised by Warwick Art Gallery, and toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments. Image: Susan Lincoln, The Rainbow Room (detail), 2014, moulded fibreglass, polycarbonate, acrylic, lead crystals, paint, timber offcuts, 3.6m x 4.2m x 4.2m x 2.7m. Photo credit: Lisbeth Grosmann.
Artist Consultations
Umbrella Studio invites exhibition proposals from established and emerging contemporary visual artists and curators seeking to present new and original work in a professional gallery environment. Umbrella Studio operates four exhibition spaces for exhibiting artists: the Main Space, the Access Space, the Vault and the Carpark. Different terms and conditions apply for the use of each of these spaces. Exhibition proposals are accepted throughout the year, and a Program Sub-committee assesses twice a year.
Ever needed a little help or constructive criticism while developing a new body of work? Struggling to wrap your head around grant writing or budgeting for a project? Need some advice on planning for an upcoming exhibition?
Full information about the space sizes and layout and their terms of use, application form and exhibition contractual arrangements are available in our Exhibition Handbook online: www.umbrella.org.au/about/exhibition-spaces
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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. 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. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how to make a gift to Umbrella Studio that works best for you. We also have a bequest information pack. All donations are invested back into the local north Queensland community. Donate online today! www.umbrella.org.au
Umbrella Studio acknowledges the financial support of: The Queensland Government, through Arts Queensland and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.