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Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

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Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
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Established1966
LocationHorseshoe Bend, Swan Hill, Victoria
Coordinates35°20′58″S 143°33′52″E / 35.349462°S 143.564558°E / -35.349462; 143.564558
TypeArt gallery
Websitegallery.swanhill.vic.gov.au

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is a public art gallery in the regional Victorian city of Swan Hill.

Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is a public gallery, established in 1966. It opened in its current building, designed by Australian architect Ian Douglas, in 1987.[1] In 2013, expansion plans were announced, including a proposed increase in teaching workshop space.[2]

Artists whose work is held by the gallery include Constance Stokes,[3] John Brack, Ray Crooke, Pro Hart, Kenneth Jack, Mary Macqueen, Sidney Nolan, Andrew Sibley, Ernest Trova and a number of local artists.[4]

The gallery is a member of the Public Galleries Association of Victoria.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "About - history". Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ Bittar, Xana (2 August 2013). "Art gallery set to expand workshop capacity". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ^ McCulloch, Alan; McCulloch, Susan; McCulloch Childs, Emily (2006). The new McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Fitzroy, Victoria: Aus Art Editions in association with The Miegunyah Press. p. 911. ISBN 0-522-85317-X.
  4. ^ "Our Collection". Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery". Member galleries. Public Galleries Association of Victoria. Retrieved 6 October 2013.