Glencore and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville City Council invite you to the launch of
JUDGE’S FLOOR TALK Ross Searle 10.30 am Saturday 7 May 2016 Join us at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery as esteemed judge Ross Searle speaks about the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize and his thoughts on judging the works and selecting the winners.
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TO BE OPENED BY: Paul Taylor
Manager Glencore Townsville Copper Refinery 6.30 for 7 pm Friday 6 May 2016, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Cnr Denham and Flinders Streets Townsville QLD RSVP: 07 4727 9011
JUDGED BY: Ross Searle $40,000 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize (acquisitive) $10,000 Townsville 150th Anniversary Portrait Painting Award (acquisitive)
PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED BY: Paul Taylor Manager Glencore Townsville Copper Refinery Entertainment by: Alex Salvador
Ross Searle has worked in key positions in regional galleries in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales since 1982. During his most recent directorship at the University of Queensland Art Museum, he established a new gallery in a $10 million refurbished venue. Ross Searle also implemented the Art Museum’s development of a National Collection of Artists’ Self Portraits and a biennial self-portraiture prize. Previously he was Director of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Townsville, a position he held for ten years, which saw the Gallery rise to national prominence due to its dynamic exhibition program and the consolidation of its extensive collections. He has made a national and international contribution to the development of many significant exhibitions and publications. In 2007 he established a specialist consultancy and his clients include national and international art museums.
Image Front: Mark TWEEDIE Things tend to go wrong with me [detail] 2015 122 x 84 cm Oil on canvas Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Cnr. Denham and Flinders Streets Townsville QLD 4810 Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm Sat - Sun: 10am - 2pm
(07) 4727 9011 ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au www.townsville.qld.gov.au @TCC_PercTucker PercTuckerTCC