03/09/2014Creatability 2014 ArtWorks! Annual Art Awards
28/08/2014Under the Mango Tree exhibition
A Clothes-line Exhibition of unframed watercolour paintings by the Townsville Watercolour Group 10 am to 4pm Saturday 4and Sunday 5October, at M’osart Gallery, 14 Anderson Street Railway Estate With the Mango Winds comes that other Townsville institution, the Townsville Watercolour Group’s annual ‘Under the Mango Tree,’ This exhibition offers over 350 works by some of Townsville’s best known, award winning water-colourists. Exhibitors include Debbie Belcastro, Julie Boyd, Helen Caldwell, Val Claussen, Gai Copeman, Sally Grattidge, Jenny Hyatt, Annette Ireland, Kerry Kelly, Geoff Maidens, Pat Nelson, Marion O’shea and Jan Whebel. Come and enjoy this stunning open- air exhibition in the garden surrounds of M’osart Gallery. Chat and share a cup of tea with the artists. Select a painting and take it home. Works are unframed so you can frame them to suit your décor and style. Here is an opportunity to purchase unique Christmas gifts for friends and family, locally…
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27/08/2014Art and Architecture In The Tropics
A multi-space exhibition that aims to celebrate both the art and architecture of the North Queensland and Townsville area. Townsville architect Terry O’Toole showcases his eclectic collection of commissioned works by local artists exploring the buildings and architecture of North Point Developments and Troppo Architects. This collection showcases the artistic talents from established artists such as Jan Hynes, Ron McBurnie and Anneke Silver to the emerging fresh talent of Carole Howlett and Mel Williams. There are over 150 works in the collection going back three decades. Filmed and Produced by Jepson Media.
24/07/2014Compact Prints 2012 @ Redland Art Gallery
Believe it or not, 2 years have gone by and Compact Prints 2012 is still touring! Its last trip before heading home to Townsville is for the exhibition to be displayed at the Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba QLD from the 21 July – 14/ September 2014. Artists in the Brisbane region are encouraged to visit if you did not catch the exhibition at the Ipswich Art Gallery last year. Download the Redland Art Gallery Compact Prints 2012 exhibition invite
17/07/2014Cornerstone: Carborundum Collagraph Printing Demonstration by Jo Lankester
17/06/2014Umbrella in Singapore
Gail Mabo’s exhibition made a big impression in Singapore and she became the first Indigenous North Queenslander to have a solo exhibition at a High Commission in Singapore on June 11. Mabo Kara Art featured 29 artworks, including works on canvas, paper and fabric. The 350 VIP guests included International Business owners, commercial art dealers, High Commissioners from various countries, investment consultants, the National Arts Council of Singapore and others with links to Australia. North Queensland and all of Australia can be proud of the significance of the “Unity” event, which was a celebration of Torres Strait Islander Culture. Umbrella Studio Director Vicki Salisbury worked for over a year in partnership with High Commission staff to ensure the professionalism of the exhibition. The positive response from the audience to Gail and her artwork highlights the power of art to connect, build relationships and establish strategic networks for arts business….
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26/05/2014Compact Prints 2014 Residency & Pop Up Shop
Umbrella Studio is calling for expressions of interest for local printmakers or artists for a five week residency in the upstairs gallery space. The duration of the residency is from Sunday 17 August through 21 September. The selected resident artists will have the opportunity to create a new body of work in the Main Space of Umbrella. The resident artist will be featured in our marketing and promotions during the Compact Prints 2014 exhibition. Umbrella is also calling for expressions of interest from Umbrella Members to exhibit and retail their artwork in the glass display case during the future exhibition periods. More information about both of these can be downloaded: Call for Artists – CP Residency & Pop-Up Shop
06/05/2014Faces of Townsville: Locals feature in outdoor exhibition
Twenty Townsville locals are about to receive star billing in the Faces of Townsville outdoor exhibition launching on May 9. Umbrella Member, Margot Douglas is featured on the outside of the Umbrella building. The exhibition is a partnership between ABC Open and the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and coincides with The Percivals, a city-wide festival celebrating portraiture. Running until July 13 Faces of Townsville gives locals the opportunity to be a part of the festivities. The local portraits for the exhibition were created as a part of ABC Open’s Snapped project. Each month Snapped creates a challenge to help amateur photographers to learn new techniques. Snapped recently asked photographers to take portraits that captured the many faces of Australia. More than 1000 portraits were submitted, including many from North Queensland. Faces of Townsville can be seen in nine locations in the CBD (including Umbrella Studio), Flinders Square, Castle Hill, The…
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Umbrella Touring Exhibition: Mabo Kara Art
The solo exhibition by Gail Mabo, Mabo Kara Art, in Torres Strait Island creole language means Mabo My Art, will open on 11, June 2014, at the Australian High Commission in Singapore. This is the first solo exhibition for a North Queensland Indigenous artist and Umbrella Member at the High Commission in Singapore. Gail Mabo has produced 29 stunning new works for the show including; linocut prints, monotype prints, screen prints and acrylic paintings on canvas. The exhibition came about last year when Umbrella Studio Director Vicki Salisbury, travelled to Singapore to install and open Compact Prints 2012 at the James Cook University campus in Singapore. Vicki recalls, “The Consul General kindly attended the opening of CP12 and we discussed the possibility of an exhibition of Indigenous artwork in the gallery at the High Commission to coincide with their NAIDOC celebrations. My team have been working in partnership with the…
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27/04/2014City Lane street art project & artist talk
The new City Lane in Flinders Street Mall have commissioned street artist, Fintan Magee, to create a significant art mural on the site. Fintan will be in Townsville in mid-May to create the work, as well as deliver a free artist talk 7pm Saturday 17 May.
