UMI Arts is the incubator for First Nations arts and cultural organisation for Far North Queensland, an area that extends north of Cairns (Gimuy Burra) to include the Torres Strait Islands, south to Cardwell, west to Camooweal and includes the Gulf and Mt Isa regions.
Operating since 2005, UMI Arts is a not-for-profit organisation governed and managed by an all-First Nations Board. UMI Arts mission is to operate a cultural organisation that assists First Nations people to participate in the maintenance, preservation and protection of culture.