What it is
Run by the city council and named after a former mayor of Townsville, the gallery occupies a prominent building at the head of the Flinders Street pedestrian area. Its programme mixes touring exhibitions with shows drawn from the city’s own collection, which focuses on artists from north Queensland and the tropics, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
The gallery sits among the heritage bank and office buildings of Flinders Street, which are worth a short stroll in themselves.
Getting there by bus
Flinders St at Denham Street, served by routes 200, 201, 206 and 222, and the nearby Sturt Street stop, used by routes 200, 201, 205, 206, 208, 209 and 215, are both a couple of minutes away.
The Townsville City bus hub, where most routes meet, is about five minutes on foot.
