Wednesday 05 August 2026
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PUNQ ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Gurambilbarra / Townsville | PUNQ Art Alley - Sunday 27 September 2026.  

Yunbenun / Magnetic Island | Pop Up Co Op - Friday 9 - Sunday 11 October 2026.  

Artists, makers and creative collectives based in Gurambilbarra / Townsville and Yunbenun / Magnetic Island are invited to apply to either of these opportunities with market stalls, installations, artworks and creative offerings available for audiences to experience and/or purchase. 

This year, exhibiting artists will decide on their own presentation of their stall or experience creating an environment where exhibition, market and experimentation intersect. 

The Art Market will feature artists or collectives and offers participants a free exhibition / market space on the opening weekend of PUNQ festival. 

Artists interested in delivering workshops, demonstrations or participatory experiences as part of their presentation can indicate this within the same application form. 

We welcome applications from contemporary artists and artisans working across any medium, including:

• Ceramics
• Installation
• Jewellery
• Mixed media 
• Painting
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Sound art
• Textile and fibre practices
• Video art

Whether you want to exhibit, sell work, test ideas, engage audiences, or create an experience - we encourage proposals that are ambitious, playful and responsive to the unique environment of PUNQ Festival.  

Limited spaces available.

Applications close: 10am Monday 10 August 2026

KEY INFORMATION

Gurambilbarra / Townsville | PUNQ Art Alley - Sunday 27 September 2026

Yunbenun / Magnetic Island | Pop up Co Op - Friday 9 - Sunday 12 October 2026

Applications Close: 10am Monday 10 August 2026

Should you wish to discuss your application please contact [email protected]


APPLICATION TIPS

  • We recommend preparing your submission in an application such as Microsoft Word, Pages or Google Docs prior to submitting via the web form.
  • Proofread your application and get a colleague or friend to read through it. Does it make sense to them?
  • Ensure all fields of the form marked with asterisks * are completed - these are mandatory fields and your application will not submit without them.

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PUNQ is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and presented in partnership with the North Australian Festival of Arts. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ.

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2026 PUNQ ART FAIR - APPLICATION FORM

If you are based in Gurambilbarra - Townsville this is the date.
If you are based in Yunbenun / Magnetic Island - Choose any or all days you would be interested/available to have a market stall
Select all that apply
Artwork medium/s included in your work; Number of pieces you would like to exhibit; Scale and weight of your work; Special display requirements; Footprint of display area - eg: 1 trestle table, 2 easels, 2m x 3m area.
Artwork details

Your statement will be published to promote your exhibition / market space. Briefly describe your artistic practice and what inspires you; Mention the type of artwork you create (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.); What message or experience do you hope to convey through your art?
Final decisions will be determined in conversation with successful applicants.
Type of experience/performance/music and if you have technical requirements.
All artists are required to have public liability insurance
Upload 3-5 images of your proposed work

You can include sketches, photos or other renderings.

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Cultural and Intellectual Property should be considered and explained here if applicable. Umbrella is committed to fair and ethical dealings with artists, including acting in good conscience when exhibiting, promoting or otherwise working with Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) in the arts. This commitment extends to upholding industry protocols; including those listed here; and similarly supporting the integrity of art forms from other cultures. This aims to prevent alteration, distortion or misuse of traditional symbols, songs, dances, performances and story that may be part of the heritage of particular groups without permission. The artist must similarly be committed to upholding this level of integrity and agree to adhere to the listed protocols if applicable. Non-Indigenous artists proposing artworks for development which contain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander subject matter, or Indigenous artists proposing artworks for development which contain subject matter from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group other than their own, should explain their methodology for obtaining permission to use ICIP. Similarly, artists should explain their methodology for obtaining permission to use any other cultural and intellectual property than their own if applicable.
I (and on behalf of myself and any other exhibitors) agree to adhere to the full terms and conditions listed on this page and in the associated exhibition documents.
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Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region - Bindal, Gugu Badhun, 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 and present. 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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Acknowledgements

Umbrella is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Education, and the Visual Art, Craft and Design Framework, 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. | Vetta Creative is Umbrella's fortieth anniversary creative partner.