TOWNSVILLE CITY GALLERIES
EXHIBITIONS
July 2024 – February 2025
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Townsville City Council acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi as the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders, past, present and all future generations.
Rurik Henry and Jeremy George Brolga, 2013 Stainless steel Jezzine Barracks
Photo: Andrew Rankin
EXHIBITIONS TOWNSVILLE CITY GALLERIES
July 2024 – February 2025
FOREWORD
Welcome to the Townsville City Galleries Exhibition Calendar for July 2024 to February 2025.
We are proud to showcase a diverse range of high-quality exhibitions which celebrate the best of local, national, and international artists.
Our exhibitions feature worldrenowned artists and exciting competitions such as The Percivals and the North Queensland Ceramic Awards. These competitions celebrate the best of Australian artists in portraiture and ceramics, respectively. We are excited to showcase these exhibitions as they are a testament to the exceptional talent that our city, region, and country have to offer.
The arts are an integral part of the unique cultural landscape of Townsville, and we are committed to promoting the growth of the arts, cultural events, and recreational activities in our city.
During the end-of-year school holidays (December 2024 and January 2025), we are also proud to present a new exhibition, Yucky Yum Yum, where little kids and big kids alike can spend a day enjoying art and activities at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Townsville's CBD.
Our exhibitions and public programs offer something for everyone, from contemporary art to more traditional works, and we hope you enjoy what we have in store.
We invite you to visit the Galleries website and the Townsville City Council’s What’s On website to find out more about the public programs and workshops on offer at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery at the Riverway Precinct.
Thank you for your ongoing support of Townsville City Galleries.
Townsville City Council
THE PERCIVALS
UNTIL 1 SEPTEMBER 2024
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY
Townsville City Galleries is proud to present the 2024 Percivals Portrait Prize exhibition. This biennial competition is Northern Australia's premier portrait prize. This year, The Percivals features 86 exceptional artworks across three categories in painting, photography, and the depiction of animals.
The Percivals celebrates contemporary approaches to the centuries-old genre of portraiture. It showcases diverse subjects, bodies and settings. Some of the sitters are known intimately to the artists, some are self portraits, while others may be recognised as more public figures.
Beginning in 2007, The Percivals has since been showcasing the best artists from the region, the state of Queensland, and across Australia.
A Townsville City Galleries exhibition.
Marco Pennacchia, Reverie [detail], 2024
Oil on canvas, 181 x 121 cm
Finalist in the Percival Portrait Painting Prize 2024
Photo: Christopher Toso
SEVEN + SEVEN: PRINTMAKING ACROSS UNKNOWN TERRAIN
12 JULY – 15 SEPTEMBER 2024
PINNACLES GALLERY
Seven + Seven: Printmaking Across Unknown Terrain explores visual dialogues and contemporary ideas among 14 artists from Canada and Australia. The resulting exhibition invites audiences to regard not only the vast distances across both these nations' geographical and psychological landscapes, but to also consider how relative perspectives in these two hemispheres examine similar themes of colonialism, extreme weather, and human impacts on nature (and ourselves).
Through hybrid applications of printmaking and the international diversity explored in the exhibition, we might find that two different cultures have more in common than we think.
Featuring artists:
Australian Rebecca Beardmore, G.W. Bot, Tamika Grant-Iramu, Barbie Kjar, Wendy Murray, Janet Parker-Smith and Judy Watson
Canadian Derek Besant, Sean Caulfield, John Dean, Liz Ingram & Bernd Hildebrandt, Alexandra Haeseker, Walter Jule and Jewel Shaw
A Townsville City Galleries exhibition, co-curated with Derek Besant.
Judy Watson, experimental beds 3, 2012 3-plate etching with chine colle
81 x 67.3 cm framed
Photo: Carl Warner
69TH TOWNSVILLE ART SOCIETY
ART AWARDS
14 SEPTEMBER – 6 OCTOBER 2024
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY
The Townsville Art Society Inc. proudly presents the 69th Townsville Art Society Art Awards.
The Townsville Art Society has held an annual or biennial art exhibition since its inception, and the Townsville Art Society Art Awards exhibition is now a major exhibition in the cultural life of the city.
Held in Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, it provides an opportunity for North Queensland artists, who are affiliated with an Art Society, to display their work in a major gallery and to compete for prizes.
Townsville City Council Open Award Winner
68th Townsville Art Society Art Awards, 2023
Carole Howlett, Curtain closed [detail], 2023
Oil on canvas, 64 x 78 cm
TRANSITIONS
14 SEPTEMBER – 13 OCTOBER 2024
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY
Transitions is a partnership between Townsville City Galleries and Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, that combines mentorship, critiques and development for emerging visual artist mentees. Now in its fourth iteration, mentees have worked one-on-one with established North Queensland artists to develop their arts practices, gain valuable insights into working professionally and to begin to forge a career in the arts. Mentees self-define their goals and receive support and feedback from their mentors, gallery professionals, guest mentors and their program peers.
To celebrate Transitions and its outcomes, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is pleased to present an end of program exhibition displaying artworks created by the mentees.
The exhibiting artists are Hannah Aiello, Sabrina Toby, Vicki Katthagen, Sarah Treadwell and Lisa Gianni. The work they have developed spans portraiture, breastplates, photography and sculpture.
Transitions mentees presenting and discussing their works-in-progress at the group critique session at
Umbrella, amidst artwork by Odessa Mahony-de Vries. Photo: Rikaela Rusch.
KNOW MY NAME: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN
ARTISTS
14 SEPTEMBER – 17 NOVEMBER 2024
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists tells a new story of Australian art. Looking at moments in which women created new forms of art and cultural commentary, it highlights creative and intellectual relationships between artists across time.
The Know My Name touring exhibition follows the National Gallery’s major two-part exhibition of Australian women artists. It is part of a series of ongoing gender equity initiatives by the Gallery to increase the representation of all women in its artistic program.
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists is a National Gallery Touring Exhibition supported by the Australian Government through Visions of Australia.
Ponch Hawkes, Mrs Mimi Torsh and her daughter Dany [detail], 1976
gelatin silver photograph, 25.4 x 20.2 cm
National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1982
TIM FAIRFAX AC
YOUNG INDIGENOUS PRINTMAKERS
20 SEPTEMBER – 10 NOVEMBER 2024
PINNACLES GALLERY
Young Indigenous Printmakers is a collaboration between Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and Townsville City Galleries. The free education program gives First Nations senior students the opportunity to learn and experience lino carving, printing and editioning, and gain exhibition experience. The initiative seeks to engage, foster and promote artistic development. School groups participate in a two-day intensive workshop facilitated by a printmaking expert and a First Nations artist. Participants are introduced to printmaking techniques and assisted to explore their Indigenous Culture/s and identity. The first day of the program is held at the school and the second is spent in The Studio at Umbrella. The students’ prints are exhibited in Umbrella’s gallery or at Townsville City Galleries once a semester.
Kesia Bob
Young Indigenous Printmakers participant 2023, NRL Cowboys House
Hammerhead, 2023
Linocut print on paper, 15 x 30 cm
Photo: Amanda Galea
RECENT ACQUISITIONS: FIRST NATIONS ARTISTS IN THE CITY OF TOWNSVILLE
ART COLLECTION
20 SEPTEMBER – 10 NOVEMBER 2024
PINNACLES GALLERY
Townsville City Galleries is proud to present new works in the City of Townsville Art Collection by First Nations artists. These artworks have either been generously donated to the Collection or purchased. Visitors will have the opportunity to view paintings, sculptures, and installations that highlight the perspectives and experiences of First Nations people.
Featuring: Ada Bird Petyarre, Arone Meeks, Banduk Marika, Claude Pannka, David Jones, Ewald Namatjira, Gail Mabo, Gloria Petyarre, James Billy, Jimmy K. Thaiday, Kevin Namatjira, L. O’Chin, Oscar Namatjira, Sally Gabori, Steve Walbungara, Susan Peters Nampitjin, Tommy Pau, Tony Albert, Blak Douglas and Adam Geczy.
A Townsville City Galleries exhibition.
Susan Peters Nampitjin, Spinifex grasses found along Canning Stock Route at Lake Stretch, 2021 Hessian, yellow ochre, black ochre dye, cotton string (pink, white), 32 x 78 cm
Image courtesy of the artist
NORTH QUEENSLAND CERAMIC AWARDS
18 OCTOBER 2024 – 16 FEBRUARY 2025
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY
The biennial North Queensland Ceramic Awards has long aimed to increase public exposure to a high standard of ceramic artwork from around the nation. A showcase for both well-known and emerging artists, this competition displays the diversity of ceramics currently being produced in Australia.
The City of Townsville Art Collection Award of $10,000 continues to provide the opportunity for artists to become a part of one of the nation’s most significant ceramic collections, as well as ensuring the continued growth of this important subsection of the City of Townsville Art Collection.
A Townsville City Galleries exhibition.
Sally Walk, A Little Off Centre, 2022
Midfire clay with black slip and clear glaze, 65 x 23 x 30 cm
Major acquisitive prize winner, 2022 North Queensland Ceramic Awards. City of Townsville Art Collection. Image courtesy of the artist
YUCKY YUM YUM
29 NOVEMBER 2024 – 9 MARCH 2025
PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY
Do you find joy eating food in fake rainbow colours, even though it might be bad for you? Do you like watching videos of objects being squished, or even people popping pimples?
Even if you answered ‘no’ to all the above, you would know that some things can be both delicious and disgusting at the same time. Or they can be funny and sad. Sometimes we actually desire things because they are scary or dangerous.
The artists in this exhibition have made works that you might find both yucky and yum. Hopefully, the art sparks your senses. It may ignite your emotions and memories too.
Many of the works in this exhibition are connected by themes around food, nature and the ‘unnatural’, disgust and taboo. These themes have complex and challenging histories, presents and futures. The artists don’t shy away from tough subjects, but their works are also filled with fun and irreverence.
Yucky Yum Yum will be packed with new, artist-designed activities to keep you entertained and engaged over the long summer months. Just don’t eat ice-cream off the pavement.
Featuring: Ebony Russell, Elizabeth Willing, Hotham Street Ladies, Jan Hynes, Kenny Pittock, Lisa Ashcroft, Smac McCreanor and more.
A Townsville City Galleries exhibition.
Smac McCreanor, Hydraulic Press Girl series, 2022 –Video
Image courtesy the artist
6 DECEMBER 2024 – 23 FEBRUARY 2025
PINNACLES GALLERY
Showcasing six moving image artworks by Australian artists, this exhibition celebrates ACMI’s vibrant collecting and commissioning program.
Working in video offers artists the opportunity to use editing as their primary technique; mixing and matching elements from other films or their own work to tell new stories. By remixing or rearranging footage they build different rhythms and moods, create hilarious juxtapositions or shed new light on cultural cliches and presumed histories. The works in this exhibition all demonstrate an irrepressible desire to bring deep themes to the surface with humour and an incredible attention to detail.
An ACMI touring exhibition.
Kaylene Whiskey, Ngura Pukulpa – Happy Place, 2021
Courtesy Kaylene Whiskey and Iwantja Arts
Photo: Max Mackinnon
FRIENDS OF THE GALLERY
Our Friends of the Galleries membership program will keep our members up to date on Gallery opportunities and news, as well as offering discounts and advanced bookings on our programs.
Friends of the Galleries can engage in a range of activities that go beyond just visiting and viewing, offering opportunities to engage with local artists, art enthusiasts, volunteers, and supporters of the arts in our region.
Friends of the Galleries benefits include:
• Invitations to all opening functions throughout the year
• Advance invitations to a range of gallery events including artist talks, workshops, tours and lectures
• Monthly eNewsletter to keep up to date on the latest gallery news
• Exclusive member events at the gallery
• 30% discount on paid events
• 10% discount on all items available in our Gallery Shop
• 10% discount on Townsville City Council’s Theatre Season at the Townsville Civic Theatre.
Annual memberships run from 1 November – 31 October 2025, and renewals in the future will always fall on 1 November. Our Friends of the Galleries play an important role in our galleries with their ongoing support for our exhibitions, events, and activities, and we look forward to sharing our new and exciting programs with you!
Single membership price is $45, or $30 with a Concession card. All memberships commence 1 November and run until 31 October the following year.
GALLERIES ENEWSLETTER
Free monthly email updates are available with specific information on exhibitions, workshops, events, and more. Scan the QR code and select Galleries as the eNews you would like to receive.
WALKING TRAIL
AUGMENTED REALITY EDITION
Discover the many amazing street art murals Townsville has to offer by taking a self-guided walking tour of the city using the Street Art Walking Trail: Augmented Reality edition map.
Watch out for augmented reality stickers near the street art murals and use your smartphone to transform the artworks into an augmented reality dreamscape.
The city’s street art scene is constantly evolving, so keep your eyes peeled for new works not on this map and follow Townsville City Galleries on social media to stay up to date. Collect your FREE copy of the map available at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery or scan the QR Code.
K Townsville Street Art Walking Trail
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to explore the arts?
Look no further, as Townsville City Galleries offers a wide range of education opportunities and public programs in conjunction with our gallery exhibitions, including educational programs, gallery tours, workshops, launches, and events.
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Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
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Townsville QLD 4810 (07) 4727 9011 galleries@townsville.qld.gov.au
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