Outputs 2013 /14

Notes

All exhibitions delivered by Gallery Services during the reporting period

Exhibitions that solely include works from local artists of the Townsville Region

21 Exhibitions exclusively showcasing student work developed through the Creative Classrooms programs

Exhibitions conducted outside of the traditional Gallery Exhibition environment

Exhibitions that solely include works from the City of Townsville Art Collection

To the Islands touring exhibition to Cairns Regional Gallery

While new media and film exhibitions such as Sense of Place, Greatest Hits: Volume 3, ARENA: a post boom Beijing, and The Games of Art continued to present new and challenging ideas and underline Pinnacles Gallery’s strong reputation in this field, the space was increasingly utilised for contemporary and installation works.

Exhibitions such as Glide, along with major touring shows Survivor: Dadang Christanto, and In-Habit: Project Another Country engulfed the space with awe-inspiring installation works and provided viewers with participatory and, at times, ovewhelming experiences.

The 2013/2014 period rounded out at both major galleries with significant celebrations of portraiture – Perc Tucker Regional Gallery presenting the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, and Pinnacles Gallery the inaugural DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize. The exhibitions formed the key pillars for an umbrella, city-wide festival entitled The Percivals, lifting the biennial portrait event to new levels.

The community’s established affection for the event, and recognition of the new initiatives (such as the photographic prize and production of a high quality publication of finalists’ works) was evidenced by large attendance figures at the launch events and strong visitation through until the end of the 2013/2014 reporting period.

In total, 242 258 visitors attended a Gallery Services exhibition in 2013/2014. The single most attended exhibition was, without doubt, Brick by Brick. This landmark exhibition, which attracted over 30% of its visitation from interstate or overseas, was a historic first for Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in its exploration of popular culture content. The exhibition registered 102 320 visitors during its Christmas/New Year showing.

The Gallery’s total attendance, and the figures realised through the Brick by Brick exhibition, are both records for Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Gallery Services, eclipsing the achievements of all previous reporting periods in the Gallery’s history.