Experience
All Exhibitions
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13 June - 27 July 2025
In Plain Sight
Sylvia Ditchburn
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13 June - 27 July 2025
Shirozato to Shinju (White Sugar and Pearls)
Elysha Rei
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13 June - 27 July 2025
Young Indigenous Printmakers
Northern Beaches State High School and Kirwan State High School students
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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
Make
All Workshops
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11am - 1:30pm Saturday 28 June 2025
Contemporary Paper Cutting Workshop
Elysha Rei | $80 - $100
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10am - 3pm Saturday 26 July 2025
Silver Band Ring Workshop
Eschelle Walters | $225 - $245
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9 May - 8 June 2025
Avatar Collage Activity
Esther Forest | Free, self-guided
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Clay Stoneware Package
Create with clay for your next group event
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Residencies
Explore our residency opportunities
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All Public Programs
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10-11:15am Sat 14 June
The Artist's Journey + Umbrella Floortalk
Elysha Rei
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10:30am Sun 22 June
In Conversation
Sylvia Ditchburn with Daniel Qualischefski
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Exhibition Applications
Apply now to exhibit at Umbrella - deadline midnight Sunday 7 September 2025
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Transitions
The 2025 Transitions participants are revealed
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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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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
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Creative Youth
Creative learning opportunities for young people
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Creative Kids
Fostering creativity at a young age
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.
