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Disclaimer: While every effort is made to ensure accurate and up-to-date information is provided, theCommunity Information Centre (CIC) accepts no liability for any errors, omissions or other mistakescontained in this e-bulletin.The CIC relies on organisations and individuals to provide accurate information and no specific endorsementis denoted by inclusion in this e-bulletin.Events are subject to change without notice. Please check with the relevant organisations for further details.CalendarExhibitionsArt on KingsShops 5-6/203 Kings Road Pimlico4725 0250 mailto:tas@beyond.net.au http://www.townsvilleartsocietyinc.org.au/art-on-kings/Open: 9am – 4pm (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) 9am – 7.30pm (Thursday) and 9am – 2pm(Saturday and Sunday)The Gallery welcomes enquiries from budding artists, art lovers and supporters. 150 member artists displaytheir works at the Gallery and paintings are changed monthly. Artists are able to hold their own exhibitions.NewTo November 1 stA Mixed Media Journey by Escape ArtistsView into each artist’s personal and shared journey with mixed media. Exhibiting artists: Linda Huff,Jenny Finn, Dal Monaghan, Heidi Scharf, Robynn Morro, Kieran SturgeonOctober 11 th to 27 th58 th Townsville Art Society Awards and 2013 Townsville Open Art Award – See Perc TuckerRegional GalleryFull Throttle Theatre CompanyOld Courthouse Theatre, Cnr Sturt and Stokes Streets, Townsville Open: 11am – 4pm4721 5433 / 0418 747 096 mailto:admin@fullthrotttletheatre.com http://www.fullthrottletheatre.comOctober 11 th to 14 thGet Into IraqOpen exhibition by international visual artist Muayad Muhsin.Click here for information on An Evening of Oud MusicGallery 4848 The Strand 4724 4898 Open: 10am – 4pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday; 10am – 1pmSunday (or by appointment)ContinuingTo October 20 thPostcards from North & SouthPressNorth Printmakers in Townsville and Firestation Print Studio in Armadale, Victoria — twoAustralian printmaking organisations located 2755 kilometres apart — are collaborating in a postcardinterchange that will be exhibited simultaneously in the north and south.Museum of Tropical QueenslandFlinders Street East, Townsville4726 0600 http://www.mtq.qm.qld.gov.au Open daily 9.30am – 5pmDiscounted prices for Townsville locals – proof of residency required.2
NewContinuingOctober 26 th to January 27 th 2014Come Hell or High WaterThe exhibition uses stories, photographs and artefacts to illustrate how cyclones have influencedNorth Queensland over the past 100 years with a focus on how the community has prepared for,lived through, cleaned up and counted the cost after each disaster.To October 13 thI've Been Working on the RailwayThrough the 1950s, 60s and 70s, there were large scale developments of rail infrastructure acrossAustralia. In the hot and dusty environments of the inland north, it was a common to see TorresStrait Islanders, Australian South Sea Islanders and Aboriginal people working in the hot sun.This exhibition, developed by The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich, explores the little knownrailway stories of Aboriginal people, Torres Strait Islanders and Australian South Sea Islanders andtheir contribution to the development of rail across Australia; the camp life, the realities of the work,the hardships, the separation from their land, islands and family and the opportunities andchallenges of working on the railway.Today Torres Strait Islanders, Aboriginal people and Australian South Sea Islanders work across thefull spectrum of roles that make up railway activities.This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for theArts, its arts funding and advisory body.Click here for information on Discover More talkClick here for information on Museum Seeks Creative Input for New ExhibitionPerc Tucker Regional GalleryCnr Flinders & Denham Streets, CBD4727 9011 mailto:ptrg@townsville.qld.gov.auhttp://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/galleries/perctucker/Pages/default.aspxOpen 10am – 5pm (Mon – Fri) 10am – 2pm (Sat – Sun)NewOctober 11 th to October 27 th58 th Townsville Art Society Awards and 2013 Townsville Open Art AwardTownsville Art Society Awards exhibition is the region's most prestigious showcase for local artists.The exhibition includes acrylics, watercolours, oils, pastels, ink, pencil and charcoal drawings,printmaking, and miniatures showcasing the diversity of practice within the region.To be judged by Mandy Martin, a practising artist, who has held numerous exhibitions in Australia,Mexico and the USA. Mandy is currently Adjunct Professor, Fenner School of Environment andSociety, Australian National University.Sponsored by Townsville City Council, Pacific Plan Printing, Stockland, Townsville RSL, TopFrames, Dr Kerry Gillespie, McDonald’s Family Restaurants, Glencore (formerly Xstrata),Rydges Southbank, Richard and Jenny Lane, Darcy Engineering and Mine Surveying, TownsvilleYacht Club, Doo Town, Stephen Lane Photography, Award Picture Framing, BnD Quality PictureFraming.Opening: October 11 th @ 7pm by Cr Jenny Hill, Mayor of TownsvilleOctober 18 th to December 1 stTo the IslandsCurated by former Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Director Ross Searle, this exhibition explores workscreated by artists on Dunk, Bedarra and Timana islands between the 1930s and 1990s.Such artists of note included in the exhibition are Valerie Albiston, Bruce Arthur, Yvonne Cohen,Deanna Conti, Roy Dalgarno, Fred Williams, and Noel Wood.Exhibition launch: October 18 th with entertainment commencing at 6pm.Official opening: October 18 th @ 6.30pm by Chris Staines, Director QAGOMA (Queensland ArtGallery/Gallery of Modern Art)The Inaugural Philip Bacon Guest Lecture will follow immediately after the Official Opening3
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