Authentic tourism gifts are those items that can be attributed back to a local artist or craftsperson.
We supply authentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporate and convention speaker gifts.
Shop 4, 1 Jensen Street
Manoora, CAIRNS QLD 4870
PO BOX 15044
edge hill QLD 4870
E admin@umiarts.com.au
T 07 4041 6152 F 07 4041 6542
UMI Arts frequently participates in local and interstate Art Fairs, representing our member artists’ and their artworks and products to a wide audience.
A signature event on the Cairns arts calendar, CIAF is the perfect venue for our artist members to showcase their works to a range of diverse buyers and visitors. UMI Arts utilise the CIAF platform to promote and support local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their cultures. UMI Arts host the annual Curator and Collectors Luncheon at UMI Arts gallery as part of the visiting Curators and Collectors program. UMI Arts attend CIAF with a visual arts exhibition, and market stall of authentic giftware.
UMI Arts is a regular participant in the Darwin Art Fair where we present a market stall of our authentic gift range for visitors to the Top End. We also showcase the best visual arts from Tropical North Queensland in an exhibition of prints, paintings and carvings.
UMI Arts programs and events receive financial assistance from the Queensland Government, through Arts Queensland, from the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program, the Australia Councils Visual Arts Craft Strategy and the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. UMI Arts supports the Indigenous Art Code.