Exhibitions

First Floor Closure Notice
16/03/2023 - The first floor of Perc Tucker Regional Gallery has been closed temporarily to support unscheduled maintenance work on the historic building; however, the ground floor is open. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery has two floors which contain two main exhibition spaces and five Community Access Spaces. On display are works by North Queensland artists, national touring exhibitions and international touring exhibitions.

  • Perc Tucker is open to the public without needing a booking.
  • A maximum of 150 people will be allowed inside the Gallery.

Current Exhibitions

Len Cook: Fire and Rain

12 May – 13 August 2023
Perc Tucker Regional GalleryPhoto of 3 square vases from the Len Cook exhibition

Len Cook is one of Australia’s foremost woodfired potters. The exhibition Fire and Rain draws together nearly 80 artworks created over 40 years of ceramic practice with loans from public and private collections, as well as key works from the artist’s own collection.

Len first became interested in pottery when he moved to Townsville from Victoria in 1977 and joined the North Queensland Potters’ Association. The formative experience of attending a 10-day workshop convened by the Potters Association, led by Carl McConnell whose pottery style was inspired by Japanese techniques, reinforced Len’s excitement with traditional methods of firing.

The exhibition highlights the artists lifelong passion for wood-fired kilns and pots that are glazed by natural ash deposits over extended firing in traditional Japanese anagama (cave) kilns. Len Cook’s practice encompasses domestic ware, ceramic sculpture inspired by the coral forms of the Great Barrier Reef, and his anagama-fired work.

Image Credit: Len Cook, Set of 3 square vases [detail] 2013, 100-hour wood fire, reduction kiln using pine and black wattle, a. 24 x 10 cm, b. 20 x 11 cm, c. 17 x 10 cm. Collection of the artist. Photography Michael Marzik.

Launch

Friday 12 May 2023
6pm for 6:30pm speeches
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Floor Talk

With artist Len Cook and curator Ross Searle
Saturday 13 May 2023
10:30am
Free, no bookings required.

Ricky Emmerton: Who Flash!

12 May – 13 August 2023
Perc Tucker Regional Galleryphoto of Ricky Emmerton, Muu Kunti - Country is Home 2022

Ricky Emmerton is a Kalkatungu man living in Townsville. Emmerton has commenced a Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Arts) at James Cook University. Who Flash! Will preview new paintings from his university research which asserts that Kuathuat Ritjinguthinha, Rainbow Serpent Dreaming, is a living tradition that maintains our culture and identity. ‘Flash’, in Indigenous art, is in the form of bright colours, dots and patterns. Emmerton’s paintings reflect experimentation into new and expressive forms of ‘flash’ colours and composition. Inspired from Kalkatungu rock art, historical documents and artists within our family, Who Flash! will demonstrate a continuance of Kalkatungu culture through art.

Image credit: Ricky Emmerton, Muu Kunti – Country is Home 2022, acrylic on canvas, 112 x 66 cm. Collection of the artist. Photographer: Andrew Rankin.

Launch

Friday 12 May 2023
6pm for 6:30pm speeches

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Floor Talk

Join us at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery for an insight into Who Flash! an exhibition by Ricky Emmerton. Free. No bookings required.

Sunday 28 May 2023
10:30am

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

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Recent Exhibitions

Past Exhibitions - 2009-2021

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