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October 2020
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Lynnette Griffiths & Marion Gaemers – Final Curtain

2 October, 2020 - 15 November, 2020
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Griffiths and Gaemers have been collaborating together for many years. They are continuing to work with ghost net, beach rope and plastic rubbish, investigating how this waste is impacting our life and the environment,…

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10th Compact Prints International Print Exhibition and Exchange

2 October, 2020 - 15 November, 2020
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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5 Hilary Warren Kelp, 2020Polymer photogravure, 12 x 12cm Kelp is found washed up on beaches following severe storms, allowing us to examine the intricate architecture of these giant algae.  This intaglio print is translated from a photograph taken by me at Broulee beach on the South Coast of NSW and uses the etching technique of polymer photogravure.

Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. The Compact Prints International Print Exhibition and Exchange has been Umbrella Studio’s signature biennial exhibition since 2002. It has evolved into a significant benchmark of international engagement for printmakers across the…

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Print Commission 2020

2 October, 2020 - 15 November, 2020
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. Umbrella is delighted to host The Print Council of Australia's Print Commission 2020, a significant print exhibition alongside our own Compact Prints exhibition. The exhibition features six new works by contemporary artists (chosen…

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Jack Macale – Ngaraarrdgyie Mohyi Biridu Nigyie Bunuba Grama

2 October, 2020 - 15 November, 2020
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. Jack Macale (Loodgengardinge or Loodgebuddunge) is a Japilyi (mother’s side) and Japanungka (father’s side) man from the Biridu Community / Prairie Hill, Fitzroy Crossing. His latest exhibition Ngaraarrdgyie Mohyi Biridu Nigyie Bunuba Grama (My home Biridu Community…

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Gerald Soworka – Chasing Shangri-la

2 October, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 15 November, 2020 @ 1:00 pm
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. This exhibition presents the results of Gerald Soworka’s three-month residency in Umbrella's Makerspace. The residency program is a partnership between Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and PressNorth Printmakers. Soworka's…

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November 2020

Young Indigenous Printmakers

20 November, 2020 - 16 December, 2020
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. This exhibition features linocut prints created by local high school students during skills development workshops with established artists at their schools & in the Umbrella Studio Makerspace. Read more about the…

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The Future: Umbrella Members’ Exhibition & Bamford Medical Art Prize

20 November, 2020 - 16 December, 2020
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. This exhibition highlights the talent and creativity of Umbrella Studio artists annually. Featuring works by Umbrella’s 200+ members, this year’s exhibition presents works responding to interpretations of the timely theme ‘The…

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Living Outside of Time – Kit Colvin

20 November, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 16 December, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Umbrella's updated opening hours from Sunday 9 August 2020:  Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks | Shop open during gallery  open hours and Tues-Thurs of install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. Kit Colvin is a multi-disciplinary artist, specialising in sculpture, digital art, animation and sound. She aims to surprise and sometimes disturb the viewer. This project…

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January 2021

Robyn Glade-Wright & Barbara Dover – Disquiet: Ecological Anxieties & Transformation

29 January, 2021 - 28 February, 2021
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. This touring exhibition by James Cook University Associate Professor Robyn Glade-Wright & Dr Barbara Dover considers the millions of tonnes of plastic that are discarded into the environment every year, and the resultant feelings of anxiety, anguish and grief. These artists use…

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Jan Hynes – Hot Dogs

29 January, 2021 - 28 February, 2021
| Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts |, 408 Flinders St
Townsville, QLD 4810 Australia
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Umbrella is responding to government restrictions for gatherings at this time and visitors must comply with our COVID-19 Safety Plan. Gallery open Tues-Fri 9am-5pm | Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | Gallery closed Mondays, public holidays and during exhibition install weeks. Follow our social media for updates. Crafted from timber and other materials, Jan Hynes’ sculptural dogs are being exhibited at Umbrella until they can find new forever homes. There is a size, colour, breed and temperament to suit you. (Please note John Paiwan's exhibition Talking Earth was originally…

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