Crispe
15 October 2021 - 21 November 2021
Crispe
Robert Crispe
Robert Crispe, Die Slow Octopus, 2015, Digital photograph of mixed media (illustration cutout, glass and glitter), 1955 x 1125pix.
This exhibition presents retrospective engagement with years of creative experimentations. The exhibition features illustrations, puppets, stop-motion animations, props, costumes, storyboards, photographs, sculptures, interactive projections and video art.
Exhibitions Launch:
6pm Friday 15 October 2021
Join Umbrella and our latest exhibiting artists for the opening of five new exhibitions:
Robert Crispe - Crispe | Print Council of Australia - Print Commission | Erin Ricardo - Butterfly Boom | Philip Denham - Gayjal Gunjuy | Laura Castell, Rob Douma, Therese Duff, Gerald Soworka and Sonia Ward - By Candlelight
Delve further into Crispe with an Umbrella Floortalk by the artist from 10am on the subsequent Saturday 23 October.
Invite your friend to the launch on the Facebook event. Bookings are not required however the exhibition spaces have limited capacities. Visitors must comply with Umbrella's COVID-19 Safety Plan and directives.
Gallery open: Tues-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-1pm, and closed on Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks. For Friday 10 September, the gallery will open for the exhibitions launch at 6pm. Follow our social media for updates.
Also on display during this period
All Exhibitions
COVID Safe Visits
Umbrella asks that visitors adhere to social distancing, visitor logs, and other COVID Safe directives and procedures as directed.
Open Hours
Tues - Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat - Sun: 9am-1pm
Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks.
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Contact
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.
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 funds through the Australian Cultural Fund. | Townsville City Council is a funding partner of Umbrella's program.
