Gallery services annual report 2011/12

Tow n s v i l l e C i t y C oun ci lG a l l e ry S e rv i ce sA n n ua l R e p o rt 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2Perc Tucker Regional GalleryPinnacles Gallery

Prepared September 2012

Jon Cattapan Looking Back (Baucau) [detail] 2011

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G a l l e ry S e rv i ce s S ta f f Frances Thomson Manager, Gallery ServicesShane Fitzgerald CuratorAnthony Edwards Operations Supervisor, Pinnacles GalleryEric Nash Audience Development Co-ordinatorAmber Church Audience Development OfficerJak Henson Installation/Collection OfficerLeah McManus Installation OfficerJo Stacey Administration Officer

Tow n s v i l l e C i t y C oun ci l’s A rt A cqui s i t i o n Wo r k i n g G roup

O b j e ct i v e sThe mission of Gallery Services is to develop the arts,

artists, and arts audience of north Queensland.

In 2011/2012 the Gallery Services section of Townsville City Council managed the City of Townsville Art Collection, delivered advice and support to arts and cultural organisations and artists across the region, and operated the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery, providing a dynamic program of exhibitions and events at each venue. Gallery Services was also responsible for delivering the hugely successful, 11 day outdoor sculpture festival, Strand Ephemera; Ron Mueck: In Bed and Xstrata Percival Portrait Award.

The work undertaken by the Gallery Services section is guided by and meets the following goals as set out in the Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan >> 2011-2014; Townsville City Council Corporate Plan 2009-2014; and Leading, Creating, Connecting: Shaping a Place to be Proud of - Community Plan, Townsville >> 2011-2021. Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan >> 2011-2014 >> Priority Area One: Place Accessible, functional and lively locations that enhance the city’s uniqueness. >> Priority Area Two: Participation Maximise opportunities for people to be involved in, and to make a contribution to, the arts and cultural profile of Townsville. >> Priority Area Three: Professional Practice, Production and Programming Excellence in arts and cultural expression through planning and capacity building initiatives that promote best practice. >> Priority Area Four: Promotion Townsville’s arts and cultural heritage widely promoted as a

key feature of the city’s identity. >> Priority Area Five: Partnerships Sustainability of Townsville’s arts and cultural sector. >> Priority Area Six: Planning Arts and cultural projects and initiatives as a catalyst for the region’s social and economic development. Townsville City Council Corporate Plan 2009-2014 >> Goal 3: Social Sustainability Enhancement of opportunities for social engagement and well-being. 3.4 Foster the development of the city as a learning community. 3.6 Strengthen community networks to collaboratively deliver community services 3.7 Plan for community facilities and services to meet the community’s current and future needs. 3.8 Provide community services and facilities to meet the needs of the community. 3.10 Facilitate and showcase artistic learning and expression through performances, exhibitions, activities and programs. 3.11 Support community participation in cultural activities, programs and events. Leading, Creating, Connecting: Shaping a Place to be Proud of - Community Plan, Townsville >> 2011-2021 >> Guiding principle: Develop a vibrant arts lifestyle Embracing the richness and talent of the arts community.

Councillor Jenny Lane Chair (to 2 December 2011)Councillor Tony Parsons Acting Chair (to 26 March 2012)Councillor Sue Blom Chair

Councillor Gary EddiehausenCouncillor Colleen DoyleMr Simon Reid (to 7 June 2012)Mr Tate Adams AM (to 7 June 2012)Ms Connie Hoedt (to 7 June 2012)Dr Nita Vasilescu (to 7 June 2012)

Louise Middleton Gallery AssistantGillian Ribbins Gallery AssistantNic Horton Gallery Trainee Mitch Lynn Gallery TraineeCarly Sheil Gallery TraineeDaniel Sleigh Gallery TraineeWendy Bainbridge Gallery Services Officer


Gallery Services R eportWe are pleased to present the Gallery Services Annual Report

2011/12 celebrating a solid year of achievement in exhibition programming, public programs and new acquisitions for the City of Townsville Art Collection.

Throughout 2011/12 Gallery Services has successfully delivered 64 exhibitions across its two premier venues, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery, including numerous local artists and community group exhibitions in its Niche, Access, Showcase, Stairwell and YourSpace exhibition spaces. A host of education and public programs complementing the major exhibitions were also conducted by the Gallery Services team during this period.

Highlights for 2011/12 included the highly anticipated Xstrata Percival Portrait Award which offered a $40,000 acquisitive prize, heralding the Percival as one of the nation’s most lucrative portrait prizes. The exhibition attracted significant local and national media with a staggering 178 entries received from throughout Australia and overseas, with all entries being displayed.

Similarly, Strand Ephemera, Townsville’s flagship biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition which took place in September 2011, received widespread positive feedback from the community. Planning is already underway to continue to grow and improve this significant arts event for the people of Townsville and visitors to the region in 2013.

The final Acquisition Working Group meeting for the 2011/12 financial year also marked the end of the four year appointment to the Working Group of Chair Cr Jenny Lane, Cr Tony Parsons, Mr Tate Adams AM, Ms Connie Hoedt, Mr Simon Reid, and Dr Nita Vasilescu. The Gallery Services team wishes to acknowledge the significant support and contribution of the group and we offer our sincerest thanks. As we enter 2012/13 we extend a very warm welcome to the newly appointed Working Group members.

A cqui s i t i o n Wo r k i n g G roup C h a i r’s R e p o rt

On behalf of the Art Acquisition Working Group, I thank all of our donors for their generous support over the past year. It is also important to recognise all of our donors over the years. Every contribution to the Collection is gratefully received and acknowledged and all gifts, whether large or small, do make a difference.

I warmly thank fellow Working Group members and Gallery Services Manager, Frances Thomson and her dedicated team for their support as the new Chair of the Acquisition Working Group. I look forward to continuing to provide support and assistance to Townsville City Council’s Gallery Services section and the arts community as a whole.

Cr Sue BlomChair, Art Acquisition Working Group

Girringun Artists Bagu with Jiman [detail] 2011 Co-recipient of the Award for Artistic Excellence, Strand Ephemera 2011


O v e rv i e wThe year 2011/2012 saw committed staff and

volunteers of Gallery Services contribute significantly to the development of Townsville as a creative community, in a year that marked Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s 30th anniversary and Pinnacles Gallery’s 15th anniversary. As well as the blockbusters Strand Ephemera, Ron Mueck: In Bed and the Xstrata Percival Portrait Award, and the plethora of other exhibitions presented at Gallery Services venues, there were a host of programs delivered to enhance the arts audience’s enjoyment of and engagement with the artwork throughout the region. These programs included informative and educational programs; ABC Open digital workshops; film screenings; artist talks; floortalks; lectures and tours; performances by local writers; Australian Festival of Chamber Music masterclasses; and the introduction of the extremely popular Townsville Artist Markets, which will now be held regularly at Riverway Arts Centre.

Gallery Services also demonstrated its commitment to the learning and engagement opportunities made available to the youth of the Townsville region, through consistent consultation with local arts teachers; the provision of educative resources to complement major exhibitions; the Artist-in-Schools program, which sees a local artist tutor a class of students to deliver an exhibition outcome at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery; the Pinnacles Gallery Kids Club; numerous free drop-in weekend workshops; consistent developed programs of school holiday workshops delivered at both galleries; and the regional art workshops delivered by Pinnacles Gallery staff in the lead up to Creative Generations and ArtNow. In short there was much activity in the arts across the region during 2011/12.

Importantly, more than 95% of visitors’ comments in the Visitors Books expressed satisfaction with the Galleries’ exhibitions, accompanying programs and activities, and the warm welcome and assistance received from staff and volunteers.

Townsville Artist Markets at Pinnacles Gallery

Opening of St Joseph’s Mundingburra Artist-in-Schools Project with Artist Anna Mango

Xstrata Percival Portrait Award Judge’s Floortalk by Mr Barry Pearce

Strand Ephemera 2011 Main Artist Tour

ABC Open Digital Storytelling Workshop with Michael Bromage


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2011 / 2012

Notes

Total Number of Participants 216,651 Total sum of fields marked with †

General Visitations 95,262 Physical entries to galleries proper (excluding school students)

School Students in situ 1,337 Participation at the galleries proper

School Students outreach 1,465 Artist-in-Schools program, and Creative Generations and ArtNow workshops

Virtual Visitation 21,000 Includes PTRG; Pinnacles; Strand Ephemera webpages and does not include facebook and twitter participation

Touring Exhibitions Number of Visitors 12,991 Visitation at Ron McBurnie touring exhibition Metal As Anything across five venues

Visitation at Special Projects 84,596 Includes Strand Ephemera, Townsville Artist Markets and YourSpace

Volunteer Hours Contributed 3,397 Across Gallery Services

Number of Gallery Services Public Programs 469 Across Gallery Services

Number of Functions at Gallery Services Venues 23 Across Gallery Services

Number of Community Activities at Gallery Services Venues 38 Across Gallery Services

Number of Exhibitions 65 Includes Ron McBurnie touring exhibition Metal As Anything (as one exhibition) and YourSpace

Number of Collection Objects Acquired 141

Value of Collection Objects Acquired $391,403 Valuations provided by external consultant

Total Value of Collection $6 mill Valuation provided by external consultant

During the 2011/12 period Gallery Services undertook a dynamic, diverse and assertive approach towards maintaining and establishing numerous outreach programs which challenge traditional roles normally associated with visual art galleries.

In total eight major Townsville region localities - North Ward; Kirwan; Northern Beaches; Pimlico; South Townsville; Annandale; Mundingburra and Garbutt - participated in various educative and community based programs and activities.

In addition to the Townsville region focus the successful touring exhibition Metal as Anything exposed audiences in Stanthorpe; Toowoomba; Tamworth; Wagga Wagga and Canberra to the engaging and popular work of Townsville artist Ron McBurnie. Artist Anna Mango works

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E x h i b i t i o n sGallery Services presented 65 exhibitions in the 2011/12

financial year, including the major outdoor public art festival Strand Ephemera. The undertaking of a major tour of the 2009 Ron McBurnie survey exhibition Metal as Anything to five galleries along the east coast of Australia and revolving showcase displays of artworks at the Townsville airport and select council locations throughout the city were also undertaken during this period. Similarly, the Gallery Services Art About program saw the presentation of City of Townsville Art Collection artworks throughout council chambers and offices.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery presented 16 major exhibitions on the ground and first floors, including works from the collection such as the 30th birthday exhibition entitled 30@30, major touring exhibitions of national and international artworks, such as Zhongjian: Midway, and exhibitions by local artists including Tony Cuthbertson and Gerald Soworka. The Gallery continued its partnership with local arts and cultural groups such as JCU, Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE, and the Townsville Art Society to present their annual exhibitions.

A further 32 exhibitions of predominantly local content

were delivered in the Gallery’s Niche, Access, Showcase and Stairwell spaces. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery attracted 62,197 visitors in the financial year, with the largest attendance

recorded for any single exhibition being 15,284 during the Xstrata Percival Portrait Award.

Pinnacles Gallery presented eight major exhibitions, including touring exhibitions of national significance such as the immensely popular Ron Mueck: In Bed (which attracted 8,039 visitors) and Vernon Ah Kee - CantChant. The Gallery continued its strong relationship with Education Queensland and the region’s secondary schools through Creative Generations Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design, and Pinnacles Gallery’s innovative ArtNow initiative.

Exhibitions of new media and contemporary art were also presented, while a program of seven local artist and community group exhibitions were arranged by the Gallery to be displayed at YourSpace, in the foyer of the Thuringowa Library - each enjoying an opening celebration.

Go Figure! Xstrata Children’s Exhibition

Ron Mueck - In Bed Vernon Ah Kee - CantChant

30@30

Zhongjian: Midway. Photo: Louis Dunn Creative Generations Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design

Xstrata Percival Portrait Award


Ev e n t s a n d E du cat i o na l A ct i v i t i e s

There was a particular focus throughout Gallery Services in 2011/12 on the delivery of a range of events and educational ativities to engage audiences and complement the 64 exhibitions displayed, thus enhancing participation with the community. A total of 469 public programs were delivered during this period.

The Artist-in-Schools program initiated and conducted by Gallery Services offers artists the opportunity to work with students within the school environment to achieve an exhibition outcome at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Gallery Services employs local artists who transfer skills to both students and teachers alike whilst encouraging the development of visual arts. The students are introduced to the gallery environment and view their works in the Stairwell of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery with an official opening and a guided tour of the current exhibitions being displayed.

Pinnacles Gallery staff undertook trips to schools to present workshops covering the documentation and presentation of student artwork, video editing, digital photography and lomography. The workshops were held locally, as well as regionally in Ingham and Mount Isa, with an aim to help the development of students entering work in the exhibitions.

Pinnacles Gallery initiated a new Kids Club program in 2011/12. Sign up to the Kids Club program is free, and members receive discounted workshops and a free monthly e-news detailing the programs delivered by Pinnacles Gallery specifically for children. The program has been popular, with 189 members to date and positive feedback from participants.

One example of a program that extended the audiences understanding of the artwork was the screening of The Bandit

Queen of India. Gallery Services secured the rights to publicly screen the 1994 Indian film, which exposes a controversial aspect of Indian culture, while providing a triumphant portrait of female empowerment. This true story was referenced by artist Sangeeta Sandrasegar in her Goddess of Flowers series, which was included in the Queensland Art Gallery Touring Exhibition Contemporary Miniatures, displayed at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery from 2 March - 29 April 2012. The event was advertised to coincide with International Womens Day, and attracted 24 enthusiastic visitors.

Adopting the Townsville Artist Markets as a regular event has proven to be an extremely popular choice within the community. The event is going from strength to strength, both in terms of visitation and the number and quality of stall holders, and provides a vehicle for local arts and crafts-people to promote and sell their works at no cost. One member of the community recently expressed their personal appreciation, stating “A big thankyou to all the guys for yet again an absolutely fantastic markets. You guys are awesome, and I love the way you keep to the ‘handmade’ rule...alot of stalls yesterday I was really surprised and such talent...that was a huge success and so well organised - well done.” Six Townsville Artist Markets are planned for 2012/13.

The staging of regular free drop-in workshops on Sundays throughout the Xstrata Percival Portrait Award was also popular with the community. Attendances to these activities were consistently in excess of 300, with positive feedback received from families seeking affordable, fun family activities. The workshops were all linked to portraiture. Gallery Services continues to conduct talks and tours available to primary and secondary schools within the region, to tertiary arts groups, and to community groups such as the University of the Third Age (U3A).

Strand Ephemera 2011 Main Artist Tour

Erica Gray Rock Anenome 2011, Co-recipient of the Award for Artistic Excellence, Strand Ephemera 2011

Townsville Artist Market

Gallery Staff conduct Lomography workshops ahead of Creative Generations Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design

Sam Scoufos Invasion (Self Portrait) Displayed at YourSpace 2012

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R o n Mue ck : I n B e dIn recognition of the incredible popularity of Ron Mueck’s In bed 2005, from the Queensland Art Gallery’s collection, the sculpture

travelled to several key regional Queensland venues from late 2011, including Pinnacles Gallery.

Australian-born, London-based sculptor Ron Mueck’s sculptures are some of the most widely acclaimed and identifiable works in the international contemporary art arena. After working as a puppetmaker for children’s television and working in the United States with Jim Henson (of The Muppets television show fame), Mueck gained recognition as a visual artist with his inclusion in the 1997 Royal Academy exhibition Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection. Mueck is a master at creating hyperreal sculptures; so effectively imitating nature that reality seems to be suspended. In Bed, a mammoth seven metre long sculpture, is a stunning example of his skill.

The regional tour followed the success of the Ron Mueck exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art, which featured In bed, from May to August 2010. In Bed was on show at Pinnacles Gallery from 19 November 2011 until 9 January 2012, and piqued the interest of local media, including a cartoon about the work in The Sun local newspaper, and the community generally, attracting over 8,000 visitors during its showing.

Attracting a touring exhibition such as Ron Mueck: In bed from a major touring institution is evidence of Pinnacles Gallery’s standing as an important and respected gallery in the national network of regional galleries. The exhibition also showcased the adaptability of the space, which is perfectly positioned to showcase new media artwork, large sculptures, contemporary and traditional exhibitions.


Ron Mueck Australia b. 1958. In bed (detail) 2005, Polyester resin, fibreglass, polyurethane, horse hair, cotton, ed. 1/1, 161.9 x 650 x 395 cm. Purchased 2008. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation © Ron Mueck courtesy Anthony d’Offay, London. Photo: Natasha Harth


Paul Kaptein, The Continental Drifters #20: nimbus, Photo: Greg Keating.


S t r a n d E p h e m e r aStrand Ephemera in 2011 featured 36 contemporary artworks by local and national

artists along the two kilometre Strand waterfront with an estimated 70,000 visitors during the 11 day event.

The event opened on Friday 2 September with an open air broadcast by ABC Local Radio, interviewing participating artists live on site. Strand aLive provided the main performance element, adding a sense of fun and mayhem. This project incorporated a series of “live art” activities interacting with audience members. Other live components included daily Zen Raking at Helena Rador-Gibson’s artwork entitled Zen-Ephemera and scheduled performances by local musicians The Lettuce Dance Band and The Pink Ladies on Jan Hynes’ 2009 Strand Ephemera entry Pink Piano.

Twice daily drop-in artist workshops offered an important means of extending the involvement of the community, allowing them a greater appreciation of artistic skills. The education program had record attendance with a total of 31 school groups and 1092 students participating.

Sebastian Di Mauro returned to the gallery to present as a keynote speaker at the Public Art Symposium (held at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery on Monday 12 September) along with Robyn Daw of Arts Queensland (Art+Place) and Daniel Wallwork (Cairns artist).

Over 60 volunteers were involved in Strand Ephemera supporting all aspects of the exhibition including installation and demount, official opening and Public Art Symposium, workshops, guided art tours and the Strand Ephemera Information Desk. Gallery Services acknowledges and thanks the very important contribution made by all volunteers in assisting us in realising the success of this project.

Judge Sebastian Di Mauro awarded two artworks equal share of the $10,000 Artistic Excellence Award donated by Xstrata Community Program at the opening event attended by 200+ people:

• Girrungun Artists - Bagu with Jiman. • Erica Gray - Rock Anemone.

The People’s Choice Award winner was announced at the Public Art Symposium:

• Aden McLeod – People watching people in the spirit. The Wilson/Ryan/Grose Photographic Competition winners:

• Under 18 yrs ($200): Elisa Ernst, for her photograph of MJ Ryan Bennett’s Gifts from the Sea.

• 18 yrs and Over ($800): Danielle Leslie, for her photograph of Richard Gillespie’s The whole town is talking.

Over 70 photographers submitted in excess of 250 images – a record number of entries for the competition. Adam Brown, Lecturer in Photography at James Cook University, judged the competition and was impressed by the overall standard and diversity of entries. He said Ernst’s photo was “outstanding, just a really striking photograph...Danielle Leslie has presented a photograph that is quite dynamic. Her response to Richard Gillespies’s sculpture has been to merge a traditional photograph with some subtle Photoshop techniques in a way that accentuates the essence of the sculpture. I really like that the effects have been used in such a minimal way and it is the sculpture that takes centre place.”



Gallery Services Manager Frances Thomson, exhibition judge Barry Pearce and Mark Roberts of Xstrata admire the winner of the 2012 Xstrata Percival Portrait Award, Kevin Lincoln’s Self Portrait. Photo: Michael Chambers.


X st r ata P e rci va l Po rt r a i t Awa r d 2 0 1 2The Xstrata Percival Portrait Award is north Queensland’s most prestigious portrait prize, beginning in 2007 and becoming

a biennial event in 2008. Since its inception, the exhibition’s major prize has grown from $2000 in 2007, to $40,000 in 2012, gaining significant media attention locally and nationally, and is likened to the famed Archibald Prize.

2012’s exhibition attracted 178 entries from around Australia and overseas - including 112 entries from north Queensland - and a submission from as far as Russia. The breadth of entries demonstrates the exhibition’s ability to capture the local community’s imagination while also showcasing the region’s arts and cultural diversity in an exhibition of national significance. 15,284 people visited the exhibition during its display period.

The winning entry, Kevin Lincoln’s Self Portrait, was announced by Mark Roberts of Xstrata - the exhibition’s major sponsor - at a gala opening at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Lincoln’s winning work now enters the City of Townsville Art Collection. The portraits were judged by Barry Pearce, the Emeritus Curator from the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Mr Pearce said Lincoln’s winning portrait was an outstanding work; “The portrait is a thoughtful, contemplative work. The artist’s use of the golden mean is very clever, and he’s restrained in his use of colour, but it creates a sense of intimacy that allows the viewer to actually enter his space. It’s monochromatically impeccable.”

The Costel Vasilescu Unpackers Prize, donated by the Vasilescu family, was awarded to Townsville artist Donna Beningfield for her painting entitled The Beginning. The painting featured Troy Patti an accomplished jazz musician who lived in Townsville from 2008 to 2011. The nine unpackers had an intimate preview of the 178 entries ahead of the Xstrata Percival Portrait Award and for the first time had the opportunity to cast their creative opinion on the pieces.

Jun Chen’s portrait of Justice David North proved the favourite amongst exhibition visitors, picking up the People’s Choice Award. Townsville resident Mark Enders was the lucky voter to win a 12 month membership to Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. Congratulations also to Jennifer Trybula, who was the 15,000th visitor and received a commissioned portrait of herself or a person of her choosing by Townsville artist Rawiri Smith.

It is anticipated that the exhibition will further develop in 2014, and Gallery Services has ear-marked the Percival Portrait Award to be displayed through the entire Perc Tucker Regional Gallery ground and first floors.


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The major collection exhibition entitled 30@30 was presented in September 2011, marking Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s thirtieth year. This exhibition was part of Gallery Services’ Curatorial Development Program and provided Eric Nash, Audience Development Co-ordinator, Gallery Services, with a unique opportunity to curate his first major exhibition.

The exhibition featured one work acquired into the City of Townsville Art Collection from each of the Gallery’s 30 years of operation. The exhibition and the accompanying catalogue allows the community an opportunity to view a selection of treasures from the Collection, and to discover the history behind the works and how they were acquired.

John Firth-Smith’s seminal painting Point to Point, Place to Place was of particular interest to visitors. At the 1974 Townsville Pacific Festival Art Exhibition, the awarding of the top prize and subsequent acquisition of John Firth-Smith’s painting Cajun was not a unanimously celebrated decision. In fact, some vocal members of the community even labelled the work Townsville’s Blue Poles. Others believe the awarding of this prize was the catalyst for Townsville’s arts awakening, an opinion supported by the subsequent and astute 1984 purchase of Firth-Smith’s Point to Point, Place to Place, now among the Collection’s most valuable artworks.

This exhibition gained significant national media, including feature stories on George Baldessin in The Australian, and on George Gittoes in the Courier Mail, resultingly strengthening Gallery Services relationship with Gittoes, opening a dialogue which will see a major acquisition of a Gittoes painting into the City of Townsville Art Collection in 2012/13 through the Cultural Gifts Program.

John Firth-Smith Point to Point, Place to Place 1982 Purchased: 1984 Perc Tucker Memorial Art Collection Appeal Funds, and with funds from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council. City of Townsville Art Collection.


A cqui s i t i o n s2011/12 was a significant year in the development of the City of Townsville Art

Collection, particularly in terms of the number, value and quality of artworks acquired. In total, 141 artworks were formally accepted into the Collection, at a total value of $391,403. This is an exceptional indication of the national significance of Townsville City Council’s premier art galleries (Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery) administered by Gallery Services in attracting such favourable recognition within the arts sector.

This year’s acquisition process included the formal integration of artworks from the former Thuringowa Art Collection into one City of Townsville Art Collection - in total 21 artworks valued at $11,115 were transferred.

Most importantly, $344,143 worth of artworks were donated this financial year, either directly from artists, collectors, or through the Cultural Gifts Program.

It was through the Cultural Gifts Program that perhaps the year’s most significant acquisitions were made. Internationally recognised central Queensland photomedia artist Shane Fitzgerald gifted the City of Townsville Art Collection eight large scale photomedia works valued at $180,000. Douglas Kagi - significant art collector - made a generous gift of a suite of 24 digital prints by British artist Tim Maguire valued at $118,000. Both of these important donations were administered through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Additional works to enter the City of Townsville Art Collection included prints by Tate Adams, John Coburn, Euan MacLeod and Margaret Wilson; paintings from Papua New Guinean artists such as Joe Nalo and John Siune; a contemporary print by renonwned street artist Mini Graff; a suite of 24 prints by Townsville’s PressNorth collective; and another suite of prints by artists of the Girringun Arts Centre.

The year’s major purchase is a beautiful, large-scale painting entitled Looking Back (Baucau) by Melbourne artist Jon Cattapan, whose work featured in the major Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition Perspectives at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in early 2012/13.

Cattapan states, “Looking Back (Baucau) belongs to a series of works made as a response to my time following the Australian Defence Forces in Timor Leste as an Official artist for the Australian War Memorial in 2008. The troops I encountered came from various parts of Australia including Townsville, Sydney, ACT and Brisbane.” The work responds directly to Townsville’s status as a garrison town and complements a number of military and war artworks already held within the City of Townsville Art Collection. The purchase of this work will be split across the financial years 2011/12 and 2012/13.

Tate Adams Pandanus XX [detail] 2011. Gift of the Artist. City of Townsville Art Collection.

Tim Maguire artworks from the Doug Kagi Gift. City of Townsville Art Collection.


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Tate ADAMSPandanus XX 2011Silkcut lino, Ed. 2/5080 x 120cmGift of the artist

Diary of a vintage: the work cycle of the year 1979 atWynns Coonawarra Estate in South Australia depicted intwenty-six wood engravings and text by Tate Adams 1981Book of 42 pages, with wood engravings, printed in blackink, and letterpress text; hand-bound in maroon silk, blocked in gold, in slipcase21.5 x 22cm (slipcase)Gift of the artist

Fallen pandanus 1994Woodcut, printed in black ink15 x 16.5cmGift of the artist

Irish village c.1955Lithograph, printed in black ink20.2 x 25cmGift of the artist

Soul Cages 1958Book of 28 pages, with 20 wood engravings, printed in black ink, and letterpress text; boundin teal paper cover, beige spine, teal print on front cover, paper and plastic cover with imagery, inside first page, Signed by Tate Adams and dated June 201019 x 12cm (closed)Gift of the artist

Alison ANNESLEYRemains – Turn of the Century Sugar Cane Stables 1980Watercolour on rag paper46.5 x 75.5cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Georgia BIEBER-YORKPaluma Labyrinth 1995Tempera on paper49.5 x 39.5cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Vince BRAYReminisce 2011Drypoint, Ed. 13/3024.5 x 19cmGift of the artist

Laura CASTELLYoung Woman 2011Woodcut29.5 x 21.5cmGift of the artist

Len COOKUntitled [sphere] c.2000Earthenware ceramic pot, Paluma clay20 x 30 x 30cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Kath CORNWALLTully Gorge Strangler 2011Drypoint29.5 x 19.5cmGift of the artist

Jan CROCKERAlice River 1991Watercolour17 x 27cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Jan DALYEinmal ist keinmal (once is over) Or the eternal conundrum 2011Woodcut, Ed. 13/3015 x 10cmGift of the artist

George DEANPalmetum 1998Linocut25.5 x 26cm Transfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Sylvia DITCHBURNFireworks, Foshan Autumn Festival, China 2011Synthetic polymer paint on Arches paper29 x 38.5cmGift of the artist

Fireworks No. 2, Foshan Autumn Festival, China 2011Synthetic polymer paint on Arches paper29 x 38.5cmGift of the artist


Fireworks No. 3, Foshan Autumn Festival, China 2011Synthetic polymer paint on Arches paper29 x 38.5cmGift of the artist

Karen DOOLANWoman Dance 1999Synthetic polymer paint on Canvas41 x 61cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Tony FITZSIMMONSClair de lune 2011Aquatint and sugarlift etching, 13/3020 x 12.4cm (plate size)Gift of the artist

Donna FOLEYGrand Narratives: Wee Hunekers 2011Print transfer & Drypoint on Dutch Etching paper, Ed.13/3028 x 38cmGift of the artist

Rhelma FRASER Living connections 1993Colour screenprint17 x 10cm

Robert HARVEYQueensland March 1885Watercolour17.5 x 25cmPurchased 2011

Sylvia HEWITTVoyager Adrift 2011Copper sulphate etching on aluminium, Ed. 13/3038 x 28cmGift of the artist

Sandi HOOKVeiled Darkness 2011Wood engraving, Ed. 13/3028 x 38cmGift of the artist

Jan HYNESYabulu Sunset 2000Oil on canvas122.5 x 152.5cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Kath Cornwall Tully Gorge Strangler [detail] 2011. Gift of the Artist. City of Townsville Art Collection.

Tye JEFFERYView of Hervey Range 1995Oil on canvas153 x 102.5cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Sheree KINLYSIDEMr Cook laid a place at the table for all his friends…except the artist 2011Etching24 x 14.5cm (plate size)Gift of the artist

Three Ring Circus 1998Ink on paper49 x 29.5cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Collection

Thuringowa with Mars in sight 1997Synthetic polymer paint on canvas81.5 x 81.5cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Rochelle KNARSTON Untitled (figure and animal) 1995Drypoint, printed in red ink, and blind embossing and perforations on folded paper (from No need to title, Townsville, Lyre Bird Press, 1995)6 x 35.5cmDonated by Tate Adams

Richard LANEGreat Barrier Reef – Coral and Fish 1989Watercolour / ink32.5 x 64cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Jo LANKESTERBower 2011Aluminium and copper sulphate etching with Chine Colle’28 x 21cmGift of the artist

Message to the Living 2011Linocut and Chine Colle’ on Stonehenge 250gsm, Ed. 10/3025 x 13cmGift of the artist

Margot LAVERSuccessive Generations Roll By 2011Two copper plate Aquatint & Dremel Drypoint Etching38 x 28cmGift of the artist

Jordan Grant Vanitas [detail] 2012. Gift of the Artist. City of Townsville Art Collection.

Anne LORDYasi Trees (with bark on) 2011Wood engraving, Ed, 13/309.5 x 11cm (plate size)Gift of the artist

Laurel McKENZIEMusa 2011Archival pigment print, Ed. 13/3028 x 38cmGift of the artist

Lyre Bird Press (Tate Adams & Ron McBurnie)Christmas Greetings from the Lyre Bird C1995Woodblock15 x 15cmGift of Lyre Bird Press

Candace MILESSecret Ascidium 1999Clay, raku fired40 x 56cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Jenny MULCAHYThe Bridge 2000Ceramic and steel37 x 90 x 13cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Hannah MURRAYI am Homesick for a Place That I Don’t Know 2011Drypoint, silkscreen, Digital Print36.5 x 25.5cmGift of the artist

Roland NANCARROWFrom a Garden Somewhere 1999Painted Wood(Five pieces) longest approx 190 x 15cm Transfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Eric NASHA slightly more dramatic before and after than you’d get at Jenny Craig 2011Aerosol, synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on skate decks 80 x 65cmGift of the Artist


Eric NASH (and NIPS)Lucid 2011Stencil and collage84 x 59.5cmGift of the artist

Ernest OATESThuringowa Shire Council Chambers to 1964 1980Ink on paper38.6 x 64cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Jill O’SULLIVANLast Place of Being 2011Lithograph29.5 x 19cm (plate size)Gift of the artist

John RAGGATTFlood Plains, Ross River Dam 1976Oil on board59.2 x 74cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Irene RAEEntwined 2011Linocut, Chine Colle’ on Stonehenge paper, Ed. 13/3018 x 13cmGift of the artist

Kristina REHORN Untitled (bush scene) 1992Woodcut4.5 x 6cm

Peter RYDELate afternoon at Palm Creek 1993Synthetic polymer paint on canvas92 x 152cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Veronica SCHOLESThe Shape of Thuringowa Division 1879The Shape of Thuringowa Shire 1986The Shape of Thuringowa City 1998 1998Silk90 x 88cm each panel (triptych)Transfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Zelma SCHULTENMy Castle 2011Etching, zinc plate, Ed. 13/3028 x 38cmGift of the artist

Anneke SILVER Moon shrine 1993Etching 6 x 6cm

After Yasi 2011Linocut, Ed. 13/3020.5 x 29.3cmGift of the artist

Adrianne SMITHShadows, Oak Valley 1979Oil on board40 x 50cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Gabriel SMITHTracks II 2011Sugarlift and drypoint on zinc, Ed.13/3016.5 x 20cmGift of the artist

Gerald SOWORKAAre We There Yet? 2011Linocut on drafting film, Ed. 13/3017 x 17.5cmGift of the artist

Rhonda STEVENSSunbeams, Slicing , Shimmering amongst the Undercurrents 2011Linocut on Dutch Block 300gsm, Ed. 13/3038 x 28cmGift of the artist

Jenny TERREYCoongie Lakes, Strzelecki Desert 2011Carborundum Grit collagraph on Fabriano Tiepolo 290 gsm, Ed.13/3018 x 25cmGift of the artist

Sasi VICTOIREEsplanade Dreaming 2011Lithograph, Ed. 13/3028 x 38cmGift of the artist


K. WRIGHT She # 2 c. 2005Etching, printed in red ink, Ed. 1/1012.5 x 12.5cm

Sandra WRIGHTIncarnation 2011Etching, aluminium plate, Ed. 13/3028 x 37.5cmGift of the artist

Danny YATES Thirsty souls (supplementary edition to The Barflies’ chorus, Townsville, Lyre Bird Press, 1995) 1994Etching, printed in black ink17 x 22cmDonated by Tate Adams

Au st r a l i a n a rt

Rex ADDISON Feet up 2011Linocut on 300gsm cartridge paper, Ed.14/1529 x 21cmGift of the artist

Frank BARDSLEYAbstractWatercolour32 x 32cmDonated by Ross Searle

Jon CATTAPANLooking Back (Baucau) 2011Oil and Synthetic polymer paint on linen185 x 250cm Purchased 2011

John COBURNGarden of the night 1990Colour lithograph50 x 72cm

Anna CURTIS Wanderers’ wings 2011Colour linocut21 x 29cm Gift of the artist

Suzanne DANAHER Untitled 2011Drypoint and etching, printed in blue ink9 x 29.5cmGift of the artist

Carolyn DODDS The art of life 2011Woodcut on kozo paper29 x 21cmGift of the artist

Lawrence FINN Zemblanity 2011Colour letterpress wood type and Photo-polymer block29 x 21cmGift of the artist

Mini Graff Roadhouse No. 14 2011. Gift of the Artist. City of Townsville Art Collection.


Euan MacLeod Barrow 1 2007. Collaborating Artist Sheree Kinlyside. City of Townsville Art Collection.


Shane FITZGERALD Arpeggio I 2005Duraflex print, Ed. A/P98 x 144.5cm (mounted and framed)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Arpeggio III 2005Duraflex print, Ed. A/P97 x 144cm (mounted and framed)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Foundation 2005Duraflex print, Ed. A/P316 x 90cm (unmounted)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Gegenschein 2005Duraflex print, Ed. A/P97 x 147cm (mounted and framed)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Giya 2005Duraflex print, Ed. A/P100 x 160cm (unmounted)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Giya II 2006Duraflex print, Ed. A/P100 x 426cm (unmounted)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Giya III 2006Duraflex print, Ed. A/P213.5 x 104cm (mounted and framed)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Tahitian dream 2005Duraflex print, Ed. A/P100 x 173cm (unmounted)Donated by the artist through the AustralianGovernment’s Cultural Gifts Program

Jordan GRANT Vanitas 2012Synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on canvas92 x 92c m Gift of the artist

Yolanda JUEN Himmelblick 2011Etching on Hanhemuehle paper26 x 21cmGift of the artist

Jonathon LARSEN Ned, Ned you are better off dead 2011Colour linocut21 x 29cm Gift of the artist

Matt LIMMERAltered beast 2011Risograph print, printed in black and pink ink35 x 25cmDonated by Eric Nash

Kevin LINCOLN Untitled (self-portrait) 2007Pencil on paper57 x 38cmGift of the artist

Terri MacDONALD Edgar Allan Poe / The raven 1997Artist’s book of 30 pages, with illustrations and hand-drawn text; offset photo-lithography122 x 92cm

Euan MacLEOD Barrow I 2007Whiteground etching and aquatint, Ed. HC4 42 x 47.5cm (plate)Collaborating artist Sheree Kinlyside


Tim MAGUIRE Berries and Sky 2009Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 5/12120 x 181cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Branches II 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 4/8105.5 x 107.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Falling Snow I 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 4/25101 x 81cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Falling Snow II 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 2/2580 x 100.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Falling Snow III 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 7/25102 x 90cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Lago di Como I 2008Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 3/2035 x 50cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Lago di Como II 2008Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 4/2035 x 50cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Serpentine 2008Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 2/2035 x 50cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Villa d’Este 2008Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 3/1569 x 99cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants I 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 17/3559 x 80cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants II 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 11/3559.5 x 79.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants III 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 11/3559 x 79.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants IV 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 16/3559 x 79.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants V 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 15/3559 x 80cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants VI 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 17/3559.5 x 80cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants VII 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 16/3559 x 79.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Loves of the Plants VIII 2007Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 16/3560 x 79.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Three Berries 2005Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 13/5098 x 81.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Orange Berries 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 31/35102.5 x 87.5cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Poppies II 2009Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 3/12120 x 181cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program


Shadows Tulip 2005Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 13/50103.5 x 80cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Red Poppy 2006Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 25/35101 x 89cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Shadows Camelia 2005Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 23/50103.5 x 80cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Tulip Monochrome 2005Digital print pigment on paper, Ed. 23/30103.5 x 80cmDonated by Douglas Kagi through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Mini Graff (Wendy Murray)Roadhouse No.14 2011Screenprint on 90gsm litho paper (poster edition)76 x 102cmGift of the artist

Gregg NOWELL Mangroves II 2011Woodcut, Ed. 25/7015 x 10cm

Adele OUTTERIDGEBookworks 2006Artist book, Ed. 105/200Adele Outteridge and Wim de VosThe Studio West End 14.8 x 14.8cmGift of the artist

Peter SCHARDIN Quiet moment 2011Etching and aquatint29 x 21cmGift of the artist

Michael SCHLITZ Terminating the lease 1993Assemblage; colour photo-screenprints,galvanised metal, wire, telephone part and smashed light bulb61 x 87cm (image); 68 x 94cm (frame)Donated by Sue Smith through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Margaret WILSON Five o’clock shadow 1995Linocut19 x 10cmDonated by Tate Adams

Hardy’s Bay 1981Colour screenprint (6 colours), Ed.13/2056.5 x 56.5cm Donated by Ross Searle

Tim Maguire Shadows Tulip 2005. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Douglas Kagi. City of Townsville Art Collection.


I n d i g e n ou s A rt

Rex ADDISON Feet up 2011Linocut on 300gsm cartridge paper, Ed.14/1529 x 21cmGift of the artist

Betty AndyJigirr Jigirr 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P19.5 x 30.5cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Daniel BEERONGijalordi bana boongan 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P39.5 x 30cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Nancy COWANKingfishers talking to each other 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P29 x 41cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Nephi DENHAMBagu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P31 x 21cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Daniel GEIAOn the Reef 1998Synthetic polymer paint on canvas66 x 152cmTransfer from the Thuringowa Art Collection

Chris KENNEDYBanggarra 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P29 x 28cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Doris KINJUNGigarr 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P21.5 x 25.5cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Alison MURRAYGijalordi midjoydinyu jabugu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P30.5 x 41cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Debra MURRAYGijalordi ninanyanyu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P22 x 16cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Water Story 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P20 x 28cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Emily MURRAYGijalordi 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P28 x 19cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Wunyjay 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P21 x 30cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

John MURRAYGuyu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P29 x 42cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Ninney MURRAYGuguwan 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P30 x 20cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Sally MURRAYGijalordi bayandinyu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P23 x 32cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Linda OLIVER (Burato)Barra School 2011Synthetic polymer paint on canvas122 x 92cm Purchased 2011

Grace REIDBullay gijalordi 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P21 x 25cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Gijalordi ninanyanyu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P19.5 x 29cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Dick ROUGHSEY (Goobalathaldin)Dugong or GrandbillBark painting79 x 31cmDonated by Alexa Ball

Eileen TEPGijalordi dalunga ninanyanyu 2011Screenprint, Ed. P/P19.5 x 14.5cmDonated by Theo Tremblay

Papua New Guinean A rt

HUGO Apa Duk Duk and pregnant woman fleeing the1994 Rabaul volcano eruption 1996Gouache and fibre-tipped pen on paper77 x 175cm (image)Donated by Sue Smith through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Joe NALOGoing for Singsing 2008Watercolour and ink on paper42 x 29.5cmGift of the artist

Famous Kokoda Track, Fuzzy Wazzy Angles – Memorial Totem Poles PNG + Aust. 2008Watercolour and ink on paper29.5 x 42cmGift of the artist

John SIUNE Helicopter with Prime Minister Sir JuliusChan viewing the 1995 Rabaul volcano eruption 1996Gouache and fibre-tipped pen on paper77 x 175cm (image)Donated by Sue Smith through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Joe Nalo Going for Singsing 2008. Gift of the Artist. City of Townsville Art Collection.


G a l l e ry S e rv i ce sThrough Gallery Services, Townsville City Council owns

and operates two premier regional galleries, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in the city’s CBD, and Pinnacles Gallery located within the Riverway Arts Centre in Thuringowa Central.

P e r c Tu ck e r R e g i o na l G a l l e ry

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is located in one of Townsville’s finest heritage buildings, on the corner of Denham and Flinders Streets, in the city centre.

The Gallery has a ground floor and first floor level with seven exhibition spaces. On display are works by north Queensland artists as well as national and international touring exhibitions. Guided group exhibition tours are available upon request and prior bookings are essential.

For further information about programs, membership, venue hire, or to place a booking, please contact Perc Tucker Regional Gallery:

+61 (7) 4727 9011 [email protected] www.townsville.qld.gov.auMonday - Friday 10am - 5pmSaturday - Sunday 10am - 2pmClosed Public Holidays, Free Admission

P i n nacl e s G a l l e ryPinnacles Gallery opened in March 1996 as part of the

Thuringowa Library and Council complex. The Gallery provided a space for the display of a diversity of art, social history and educational exhibitions to serve the needs of Thuringowa’s residents and visitors at the time.

Pinnacles Gallery moved in 2006 to a purpose-built gallery within the Riverway Arts Centre – the only purpose-built gallery in Townsville. The space offers a multitude of ways to present artwork and has the capacity to deliver multi-media artwork presentations.

Guided group exhibition tours are available upon request and prior bookings are essential.

For further information about programs, venue hire, or to place a booking, please contact Pinnacles Gallery:

+61 (7) 4773 8871 [email protected] www.townsville.qld.gov.auTuesday - Friday 9am - 5pmSaturday - Sunday 10am - 5pmClosed Public Holidays, Free Admission

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery First Floor Exhibition Space

Riverway Art Centre, which houses Pinnacles Gallery

Pinnacles Gallery

Documents

Gallery services annual report 2011/12