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S C H O O L H O L I D AY A C T I V I T I E S An Artist and Sitter in Conversation:
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George Fetting and Lee Lin Chin
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Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard, Townsville QLD 4817
Join esteemed portrait photographer George Fetting and SBS cult personality and journalist Lee Lin Chin for an in-depth look into the relationship between an artist and their sitter.
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FREE event, Bookings Essential: (07) 4773 8871 Image: George FETTING Lee Lin Chin [detail] 2016, 120 x 80 cm, Archival pigment print on cotton rag. DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize Finalist 2016
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Portraits are everywhere in Townsville! In fact, a number of portraits are lining Flinders Street and have become a trail for you to explore. Say hello to a former Prime Minister, a cowboy and a legend of Rugby League. Below is a list of clues; find the matching portrait on Flinders Street to solve the “Who am I?” questions, fill in the form below, and drop it in to Perc Tucker Regional Gallery to go into the draw to win a cool art prize pack!
Date: Wednesday 6 July Time: 6.30pm for 7pm
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1. Clue: I am a Rugby League player who won the Grand Final in 2015...
Who am I?: 2. Clue: I am a former Prime Minister of Australia...
Who am I?:
LEGO Portrait Workshops
3. Clue: I am a war veteran...
Who am I?:
Create your own portrait at The Percivals using 1x1 LEGO Bricks. Work with an artist to build a self portrait or one of a friend or family member.
4. Clue: I am a musician...
Dates: Every Saturday from 7 May to 9 July Time: 10am, 11.30am and 1pm
5. Clue: I am a painter...
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Cnr Denham and Flinders Streets, Townsville QLD 4810
6. Clue: I am a newsreader...
FREE drop-in LEGO workshops Bookings Essential: (07) 4727 9011
7. Clue: I am a radio presenter...
Who am I?: Who am I?: Who am I?: Who am I?:
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Celebrate portraiture these school holidays! The Percivals exhibitions include the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize and the DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize with entries from local, national and international artists. Join in the celebration with instant photo portraits, portrait-themed workshops, animal life drawing, FREE portraits from Roving Artists and more! Have your say: make sure you vote for your favourite Percivals work in the People’s Choice Award. Voting forms are available from the front desk at both Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery.
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$15 per person/$10 Friends of the Galleries Bookings essential: (07) 4727 9011 Image: Tommy Roundhead lizard, found Wambiana Cattle Station, 2015. Photo by Eric Nordberg.
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
The project is accompanied by a small publication and map of locations of the works to assist you in exploring the streets of Townsville, from the CBD to the suburbs. Dates: Thursday 30 June Time: 6.30pm for 7pm
FREE event Bookings Essential: (07) 4727 9011 Image: George Vivian Roberts c. 1918 Paste-up installed at Eddie Koiki Mabo Library James Cook University
Pinnacles Gallery Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard Townsville QLD 4817 Tues - Sun: 10am - 5pm
Gold coin donation. For goups of 5 or more please call or email to book: (07) 4773 8871 / pinnacles@townsville.qld.gov.au
Shop ‘n’ Play Join the Galleries during the school holidays to create your own personalised portrait. Work with a local artist to decorate props and pose in an instant photo to take home. Dates: Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July Time: 1 to 4pm Free drop-in art workshops Willows Shopping Centre, Cnr Thuringowa Drive and Hervey Range Road, Thuringowa Central QLD 4817
Roving Artists Townsville artists are bringing art to the people as part of The Percivals presented by Townsville City Council’s Gallery Services. Roving artists will stroll through the Cotters Markets in Flinders Street on Sundays from 10am-12pm offering to draw portraits of visitors for free.
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Cnr Denham and Flinders Streets, Townsville QLD 4810
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Cnr Denham and Flinders Streets, Townsville QLD 4810
10. Clue: I am a gardener...
Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard, Townsville QLD 4814
Join us at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery for the screening of a short documentary which tracks the Families of Townsville street art project. Gallery Services in partnership with the LensCap Crew have taken historical portraitaure to the streets: follow the project team as they trace the history of some of Townsville’s founding families.
Date: Thursday 7 July Time: 6 to 8pm
Every first and third Tuesday of the month children are introduced to a range of art techniques through play-based and multi sensory learning.
Coinciding with The Percivals and linking with the city’s growing street art scene, leading Australian street artist Baby Guerrilla will visit Townsville to create a new work. Baby Guerrilla’s iconic, large-scale paste-ups depict floating and flying figures, and adorn walls around the country. Of her practice, Baby Guerrilla states, “Over the past couple of years I have sought to create a series of works liberated from the constraints of the standard picture plane. My intention is to make my work appear to defy gravity and to evoke a sense of wonder, freedom and escape. I am interested in approaching space and perspective in new and innovative ways that engage beyond the parameters of a gallery or traditional art space.”
Families of Townsville
Love animals and art? Come and join us and Ranger Dan at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery for a night of Animal Life Drawing. With a multitude of marsupials, reptiles and birds, Ranger Dan and a local artist will be on hand to help create some fun animal masterpieces.
9. Clue: I ride in a rodeo...
Paste-Up Portraiture
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(07) 4773 8871 pinnacles@townsville.qld.gov.au www.townsville.qld.gov.au @TCC_Pinnacles PinnaclesTCC
Poster image: Sam SCOUFOS Portrait of a Greek Man and Son 2015, 120 x 180 cm, Giclee print. DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize Finalist 2016
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Who am I?:
Come along to Pinnacles Gallery and join a creative environment for under 5’s, mums, dads, carers and early learning groups!
Date: Tuesday 5 July and Tuesday 19 July Time: 10 to 11 am
Date: July 2016 Image: The Escape [detail], Chambers St, Footscray. Photo by Baby Guerrilla.
Animal Life Drawing with Ranger Dan
8. Clue: I am a singer...
The artists include Percivals T150 winner Barbara Cheshire, Alison McDonald, Ashleigh Peters, Irene Rae, Lynn Scott-Cumming, Damian Cumner and Pru Terry.
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Art Escape This school holidays will be filled with fun and fabulous portraits. To help celebrate The Percivals join us and a local artist to create fun artworks. Dates: Week 1: Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Week 2: Tuesday 5 July to Friday 8 July at Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway Arts Centre Time: 10.30am to 12pm Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Cnr Denham and Flinders S treets, Townsville QLD 4810 Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway Arts Centre 20 Village Boulevard, Townsville QLD 4817 Workshops are $10 each Bookings essential: (07) 4727 9011 / (07) 4773 8871