2013 Annual Report Publication

Publisher

Gallery Services, Townsville City Council

PO Box 1268

Townsville Queensland, 4810 Australia prtg@townsville.qld.gov.au

+61 7 4727 9011

© Gallery Services, Townsville City Council and the authors 2014

Gallery Services

Shane Fitzgerald Manager Gallery Services

Eric Nash Curator

Sarah Welch Exhibitions and Collection Coordinator

Michael Pope Education and Programs Coordinator

Rob Donaldson Digital Media and Exhibition Design Coordinator

Jo Stacey Team Leader Administration Gallery Services

Holly Grech-Fitzgerald Collections Management Officer

Carly Sheil Digital Media and Exhibition Design Officer

Alex Shapley Exhibitions Officer

Tegan Ollett Education and Programs Officer

Nic Horton Education and Programs Assistant

Wendy Bainbridge Administration Officer

Gillian Ribbins Administration Officer

Danielle Berry Arts Officer

Michelle Littman Gallery Assistant

Patricia Dunn Gallery Assistant

Damian Cumner Gallery Assistant

Rurik Henry Gallery Assistant

Townsville City Council Art Acquisition Working Group

Councillor Sue Blom Chair

Councillor Gary Eddiehausen

Councillor Colleen Doyle

Mr Shane Fitzgerald

Mr Casper Schougaard (to October 2013)

Ms Margo McOmish

Ms Gail Mabo

Mr Steve Price (from June 2014)

Mrs Stacey Morrison (from June 2014)

Mr Paul Martinez (from June 2014)

Strand Ephemera 2011

Winner

Festivals and Events Award

Townsville Airport North Queensland Tourism Awards 2012

Strand Ephemera 2013

Winner

Best Tourism and Events Communication Award

Government Communications Australia

Awards for Excellence 2014

Brick by Brick

Highly Commended

Temporary or Travelling Exhibition Level 2 Award

Museum and Galleries National Awards 2014

Cover: Tim MAGUIRE

United Kingdom b. 1958

Love of the Plants I [detail] 2007

Digital pigment print on paper 69.7 x 90 cm (sheet); 60 x 80 cm (image) ed. 17/35

Acc. 2012.040

Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts

Program by Tech-Dry Building Protection Systems Pty Ltd as trustee for the Dr Douglas A Kagi Scientific Research Trust City of Townsville Art Collection

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

© Tim Maguire

GALLERY SERVICES

EXHIBITIONS

CREATIVE SPACES

CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

CREATIVE CLASSROOMS

ART IN PUBLIC SPACES COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

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Yvonne COHEN

Australia b.1914 d.2004

Queensland Beach c.1945

Oil on canvas on board

45.5 x 57 cm

Acc. 1999.08

Gift of the artist and Valerie Albiston through the Cultural Gift Program, 1999 Cairns Regional Gallery Collection

Objectives

The mission of Gallery Services is to develop the arts, artists, and arts audience of north Queensland. In 2013/2014 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.

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.

Overview

Gallery Services Report

It gives me great pleasure to present Gallery Services’ Annual Report for 2013/14, highlighting a very dynamic and successful year in which milestones in visitation, development, strategic planning and education have been achieved.

Through our efforts and developed relationships with various governmental, arts sector and corporate partners a total of 283 161 people engaged with a Gallery Services experience: in Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, in Pinnacles Gallery, on The Strand, and in the classroom during 2013/14.

2013/14 heralds the first full reporting period of the Visual Arts Strategy since its inception and implementation in early 2013.

The key strengths and drivers which underpin the Visual Arts Strategy has been Gallery Services’ commitment to the reimagining and repositioning of the region’s public galleries in contemporaneous society through thorough surveying and community feedback undertaken in 2012/13.

Representing a key strategic shift in the role and direction of Gallery Services it is most satisfying to note - in a world where all the information you could ever want or need is available at your fingertips - that through the strategic vision of the Visual Arts Strategy the appeal of the visual arts and Townsville’s key public galleries has never been more evident.

The process of evaluation and innovation has culminated in greater engagement with our community through considered programming, accessibility, relevance and sustainability which has resulted in the greatest participation rates ever seen in the history of the public galleries in the Townsville region.

Gallery Services is committed to helping build Townsville’s growing reputation as a major destination and leader for arts and culture, and through its reputation, programming and exhibitions contributing to the recognition and increase of cultural tourism and economic development driving growth for our region.

Special projects such as Brick by Brick play an important role in the economic development of the region and contribute to the positioning of Gallery Services as a key component of the cultural landscape of north Queensland and the Townsville region.

This commitment and dedication has been noted and celebrated with Gallery Services receiving two prestigious awards during the reporting period. Our flagship biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition Strand Ephemera received Government Communications Australia’s Best Tourism and Events Communication Award

Similarly the hugely popular Gallery Services curated exhibition developed in partnership with The LEGO® Group entitled Brick by Brick was recognised with a Highly Commended Award Temporary or Travelling Exhibition at the 2014 Museum and Galleries National Awards.

To the team at Gallery Services I commend and congratulate you on a year of commitment and dedication. To our patrons, Friend of the Galleries and those members of the Townsville community whom “discovered” Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery for the first time I thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you at a Gallery Services experience in the future.

Shane Fitzgerald Manager Gallery Services

Outputs 2013 /14

Includes Strand Ephemera, YourSpace, touring exhibitions and Creative Spaces exhibitions

General visitors to Exhibitions (excludes public program and workshop participants)

Total number of student participants at Gallery Services Educational programs

Total number of Educational programs developed and delivered

Total number of participants at Public Programs and Workshops

Total number of Public Programs and Workshops conducted by Gallery Services (excludes education)

Total number of Gallery Services Public Programs and Workshops delivered outside the Gallery proper

Across Gallery Services

Across Gallery Services

PTRG; Pinnacles; Strand Ephemera webpages, facebook, twitter, issuu

10 works purchased, 76 works received through donation and 2 works through acquisitive prizes

Valuations by external consultants

Valuation by external consultant

Sum of all Creative Communities, Creative Spaces and Creative Classrooms programs

Sum of recorded visitation at all Gallery Services programs, exhibitions and workshops

Chair’s Report

Art Acquisition Working Group

As Chair of the Art Acquisition Working Group, I have had the great privilege in 2013/2014 of seeing first-hand the considerable growth of our treasured City of Townsville Art Collection. The year has seen 88 acquisitions in total, with the vast majority of these works entering the Collection as donations [76 in total], either directly from artists and collectors, or via the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

The Cultural Gifts Program is an invaluable incentive for Australians to donate items of cultural significance to their public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives for the enjoyment of future generations. Works that have entered the City of Townsville Art Collection via the program in 2013/2014 include prints and paintings by noted Australian contemporary artists such as Ken Done, Ann Thomson, June Tupicoff, and former Archibald Prize winning artist Euan Macleod, and the prized tapestry Bedarra Garden by Fred Williams and Bruce Arthur. It is without doubt that, without the encouragement offered by the Cultural Gifts Program, Townsville’s collecting institution would not be in a financially competitive position to acquire such pivotal works.

I offer my thanks to all the donors who have contributed to the City of Townsville Art Collection’s continued development in 2013/2014; Brigid Brock (from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate), Sylvia Ditchburn, Ken Done, James Jensen, Euan Macleod, Bronwyn McBurnie, Ron McBurnie, Alice Pate-Stout, Ann Thomson, Maureen Treacey, June Tupicoff, and Lyn Williams AM. Your kindness and generosity in helping grow the Townsville region’s art collection is gratefully acknowledged, not only by myself and my fellow members of the Art Acquisition Working Group, but by the community at large.

Acquisitive exhibitions were also instrumental in 2013/2014, with two works acquired. The first of these acquisitions was the winning work of the 2013 Townsville Open Art Award – Mt. Isa artist Vince Bray’s Mine Side Town Side. This stunning black and white print was the tenth work by the artist to enter the City of Townsville Art

Collection. In June 2014, a second work was acquired following the May announcement of the winner of the $40,000 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize. The winning work, which proved extremely popular with viewers whilst on display at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, was Francis Giacco’s immaculately detailed painting, entitled Charles Blackman, depicting the noted artist surrounded by details of works from his Alice series.

10 astute purchases were also made in 2013/2014, adding to the Collection’s holdings of works by significant local and national artists, and works which are historically relevant to our region. Such works include four large scale prints by Ron McBurnie; paintings by William Yaxley and Peter Browne; a ceramic wall installation by Jeff Mincham; an 8 metre long drawing by Sandi Hook; Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught’s scalemodel LEGO® brick recreation of the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery building; and Harry Memmott’s watercolour work Townsville Army Camp, September 1942, which was displayed as part of the 2014 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery war art exhibition The Line of Fire

I would also like to offer my profuse thanks to the Gallery Services team, led by Manager Shane Fitzgerald, and my fellow Working Group members; Councillor Gary Eddiehausen, Councillor Colleen Doyle, Mr Casper Schougaard, Ms Margo McOmish, and Ms Gail Mabo. In this reporting period we also bid a fond farewell to Mr Casper Schougaard, and welcome new members to the Working Group for 2014/2015; Mr Steve Price, Mrs Stacey Morrison, and Mr Paul Martinez.

2013/2014 has been a truly exciting year for the Art Acquisition Working Group, and I trust the community will take great pleasure from viewing those works acquired through various exhibitions and projects conducted by Gallery Services in the years to come.

Art Acquisition Working Group

Councillor Sue Blom Chair

Visual Arts Strategy

Gallery Services: Visual Arts Strategy

Prepared in January 2013, Gallery Services’ new Visual Arts Strategy was formally endorsed and adopted with much enthusiasm by Townsville City Council in early 2013.

The Strategy is innovative within the national network of regional galleries, and seeks to step away from antiquated gallery models in favour of a new approach that is reflective of the needs and wants of the community that the galleries service.

As such, the adopted Visual Arts Strategy has transformed the traditional methodology of a three-tiered model (Collections Management, Exhibitions and Public Programs) of core servicelevel delivery towards a themed strategy that has provided unprecedented targeted service level delivery platforms and mechanisms through which Gallery Services has elevated and extended its operational objectives within and outside of the gallery environment.

The six themes of core service level delivery are defined within the Visual Arts Strategy as:

i. Exhibitions

ii. Collections Management

iii. Art in Public Spaces

iv. Creative Classrooms

v. Creative Communities

vi. Creative Spaces

Activation of traditional spaces has been coupled with a more proactive and innovative interaction with available Council and civic spaces; policy development and implementation of holistic frameworks for public art will establish sustainable cultural currency and engrain the visual arts in the city’s future direction and development; specialised initiatives and capacity building opportunities will embed arts education and appreciation with the region’s youth and arts educators; multidisciplinary projects will establish and empower partnerships and capacity building opportunities with artists, artsworkers and arts organisations; and cultural capacity development of the visual arts sector will have untold social and economic benefits for not only the individual participants and creative professionals, but for the wider community

through national recognition of Townsville as an arts and cultural destination of substance.

The objectives Gallery Services seeks through the implementation of this Visual Arts Strategy are:

A Provision of high-level overarching strategies that inform holistic service level delivery across Gallery Services activities

B Provision of identifiable signature umbrella platforms that inform program development, implementation and methodologies across Gallery Services activities

C Activation of the Townsville region for the delivery of arts and cultural activities, events and programs

D Fosters collaboration and participation with arts organisations, educational organisations, community and specialist groups

E Presents opportunities, events and services that provide high quality cultural and recreational experiences for individuals, groups and youth

F Develop, administer and maintain an Art In Public Spaces program that recognises and supports the region’s artists and facilitates partnerships and industry development in local and regional planning

G Support, promote and provide opportunities for the Townsville region’s artists, artsworkers and arts educators through advocacy, employment, promotion and collaboration

H Develop, deliver and maintain innovative and relevant educative programs for youth, students, scholars and individuals

Put simply, the development and adoption of this Visual Arts Strategy has enabled activity that will position Townsville’s galleries and arts sector as a leader amongst regional communities in Australia, with significant social and economic benefits to the Townsville Community.

Andrew Rankin’s entry in the Strand Ephemera 2013 Photographic Competition of installation Light my Way by artist India Collins

Photographer: Andrew Rankin

Exhibitions

Exhibitions: Overview

The financial period 2013/2014 saw 88 exhibitions presented by Gallery Services at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Pinnacles Gallery, The Galleria (Riverway Arts Centre), Townsville CBD, The Strand and YourSpace (Thuringowa Civic Centre).

A further exhibition was presented in a venue not operated by Gallery Services, namely the presentation of To the Islands at Cairns Regional Gallery.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery presented 14 major exhibitions on its ground and first floor in the reporting period, commencing with the final weeks of VRROOOM, the highly popular automobile themed Children’s Exhibition. Throughout the year Perc Tucker Regional Gallery exhibitions would provide increased access to the City of Townsville Art Collection, through curated shows such as Tim Maguire: The Douglas Kagi Gift, and the military themed The Line of Fire

A range of exhibitions – both curated in-house and toured from other institutions – would present content that was relevant to our region, topical, or challenging.

Such exhibitions included Life in Your Hands: art from solastalgia, a Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery project curated by Robyn Daw, which addressed the deeply personal and emotional impacts that result from our changing environs.

Of particular interest to the Townsville region was a work by contemporary mixed media and installation artist Janet Laurence addressing the current plight of the Great Barrier Reef off the Townsville coast.

Quite separately though no less relevant, Renegades: Outsider Art celebrated the achievements of those artists in our midst who are untrained, and at times disengaged with society - makers with intellectual disabilities, others in community care centres, psychiatric settings, outer geographical reaches and, simply, the free spirits.

Of course, exhibitions at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery also celebrated our home grown talent and those artists who have had a strong connection with our region over a period of many years.

Whether it be the annual group exhibitions presented by the Townsville Art Society, James Cook University, or the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE; major curated shows surveying the careers of artists such as Carolyn Dodds, Bonney Bombach, or Uli Liessmann; heavily researched exhibitions charting important periods in our arts history such as To the Islands; or any of the 31 exhibitions by local artists, organisations, or the 21 school group exhibitions presented in the Niche, Access, Showcase, or Stairwell spaces. Our region delivered more than its fair share of stunning works in 2013/2014.

Experiencing a similarly successful year in 2013/2014, Pinnacles Gallery presented 11 major exhibitions, an increase from the 9 major exhibitions registered in the previous reporting period.

The exhibitions at Pinnacles Gallery again showcased our local talent, such as in the major collaborative installation project Glide developed by Robert Crispe, Michelle Hall, and Jo Lankester, or the 22 minor exhibitions delivered through satellite spaces The Galleria, and YourSpace.

The delivery of the annual Creative Generations and ArtNOW exhibitions continued to encourage the development of our student artists and emphasised the importance of high quality visual arts education.

For the first time, a joint publication of all finalists’ works was produced; a lasting keepsake for the participants, and one that can be used to assist them in the early stages of their careers when marketing their work.

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.

Exhibition In Focus

Brick by Brick

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

13 December 2013 – 23 February 2014

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s recent major exhibition Brick by Brick was the region’s largest ever exhibition of LEGO® history and products, and visitors responded in turn; a total of 102 320 visitors and participants engaged with the exhibition during its ten week showing, far surpassing the previous exhibition attendance record for the venue and all expectations. The success of the exhibition was then duly recognised with a Highly Commended Award from the prestigious Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNAs) organised by Museums Australia.

100 000+ visitors to a single exhibition is a historic first for a regional Gallery in Queensland and one of only few regional galleries to achieve this milestone nationwide. This is a testament to the enduring popularity of LEGO and also to the quality of the exhibition that was developed.

Beyond the exhibition display, developed engagement strategies included a Writing Competition, LEGO® Minifigure Design Competition, and a Find the LEGO® Minifigure Competition run through the Townsville Bulletin, and public programs within the Gallery and delivered as outreach programs at Willows Shopping Centre. 90 demonstrations, drop-in workshops, booked workshops, and exhibition tours were undertaken in total, with 5 542 eager participants in these events alone.

Brick by Brick was a major cause for celebration; a coup for the city and a significant boost for the region’s arts and cultural sector. Further, it has been pivotal to the generation of cultural tourism, with over 30% of the exhibition’s visitation hailing from interstate or overseas, with direct economic benefits for the region stemming from these visitations.

However the secret to the exhibition’s success wasn’t as simple as filling the Gallery with LEGO® bricks.

In September 2012, Gallery Services developed a Visual Arts Strategy that would ensure a proactive and holistic strategic approach towards core service-level delivery. The Visual Arts Strategy recognised current changes in societal frameworks, and aimed to increase the galleries’ qualitative and quantitative outcomes while meeting the evolving needs of our community.

The Strategy identified a host of deliverable programs, many of which challenged the traditional view of a Gallery and its function. Gallery Services sought to increase its genuine engagement with all sections of the community – to break down the stigma of ‘the white box’ - while retaining the organisation’s commitment to the delivery of high quality fine art, contemporary art and museological exhibitions.

The method identified as most effective in engaging this broader cross-section of the community was the development of popular culture exhibitions, something that had not previously been done at Perc Tucker. The first such project identified was an exhibition examining the history and impact of The LEGO® Group – an iconic product that has influenced and inspired all of us at one point or another. Importantly, the product provided huge scope to explore its evolving design and extensive history.

The intent of the exhibition was to appeal to both adults and children by concisely charting the product’s development over nine decades, displaying key items that illustrated important milestones, and exploring The LEGO Group’s impact on popular culture. Simultaenously, the exhibition needed to be fun, contemporary, engaging and participatory.

Ryan “The Brickman” McNAUGHT

‘Elvis’ Erickson Aircrane Helicopter

Brick by Brick satellite exhibition display Willows Shopping Centre 2014

A partnership with LEGO Australia was pivotal in securing historical information, images and materials, and in negotiating the loan of 53 historical items sent directly from the LEGO Idea House in Billund, Denmark. In a number of instances, it was the first time these objects had left Denmark. These items were carefully complemented by interactive activities, and largescale sculptures by the Southern Hemisphere’s only LEGO Certified Professional Ryan McNaught, aka The Brickman.

As could be expected from an event attracting some 31 000+ visitors to the region, Brick by Brick also generated national discussion and assisted in positioning Townsville as a destination of vibrant arts and cultural events. Many staff fielded email and phone enquiries from interested persons, a number of which were from arts and museum peers enquiring if the show would tour and how they could access it.

Beyond the enormous amount of coverage gained through social media channels, and a strategic local advertising and media campaign, the exhibition was also celebrated in the following national industry related materials:

• Article in Creative Foyer’s national e-publication ARTiculate

• Museum and Gallery Services Queensland (MAGSQ) blog entry: http://magsq.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/perctuckerregional-gallery-townsville-lego-exhibitionsmashes-attendancerecords/

• What’s On e-bulletin Article distributed nationally by Artshub

• Arts Queensland blog entry: http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/blog/index.php/brickby-brick/

Brick by Brick was a whirlwind of success, built on a commitment to community engagement and quality, and reliant on partnerships to best realise the exhibition vision.

But what better way to concisely describe this mammoth undertaking than some quotes from our visitors:

+ “Brought back many childhood memories - awesome exhibit. Thank you for bringing it to Townsville.”

Hanne – Townsville

+ “Fantastic! An exhibition for all ages! Interactive and amazing! Should be more for Townsville! Well done!! Bring it back again? LEGO-Amazing!”

Warren and Sarah –Townsville

+ “My jaw still hasn’t risen from the floor”

Nick – Perth

+ “Fantastic! Our students enjoyed this display so much - something for everyone - so inclusive! Thankyou!”

TCLC – Townsville

+ “Great display. Worth the trip from Cairns.”

Trav – Cairns

+ “This is wonderful! Kids had a great time. Will be back again during the holidays.”

Gabrielle – Townsville

+ “A brilliant look at the history of LEGO. The play sections were a hit with the kids.”

Dan – Townsville

+ “Took me back in time. Lovely, helpful staff. Variety of activities - the grandchildren loved it.”

Sue Saffey – Wollongong

+ “Worth the 20 hour flight!”

Joshua, Jennifer, Jamie, David and Daniel - Canada

Media Reach and Exhibition Statistics

A key component in achieving the overwhelming visitation figures for Brick by Brick was the phenomenal reach the exhibition received through the Gallery’s social media channels and traditional media avenues such as newspaper, television and cinema advertising.

The following data provides a succinct overview of the reach and social media activity of the exhibition leading up to and during the exhibition’s display.

Throughout BrickbyBrick there were...

over 1 million LEGO bricks on display

90 public programs & workshops delivered to 5542+ participants

Dates of Brick by Brick

Total estimated reach: 15,458 Twitter users

Users who shared and interacted with our tweets and the amount of followers they exposed our content to.

@living_in_art

@TCC_News

@ItsGavinMacLeod

@Lego_News1

@minimalist_art

@TCC_PercTucker

@TownsvilleKids

@melindamcnaught

2%

29%

66 volunteers contributed: 195 shifts and 799.5 hours

Visitor Origins

Townsville Region

National International

102,320 visitors

Through utilising Hashtags such as #BrickbyBrick #LEGO and #TheBrickMan Tweets were spread globally via a varied set of users.

During the exhibiton Gavin MacLeod, Television’s Captain Stubing from The Love Boat, interacted and shared some images that were shared by users and the gallery itself.

69%

Exhibition In Focus

The Percivals

Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

9 May – 13 July 2014

DUO Magazine

Percival Photographic Portrait Prize

Pinnacles Gallery

10 May – 13 July 2014

2014 saw a dramatic evolution for the exhibition affectionately referred to as The Percivals, shifting from a stand-alone biennial exhibition, to a citywide celebration of the genre of portraiture. Since its inception in 2007 the award has been an open competition for artists, showcasing the outstanding and innovative work currently being produced by Australian artists, and providing emerging artists and residents from Townsville and further afield an opportunity to engage with portraiture and share their expressions of themselves and those close to them.

Thanks to the generosity of Xstrata/Glencore and other sponsors, the Award has steadily grown in stature and prize monies over the years, from $3,000 in 2007 to the significant acquisitive prize of $40,000 that is now awarded to the winner of the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize

New sponsor DUO Magazine have in 2014 allowed for the introduction of a sister exhibition to the painting prize presented at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, expanding the city’s celebration of portraiture to now include a $10,000 DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize at Pinnacles Gallery.

Also a first in 2013/2014, the financial contribution of Cox Rayner Architects has enabled the production of a publication of all finalists’ works from both the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize and the DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, much to the delight of visitors and participating artists alike.

Combined, The Percivals have attracted considerable coverage locally and nationally, further pressing Townsville’s claims as an arts and cultural leader in the context of regional Australian centres.

This ample coverage has resulted in the submission of fine works from all corners of the country in both competitions; 147 artists entered a total of 176 works for consideration into the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, of which 87 works by 82 artists were pre-selected as finalists. Similarly, 105 artists entered a total of 167 works for consideration into the DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, with 75 works by 61 artists selected and displayed as finalists.

Of course, each major prize could only attract one winner. On Friday 9 May, at a gala event that attracted in excess of 800 guests, Port Operations Manager for major sponsor Glencore Daniel Christie announced Archibald winning artist Frank Giacco as the winner of the $40,000 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize.

The winning work, entitled Charles Blackman, is a 198 x 200 cm oil painting of the famed artist, who was a pivotal member of the Antipodeans, a group of Melbourne painters which also included Arthur Boyd, John Brack, and John Perceval, amongst others. The work now enters the City of Townsville Art Collection for the enjoyment of future generations of Townsville residents.

The exhibition’s judge, Angus Trumble, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, said of his selection of Giacco’s painting as the $40,000 acquisitive prize winner, “Complexity is not always a virtue in portraiture, but this large square painting inserts between the viewers and the subject a superimposed series of lattices, notional screens of pattern and colour and tone, as well as real screens, with which to play and beguile. It is a technical tour de force, and an eloquent tribute to one fine artist and his work by another.”

Roderick MCNICOL

The Late Blossoming of Jack Charles [detail] Archival Digital print 80 x 65 cm

Winner of the DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize

Francis GIACCO

Charles Blackman [detail] 2010

Oil on canvas

198 x 200 cm

2014.0075

Acquisitive Prize Winner Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, 2014. City of Townsville Art Collection

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Another popular launch event held the following Friday evening, this time at Pinnacles Gallery, saw Scott Morrison of major sponsor DUO Magazine announce acclaimed Australian photographer Roderick McNicol as the recipient of the inaugural $10,000 DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize for his stunning shot of actor Jack Charles.

The winning work, entitled The Late Blossoming of Jack Charles, is a traditional portrait of the highly regarded actor. The sitter’s direct gaze is extremely compelling, and the photographer has cleverly balanced a number of rich textures.

The exhibition’s judge Suzanne Buljan, Director of the Australian Centre for Photography, said of her selection of Roderick McNicol’s work as the $10,000 prize winner, “In an era of the rapid fire digestion of imagery via the 24 hour news cycle and social media, it was a pleasure to take a moment and stop. To take a moment to contemplate and appreciate the art of photographic portraiture. Roderick McNicol’s winning photograph… is a stunning portrayal of a life story captured in a moment. With a sensibility reminiscent of the portraits of German born photographers Thomas Ruff and Thomas Struth (both out of the Dusseldorf Academy), this image generously allows the subject to speak with honesty and grace; for Jack and his story to come a little closer to his audience.”

While the prize announcements set tongues wagging, the enduring popularity of the exhibitions is evidenced by combined exhibition visitation of 21 325 at the closure of The Percivals

The community’s fascination with portraiture has certainly aided these strong figures, however it is undoubtedly the fine quality of the works selected, and the raft of fringe events, educational resources and public programming that has ensured The Percivals is an enjoyable and sustainable city-wide event.

Examples of additional programs under the umbrella of The Percivals included the display of Animal Portraits, an exhibition of works by local artists competing for a $1,000 prize, the distribution of a developed education kit and a free children’s activity book, the organisation and hosting of weekly portrait workshops, a series of photographic portrait master classes, tours, lectures and floortalks, and the engagement of the broader community in the Flinders Street banner exhibition of photographs, entitled The PEOPLE’S Percival

A unique partnership with ABC Open has also resulted in the outdoor exhibition Faces of Townsville to coincide with The Percivals

Faces of Townsville displayed works in nine locations in the CBD, in Flinders Square and at James Cook University, with 19 portraits in total displayed as backlit photographs and large-scale paste-ups on highly visible buildings.

The local portraits for the exhibition were created as a part of ABC Open’s Snapped project. Each month Snapped creates a challenge to help amateur photographers to learn new techniques.

Snapped recently asked photographers to take portraits that captured the many faces of Australia. Over 1000 portraits were submitted, including many from North Queensland.

2013/2014 has seen The Percivals once again grow and innovate, and the overwhelming support of the community and interest from around the country has ensured this will continue to be the case when the biennial celebration returns in 2016.

Exhibition In Focus

The Line of Fire

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

14 March – 27 April 2014

Through the recent display of The Line of Fire, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery achieved a number of significant objectives aligned with the adopted Visual Arts Strategy

Firstly, the exhibition appealed to a community subculture; designed to pay homage to the contributions of Australian Defence Force personnel, particularly poignant given Townsville’s status as a major garrison city. The Line of Fire examined Townsville and broader Australian military history, and was scheduled to coincide with ANZAC Day celebrations.

Executed in a variety of media, including photography, film, painting, drawing, and objects, the works provided insight into Australia’s evolving military involvement, and were supplemented with informative didactics that touched on the First World War, the Second World War, the Vietnam War, the United Nations Operation in Somalia, the United National Transitional Authority in Cambodia, Townsville’s military history, the importance of war art and photography, recent conflicts, and details pertaining to individual artworks and items on display.

Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, the exhibition provided increased access to works held within the City of Townsville Art Collection

Given the large military presence in Townsville over many years, war and military themed art is a pertinent Collection focus area, and the dedicated subsection has been pivotal to the growth and development of the City of Townsville Art Collection.

Within The Line of Fire, 30 artworks from the City of Townsville Art Collection were displayed, including works by noted artists such as Yvonne Atkinson, Frank Hinder, George Gittoes, and Douglas Green.

Of particular interest was the inclusion of photographs that entered the Collection through two gifts made in recent years; one by photojournalist Tim Page, and the remaining works having been gifted by the Australian War Memorial (AWM). The AWM gift – comprising 14 photographs following Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s display of Focus: photography and war 1945 – 2006 (27 March until 3 May 2009) –included works by Ben Bohane, Michael Coleridge, Allan Cuthbert, Harold Dunkley, Stephen Dupont, Dennis Gibbons, George Gittoes, Phillip Hobson, David Dare Parker, and Ian Robertson.

Supplementing the Collection artworks were loaned items from Mr Ian Dowe, a committee member from the Rollingstone Sub Branch of the Townsville RSL, and a ‘cinema-style’ section of the exhibition displaying four films by George Gittoes. The supplementary materials provided even greater insight into the true face of conflict, both through Gittoes’ footage and first-hand accounts from those involved, and by displaying uniforms, equipment and weapons from conflicts dating back as far as the First World War.

A developed program of events coinciding with The Line of Fire was also designed to increase the participatory and educative nature of the exhibition. The Australian War Memorial again proved themselves to be generous collaborators through the delivery of a Guest Lecture by Curator, Dr Anthea Gunn, entitled The Australian Official War Art Scheme. The lecture detailed the Official War Art Scheme’s history and development as the longest running program commissioning art for a public collection in Australia. The talk encouraged consideration of the unique possibilities that art offers us in seeking to understand and commemorate war.

The Army Museum of North Queensland also collaborated, presenting a free interpretation session, Discover Your Military Memorabilia. During this session staff from the Army Museum of North Queensland offered a free interpretation and provided basic conservation advice for the general public’s military items and memorabilia.

Acc. 2007.6

Purchased 2007 City of Townsville Art Collection

Photograph:

Tim PAGE

Relief of Duc Co Special Forces Camp October 1965 [detail] 1965 35mm Ektachrome Fuji Flex paper shot on an Ekon F camera 105mm lense 108 x 157 cm

Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Michael COLERIDGE

Members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7RAR waiting to board

Exhibition In Focus

To The Islands

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

18 October – 1 December 2013

Curated by former Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Director Ross Searle, To the Islands explored works created by artists on Dunk, Bedarra and Timana islands between the 1930s and 1990s.

The exhibition’s curator Ross Searle said, “This is the first exhibition to examine the history of artists who have lived and worked in the islands close to the north Queensland coastal town of Mission Beach. Dunk Island is the best known of the islands that are referred to as the Family Group. Others include Bedarra, Timana, Wheeler, Coombe, Smith, Bowden and Hudson Islands.”

Such artists of note included in the exhibition were Valerie Albiston, Bruce Arthur, Yvonne Cohen, Deanna Conti, Roy Dalgarno, Fred Williams, and Noel Wood.

The exhibition was a significant occasion for the arts in north Queensland, and was doubly so due to the Inaugural Philip Bacon Guest Lecture, delivered by Chris Saines, Director QAGOMA, which was organised to coincide with the exhibition’s launch event. The event attracted an appreciative audience of more than 100 guests.

The exhibition was complemented by a 60 page publication, which was funded through the Gordon Darling Foundation, and marked an important contribution to the Australian arts literature field about a little-known but highly important period in the nation’s arts history.

Text contributors included Manager Gallery Services Shane Fitzgerald, exhibition Curator Ross Searle, Mr Glenn R Cooke, Mrs Catherine Stocky, and Dr. Anneke Silver, and together their unique insights painted a picture of an important but previously unchartered chapter of Australian arts history.

To the Islands was significant not only in its content, but also as it saw the establishment of a unique regional galleries partnership between Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Cairns Regional Gallery.

With Perc Tucker Regional Gallery already committing to the development and display of To the Islands, it was negotiated for the exhibition to also tour exclusively to Cairns Regional Gallery as part of Gallery Services’ Regional Touring Program

Cairns was a highly suitable location to showcase these works, with the region also hugely impacted by the contributions of the artists included in the exhibition.

With regional galleries limited in funds to develop exhibition content, this partnership allowed Cairns Regional Gallery to secure a major exhibition of relevance to their region for minimal costs, garnered greater awareness for the contributions of the artists, while also further promoting Perc Tucker Regional Gallery’s achievements within the broader region.

To the Islands was launched at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and displayed from 18 October – 1 December 2013, before touring to the Cairns Regional Gallery from 10 January – 9 March 2014.

This short tour exemplified best practice in the form of partnerships between regional galleries to develop high quality exhibition programs on limited financial resources.

Throughout its display at both galleries, To the Islands attracted a total of 12,655 visitors, with 6,181 attending Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and a further 6,474 attending Cairns Regional Gallery.

Noel WOOD

Australia b.1912 d.2001

The pathway to Banfield’s old home [Dunk Island] [detail] c.1940

Oil on canvas on composition board

46 x 59.8cm

Acc. 1:0283

Purchased 1940

Queensland Art Gallery Collection

Photograph: Natasha Harth, QAGOMA

Exhibition In Focus

Tim Maguire: The Douglas Kagi Gift

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

28 February – 27 April 2014

The exhibition Tim Maguire: The Douglas Kagi Gift provided an opportunity for the Townsville community to view a major gift of 24 digital prints by acclaimed London-based artist Tim Maguire, acquired in June 2012.

This extraordinary gift to the City of Townsville Art Collection was made by Dr Douglas Kagi, a Melbourne-based scientist and prolific collector of international prints since the 1970s, following discussions with then Gallery Services Curator Sue Smith. In bestowing these works, Dr Kagi not only provided the community with access to a major artist, but also re-focused its attention on the impressive quality within and significance of the City of Townsville Art Collection, a treasured cultural asset of the region.

The exhibition was also timed to feature as part of the Queensland Festival of Photography. With the works on display being digital prints derived from source photographs and utilising Maguire’s unique ‘digital painting’ technique, the exhibition encouraged discussion about the blurring of boundaries between traditionally segmented mediums such as painting, printmaking and photography within the contemporary art scene.

Featuring the exhibition as part of the Queensland Festival of Photography also ensured a heightened national audience. In its fifth year, the Festival was held throughout April and promoted exhibitions celebrating any form of photo-media at venues across the state. Exhibitions, including Tim Maguire: The Douglas Kagi Gifti, were featured in a catalogue which was distributed Australia-wide.

The local and visiting public were appreciative of the exhibition, with 7,803 guests registered during its duration.

Particularly popular was the exhibition’s launch event, which featured an In-Conversation session between the donor, Dr Douglas Kagi, and Gallery Services Curator Eric Nash, and attracted in excess of 70 guests.

This session enabled an opportunity for Dr Kagi to provide a rare insight into the world of art collecting, and share his amusing and astute experiences and observations.

opposite top:

Tim MAGUIRE

United Kingdom b. 1958

Love of the Plants II [detail] 2007

Digital pigment print on paper

72.3 x 91.6 cm (sheet); 60 x 80 cm (image)

ed. 17/35

Acc. 2012.041

Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Tech-Dry Building Protection Systems Pty Ltd as trustee for the Dr Douglas A Kagi Scientific Research Trust

City of Townsville Art Collection

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

© Tim Maguire

opposite bottom:

Tim MAGUIRE

United Kingdom b. 1958

Love of the Plants VI [detail] 2007

Digital pigment print on paper

70 x 90 cm (sheet); 60 x 80 cm (image)

ed. 17/35

Acc. 2012.045

Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Tech-Dry Building Protection Systems Pty Ltd as trustee for the Dr Douglas A Kagi Scientific Research Trust

City of Townsville Art Collection

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

© Tim Maguire

Exhibition In Focus

In-Habit: Project Another Country

Alfredo Juan Aquilizan and Isabel Gaudinez-Aquilizan

A Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation commissioned project, toured by Museums & Galleries NSW. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body

Pinnacles Gallery

5 April – 4 May 2014

In-Habit: Project Another Country, commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, was a contemporary art project by Filipino-born, Brisbane based artists, Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan.

Pinnacles Gallery was the third tour venue for this exhibition, with the Aquilizans presenting a participatory experience that addressed themes of journey and diaspora; settlement and resettlement; home and land; plight and displacement.

Using the process of collecting and collaborating to express ideas of migration, family and memory, the husband and wife team worked with local schools, children and the community to construct small houses using recycled cardboard boxes and found materials. The houses contributed to a growing community of dwellings installed on scaffolding within the gallery, resembling a sprawling construction site continuously evolving and always in transition. By the close of the exhibition, this collaborative cardboard ‘city’ embodied a multitude of real and imagined personal and communal stories.

Nestled within the cacophony of mismatched boxes featured a multi-channel video work focusing on the children of the Badjao.

An indigenous ethnic group of Southeast Asia with a long history of nomadic seafaring, the Badjao are now among the displaced poor in the Philippines and are at risk of losing their identity as they integrate with their adopted, land-based communities.

Inhabiting makeshift houseboats and stilt houses on coastal settlements along the Sulu Archipelago, the Badjao must seek alternative ways to survive while their severely underprivileged but quickwitted children have learnt to increase their takings as beggars by infusing foreign rap music with local dialect. They perform their spontaneous routines on the streets of Filipino cities revealing uncanny humour and ingenuity.

The exhibition In-Habit: Project Another Country was of particular interest to Townsville’s large Filipino community, however the exhibition’s physically impressive transformation of the Pinnacles Gallery display space and the interactive nature of the project ensured broad popularity and high levels of engagement.

While on display at Pinnacles Gallery, In-Habit: Project Another Country attracted 3,817 visitors, many contributing their own creations to the evolving display. A further 273 were involved through workshops and public programs with the artists and gallery staff delivered for school groups and the general public.

Detail installation image from In-Habit: Project Another Country Pinnacles Gallery, 5 April - 4 May 2014

Major Exhibitions

Major Exhibitions 2013/14

The following is a list of the major exhibitions presented at Gallery Services’ two peak venues, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery, and toured by Gallery Services during the period 2013/2014.

These exhibitions were variously developed by Gallery Services, by community groups with the support of Gallery Services for display within the galleries, or curated by and toured from Regional, State, and National arts organisations.

The listing also notes the category within which each exhibition fits. Gallery Services has established these clear Exhibition Categories to ensure considered, transparent, and equitable programming of exhibitions is undertaken to cater to the community’s needs and wants, and to provide foundations towards realising the Creative Classrooms, Creative Communities and Creative Spaces themes and associated programs.

The Exhibition Categories can be defined by two distinct engagement strategies:

+ Exhibitions and special projects developed or sourced for display in the Townsville region

- Local Component Exhibitions, Staff Curated Exhibitions, Major Touring Exhibitions, General Touring Exhibitions and Special Projects

+ Exhibitions and special projects developed to tour to venues outside of the Townsville region as part of the Regional Touring Program, National Touring Program and International Touring Program

Pinnacles Gallery performance of Survivor: Dadang Christanto Pinnacles Gallery 17 November - 15 December 2013

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

VRROOOM

2013 Children’s Exhibition

24 May – 4 August 2013

Special Projects

Hypercathexis

Carolyn Dodds

21 June – 11 August 2013

Special Projects

Life In Your Hands: art from solastalgia

A Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery project curated by Robyn Daw, touring to six venues across Australia with Museums & Galleries NSW, supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative.

9 August – 13 October 2013

General Touring Exhibitions

The Personal and the Political: Selected Works

1990 – 2012

Bonney Bombach

16 August – 6 October 2013

Staff Curated Exhibitions

The 58th Townsville Art Awards and the 2013 Townsville Open Art Awards

Townsville Art Society

11 October – 27 October 2013

Local Component Exhibitions

To the Islands

Exploring works created by artists on Dunk, Bedarra and Timana Islands between the 1930s and 1990s

Curated by Ross Searle

18 October – 1 December 2013

Local Component Exhibitions

META4

Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE Pimlico Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft student exhibition

1 November – 17 November 2013

Local Component Exhibitions

VERGE: Venturing Beyond James Cook University School of Creative Arts graduate exhibition

22 November – 15 December 2013

Local Component Exhibitions

Brick by Brick

Townsville’s largest ever exhibition of LEGO® history and products

13 December 2013 – 23 February 2014

Special Projects

Life Unframed

Uli Liessmann

20 December 2013 – 26 January 2014

Staff Curated Exhibitions

Renegades: Outsider Art

A touring exhibition presented by KickArts

Contemporary Arts

31 January – 9 March 2014

General Touring Exhibitions

Tim Maguire

The Douglas Kagi Gift

28 February – 27 April 2014

Staff Curated Exhibitions

The Line of Fire

14 March – 27 April 2014

Staff Curated Exhibitions

Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize

9 May – 13 July 2014

Special Projects

EXHIBITIONS

Pinnacles Gallery

Musing with Materials

Davis Thomas

25 May – 21 July 2013

Staff Curated Exhibitions

ARENA: A Post Boom Beijing

Curated by Dr Laurens Tan and featuring 21 works by 13 artists

27 July – 1 September 2013

General Touring Exhibitions

Creative Generation Excellence Award in Visual

Art and Design 2013

North Queensland Regional Exhibition

7 September – 29 September 2013

Local Component Exhibitions

ArtNOW

A Pinnacles Gallery initiative

7 September – 29 September 2013

Local Component Exhibitions

Greatest Hits: Volume 3

An Institute of Modern Art Touring Exhibition

5 October – 10 November 2013

Major Touring Exhibitions

Sense of Place

A dLux MediaArts exhibition toured by Museums & Galleries NSW

5 October – 10 November 2013

General Touring Exhibitions

Survivor: Dadang Christanto

Presented by Kultour in partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and toured by Museums & Galleries NSW. This exhibition is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments

17 November – 15 December 2013

Major Touring Exhibitions

The Games of Art

A Queensland University of Technology and Pinnacles Gallery co-curated exhibition

21 December 2013 – 2 February 2014

Staff Curated Exhibitions

Glide

Robert Crispe, Michelle Hall, and Jo Lankester

7 February – 30 March 2014

Local Component Exhibitions

In-Habit: Project Another Country

Alfredo Juan Aquilizan and Isabel GaudinezAquilizan

A Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation commissioned project, toured by Museums & Galleries NSW. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body

5 April – 4 May 2014

General Touring Exhibitions

DUO Magazine

Percival Photographic Portrait Prize

10 May – 13 July 2014

Special Projects

On Tour

To the Islands

Exploring works created by artists on Dunk, Bedarra and Timana Islands between the 1930s and 1990s

Curated by Ross Searle

Regional Touring Program

Phillip Oliver HOBSON Soldiers of 3RAR crossing a valley of snow-covered rice paddies 1951

Photograph:

DavisThomas Poised Steel 2011 [installation image]

from: Musing with Materials Pinnacles Gallery 25 May – 21 July 2013

Creative Spaces

Creative Spaces: Overview

Creative Spaces is a series of Gallery Services programs that incorporates activities, events and exhibition-based programs that are delivered outside of the traditional gallery space.

The aim of Creative Spaces is to undertake the activation of collaborative partnerships through identified opportunities that support, promote and enhance the cultural capacity, creative economy, cultural experiences and engagement opportunities for artists, arts workers, organisations, individuals and visitors to the Townsville region.

Creative Spaces includes dedicated programs such as Strand Ephemera, SHIFT: elevator art project, street art and Shop n Play as well as designing and delivery pop-up activities at existing events around Townsville.

During 2013/14 a total of 119 Creative Spaces programs and 19 exhibitions were delivered at venues such as Flinders Street, The Strand, Willows Shopping Centre, Stockland North Shore, Federation Place, Central, Northtown, James Cook University, Queens Gardens and the Townsville Civic Theatre.

Highlights of the 2013/14 financial period include:

+ The activation of elevator spaces around Townsville’s CBD as part of SHIFT: elevator art project, a new program where local artists design artwork to transform elevator spaces into pop-up art spaces. Five elevators were transformed during 2013/14.

+ Strand Ephemera 2013, a biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition that is situated along Townsville’s The Strand.

Strand Ephemera featured 33 unique sculptures along the entirety of The Strand and 36 free workshops, 13 guided tours for the general public, five artist talks, one symposium and launch. The school program featured 73 programs including artist talks, workshops and guided tours.

+ Shop n Play programs at Willows Shopping Centre and Stockland North Shore for Brick by Brick and QAGOMA Kids on Tour

These programs allowed Gallery Services to deliver workshops at two of Townsville’s premier shopping centres, take workshops to the public at large and expand the traditional arts audience.

+ Townsville Seafood Festival 2013 and the Eco Fiesta 2014. Gallery Services ran pop-up art activities at both of these events for the general public. Unique art activities were designed and delivered at each event for over 840 people.

+ Percival Portrait Artists. As part of the public program for The Percivals 2014, Gallery Services employed four local artists to hit the streets at the Cotters Markets every Sunday during the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize

From Sunday May 17 to Sunday July 13, the artists donned a red beret and a stripey blue shir t and drew free portraits of people as a way to promote the biennal portrait exhibition.

+ Faces of Townsville exhibition, which featured large-scale photographic portraits of Townsville residents, by Townsville residents, was displayed in various locations around the city in the form of backlit photographs and paste-ups.

Faces of Townsville was displayed during The Percivals, from 9 May to 13 July 2014, ex panding the multi-faceted city-wide festival of por traiture beyond the confines of Townsville’s gallery spaces.

Andrew Rankin’s winning entry in the Strand Ephemera 2013 Photographic Competition of Rainer H. Schlüter’s award winning installation Blue Dancers (Danseuses Bleues) - Quintet Photographer: Andrew Rankin

In Focus

Strand Ephemera

Strand Ephemera 2013 has been and gone, but the 10 day outdoor arts festival has left an indelible mark. Over 60,000 participants embraced the event with unprecedented enthusiasm; taking part in the Photographic Competition, voting in the Wilson/ Ryan/Grose Lawyers People’s Choice Award, joining in tours and workshops, and of course admiring the 33 artworks on display.

In 2013, the exhibition had an increased focus on the appearance of works after dark as well as night programs, while also cross-promoting a series of Fringe Events at external arts and cultural venues for the first time. The exhibition offered a major $10,000 Award for Artistic Excellence, which was judged by Professor Donna Marcus, a prominent artist working in the public field and also a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University.

Strand Ephemera also incorporates professional development opportunities for participating and local artists. A feature of this program is the Public Art Symposium, organised in collaboration with the School of Creative Arts and presented at James Cook University.

The Symposium took place on the exhibition’s final day and featured three speakers from Australia and New Zealand who explored a spectrum of ideas and shared personal experiences. This year’s speakers included Professor Steffen Lehmann, Richard Brecknock, and Professor Michael Parekowhai.

To assist visitors in navigating the exhibition and also to gain further insight into the works, as well as plan events they wished to attend, a number of support materials were made available.

These included a folded Public Program, a free Children’s Activity Booklet, and a 66 page exhibition catalogue; all materials were printed by the event’s Print Sponsor Lotsa Printing.

The range of artists, artworks, and opportunities for visitor engagement, ensured the exhibition was of interest to local, state and national media outlets. This was greatly assisted by the support of the event’s Media Sponsors Townsville Bulletin, 4TOfm, and WIN network.

Central to the event’s success was the vast array of Public and Education Programs, with Gallery Services engaging over 2000 students alone to participate in Strand Ephemera 2013

The involvement of local schools and students is a major focus of every Strand Ephemera. Gallery Services offers all schools within the region the possibility to be involved in workshops and guided tours, and provides an activity booklet that responds to works in the exhibition and links with current syllabus.

The total program attendance by students was 2 188. This figure represents official involvement by schools who applied to be a part of the public program only, and doesn’t capture the schools and students who visited the exhibition without informing the Gallery of their visit.

During Strand Ephemera a number of artist talks occurred both on site at The Strand and at schools around Townsville.

Gabi Sturman, one of the participating artists, delivered an artist talk and clay workshop for Townsville Grammar School students while Erica Gray visited senior students at Ryan Catholic College and talked about how her fashion design background influences her art practice.

Selected student groups from Holy Spirit and St Joeseph’s, The Strand were provided artist talks by MJ Ryan Bennett, Gabi Sturmann, Julie Bentley, Elizabeth Tillack and Jo Anglesey during their tours of Strand Ephemera. A total of 358 students received artist talks during Strand Ephemera.

Fringe events such as Umbrella Studio’s Light on the Fringe, Gallery 48’s Ephemera as Possible, the Bohemian Masquerade Ball, Pink Piano performances, PechaKucha Night Townsville V.4 and ABC Open Video Bomb, which coincided with Strand Ephemera, were supported by Gallery Services with inclusion in Strand Ephemera publications and cross-promotion throughout the festival.

These events complemented Strand Ephemera’s program, built on public engagement and further developed mutually-supportive arts relationships within the Townsville region.

While all 33 works sparked the imagination of the visiting public, there could be only one winner of the major $10,000 Award for Artistic Excellence.

Judged by Dr Donna Marcus, a prominent artist working in the public field and also a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, the award went to Port Douglas artist Rainer H. Schlüter.

His monumental driftwood forms, entitled Blue Dancers (Danseuses Bleues) - Quintet took their inspiration “from two famous works; Matisse’s Danseuses Bleues and Giacometti’s Walking Man,” the artist stated.

The beachwood forms, representing abstract dancers, were carved and assembled from fallen beach trees, and then painted in acrylic ultramarine blue.

The exhibition’s guest judge, Dr Donna Marcus, said the winning work was “an elegant and well executed piece with many references that allow viewers to engage on numerous levels. Schlüter’s work is both poignant and playful, and a deserving winner.”

The contribution of volunteers to the running of a major public art event such as Strand Ephemera cannot be understated - without their input, the event simply would not be able to be staged.

Volunteers for this year’s event were drawn from James Cook University’s Reflective Practitioner class, the Gallery’s exisiting volunteers, the broader public who expressed interest in the event, as well as the participating artists and their supporters.

Strand Ephemera utilised 116 volunteers, who completed 334 shifts totalling 1645 hours of service across all areas of the exhibition, namely:

+ Visitor Experience and Administration

+ Data Gathering

+ Documentation and Design

+ Public Programs

+ Exhibition Installation, Maintenance and Demount

93 shifts totalling over 470 hours were required to ensure the safe, secure and attractive installation and demount of the exhibition alone.

In this area, volunteers supported staff and artists to pass, lift, and position artworks, dig holes, collect artworks from storage facilities, mark installation locations, assemble works, utilise hand tools and ladders, prepare and tidy work areas, and liaise with Gallery and council staff as well as participating artists.

Volunteers also ensured more data was collected during this Strand Ephemera than ever before which will assist greatly in its future growth, while of course providing a friendly point of contact for information throughout the exhibition and public programs.

Gallery Services and Townsville City Council extends its immense thanks to all 116 volunteers for their invaluable contribution to a hugely successful community event.

Paul Freeman’s entry in the Strand Ephemera 2013

Photographic Competition of Ian Loiterton’s artwork

The End Game

Image title: The End Game - Breaking Dawn

Photographer: Paul Freeman

Media Reach and Exhibition Statistics

An extensive media and marketing strategy was put in place, which resulted in high levels of exposure and positive media coverage for both the event and the participating artists.

The strategy’s objectives were:

+ Further develop Strand Ephemera’s reputation as a first class event

+ Increase the awareness of Strand Ephemera locally, nationally and internationally

+ Increase awareness of Gallery Services through marketing the event

The reach of the event’s social networking strategy was also pleasing, with nearly 19 000 impressions (and in excess of 11 000 unique accounts reached) through the twitter #strandephemera alone. Coupled with dramatic spikes in patronage of the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery facebook account coinciding with this period, and high levels of participation in the Instagram competition, these statistics paint a picture of both the power of social networking, and of the community’s love for Strand Ephemera.

While these results were all driven by Gallery Services in liaison with Townsville City Council’s Corporate Communications department, independant press also took great interest in the event and helped spread the word. 82%

Visitor Origins

Strand Ephemera 2013

International National Queensland Townsville Region

60 000 exhibition visitors & 2 188 school students

In Focus

Shift

In 2014, Gallery Services initiated SHIFT: elevator art project, a new Creative Spaces program that saw north Queensland artists employed to activate non-traditional art spaces and transform them with innovative artwork designs into locations of significance.

The impetus behind SHIFT was to transform these often overlooked spaces into dynamic transformative artworks to surprise, delight and challenge the viewer while furthering exposure of north Queensland art and artists.

SHIFT: elevator art project showcases Townsville as an arts innovator by commissioning artists to create public artworks for the chosen elevator spaces. Projects of a similar nature have occurred in Tokyo, Japan and Antwerp, Belgium.

By participating, venues not only showed their support for the project and public art but they also: had their elevator beautified with an original, local artwork; created a talking piece for staff and the public; provided an employed opportunity for commissioning local artworks; became part of an urban arts trail; and contributed to the redevelopment and revitalisation of Townsville’s CBD into a cultural hub.

In the first instalment, Gallery Services commissioned four local artists to create artwork for a four-month display across four CBD venues.

The venues were Central, Federation Place, Northtown and Townsville Civic Theatre. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery was also a venue with an existing Ron McBurnie artwork. To participate in the project, venues were required to be publicly accessible.

The four artists commissioned for SHIFT: elevator art project in the first instalment were: Jacqui Duffy (Central), Aaron Ashley (Federation Place), Gerald Soworka (Northtown) and Raul Posse (Townsville Civic Theatre).

Each artist submitted a design which was approved by Gallery Services and the venue. The artworks were then reproduced onto a vinyl material for application. No curatorial restrictions were placed on the artists, however the work needed to be suitable for public display.

SHIFT: elevator art project was officially launched by Councillor Colleen Doyle in a gala event at Federation Place on Friday 28 March 2014. SHIFT received media coverage in the Townsville Bulletin, Seven News and WIN News.

SHIFT is continuing in the 2014/2015 financial year with changeovers scheduled to begin in early July. The next round of artists contracted are: Gai Copeman, Ashleigh Peters and Tommy Pau.

opposite: Jacque DUFFY

Places to go [detail] 2014

elevator art installation

Central, Townsville

Jan being interviewed in front of her large scale paste-up as part of the Faces of Townsville project, Flinders Street. Faces of Townsville is a collaborative project between ABC Open and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Photograph: courtesy of Bruce Muller

In Focus

Faces of Townsville

The outdoor exhibition Faces of Townsville saw Gallery Services once again partner with ABC Open to activate Townsville’s public spaces with an inclusive and engaging art program.

The exhibition, which featured large-scale photographic portraits of Townsville residents, by Townsville residents, was displayed in various locations around the city in the form of backlit photographs and paste-ups, and formed part of Gallery Services’ Creative Spaces stratagem.

Faces of Townsville was displayed during The Percivals, from 9 May to 13 July 2014, expanding the multi-faceted city-wide festival of portraiture beyond the confines of Townsville’s gallery spaces.

Faces of Townsville participant Margot Douglas was particularly appreciative of the public setting, stating, “I am excited to be part of this exhibition as photography is a new art form I am exploring, which can be utilised across many platforms. I like the partnership and collaboration and the fact that the works are outside of the gallery walls into public spaces where a wider audience can engage with them (or not) on a daily basis (a little like social media!)”

Faces of Townsville participant Marion WalkerCampbell said she was, “really excited about the entire concept, I think it’s a way to ‘personalise’ Townsville and bring more positivity to the community.”

The local portraits for the exhibition were created as a part of ABC Open’s Snapped project.

Each month Snapped creates a challenge to help amateur photographers to learn new techniques. Snapped recently asked photographers to take portraits that captured the many faces of Australia.

Over 1000 portraits were submitted, including many from North Queensland.

North Queensland’s ABC Open producer Michael Bromage said, “the Faces of Townsville outdoor exhibition celebrated local writers, photographers and filmmakers who actively contribute stories to ABC Open.”

The Faces of Townsville exhibition received positive community feedback, and enjoyed substantial promotion through ABC Open and ABC, the Sun local newspaper, as well as through interviews with the Faces of Townsville participants on Spaceville, Townsville’s interactive online streaming community TV show.

A developed program of activities, events and competitions delivered by ABC Open also ensured broad public engagement. Such activities included a ‘Find the #FacesofTownsville portraits’ competition conducted through facebook, instagram and twitter; a series of 12 short videos of people who are featured in the portraits sharing a story relating to Faces of Townsville, and uploaded via facebook and vimeo; and CBD photography and time-lapse video safaris.

Beyond skills development, the exhibition also contributed to the encouragement of creative pursuits, with participant Jan Wallis stating, “sharing my stories through ABC Open has given me the belief that I can do this! And this exhibition is a great way of letting others know, you can do this too.”

The exhibition also elicited professional development opportunities for the participants, namely through the strong program of photography and digital story-telling workshops conducted by ABC Open to deliver the exhibition, but also through the process of installing the works.

Participants were involved in a hands-on capacity in installing the paste-ups in various locations around the city, while a ‘wheat paste’ cooking demonstration video was also produced for those interested in the process.

Winner of the Design Your Own Car Competition Amy Butler with racing driver Tim Slade from Erebus Motorsport V8 team’s #47 Heavy Haulage Australia (HHA), Sucrogen Townsville 400.

VRROOOM: Design Your Own Car Competition

As part of the 2013 Children’s Exhibition, VRROOOM, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery ran a Design Your Own Car competition which saw a host of creative entries by artists aged 4 – 13. 22 of the best entries were subsequently displayed at The Galleria, Riverway Arts Centre, in the form of large-scale vinyl stickers. The competition proved very popular and unearthed a host of talented young artists, and validated Gallery Services’ efforts to reach broad cross sections of the community by partnering with leading events in the city.

The VRROOOM partnership with both the V8 Supercars and specifically Team Erebus was a key example of an initiative to achieve this.

In July 2013, eleven-year-old Amy Butler was crowned the winner of the Design Your Own Car competition during the Sucrogen Townsville 400, and eagerly watched on as the Erebus Motorsport V8 team’s #47 Heavy Haulage Australia (HHA) racing car showcased her work to a national audience.

Amy was selected as the winner by HHA racing driver Tim Slade, who commented that, “Amy’s design is very cute, creative and it stood out visually. I could see this car being a character in a Disney movie and I think it will give my car a fun edge. All the entrants did such a wonderful job and it was difficult to pick the winner from so many great designs.”

Gai COPEMAN

Cafe Culture [detail] 2014 elevator art installation concept Central, Townsville

Creative Communities

Creative Communities: Overview

Creative Communities is a holistic platform for a series of programs that provide arts and cultural activities for individuals, groups, organisations and subcultures within the Townsville region.

The aim of Creative Communities is to undertake collaborative partnerships through identified opportunities that support, promote and enhance cultural life in Townsville. Further, these programs also add to the creative economy for artists, arts workers, businesses and organisations in the Townsville region by creating opportunities for employment and business opportunities, which in turn enhances the cultural capacity of the region and provides cultural experiences for Townsville residents.

In total during 2013/14 there were 498 programs delivered at Pinnacles Gallery, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and outside venues.

The following is a brief breakdown of some of the core programs:

+ art-box is an under 5s program run on the first Tuesday of each month at Pinnacles Gallery, and the third Tuesday of each month at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. art-box is a free art making activity for under 5s and their parent/ guardian, and has seen an increase in programs and participation during the 2013/14 financial period. James Cook University students have been assisting with this program as a form of professional development through the JCU Student Project Bank initiative. Students devise a workshop, present it to Gallery Services staff and then deliver it before reflecting and receiving feedback.

+ Family Fun Day has become a staple for free children’s workshops on the third Sunday of each month at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. This free two-hour art workshop is delivered by Gallery Services staff. Each month provides a new art activity that relates to the exhibition on display in the Gallery.

+ Art Workshop Programs occurred throughout the year with a total of 175 workshops delivered for 3 476 participants. Devising and delivering workshops for children, teens and adults creates paid opportunities for artists in our region and is also a revenue source for Gallery Services.

A highlight of the 2013/14 financial year has included a Forward Thinking Fashion workshop for youth led by local fashion designer Cassandra Pons. Pons introduced participants to a range of basic design techniques before challenging them to create a fashion design from recycled materials and modelling it in a Gallery fashion show.

Another highlight was a series of Life Drawing Workshops led by artist Gerald Soworka. Over a six-week period, participants were led through a series of exercises to further observational abilities and their understanding of the human form. This workshop was fully booked out.

+ Art Escape continues as Gallery Services school holiday art program for children to ex plore creativity and have fun making art.

Art Escape provides paid workshop oppor tunities for five artists each school holidays and workshop attendance has been increasingly strong with many workshops booked out or near capacity. A total of 26 Art Escape programs have occurred for 263 paying attendees.

+ Exhibition Launches and Events accompany every major exhibition at both Galleries and in conjuction with the majority of small spaces exhibitions.

Highlights of the year include a staggering 793 attendees to the launch of the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize and a private reception for His Excellency the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Lady Cosgrove at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

Programs In Focus

art-box

The art-box program is designed for children under the age of five and their parents and/or caregivers to engage with the current exhibitions on display at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery respectively through creative play and art making activities tailored specifically for this age group.

A total number of 21 art-box programs were delivered during 2013/14, actively engaging cognitive and creative skills across a broad range of arts and crafts mediums. Participation with this particular program has fluctuated between venues from month to month. To increase participation levels art-box was reviewed and assessed regularly to ensure target audiences were exposed, aware and engaged.

Art Workshops

Art Workshops have been delivered as oneoff intensive sessions and as block series across 2013/14 allowing access to trained and highly skilled tutors. Further, workshops are designed to complement the exhibition calendar and provide an enhanced visitor experience to the Galleries or provide an outreach venue at an external venue.

These workshops are developed to provide a greater insight into the visual arts through exposing participants to various skills and techniques of the visual arts. Over the past year, workshops have been facilitated by a number of local artists including Gerald Soworka, Cassandra Pons, Johanna Beningfield, Nicole Potgieter, Damian Anthony and Regina Lovic. Visiting tutors have included Kick Arts (Cairns), Jacqui Duffy, Jeff Mincham and Bonney Bombach.

Play Art is a block series of art classes held outside of school hours for primary school aged children to explore and develop their creativity by being exposed to varied skills of local artists. A total of 3 Play Art workshop programs were delivered throughout the year.

Through visitor surveys and word-of-mouth feedback Gallery Services was able to identify opportunities to develop and grow participation. This was achieved by an extensive flyer distribution to childcare centres, schools, electronic networks and through existing programs at the Gallery for mass exposure.

The effectiveness of this action became prevalent as a number of childcare centres have booked one-off or recurring visits to the galleries specifically for this program.

Two different natured workshops took place; a one-off intensive workshop facilitated by Jacqui Duffy to coincide with her exhibition launch For The Love of (Im)Possibilities; the second being two-block series facilitated by Johanna Beningfield and Nicole Potgieter respectively. The block series focused on the basics of palette knife painting and travel landscapes; and design elements for still life application.

Art Tasters is a program of art workshops, delivered as one-off intensive sessions or as a block series, targeted at an older demographic of teenagers and adults. This particular program allows unprecedented access to trained and highly skilled artists, both local and visiting tutors.

The employment of trained and highly skilled tutors ensures that participants are exposed to varied skills and techniques whilst contributing to the strengthening of the local visual arts sectors’ long-term viability.

art-box workshop Pinnacles Gallery

Participants at the weekly Percival’s Life Drawing program, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Programs

In Focus

Art Escape

Art Escape is Gallery Services’ school holiday program which is hosted across both venues four times per year. This program consists of individual workshops conducted by local artists targeting school aged children exposing them to varied skills as an alternative to sporting and other mainstream recreational activities.

There were 18 artists engaged during 2013/14 to deliver varied workshop activities as part of the Art Escape program. These artists were Garth Jankovic, Aaron Ashley, Shane Keen, Harry Stanley, Damian Anthony, Mary Parkes, Gabrielle Bohl, Johanna Beningfield, Rhiannon Mitchard, Nicole Potgieter, Anna Mango, MJ Ryan-Bennett, Kath Cornwall, Nicky Pryor, Cassandra Roberts, and John Bradshaw.

This program is developed for artists to deliver workshops at both venues during alternating weeks during each school holiday period.

Artists of the Townsville region are engaged and employed to deliver a variation of activities that are targeted for youth of all age groups. Workshops have included, but not limited to, printmaking, mixed media, painting, assemblage, sculpture, paper-craft and clay.

Regular Adult Programs

Gallery Services hosts the Monday Morning Art Group, a group that gathers weekly to hold social painting sessions in the Riverway Arts Centre Workshop Room at Riverway Arts Centre. This group of senior citizens is aligned with the University of the Third Age (U3A), and help each other create art in oils, acrylic, pastels and watercolours.

Although no tutoring is available, the group critique each other’s works to help the creation process. Each year the group presents an exhibition in one of Gallery Services’ small community spaces YourSPACE, Galleria or the Niche, Access or Showcase at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

in 2013 as a new program that allowed an opportunity for artists and students to develop their drawing skills and network with other artists in a gallery environment. Every Tuesday evening throughout the year (excluding closure periods) participants meet at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery for a three hour session of drawing, with a model being engaged each week to allow participants to develop their life drawing skills.

These workshops enable members of the community of differing skills and abilities to work within a supportive environment to build and develop their life drawing skills at their own pace. suitable to themselves. A total of 44 sessions took place throughout the 2013/14 year.

Program In Focus

Townsville Artist Markets

Gallery Services runs the Townsville Artist Markets at the Riverway Arts Centre (internally and externally dependent on the season) on a bi-monthly basis. The Markets have provided opportunities for local arts and craft practitioners to promote and sell their products at one of Townsville’s most picturesque recreational precincts.

The Townsville Artist Markets contributes to the development of the region’s creative economy, and the continual development of local product. Although slightly less compared to the previous year, a total a 207 market stalls were presented in 2013/14.

The 2013/14 period saw significant internal imporovments in management of the Markets by introducing a revised application process for stall holders, the introduction of a mobile coffee service at the Townsville Artist Markets and the commencement of the satellite Cotters Market Handmade Arts and Crafts Precinct

The Cotters Market Handmade Arts and Crafts Precinct is intended to be a satellite event to the Townsville Artist Markets, and is hosted on the third Sunday of each month inside the Cotters Markets on Flinders Street. As this event is in early stages of development a total of 21 market stalls have been presented since January 2014.

Both Markets are intended to provide an entertainment alternative for families, and as such the event has also provided employment and busking opportunities for local musicians and roaming performers.

In delivering a multi-faceted event that utilises a much loved and easily accessible platform – the Markets – Gallery Services has continued to increase visitation across a broader audience who engage with fine arts and crafts being produced within the region.

The following talented individuals, bands and groups were employed or engaged to perform at the Townsville Artist Market in 2013/14:

+ Tilly & Matthew Maclean

+ Jacob Long

+ Raymond Drake

+ 4th Sunday Folk Music Group

+ Braden Askin

+ Troy Argent

+ Flute Magic

+ Luke Thomas

+ Dylan Russell

+ Stephen Brady

+ Joshua Denman

+ Sarah Little

+ Solomon Island Drum Group

+ Totally Bonkers Unique Circus Entertainment

– roaming circus performers

+ La Luna Youth Arts - roaming circus performers

+ Ryann Caley

+ The Balloon Man

+ Dancensations – showcasing contemporary ballroom dances

+ Wataru – contemporary Japanese artist demonstration

+ The Oddity – roaming circus performer

+ The Rec Room

A breakdown of Stalls per Market event is outlined below:

Townsville Artists Market

+ August 24: 31 market stalls

+ September 28: 33 market stalls

+ December 15: 62 market stalls

+ February 15: 26 market stalls

+ April 26: 27 market stalls

+ June 28: 25 market stalls

Cotters Market Handmade Arts and Crafts Precinct

+ January 19: 6 market stalls

+ February 16: 4 market stalls

+ March 16: 4 market stalls

+ April 20: 3 market stalls

+ May 18: 1 market stall

+ June 15: 4 market stalls

Townsville Artist Markets Riverway Arts Centre 2014

Amy Bishop sitting for Percival Portrait

Artist, Jasmine Jean Martin, at the launch of The Percivals and the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize

Programs In Focus

Functions / Events / Social Activities

A host of diverse functions, events, and social activities have been staged by Gallery Services, and within Gallery Services’ venues, throughout 2013/2014 to increase community engagement, enjoyment, and to mark significant events and milestones.

In late August 2013, Strand Ephemera was officially opened with an open air event on The Strand. Hosted by ABC local radio personality Paula Tapiolas and attended by over 300 guests, the evening featured entertainment by local musician Amy Zaghini, and a performance by drum circle group Wassa Rhythms of West Africa. The launch set the festival off in the right spirit, particularly for the host of participating artists in attendance who had travelled from all corners of the country to fully experience Strand Ephemera

Each major exhibition held at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery during 2013/2014 has also been marked with a launch event, providing the community an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the artists on display. On numerous occasions, Gallery Services has coupled these launches with entertainment or programs that have allowed greater access to the artists and their works.

Perhaps the most momentous instance of such programming was the Inaugural Philip Bacon Guest Lecture, which was held to coincide with the launch of the major exhibition To the Islands This landmark program, delivered thanks to the generosity of Philip Bacon AM, provides unprecedented access to some of the art sector’s most knowledgeable and influential figures. In 2013, the first Philip Bacon Guest Lecture, entitled Locating a new horizon for QAGOMA, was delivered by Chris Saines, who had only months previously started in the role of the Gallery’s Director, having previously been the Director of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki from 1996-2013.

The opening of the 2013 ArtNOW and Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art North Queensland Regional Exhibition netted a number of quality outcomes.

Fostering the professional development of our region’s young leaders, the event was hosted by participating students nominated by the Queensland Art Teacher’s Association, a role which included the delivery of a Welcome to Country Address.

2014’s The Percivals city-wide celebration of portraiture saw a cluster of launches and events, including the prize announcement of the $40,000 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, which attracted in excess of 700 guests, undoubtedly the reporting period’s busiest event. This was followed the next day by a judge’s floor talk and a lecture from the exhibition’s judge Angus Trumble, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, and the following week by the launch and prize announcement of the DUO Magazine Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, attracting in excess of 300 guests. Both launch events were gala affairs, and featured entertainment by the talented local string quartet, Domina Quartet.

Adding to the intensity of activity in this period, a reception was held at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery for His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. The invitational event attracted the city’s dignitaries, and the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize provided an appropriate setting to showcase the sophistication of our region as the Governor-General commenced his visit.

With the launch of Gallery Services’ combined membership program, Friends of the Galleries, occurring in 2013/2014, social functions for this select group of arts lovers have also commenced. The range and quality of functions, events, and social activities held by Gallery Services in 2013/2014 – of which those discussed are just a small selection – are reflective of Gallery Services’ intent to provide quality community engagement opportunities and entertainment options, as set out in the Visual Arts Strategy. The appreciative crowds at these events is evidence of both the importance and success of this strategy.

1. Percival’s Life Drawing workshop, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

2. Art Escape school holiday workshop, Stockland North Shore as part of the QAGOMA Kids on Tour

3. Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught constructing the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery building as part of the Brick by Brick exhibition

4. Townsville Artists Market, Riverway Arts Centre

5. Angus Trumble, Director National Portrait Gallery conducting a floortalk of the 2014 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

6. Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize private reception for His Excellency the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Shane Fitzgerald, Manager Gallery Services

7. Forward Thinking Fashion workshop with Cassandra Pons and catwalk presentation, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

8. Creative Spaces workshop at Eco Fiesta 2014, Queens Gardens

1. Townsville Artists Market, Riverway Arts Centre

2. Seeing sea creatures in plastic bags workshop with artist Nicole Potgieter, Townsville Seafood Festival, Flinders Street 2013

3. Councillor Colleen Doyle inspecting portrait with artist Barabra Cheshire as part of The Percivals

4. Councillor Colleen Doyle, Francis Giacco [winner of the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize], Angus Trumble, Director National Portrait Gallery and Daniel Christie, Manager Glencore Port Operations at the launch of the 2014 Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

5. School students undertaking a guided tour of Strand Ephemera 2013

6. Ross Searle, Curator of To the Islands: exploring works created by artists on Dunk, Bedarra and Timana Islands between the 1930s and 1990s ex hibition floortalk, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

7. In Conversation with Dr Douglas Kagi and Eric Nash, Curator Gallery Services, as part of the exhibition Tim Maguire: The Douglas Kagi Gift

8. Chris Saines, Director Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art conducting the Inaugural Philip Bacon Annual Guest Lecture, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Additional Programs

Friends of the Galleries

The Friends of the Galleries initiative saw a new take on what Townsville’s public galleries traditionally offer their membership and supporter base.

In the last financial year, Gallery Services undertook an ambitious program to expand upon the services that it offers patrons by initiating the Friends of the Galleries membership program and establishing partnerships with local business providing exclusive benefits for Friends of the Galleries members.

Support your Galleries and become a Friends of the Galleries member today. Membership gives you an insider’s view of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery, taking you into the world of art in ways that go beyond visiting and viewing.

Friends of the Galleries are also part of a social network of people who support the visual arts and enjoy unique Member benefits. Memberships may also be purchased through the Gallery as a gift for a family member or friend.

Friends play an important role in the life and work of Townsville’s key public Galleries through the contribution to the acquisition of works of art, the mounting of visiting exhibitions, continual learning and the publication of new scholarship.

Friends enjoy many benefits through their association with the Gallery such as:

+ Friends of the Galleries membership card and welcome pack

+ preferential booking to the Galleries’ annual program of workshops, lectures and social events

+ exclusive members only events

+ complimentary copies of Gallery publications

+ discounted exhibition admission fees (where applicable)

+ exclusive email updates

+ 10% discount at the Gallery Shop

+ 10% discount on artwork purchases from Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery

+ reciprocal member benefits with other participating regional, state and national cultural institutions upon showing your Friends of the Galleries membership card

+ even more discounts and special privileges

w ith selected partner organisations and retailers upon showing your Friends of the Galleries membership card

Ask us about Friends of the Galleries membership today.

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Volunteer function with Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught as part of the Brick by Brick exhibition and Gallery Services’ Christmas celebrations

Marion Gaemers leading a drop-in Weaving Techniques workshop at Strand Ephemera 2013

Creative Classrooms

Creative Classrooms: Overview

The Creative Classrooms strategy provides a holistic platform upon which Gallery Services is able to develop, implement and monitor a series of programs targeted at primary, secondary and tertiary students and arts educators in the Townsville Region.

The Creative Classrooms programs have allowed Gallery Services to undertake activities outside of the traditional confines of the gallery environment and provide a content rich, diverse and engaging program of activities and opportunities for youth and arts educators which has stimulated and enriched visual arts education in our region.

Significant development towards the delivery of this platform was undertaken in 2013/14. This development included the initiation of a new Creative Classrooms Program, the Young Indigenous Printmakers, which was developed to provide avenues for artistic and cultural learning for Indigenous students in the Townsville region through engaging local Indigenous artists and a continued collaboration with Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and Gallery Services. Young Indigenous Printmakers has seen an increase in creative expression and has encouraged community capacity building, well-being and resilience for these students.

Further, there has been a greater emphasis on the education resources developed and made available through Gallery Services’ online platforms with the resources aligning with the Visual Arts and school curriculum. Gallery Services has also made a concerted effort to involve and consider arts educators in the development of programs; through direct communication with relevant teachers, by attending and presenting content to regular Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA) meetings; and by referencing relevant curricula during the development of education resources that reflect Gallery Services’ exhibitions and programs. This has also been achieved by inviting a collaborative and formal consultation process between Gallery Services and visual art teachers to better develop Creative Classrooms programs to their needs.

In order to overcome ever-present issues of access which limit the ability of schools to interact with the region’s peak arts institutions, Gallery Services has implemented a program of activities targeted at both primary and secondary schools which are undertaken within the classroom setting.

These programs, namely Artist-In-Schools, Art-InA-Suitcase, Guest Lecture Series and the new Young Indigenous Printmakers will see Gallery Services reach every primary and secondary school within a financial year in order to engage students with art and promote life-long learning and interest in the field, thus ensuring the development of best-practice Visual Arts programs within Gallery Services and School settings.

Furthermore, Creative Classrooms programs will see an increase in tertiary student placement to observe and assist with Gallery Services’ activities and operational roles via an internship program. Such initiatives and partnerships will nurture developing relationships between Gallery Services and Tertiary Institutions through the provision of information through Guest Lecture’s, Gallery tours and workshops and the dissemination of information to students about Gallery Services roles, educational programs and exhibition resources.

Gallery Services Creative Classrooms programs foster a relationship between, and continued learning opportunity for, community education groups, namely the University of the Third Age (U3A). Gallery Services provides monthly Gallery Tours and discussions with these groups, relating to exhibitions and programs.

Opposite is a breakdown of the major programs and initiatives conducted under the Creative Classrooms strategy. These programs only encompass the major activities undertaken by Gallery Services during the 2013/2014 period.

Program In Focus

Art-In-A-Suitcase

Gallery Services initiated the Art-In-A-Suitcase program for the first time during the 2012/2013 period. Since its inception, this program has employed local artists to deliver this program to participating primary schools within the Townsville Region.

During 2013/2014 Gallery Services engaged Alison McDonald, Aaron Ashley, Anna Mango and Damian Anthony to visit participating schools and impart artistic skills that would otherwise not be provided in the classroom.

The artists selected works from the City of Townsville Art Collection which were then packaged to best practice museum standards in a suitcase. The artists devised art workshops to respond to the artworks, and delivered one workshop at each school in the Townsville region.

In total, the artists visited 31 schools within the Townsville region where they delivered artworks and art workshops to approximately 1 034 students.

Stemming from the workshops students developed their own artworks throughout the school term, to be curated into an exhibition at either Pinnacles Gallery or Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

This program provides a priceless experience for these students to view and learn about significant artists by viewing these works in a close classroom environment.

During 2013/2014 Gallery Services made a concerted effort to better access and deliver this program to ALL primary schools in the Townsville region, by forming stronger and more professional relationships with primary school teachers and their students.

This is being realised through refining the product of this program and presenting it to teachers in a concise lesson plan which clearly outlines the intent of the program, aligning the content with the primary school curriculum and art elements.

Furthermore, Gallery Services initiated a number of visits to the schools by members of staff and Townsville City Council Councillors, to further reinforce the support and opportunities available to them and to monitor the program for continued development.

These initiatives have resulted in a 31.5% increase in participation of schools in the Townsville region since 2012/2013. Currently, 31 of the 40 primary schools in the Townsville region have participated in the Art-In-A-Suitcase program and with every instalment of this program this number is increasing. Gallery Services is striving towards a 100% participation rate and with such an increase evident during this period, this seems a realistic target.

With almost all schools in the Townsville region participating in this program during 2013/2014, there is a short list of primary schools still yet to take up the opportunity to connect with the City of Townsville Art Collection and local artists through the Art-In-A-Suitcase program.

Anna Mango delivering Art-In-A-Suitcase program to students of Townsville Grammar School 2014

Art-In-A-Suitcase

Participating Schools

+ Aitkenvale State School

+ Belgian Gardens State School

+ Bluewater State School

+ Calvary Christian College

+ Cranbrook State School

+ Currajong State School

+ Good Shepherd Catholic Community School

+ Heatley State School

+ Hermit Park State School

+ Holy Spirit School

+ Kirwan State School

+ Magnetic Island State School

+ Mundingburra State School

+ Mutarnee State School

+ Oonoonba State School

+ Rasmussen State School

+ Rollingstone State School

+ Ryan Catholic College

+ Shalom Christian College

+ Southern Cross Catholic School

+ St Clare’s Catholic School

+ St Joseph’s School Mundingburra

+ St Joseph’s School North Ward

+ The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James

+ Townsville Christian College

+ Townsville Grammar School

+ Townsville South State School

+ Townsville West State School

+ Vincent State School

+ Weir State School

+ Wulguru State School

Schools yet to participate

+ Annandale Christian College

+ Bohlevale State School

+ Garbutt State School

+ Kelso State School

+ Railway Estate State School

+ St Anthony’s Catholic College

+ The Willows State School

+ Townsville Central State School

+ Woodstock State School

Opposite from top to bottom: Damian Anthony delivering Art-In-A-Suitcase program to students of Mutarnee State School 2014

Anna Mango delivering Art-In-A-Suitcase program to students of Mundingburra State School 2014

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Students undertaking a “blind contour drawing” exercise at Townsville Grammar School

Program In Focus

Artists-In-Schools

The Artist-In-Schools program continued during 2013/2014. This program facilitates high level, hands-on arts education by engaging local artists to work with teachers and students in Townsville secondary schools.

Artist-In-Schools is available to all secondary schools within the Townville region and facilitates the collaboration of artists, teachers and students to create artwork for an exhibition outcome at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery or Pinnacles Gallery.

The Artist-In-Schools program allows secondary schools access to local, emerging and recognised artists in the Townsville region who provide students and teachers with further artistic support and expertise.

Teachers and artists are able to collaborate in a formal teaching environment to impart specific skills required and relevant to those students involved in the program.

By catering each program to the specific school and teacher, the Artist-In-Schools program provides an avenue for ongoing collaboration and consultation between Gallery Services, Visual Arts teachers and artists within the community.

Examples include artist Gerald Soworka working with students from Calvary Christian College on life drawing; artist Marion Gaemers and St Margaret Mary’s exploring sculpture and weaving with natural fibres; artist Donna Beningfield developing self-portraits with Townsville Grammar students and Northern Beaches State High School students creating a photographic exhibition with Andrew Rankin.

During 2013/2014, there were 14 Artist-In-Schools programs delivered by 13 Townsville region artists to 11 schools in the Townsville region.

Participating schools and artists in 2013/14 were:

+ Annandale Christian College

w ith Kath Corwall

+ Calvary Christian College

w ith Gerald Soworka

+ Calvary Christian College

w ith Cassandra Roberts

+ Northern Beaches State High School

w ith Andrew Rankin

+ Pimlico State High School

w ith Damian Anthony

+ Ryan Catholic College

w ith Nicole Potgieter

+ Shalom Christian College

w ith Jill O’Sullivan

+ St Margaret Mary’s College

w ith Marion Gaemers

+ St Patrick’s College

w ith Robert Crispe

+ St Joseph’s Catholic School The Strand

w ith Kath Carr

+ Thuringowa State High School

w ith MJ Ryan Bennett

+ Townsville Grammar School

w ith Donna Beningfield

+ Townsville State High School

w ith Cath Meharry

+ William Ross State High School

w ith Kath Cornwall

Councillor Gary Eddiehausen with students of Calvary Christian College celebrating the launch of their artworks at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery from the Artists-In-Schools program with artist Gerald Soworka

Councillor Sue Blom attending Artists-In-Schools program at Townsville Grammar School

Donna Beningfield delivering Artists-In-Schools program at Townsville Grammar School

Andrew Rankin delivering Artists-In-Schools program at Northern Beaches State High School

Councillor Gary Eddiehausen with students of Thuringowa State High School celebrating the launch of their artworks at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery from the Artists-In-Schools program with artist M.J. Ryan Bennett

Program In Focus

Guest Lecture Series

The Guest Lecture Series builds on Gallery Services exhibition program at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery by taking highprofile, visiting artists into secondary schools in the Townsville Region.

Visiting artists present a guest lecture to senior school students to enhance their knowledge of the Visual Arts and introduce the students to possible career pathways in the arts. During 2013/2014 Gallery Services delivered 14 Guest Lectures to approximately 500 students within the Townsville Region. The students were given an insight into the variations of Visual Art practices and genres, from installation and performance art to the art of games.

The Guest Lecture Series provides inspiration for students to pursue avenues in their own art, especially in their senior years that go beyond the learnings of the classroom into the real ‘artistic’ world, and unique access to some of Australia’s most recognised and celebrated artists - right there in their own classroom.

The following artists have delivered artist talks at Townsville high schools during the 2013/14 financial year as part of the Guest Lecture Series program:

+ Erica Gray – Strand Ephemera 2013

+ Gabi Sturman - Strand Ephemera 2013

+ Bonny Bombach – The Personal and Political: Selected Works 1990-2012

+ Mandy Martin – 58th Townsville Arts Awards and the 2013 Townsville Open Art Awards

+ Chris Bennie – Sense of Place

+ Anna Zammit, Institute of Modern Art – Sense of Place and Greatest Hits Volume 3

+ Dr Laurens Tan – Arena: a Post Boom Beijing

+ JCU Students – Verge

+ Dadang Christanto - Survivor

+ Jo Lankaster and Michelle Hall - Glide

+ Isabel and Alfredo Aquillizan – In-Habit: Project Another Country

Participating Schools

+ Calvary Christian College

+ Kirwan State High School

+ Northern Beaches State High School

+ Pimlico State High School

+ Ryan Catholic College

+ St Anthony’s Catholic College

+ St Margaret Mary’s College

+ St Patrick’s College

+ Thuringowa State High School

+ Townsville Grammar School

+ Townsville State High School

+ William Ross State High School

Schools yet to participate

+ Annandale Christian College

+ Heatley Secondary College

+ Ignatius Park College

+ Shalom Christian College

+ The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James

Jo Lankester delivering Guest Lecture to students at St Margaret Mary’s College as part of Glide

Councillor Gary Eddiehausen with students of Thuringowa State High School at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts as part of the collaborative Young Indigenous Printmakers program

Program In Focus

Young Indigenous Printmakers

2013/14 has seen the addition of a new Creative Classrooms program entitled Young Indigenous Printmakers

Gallery Services, Townsville City Council, in collaboration with Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts initiates and funds the Young Indigenous Printmakers program.

The program seeks to foster and promote artistic development and engage local Indigenous high school students to work with printmaking artists to produce a series of prints for exhibition at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts and The Galleria, Riverway Arts Centre.

Young Indigenous Printmakers is available to all schools in the Townsville region and is offered as an arts and cultural development program for Indigenous students in the senior schooling phase.

The program is initiated with a half-day workshop at the school where students work with Indigenous artist Gail Mabo to explore Aboriginality, identity and lino print design. They are then challenged to create their own lino print design exploring personal identity.

Gail Mabo is the daughter of Eddie Mabo and is a founding member of local printmaking collective Murris in Ink. She has had several solo exhibitions and is also recognised as a successful dancer and choreographer.

Following the workshop with Gail Mabo, students participate in a one-day intensive print workshop at the Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts studio space with Townsville printmakers Jo Lankester and Gail Mabo.

The students carve out their lino design and produce and print an edition of lino prints that will form an exhibition.

Jo Lankester is a master printmaker who is inspired by the natural environment. She is represented in the National Gallery of Australia Print Collection, Artbank, and has works in public and private collections throughout Australia and overseas.

During 2013/2014 this program was delivered to four secondary schools in the Townsville region, resulting in four exhibitions across Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Pinnacles Gallery and Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts.

This program not only promotes opportunities for local Indigenous students and artists, it promotes growing relationships between local arts organisations for a unified presentation of the arts in the Townsville Region, particularly for secondary students.

A selection of student artwork produced during the Young Indigenous Printmakers programs with William Ross State High School, St Patrick’s College, Kirwan State High School and Thuringowa State High School will be exhibited by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) from the 24-27 July 2014.

Young Indigenous Printmakers will continue in the 2014/15 financial year with Shalom Christian College and the Townsville Edmund Rice Flexible Learning Centre scheduled for September and October workshops.

Jo Lankester with students of William Ross State High School at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts as part of the collaborative Young Indigenous Printmakers program

Students of Thuringowa State High School at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts as part of the collaborative Young Indigenous Printmakers program

Students of Thuringowa State High School and Gail Mabo at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts as part of the collaborative Young Indigenous Printmakers program

Students of Thuringowa State High School with Teacher, Brooke Calahorra at Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts as part of the collaborative Young Indigenous Printmakers program

Additional Programs

QATA

Queensland Art Teachers Association (QATA) meetings are held twice per term at Pinnacles Gallery, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. These meetings provide an opportunity for Visual Arts teachers to meet, collaborate and engage with the arts sector. During these meetings Gallery Services conducts evaluation and feedback sessions to inform its Creative Classrooms programs, education resources and strategies. 2013/2014 was a very successful year for QATA, introducing a number of new members to the group, including some teachers from the Primary School sector looking to create a smoother transition for their students to a secondary, visual arts level.

During 2013/2014 Gallery Services organised and presented 6 QATA meetings held over the three alternate venues listed above, with an attendance of 37 teachers over the year. Gallery Services also organised and hosted two professional development days for the Queensland Art Teachers Association in February and May of 2014.

These workshops included a free resource and idea sharing workshop for Visual Art teachers in the Townsville Region (including the Mt Isa, Ingham and Burdekin regions), creative process (inquiry learning model) in the art classroom, along with suggestions for strengthening standards of visual literacy and application.

During these sessions the teachers also participated in a life drawing workshop with local artist Gerald Soworka, a teacher-led discussion on appraising with a focus on collaborating, a workshop using 3D sculpting software Sculptris and Blender and a recycled material sculpture workshop with local artist Alison McDonald.

At these professional development days teachers are able to share their understandings on the curriculum, compare teachings and learn specific visual arts skills by artists in the field, which are relative to the needs of their students. This provides both teachers and students with knowledge and skills which are not necessarily available in the classroom at present.

Secondary and Tertiary Work Placement

The 2013/14 period saw an increased level of student participation in work experience placements and engagement with a total of 96 Secondary and Tertiary students immersed and involved in Gallery Services programs.

15 secondary students engaged in work experience over the 2013/14 financial year from the following high schools: Pimlico State High School, Ryan Catholic College, Heatley State High School, Northern Beaches State High School, Calvary Christian College, Kirwan State High School and Burdekin Catholic High School.

Students experienced roles in exhibition, administration, education and collections and undertook responsibilities and tasks as required during their placements within the Gallery.

During Strand Ephemera, 43 third year students contributed 25 hours of service each to the event in exhibition, public program, data gathering and administrative roles. Commencing from February 2014, Gallery Services partnered with JCU to provide Creative Industries second-year students with ten-hours of professional placement in exhibition, public program, education, design, administration and collection roles within a gallery environment.

This project is known as the JCU Project Bank and is linked as part of the students’ summative coursework. To date 38 students have participated; 12 students working with the Education and Programs team, 23 students working with the Exhibitions and Collections team and 3 students working with the Digital Media and Design team.

Guided Tours and Workshops

As part of the Creative Classrooms program, Gallery Services offers schools the opportunity to engage directly with the Galleries through an organised guided tour or workshop during excursions and special visits.

During 2013/2014 Gallery Services presented 19 tours and 31 workshops with school students from the Townsville Region, extending as far as Charters Towers, Aramac and Gumlu.

During the 2013 Strand Ephemera Gallery Services invited all schools in the Townsville region to consider visiting the exhibition for a specialised tour and or workshop. As a result, Gallery Services presented 30 guided tours, 30 workshops , 9 Artist Talks and 4 Self-guided tours to 2 188 students in the Townsville region.

During these visits students were provided with an activity book and education resource kit associated with the exhibition, a guided tour relating to the specific interests of each group and an organised workshop.

During the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize and as part of the International Baccalaureate program, Year 11 students of Townsville Grammar School engaged with the works on display, writing a critique of selected works in French, Japanese or Spanish. The 25 students then visited Perc Tucker Regional Gallery to partake in a guided tour of the art works on display and an organised workshop activity exploring the components of portraiture.

Creative Classrooms Resources

Each Term during 2013/2014 Gallery Services delivered an e-news bulletin exclusively to teachers and arts educators highlighting all news relating to current and forthcoming exhibitions and programs that Pinnacles Gallery and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery were offering during the Term.

The Creative Classrooms E-news updates allow teachers to access Gallery Services online Education Resources, learn about upcoming workshops, education programs and professional development opportunities.

Gallery Services continued to provide high quality, in-house education kits to unpack and guide teachers and students through the major exhibitions on display at each of the galleries.

These kits, produced by the education and design teams were created in response to the exhibitions and designed with reference to the Department of Education and Training, Queensland’s Visual Art Syllabus.

Education Kits were available for download from the Gallery websites as well as hard copies available in both Galleries.

Gallery Services designed and printed activity books that relate to the information and teachings provided in the education resource kits, targeted at primary school students. These resources include activities and worksheets that are useful both in the classroom and during tours or visits to the Gallery.

Gallery Services made a concerted effort during 2013/2014 to distribute these education resources directly to schools in the Townsville Region by mailing each of the schools copies of the education kit and activity book and offering each school the opportunity to directly engage with the Gallery through a guided tour or workshop.

Aaron Ashley and students from Currajong State School Art-In-A-Suitcase program

Art In Public Spaces

Art In Public Spaces: Overview

Gallery Services and Townsville City Council’s commitment to the considered and well managed integration of public art in Townsville’s public spaces – as set out in the Art in Public Spaces stratagem – was significantly advanced in 2013/2014 through commissions, installations, assessments, conservation, documentation and policy development.

The first major project undertaken in the reporting period was the delivery of Strand Ephemera, Townsville’s acclaimed temporary public art festival which transforms the city’s much-loved beach front promenade, The Strand.

The exhibition featured 33 artworks in 2013, and feedback from artists, participants and a crosssection of the 60,000+ visitors placed it as the best Strand Ephemera to date.

One of the 33 artworks unveiled was Amanda Feher’s permanent public artwork Flex, which was commissioned “In recognition of the resilience shown by the Townsville community during and after Cyclone Yasi (February 2, 2011).”

A well regarded artist, Feher has lived in the Far Northern Region her whole life, and has completed numerous public art commissions, while also participating in a number of Strand Ephemera exhibitions since its inception in 2001.

Flex was made possible through funding provided under the Community Development and Recovery Package, which is a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements. Following its installation, remedial and preventative conservation work was undertaken by the artist in early 2014 before its re-installation in the same period.

Following the unveiling of the Jezzine development, Townsville City Council through Gallery Services, undertook a transfer of ownership process from the Jezzine Community Trust for 32 public artworks that were commissioned as part of the site’s transformation.

The works were commissioned by the Jezzine Community Trust through the Jumbana Group, a leading Australian Indigenous art, strategy and communications company,.

The 32 resultant works reference the rich history of the location in a range of different mediums, from traditional stone or steel sculpture, to interactive and audio/visual-based works.

Jezzine List of Artists

+ Bernadette Boscacci

+ Antone Bruinsma

+ Russell Butler

+ Jill Chism

+ Shirley Collins

+ Billy Doolan

+ Karen Doolan

+ Amanda Feher

+ Jeremy George

+ Rurik Henry

+ Thomas Illin

+ Tracey Johnson

+ Carly Kotynski

+ Gavin Kum Sing

+ Barry Lampton

+ Kelvin Lampton

+ Jenny Mulcahy

+ Stephen Newton

+ Susan Peters

+ Donna Maree Robinson

+ Alfred Smallwood

+ Claudia Williams

+ Jordan Wyles

+ Virginia Wyles

image opposite: Jane HOWLETT

Oceanic images [detail]

Plywood

size variable

Restored 2014

Photograph: Sarah Welch

The commissioning process was contracted to

Outputs 2013 /14

Includes TCC funded and private Developer funded (TCC supported) commissions

Includes TCC funded and private Developer funded (TCC Supported) commissions

Due to damage and/or expiration of life-cycle

To inform future developments, Gallery Services sought to undertake a thorough assessment of the city’s public art collection within the reporting period. The assessment has included documentation, condition reports and conservation recommendations, and by the end of 2013/2014 was largely complete. The assessment will form the basis of a developed maintenance schedule detailing plans for the preservation of the city’s public artworks, and will also inform the future development of online and physical public art trails to increase access to the works by the public. The assessments also fully revealed the large scope of work required within this area, and a dedicated Public Art Officer will commence with Gallery Services in early 2014/2015 to address this need.

Relocations and maintenance of artworks were regularly conducted in 2013/2014 to ensure the best display of works for the community. Such projects included the relocation of Jan Hynes’ humorous cast bronze sculpture Bazza and Shazza to The Strand, providing an ideal picture opportunity with Magnetic Island providing a picturesque backdrop; the re-fabrication of Jayne Howlett’s wall-fixed wood carving Oceanic Images, located on the rear of an amenities building on The Strand; and the removal, repair, and temporary storage of the Brolga sculpture previously located at the now disused Visitor Information Centre on the southern approach to Townsville. Plans for the relocation of the Brolga in 2014/2015 are well advanced.

Sadly, Dr. Robert Preston’s large mosaic entitled In the Lagoon of Mythic Origin, which was located near the Gregory Street headland, was also removed in the reporting period following an assessment by Gallery Services staff in conjunction with Dr. Preston. It was observed the work had been lifting and deteriorating over time and could pose a public safety risk. Having lasted 13 years, In the Lagoon of Mythic Origin had been very successful in terms of the lifespan of a public artwork, particularly one subject to the harsh conditions of our tropical coastline. In keeping with the artist’s wishes, and ensuring the ongoing legacy of the work, 350kg of the Tesserae tiles that were removed were disseminated amongst local artists, educators and groups – including the North Queensland Potters Association Inc, the Mental Health Fellowship, and

Auscare – in order to be re-purposed and utilised for the production of new artworks or to conduct children’s and adult’s art classes.

In accordance with the Art In Public Spaces objectives, Gallery Services undertook a guiding and support role with Stockland in the development and provision of public art as part of the North Shore development. This partnership was in many ways the testing gound to realise productive collaboration between private developers and Townsville City Council in the processes and practice of Public Art Masterplanning and comissioning. As a result Stockland have implemented a holistic masterplan for the provision of public art throughout the North Shore development, with the first major commision by artist Paul D. Johnson, entitled Solaris, unveiled in 2014.

Throughout 2013/2014, Gallery Services was instrumental in the increased legalised Street Art activity undertaken in the Townsville region. Activity conducted included two major commissions of street art murals; one by local artist Kennie Deaner in Denham Lane, and a second work by internationally renowned artist Fintan Magee commissioned by Lancini Property and Development and guided by Gallery Services. Perhaps the key outcome in this reporting period was the formation of a Street Art Activation Working Group, which is undertaking a thorough examination of the artform in Townsville in order to develop a holistic Legalised Street Art Activation framework. Members of the Working Group are representative of the varied subject experts and stakeholders.

Following lengthy periods of development and review, it will now be undertaken that the Art In Public Spaces policy and framework be integrated into the Townsville City Council Planning Scheme. Gallery Services will continue to develop the policy and framework in 2014/2015, and collaborate with Planning and Development to undertake a holistic implementation. This long-term planning project will realise for the City of Townsville an integrated, city-wide Art In Public Spaces framework and policy to increase opportunities for artists, and map priority sites for activation, while also governing commissioning and conservation processes.

Paul D. JOHNSON Solaris 2014 mixed media commissioned by Stockland as part of the North Shore Development

Photograph: Sarah Welch

Kennie Deaner’s commission on the rear façade of 224-226 Flinders Street East (Agora House)

Photograph: Rob Donaldson

In Focus

Street Art

On 3 December 2012 a proposal was put forward by Cr Gary Eddiehausen to Don Gordon, Executive Manager Community Services, towards the establishment of a Memorial Street Art Prize as a community capacity building initiative.

In scoping this initiative Townsville City Council staff developed a report which assessed not only the Memorial Street Art Prize in isolation, but the potential activation of legalised Street Art projects and initiatives across the city.

The report identified and assessed numerous programs locally and across Australia that had engaged Street Art activity and explored the development, policy, successes and failures, opportunities and outcomes derivative of each initiative.

This report clearly identified the enormous potential for the positive activation of Street Art in Townsville, if fully considered and properly managed.

In early 2014, Gallery Services convened a Street Art Activation Working Group, inviting participants from a range of potentially impacted stakeholders, including;

+ Community Development, Townsville City Council

+ Heritage and Urban Planning Unit, Townsville City Council

+ Property Services, Townsville City Council

+ Corporate Communications, Townsville City Council

+ Legal Services, Townsville City Council

+ Queensland Police Service

+ Townsville Youth Justice

+ The Youth Network NQ

+ Representatives of local business

+ Representatives of local Street Artists

The objective of the group is to share experiences and project feedback, knowledge and information, ideas and strategies with the final aim of delivering in early 2015 a thoroughly considered framework for Legal Street Art Activation in Townsville.

Recognising Street Art’s place as a legitimate artform, its legal activation would result in a number of social and economic benefits, such as;

+ Enlivening public and civic spaces

+ Encouraging creative expression

+ Providing outlets and pathways for at-risk youth

+ Developing cultural tourism within the city

While the financial year 2013/2014 has focussed on the development of a framework, Gallery Services and members of the Street Art Activation Working Group have also worked to guide and deliver significant Street Art projects within Townsville during this period.

One such project was a major commission on the rear façade of 224-226 Flinders Street East (Agora House), adding to an existing artwork on the rear lane façade of the Dynasty Seafood Restaurant (228 Flinders Street East), and building on Denham Lane’s reputation as a local Street Art destination.

Managed by the Heritage and Urban Planning Unit, and assisted by Gallery Services, the commission was undertaken in May 2014 by Kennie Deaner , a Townsville-based street artist who had previously produced works at the Riverway Skate Park and has a wealth of experience in creating murals and works on canvas.

Kennie’s practice combines brush and roller paint with a large amount of aerosol. His designs use structured lines combined with fluid organic forms and bright rendered colours to provide visual impact.

Kennie states, “My background is traditional street art lettering, but over many years of using these techniques and progressing with fine arts, I have been able to blend the two into my current style of urban art. I want to show the public that street art doesn’t have to have a stigma of graffiti attached to it. It can be blended with fine art to achieve appeal to all of the public, young and old.”

Kennie’s Denham Lane mural combined strong elements of traditional street art writing and a bold portrait element of Captain William Howard Smith. In doing so, Kennie melds the lane’s current urban feel with its historical roots. Agora House was erected in 1910-11 as new offices for the Townsville branch of the Howard Smith Company Ltd, a substantial Australian coastal shipping company. The firm was established in Melbourne in the early 1850s by Captain William Howard Smith. Its operations were extended to Central Queensland in 1870, and to Townsville in 1882, in the form of an agency. The firm, by then known as Howard Smith & Sons Ltd, made an important economic contribution to the development of North Queensland through its trading ventures and shipping network.

A second major commission, this time initiated by Lancini Property and Development and assisted by Gallery Services, was completed in the new City Lane development in May 2014 by internationally renowned street artist Fintan Magee.

Born in Lismore, NSW, Fintan Magee moved to Brisbane as a child and soaked up Brisbane’s street art culture in his teens. His current work is a unique blend of impressively rendered surreal and figurative imagery, responds to the urban environment in which they are created, and prompts contemplation from viewers on a raft of complex issues ranging from waste, consumption, loss and transition.

Far from being confrontational statements however, Magee’s works remain influenced by children’s book illustrations and as such maintain a softness that ensures a broad affection.

The mural created in City Lane, entitled The Tower, reflects on Magee’s experiences in the Brisbane floods; making comment on the resilience and camaraderie of Queenslanders in the face of natural disasters. Simultaneously, the work aims to prompt thought about climate change, while also affectionately highlighting the aesthetic qualities of traditional ‘Queenslander’ architecture.

Since the work’s completion, the city of Townsville has enjoyed international exposure. As of the end of May, a photo post on facebook of the work by the artist had attracted over 360 likes and 160 shares (many by street art publications and organisations around the world), reaching a massive audience worldwide.

Significantly, the project in City Lane also incorporated a wall to be utilised as a revolving exhibition space for local street artists. Four artworks were commissioned and installed in May by members of the RUN Collective, and young artists engaged through The Youth Network NQ.

The opportunity for these artists to be compensated for their work and further legitimise their practice through broad exposure is invaluable to the development of the city’s Street Art scene.

Further, the opportunity for the artists to work alongside an experienced artist such as Fintan Magee will have tangible professional development benefits.

Fintan Magee in front of the City Lane commission entitled The Tower. The City Lane Development is an initiative of Lancini Property and Development and the commission of Magee’s work was supported by Gallery Services, Townsville City Council.

Photograph: courtesy of Honey Atkinson, Insight Creative

Commissioned by Gallery Services, Townsville City Council, through funding provided under the Community Development and Recovery Package - a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments “In recognition of the resilience shown by the Townsville community during and after Cyclone Yasi (February 2, 2011)”

Amanda FEHER

Flex [detail] 2013

Bronze and Stainless Steel 217 x 165 x 22 cm

Collections Management

Collections Management: Overview

During the 2013/14 financial year Collections Management procedures and maintenance have been reviewed and improved ensuring alignment with the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries to better manage, maintain, store, conserve, preserve and document the City of Townville Art Collection. Growing each year the City of Townsville Art Collection presently holds 2 828 works of art across all media and represents some of Australi’a finest artists.

Focussed efforts in the management of the Art Collection Storage Areas have seen improvements in spacial allocation for artwork storage and efficiencies in cataloguing, access and documentation.

A total of 126 individual works from the City of Townville Art Collection have been exhibited in the 2013/14 financial year. These works have been displayed in 10 exhibitions during the reporting period - including major internal Collections based exhibitions displayed at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery such as the Tim Maguire; The Douglas Kagi Gift, The Line of Fire and To the Islands. A number of works by Shirley Macnamara - renowned North Queensland Aboriginal artist of the Indilandji/ Alyawarre people - were loaned to Flinders University Art Museum and City Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia, for the exhibition Spinifex Country, which was displayed across two sites: Flinders University Art Museum and City Gallery, and the South Australian Museum’s Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery, Adelaide in late 2013.

Additional Collection artworks were displayed in the YourSPACE Gallery at Thuringowa Central Library and other spaces within Townsville City Council buildings.

An important cultural resource for the Townsville region works from the City of Townsville Art Collection were the subject of, and included in, various Creative Classrooms programs and activities such as Art-In-A-Suitcase

A total of 88 artworks entered the City of

Townville Art Collection in 2013/14 and through thorough review and implententation of acquisition processes these works have all undergone comprehensive accessioning, cataloguing, valuing, documenting and digitising at point of acquisition.

Work continues on the City of Townsville Art Collection Digitisation Project with a total of 510 individual artworks digitised to industry standrds in the reporting period. In addition a further 1 000+ digital records of inscriptions, condition, verso and other visual records were captured.

Significant investment in the preservation of the Collection was undertaken during the reporting period. A total of 371 works received remedial conservation treatment by specialists from International Conservation Services and a further 86 works from the Works On Paper Collection underwent preservation framing.

Ensuring alignment with guidelines as set-out in the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries (NSFAMG), Australian Institute for Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) and the International Council of Museums Code of Ethics for Museums (ICOM) Gallery Services has reviewed, revised and updated a number of its core processes. All revised documentation now adheres to the aforementioned industry standards and additionally meets all local governance requirements; abides by international, national and state/territory protocols relating to museum practice, moveable heritage and heritage places; and complies with Australian federal, state/territory and local laws, by-laws and regulations (where applicable).

Whilst a large amount of work has been achieved in this area - namely: Non-Exclusive Licence to Publish And Reproduce, City of Townsville Art In Public Spaces Terms of Reference, City of Townsville Art in Public Spaces Collection, Collection Survey & Condition Report, Artwork Incident Report, Artwork Preventative Conservation and Care, Artwork Internal Loan Contract, Artwork Condition Reports, Image Asset File Format - Gallery Services

Outputs 2013 /14

continues to review other important frameworks and processes such as Collections Management Policy and Procedures, Art Acquisitions Policy and Procedures, Conservation Policy and Procedures, for both the City of Townsville Art Collection and the City of Townsville Art In Public Spaces Collection

In 2013/14 Gallery Services initiated the creation and development of an effective information and records management system for the documentation and management of the City of Townsville Art Collection, City of Townsville Art In Public Spaces Collection, Artist information data,

and all image assets. Comprehensive project management and planning has occurred to create a holistic data solution for the artworks, cultural and historical material and information in the Gallery Services custodianship. The City of Townsville Art Collection and Artist Database front-end development is nearing completion and is approaching real-world testing and data migration phases. It is envisaged that the database solutions being undertaken will reach completion in early 2015 with access by the general community through Townsville City Council’s website by late 2015.

MANAGEMENT

Acquisitions

Gallery Services Report

Acquisitions: Overview

I am pleased to present Gallery Services’ Annual Report for 2013-14, highlighting the numerous achievements and developments in programming, engagement and new acquisitions for the City of Townsville Art Collection.

In this period, Gallery Services has developed and implemented

The 2013/2014 financial year has seen unprecedented growth of the City of Townsville Art Collection in regards to the number, quality, and value of works acquired. In total, 88 works of art were acquired through purchases, direct donations, and donations through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program. The number of acquisitions for this financial year represents a 225.9% increase from the previous reporting period.

Together, the pair donated through the Cultural Gifts Program a total of 51 works of art by noted Australian artists Euan Macleod, Ann Thomson, June Tupicoff, Peter Berner, Geoff Dixon, and Claudine Marzik, all of whom have collaborated with Ron McBurnie at his Monsoon Publishing studio.

Shane Fitzgerald Manager Gallery Services

The total value of works acquired is $ 507 825, of which $ 485 535 worth of art was donated either directly to the City of Townsville Art Collection, or via the Cultural Gifts Program; the City of Townsville Art Collection’s value now sits above $7 million, confirming it as the most treasured cultural asset of the region.

2013/2014’s acquisitions included 10 works by north Queensland artists ranging from relief prints and acrylic paintings to stainless steel sculptures. Highlights among these acquisitions were donations by local residents, including James Jensen’s gift of two framed collaborative works by James Brown and Rebecca Edwards, and Alice PateStout’s donation of the sculpture One Fish, Two Fish, NO Red Fish, NO Blue Fish. Pate-Stout’s kind gift of Sue Tilley’s popular 2013 Strand Ephemera entry has been made in memory of her late husband Stanley Wayne Stout, and is planned for long-term display at the Riverway Arts Centre.

A significant acquisitive prize, the $40,000 biennial Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, saw Francis Giacco’s 198 x 200cm oil on canvas work depicting renowned Australian artist Charles Blackman also enter the Collection. Giacco’s painting was judged to be the best work from 87 local and national finalists’ works by Angus Trumble, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, in May 2013.

Four large scale prints by Ron McBurnie were purchased, bolstering the total holdings of works by this significant Townsville artist to 102. McBurnie, along with his partner Bronwyn, were also pivotal throughout the year in the growth of the City of Townsville Art Collection’s holdings of Australian Art.

The 51 works, coupled with further gifts of a large oil painting by Euan Macleod, a painting by June Tupicoff, and a small suite of prints by Ann Thomson, will be displayed in the major exhibition GIFTED: Works from Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie, Euan Macleod, Ann Thomson, and June Tupicoff at Pinnacles Gallery in early 2014/2015.

77 works by Australian artists operating outside of the Tropics were acquired in 2013/2014. Key works amongst these acquisitions include the purchase of Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught’s scale-model LEGO® brick recreation of the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery building; noted naïve artist William Yaxley’s 90 x 120cm oil on canvas depiction of Riverway, Townsville; Harry Memmott’s historically significant watercolour work Townsville Army Camp, September 1942; and acclaimed ceramicist Jeff Mincham’s multi-panel work The Southern Lagoon.

Perhaps the most significant acquisition in the period is Fred Williams and Bruce Arthur’s handwoven, wool tapestry entitled Bedarra Garden.

The mammoth 206 x 450cm tapestry was a unique creation for Williams, and was included in the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery exhibition To the Islands, celebrating the contribution of artists who created work on Dunk, Bedarra and Timana Islands. The work was kindly donated through the Cultural Gifts Program by Mrs Lyn Williams AM.

2013/2014 was a hugely successful year for the growth of the City of Townsville Art Collection, and it is anticipated that through negotiations being undertaken this year, that 2014/2015 will be similarly momentous.

June TUPICOFF

Born 1949 Healesville, Victoria, Australia

Pending storm [detail] 2013

Oil on linen

26 x 30.5 cm

Acc. 2014.0077

Gift of June Tupicoff, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Acquisitions 2013/14

Sandi HOOK

Art of the Tropics

Vincent BRAY

Born 1933 Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Mine Side Towns Side 2013

Print; Relief; linocut, printed in black, from one block on woven paper [2/30]

Printed Image: 56.5 x 69.5 cm

Sheet: 70.7 x 88.5 cm

Acquisitive Prize Winner of the 58th Townsville Arts Awards - Section 1 Open Acquisitive Prize, sponsored by Townsville City Council and McDonald’s Townsville, 2013.

James BROWN and Rebecca EDWARDS

Born 1953 Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Where nerves are sharpened roots, puncturing still waters 1998

Mixed media

81 x 61 cm

Gift of Mr James Jensen, Townsville, 2014.

So feeling sinks in me, under the skin

Mixed media

81 x 61 cm

Gift of Mr James Jensen, Townsville, 2014. (pictured right [detail])

Sylvia DITCHBURN

Born 1943 Australia

1999

Born 1954 Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Incremental Journal Notes 2012

Graphite and acrylic on Canson Dessin paper

150 x 800 cm

Purchased from the Artist, 2013. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Sue TILLEY

Born 1962 Forres, Scotland

Movements: Australia from 1971

One Fish, Two Fish, NO Red Fish, NO Blue Fish 2012

Stainless steel cutlery welded over a stainless steel armature

185 x 76 x 50cm

Gift of Alice Pate-Stout, Townsville, 2013. In memory of Stanley Wayne Stout.

Talking politics: Mandy, Frances, Jenny 2012

Acrylic on canvas

50 x 100 cm

Gift of Sylvia Ditchburn, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

William YAXLEY

Born 1943 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Riverway, Townsville [detail] 2011

Oil on canvas

90 x 120 cm

Acc. 2013.0015

Purchase from Heiser Gallery, Brisbane, 2014.

Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Acquisitions 2013/14

Ron MCBURNIE

Born 1957 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The piper at the gates of dawn 2008

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate on paper [26/30]

Printed Image: 59.2 x 89.4 cm irregular

Sheet: 75.9 x 111.4 cm irregular

Purchased from the Artist, April 2014. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Tobias and the Angel 2008

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate on paper [7/30]

Printed Image: 59.4 x 89.4 cm irregular

Sheet: 75.8 x 111.5 cm

Purchased from the Artist, April 2014. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

The Storyteller 2009

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate on paper [2/30]

Printed Image: 59.4 x 89.4 cm irregular

Sheet: 75.9 x 111.4 cm

Purchased from the Artist, April 2014. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Australian Art

Peter BERNER

Born 1963 Singapore

Movements: Australia from 1964

X 2012

Print; Intaglio; etching, aquatint and electric engraver on Incisioni paper [14/20]

Printed Image: 29.9 x 22.3 cm

Sheet: 49.9 x 34.9 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

It was a nice day for creating memories 2011 Print; Intaglio; etching, aquatint and electric engraver on paper [18/20]

Printed Image: 31.1 x 22.4 cm

Sheet: 55.8 x 38.6 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

He kept going through the wrong door on purpose 2011

Print; Intaglio; etching and engraver on paper [18/20]

Printed Image: 29.7 x 22.4 cm

Sheet: 55.9 x 38.6 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Lightening the burden 2011

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate on paper [1/30]

Printed Image: 59.4 x 89.5 cm irregular

Sheet: 75.8 x 111.5 cm

Purchased from the Artist, April 2014. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Peter BROWNE

Born 1947 West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia

On the road again 2013 Oil on canvas

51 x 25.5 cm

Purchase from Townsville Central State School Parents and Citizens, Townsville, 2014.

GEOFF DIXON

Born 1954 Bluff, New Zealand

Movements: Australia from 1980

Lappet Face 2008

Print; Intaglio; hand coloured electric engraver and aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper [9/30]

Printed Image: 19.8 x 29.7 cm

Sheet: 39.6 x 53.4 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Black Palm Cockatoo 2008

Print; Intaglio; hand coloured aquatint and electric engraver on Hahnemuhle paper [8/30]

Printed Image: 29.7 x 19.9 cm

Sheet: 53.4 x 39.5 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Condor in Space 2009

Print; Intaglio; electric engraver and aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 29.8 x 20.1 cm

Sheet: 48.4 x 39.2 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Ken DONE

Born 1940 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Between the flags I 1996 Enamel, acrylic and oil crayon on canvas

213 x 152.5 cm

Gift of Ken Done, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program. (pictured below [detail])

Francis GIACCO

Born 1955 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Movements: Vienna, Wien, Austria 1980 – 1983; Europe, USA 1988 - 1989

Charles Blackman 2010 Oil on canvas

198 x 200 cm

Acquisitive Prize Winner of the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize, 2014.

Ron MCBURNIE

Born 1957 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Tobias and the Angel [detail] 2008

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate on paper [7/30]

Printed Image: 59.4 x 89.4 cm irregular

Sheet: 75.8 x 111.5 cm

Acc. 2014.0072

Purchased from the Artist, April 2014.

Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Acquisitions 2013/14

Euan MACLEOD

Born 1956 Christchurch, New Zealand Movements: Australia from 1981

Rower 1 2009

Print; Intaglio/Relief; white ground aquatint & relief colour roll on Dutch etching paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 14.8 x 20.5

Sheet: 37.2 x 37.8 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Rower 2 2009

Print; Intaglio/Relief; white ground aquatint & relief colour roll on Dutch etching paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 14.8 x 20.5

Sheet: 37 x 37.8 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Rower 3 2009

Print; Intaglio/Relief; white ground aquatint & relief colour roll on Dutch etching paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 14.8 x 20.3 cm

Sheet: 37 x 37.8 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Rower 4 2009

Print; Intaglio/Relief; white ground aquatint & relief colour roll on Dutch etching paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 14.7 x 20.5 cm

Sheet: 37.1 x 37.9 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

2 Boats 2007

Print; Intaglio; soft ground etching on Somerset buff paper [16/30]

Printed Image: 25.2 x 13.7 cm

Sheet: 46.2 x 36.4 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Volcano 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground aquatint on Somerset buff paper [22/30]

Printed Image: 29.7 x 22.6

Sheet: 46.2 x 31.9 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Digger 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground aquatint on Somerset buff paper [21/30]

Printed Image: 29.1 x 22.6 cm

Sheet: 46.4 x 33 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Turtle 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper [16/30]

Printed Image: 19.6 x 29.5 cm

Sheet: 33 x 45.7 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Pulling Boat 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground aquatint on Somerset buff paper [20/30]

Printed Image: 19.7 x 29.7 cm

Sheet: 33 x 46.1 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Dinner 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 29.6 x 44.6 cm

Sheet: 43.5 x 65.2 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Painter 2008

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint on paper [16/30]

Printed Image: 23.5 x 23.8 cm

Sheet: 38.2 x 37.1 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Carrying Home 2008

Print; Intaglio; hand coloured etching and aquatint on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 11.2 x 23.5 cm

Sheet: 27.5 x 38 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Painting on back (to left) 2008

Print; Intaglio; hand coloured etching and aquatint on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 28.4 x 29.5 cm

Sheet: 49.2 x 50.2 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Painting on back (to right) 2008

Print; Intaglio; hand coloured etching and aquatint on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 28.7 x 29.5 cm

Sheet: 49.2 x 50.3 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Dinghy 2005

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from two plates on paper [28/28]

Printed Image: 49.2 x 32.3 cm

Sheet: 76 x 55.8 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Night Boat 2009

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from two plates on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 49.1 x 32.9 cm

Sheet: 76.3 x 55.8 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Acquisitions 2013/14

Blue Boat 2009

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from two plates on paper [18/28]

Printed Image: 49.2 x 32.8 cm

Sheet: 76.0 x 55.5 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Standing Figure/Lying Figure 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground etching on BFK Rives paper [18/28]

Printed Image: 47.6 x 59.5 cm

Sheet: 68.5 x 74.7cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Figure B & B 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from two plates on BFK Rives paper [Artist’s proof]

Printed Image: 60.0 x 39.7 cm

Sheet: 76.4 x 56.8 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Barrow Two 2007

Print; Intaglio; white ground aquatint on BFK Rives paper [23/30]

Printed Image: 42.1 x 47.4 cm

Sheet: 55 x 56.1 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Seated/Harbour 2005

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching on BFK Rives paper [Artist’s proof]

Printed Image: 39.4 x 59.8 cm

Sheet: 57 x 76.3 cm irregular

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Blue Seated Figure 2006

Print; Intaglio; etching, printed in colour, from 2 plates on paper [18/28]

Printed Image: 39.8 x 60.3 cm

Sheet: 65 x 86.1 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Climbing Figure 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 89.5 x 59.3 cm

Sheet: 110.6 x 76.1 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Hill Figure Light 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching and electrical engraver on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 89.5 x 59.6 cm

Sheet: 111.2 x 76.4 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Fan 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching, electric engraver and drypoint on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 89.4 x 59.3 cm

Sheet: 111.1 x 76.4 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Room Figure Shadows 2004

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching and electric engraver on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 89.6 x 59.1 cm

Sheet: 110.6 x 76.0 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Big Turtle 2007-08

Print; Intaglio; etching and white ground aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper [36/36]

Printed Image: 69.3 x 59.3 cm

Sheet: 107.0 x 79 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Figures and Boat 2008

Print; Intaglio; etching and white ground aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 88.8 x 68.5 cm

Sheet: 107.6 x 78.5 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Four 2005

Print; Intaglio; 4 plate etching and aquatint on paper [18/28]

Printed Image: 29.5 x 92.8 cm (overall)

Sheet: 76.4 x 11.3 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Rowing 2008

Print; Intaglio; 4 plate etching and white ground aquatint on paper [18/30]

Printed Image: 29.5 x 91.1 cm

Sheet: 65.8 x 111.0 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Bed/Boy/Boat 2006

Print; Intaglio; 3 plate etching and aquatint, printed in colour, from 6 plates on Arches BFK paper [23/36]

Printed Image: 50.0 x 99.4 cm

Sheet: 80.2 x 120.7 cm

Gift of Bronwyn McBurnie from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.

Painting with shovel 2009

Oil on canvas

137 x 180 cm

Gift of Euan Macleod, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Euan MCLEOD

Painting with shovel [detail] 2009

Oil on canvas

137 x 180 cm

2014.0076

Gift of Euan Macleod, 2014.

Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Acquisitions 2013/14

Ryan MCNAUGHT

Born 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery 2013 ABS Plastic bricks [LEGO®]

33.0 x 76.5 x 76.5 cm

Commissioned and purchased from the Artist, 2013.

Harry MEMMOTT

Born 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Died 1991 Australia

Townsville Army Camp, September 1942 c.1942 Watercolour on paper

24.7 x 33.5 cm

Purchase from Heiser Gallery, Brisbane, 2014. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Jeff MINCHAM

Born 1950 Milang, South Australia, Australia

The Southern Lagoon 2012 Hand-built ceramic, multi-glazed and multi-fired, mid-fire [Dried out: January 2009]

41.0 x 41.0 x 4.0 cm (each panel, triptych)

Purchase from the Artist, 2013. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Claudine MARZIK

Born 1957 Basel, Switzerland

Movements: Australia from 1988

Four Vessels 2004

Print: Intaglio: etching and aquatint; printed in colour from two plates on paper [18/25]

Printed Image: 30.1 x 44.7 cm

Sheet: 55.3 x 76.2 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Mesh 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint; printed in colour from two plates on paper [18/25]

Printed Image: 29.9 x 44.7 cm

Sheet: 55.3 x 76.0 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Off the Shelf 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint; printed from in black ink from one plate on paper [18/25]

Printed Image: 30.2 x 44.2 cm

Sheet: 55.7 x 76.1 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Iced Vessels 2004

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint; printed from in black ink from one plate on paper [18/25]

Printed Image: 30.1 x 44.5 cm

Sheet: 55.7 x 76.2 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Born 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Died 1991 Australia

Townsville Army Camp, September 1942 [detail] c.1942

Watercolour on paper 24.7 x 33.5 cm

Acc. 2014.0068

Purchase from Heiser Gallery, Brisbane, 2014.

Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Photograph: Holly Grech-Fitzgerald

Harry MEMMOTT

Acquisitions 2013/14

Mary NORRIE

Born 1917 Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Died Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2005

Variations [Red square]

Print; Intaglio; collograph, printed in colour, from one plate

Printed Image: 27.8 x 28.0 cm

Sheet: 52.0 x 37.5 cm irregular

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Variations [Grey square]

Print; Intaglio; Collograph, printed in black ink, from one plate

Printed Image: 28 x 27.8 cm

Sheet: 50.8 x 33.2 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Variations [Grey & white square]

Print; Intaglio; two plate collograph, printed in black ink, from two plates

Printed Image: 28 x 27.6 cm (overall)

Sheet: 50.6 x 30.8 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Variations [Black square]

Print; intaglio; collograph, printed in black ink, from one plate

Image: 28 x 27.8 cm

Sheet: 50.8 x 33.4 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Trash & Treasure

Print; Intaglio; collograph, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Image: 34.3 x 27.1 cm

Sheet: 52.7 x 37.2 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Untitled [Red & green]

Print; Intaglio; collograph, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Image: 20.5 x 22.8 cm

Sheet: 37.4 x 52.9 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Untitled [Red & blue]

Print; Intaglio; collograph, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Image: 12.3 x 25.2 cm

Sheet: 26.4 x 37.3 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Untitled [Purple & blue]

Print; Intaglio; collograph, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Image: 30 x 44.4 cm

Sheet: 50.5 x 65.9 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Untitled [Red, green and blue]

Print; Intaglio; five plate collograph, printed in colour from multiple plates

Image: 32.9 x 33 cm

Sheet: 52 x 50.2 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Untitled [Brown and blue]

Print; intaglio; collograph, printed in colour, from multiple plates

Image: 45.6 x 44.9 cm

Sheet: 56 x 53.6 cm

Gift of Ms Brigid Brock, from the Angus and Mary Norrie Estate, 2014.

Ann THOMSON

Born 1933 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Movements: France 1978; Italy 1985, UK, Europe, USA late 1980s

Requiem I 2005

Print; Intaglio and computer generated; drypoint, electrical engraver and digital print on rag paper [8/20]

44.1 x 29.1 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Requiem II 2005

Print; Intaglio and computer generated; copper etching and digital print on rag paper [7/20]

44.3 x 29.1 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Requiem III 2006

Print; Intaglio and computer generated; drypoint, electrical engraver and digital print on rag paper [7/20]

44.2 x 29.2 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Requiem IV 2005

Print; Intaglio and computer generated; copper etching and digital print on rag paper [10/20]

44.2 x 29.1 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Furlough I 2011

Print; Intaglio; white ground etching and aquatint [2/20]

Printed Image: 17.4 x 21.9 cm

Sheet: 32.4 x 37.4 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Furlough II 2011

Print; Intaglio; white ground etching and aquatint on paper [A/P]

Printed Image: 16.9 x 21.9 cm

Sheet: 32.0 x 37.1 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Half the Night I 2012

Print; Intaglio; white ground etching and aquatint on paper [19/20]

Printed Image: 29.7 x 45.5 cm

Sheet: 50 x 70 cm irregular

Gift of Ann Thomson, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Acquisitions 2013/14

Half the Night II 2011

Print; Intaglio; white ground etching and aquatint on paper [A/P]

Printed Image: 17.3 x 21.7 cm

Sheet: 32.5 x 37.3 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

To Sea I 2012

Print; Intaglio; etching and aquatint; printed in black from one plate on Somerset Buff paper [19/20]

Printed Image: 44.6 x 59.2 cm

Sheet: 63.8 x 77.2 cm irregular

Gift of Ann Thomson, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

To Sea II 2012

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching and aquatint; printed in colour from two plates on Somerset Buff paper [19/20]

Printed Image: 44.8 x 59.5 cm

Sheet: 63.9 x 77.6 cm irregular

Gift of Ann Thomson, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

To Sea III 2012

Print; Intaglio; hard ground etching and aquatint; printed in colour from two plates on Somerset Buff paper [19/20]

Printed Image: 44.9 x 59.3 cm

Sheet: 63.8 x 77.2 cm irregular

Gift of Ann Thomson, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Townsville 2013

Print; Monotype; printed in oils, from one plate on paper [unique impression, no edition]

Printed Image & Sheet: 55.6 x 38.7 cm irregular

Gift of Ann Thomson, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Townsville V 2013

Print; Monotype; printed in oils, from one plate on paper [unique impression, no edition]

Printed Image & Sheet: 38.7 x 55.4 cm irregular

Gift of Ann Thomson, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

June TUPICOFF

Born 1949 Healesville, Victoria, Australia

Sunlight/Wallum 2005

Print; intaglio; etching, aquatint and mezzotint, printed in black ink, from one plate on Somerset paper [18/20]

Printed Image: 44.6 x 44.8 cm

Sheet: 77.5 x 55.6 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Wallum Reveille 2005

Print; intaglio; mezzotint, print in black ink, from one plate on Somerset paper [30/30]

Printed Image: 70.7 x 59.7 cm

Sheet: 111.7 x 77.3 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Chorus over Wallum 2005 Print; intaglio; hard ground etching, printed in black ink, from one plate on paper [S/P1]

Printed Image: 70.2 x 59.4 cm

Sheet: 111.5 x 76.8 cm

Gift of Ron McBurnie, from the Ron and Bronwyn McBurnie Collection, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Pending storm 2013 Oil on linen

26 x 30.5 cm

Gift of June Tupicoff, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program.

Fred WILLIAMS & Bruce ARTHUR

Born 1927 Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died 1982 Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Movements: England 1951-56

Bedarra garden 1973-74 Wool hand-woven

206 x 450 cm

Gift of Mrs Lyn Williams, 2013. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift’s Program.

William YAXLEY

Born 1943 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Riverway, Townsville 2011 Oil on canvas

90 x 120 cm

Purchase from Heiser Gallery, Brisbane, 2014. Funded by Townsville City Council, City of Townsville Art Collection, Acquisitions Fund.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art

Michael TIPPO

Born Australia, Cowan people

Didgeridoo

Hardwood traditionally hollowed and synthetic polymer paint

132 cm (length) x 6.5 cm (diameter)

Gift of Maureen Treacey, Townsville, 2014. (pictured below)

Fred WILLIAMS & Bruce ARTHUR

Bedarra garden [detail] 1973-74 Wool hand-woven 206 x 450 cm

2013.0019

Gift of Lyn Williams AM in memory of Fred Williams, 2014. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift’s Program.

Photograph: Shane Fitzgerald

Statistical Analysis

Overview

The statistics and developed info-graphics provided within this section account for the performance of Gallery Services in a range of areas in the fiscal year 2013-2014.

The data provided is also indicative of the thorough analysis Gallery Services conducts of its performance in all areas, from evaluating the success of its program of exhibitions and events, to assessing the satisfaction levels of the community and participants, to tracking the rate of growth and preservation of the City of Townsville Art Collection.

This thorough and consistent analysis stems from Gallery Services’ commitment to continual improvement for the benefit of the Townsville region and its residents.

Means by which Gallery Services assesses its performance include surveying and direct feedback, quantifiable visitation and participation rates, and benchmarking against arts and cultural organisations locally, nationally, and internationally.

In 2014/2015, Gallery Services will continue to improve the delivery of its core operational objectives due to reflection on these findings. 2014/2015 will also see the undertaking of the biennial community feedback survey, which will be disseminated through various mediums to reach a broad cross-section of the community in search of balanced feedback representative of the community as a whole.

As can be seen in the statistics and info-graphics published, 2013/2014 has been a ground-breaking year for Gallery Services in terms of the levels of not only activity and participation, but also of satisfaction.

In 2013/14 Gallery Services...

Townsville Region: 68% [192 549]

National: 26% [73 623]

International: 6% [16 989]

561 artists

7519 school students

33 volunteers whom contributed...

5432 HOURS

792 public programs

Average of 4.4 hours each shift

$507 825

Visitation Trends: Townsville Region 2013/14

Gallery Services: Visitation Comparison

Gallery Information

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

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, please contact :

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Corner Denham and Flinders Streets, Townsville QLD 4810 (07) 4727 9011

ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.au

www.bit.ly/ptrgtcc

@TCC_PercTucker /PercTuckerTCC

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm

Saturday - Sunday 10am - 2pm

Closed Public Holidays, Free Admission

Pinnacles Gallery

Pinnacles 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, please contact:

Pinnacles Gallery

20 Village Boulevard, Townsville QLD 4817

(07) 4773 8871

pinnacles@townsville.qld.gov.au

www.bit.ly/pinntcc

@TCC_Pinnacles /PinnaclesTCC

Opening Hours

Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm

Monday and Public Holidays Closed, Free Admission