Arts & Culture Townsville: Galleries, Theatre & GuideUpdated

Townsville's arts and culture landscape benefits from the city's status as the major regional centre for North Queensland: the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and the Pinnacles Gallery provide outstanding public art gallery infrastructure, the Townsville Civic Theatre is one of north Queensland's finest performing arts venues, and the North Queensland Council of the Arts (NQCA) provides significant arts development and funding support for the region. The city's arts scene reflects the multicultural community built by the pastoral, defence, and maritime industries of the North Queensland economy.

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery — the Perc Tucker (Flinders Street Mall, Townsville CBD, housed in the 1885 Bank of Australasia heritage building) is the primary public gallery for Townsville and North Queensland, with a strong collection of North Queensland and Indigenous art and an excellent program of changing exhibitions. The heritage building is one of the finest in Townsville's CBD. Entry is free.

Pinnacles Gallery — the Pinnacles Gallery (Thuringowa Central, Kirwan) provides a second major public gallery for the Townsville region, with a focus on contemporary Australian and North Queensland art. The gallery provides significant exhibition space for North Queensland artists and presents major touring exhibitions from interstate institutions.

Townsville Civic Theatre — the Civic Theatre (Boundary Street, Stuart) is the major performing arts venue for North Queensland, hosting the Townsville Philharmonic Orchestra, touring productions from major Australian performing arts organisations, and the annual Townsville Entertainment Centre events program. The Civic provides the primary professional performing arts infrastructure for a catchment that extends from the Atherton Tablelands to the Whitsundays.

JUTE Theatre Company — Townsville's professional theatre company (Just Us Theatre Ensemble, based at the Townsville Cultural Heritage Centre) is one of Queensland's most significant regional theatre organisations, producing original work and presenting major touring productions with a focus on the North Queensland experience. JUTE has produced significant Queensland playwrights and directors over its history.

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