Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Perc Tucker Regional Art Gallery
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery is named in honour of Alderman Perc Tucker, Mayor of Townsville from 1976 to 1980. The Gallery was officially opened on 25 September 1981. The focus is on works that relate to North Queensland, with an overall theme of the tropics for the collection policy. This thematic umbrella encompasses 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.
Places
Gallery located at: corner of Denham Street and Flinders Mall, Townsville.