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The redevelopment and expansion of the Bega Valley Regional Gallery is to be at its current site.
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Bega Valley Regional Gallery (BVRG) is the only publicly funded art gallery in South East NSW.
The Bega Valley Regional Galley is to be redeveloped and expanded at its current site, This follows extensive planning and consultation with the community and the arts sector over the last three years.
The Gallery redevelopment will elevate the 30-year-old facility to contemporary exhibition standards and significantly expand the exhibition space from 180m² to 290m². A new storage facility in line with contemporary museum standards and a significant addition to the facility forecourt, making it more useable for the community also makes up the project.
Council has worked with Sibling Architecture to complete the design. Council will go out to tender for the redevelopment works in August 2021, with works expected to begin in December 2021 and a targeted opening date of December 2022.
The redeveloped Gallery will comprise two exhibition spaces and one workshop/project space available for hire and house a small gallery shop, providing:
It will allow access to a wider selection of borrowing institutions, particularly the Art Gallery of NSW, as well as showcase local exhibition artists and provide capacity to host destination exhibitions and unique artistic programming.
The project represents an all-round positive return on investment for the Bega Valley community. This has been estimated at $3.4million annually.
Besides the obvious social and cultural benefits, the larger Gallery will generate significant economic benefits through increased tourist visitation and the additional expenditure that flows from that, to accommodation, cafes and restaurants and other tourist attractions.
There will also be localised benefits, which include increased participation in cultural activities, better mental health and wellbeing, community cohesion and improved educational outcomes.
Council was successful in securing half of the $3.578 million price tag for the project through the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund.
Council continues to seek funding to secure additional funding for elements of the build.
For information on the Gallery's philanthropy prospectus and to see how you can support the redevelopment project, visit gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Showcasing & promoting excellence in Australian contemporary visual culture.
Bega Valley Regional Gallery is located in the South East corner of New South Wales, half way between Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne and three hours’ drive from the nation’s capital, Canberra.
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Andrew Foster
Project Manager
Phone: 02 6499 2222
Email: afoster@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Iain Dawson
Gallery Director
Phone: 02 6499 2202
Email: IDawson@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
This project is connect to Council's Community Strategic Plan through:
Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund.
Zingel Place
PO Box 492
Bega NSW 2550
Monday to Friday 9.00AM to 4.30PM
Administration building Zingel Place Bega
Australia
ABN: 26 987 935 332
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