Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
View of corner of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery since the Flinders Street Mall Redevelopment
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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | Corner of Flinders and Denham Streets, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Type | Art gallery |
| Collection size | 2,000+ works |
| Director | Shane Fitzgerald |
| Website | Perc Tucker Regional Gallery |
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| Dates | Dates vary |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Location(s) | The Strand, Townsville |
| Years active | 6 |
| Inaugurated | 21 September 2001 – 30 September 2011 |
| Next event | 31 July – 9 August 2015 |
| Participants | 20–25 artists |
| Organised by | Perc Tucker Regional Gallery |
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| The Percival Portrait Painting Prize | |
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| Awarded for | strongest portrait painted during the 12 months before the exhibition |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Perc Tucker Regional Gallery |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Website | Percival Portrait Painting Prize |
Coordinates: 19°15′29″S 146°49′05″E / 19.2581°S 146.8181°E
Perc (pronounced purse) Tucker Regional Gallery is a heritage-listed public art gallery in the Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Located on the corner of Flinders and Denham streets, the Gallery has a collection of over 2,000 artworks and hosts touring national and international exhibits. The Gallery was officially opened by the Mayor of Townsville, Alderman M F Reynolds, on 25 September 1981. The gallery focuses on artwork relevant to North Queensland and the Tropics. The collection includes Contemporary Art of Tropical Queensland, Historical Art of Tropical Queensland, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Art, Contemporary Art from Papua New Guinea, Popular Art and Ephemera. Perc Tucker has both Membership and Volunteer programs for supporters. Venue hire for functions is also available through Townsville City Council. Included in regular activities are art classes, exhibition tours, artists' talks, lectures, workshops, and performances.
The Perc Tucker Regional Gallery has established an overall theme for the collection which is reflected also in the Gallery's exhibitions, education and public relations programs. The theme is intended to give overall unity to the collection and to assist with the interpretation to the public.
The theme adopted – The Tropics – forms the central motif for the collection as a whole and relevance to this theme is the foremost criterion for the acquisition of works of art.
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