NEW HAMILTON GALLERY: REDEFINING REGIONAL ART GALLERIES
rEGIONAL aUSTRALIA’S MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION WILL SOON HAVE A BUILDING FITTING IT’S SIGNIFICANCE.
the new hamilton gallery is coming to fruition.
WHY a new gallery?
Audiences expect more from gallery experiences than ever before, with regional art galleries now playing a significant role within a national context.
Hamilton Gallery has all the makings to deliver life-changing experiences, however the 60-year old building is incommensurate to delivering on expectations, industry standards and cultural value that’s required from such an institution.
MILESTONES
The project is maintaining a rapid pace as we progress through consultation, engagement and project planning towards the new Gallery build.
- August 2021 - Council purchased former Walkers Mitre 10 Building at 90 Lonsdale Street for $1.3 million - (Media Release).
- December 2021 - Council appoints Tony Doyle as CEO - (Media Release).
- November 2022 - Southern Grampians Shire Council committed to building the new Hamilton Gallery on the CBD Brown St site (Media Release).
- March 2023 - March 2023 - Council purchases 121 Brown St and 92 Lonsdale St for $1.8 million (Media Release).
- April 2023 - Council signed a partnership agreement with the prestigious School of Design at The University of Melbourne University to advise on the New Hamilton Gallery project - (Media Release).
PARTNERSHIPS
A key partnership on this project is with the University of Melbourne’s School of Design, Australia’s leading architecture school, who are working with us to deliver the New Hamilton Gallery.
In April 2023 Southern Grampians Shire Council has signed a partnership agreement with the prestigious School of Design at the University of Melbourne to advise on the New Hamilton Gallery project.
This will see some of Australia’s best architects come together to advise on the project to ensure the creation of an iconic, nationally significant building, and is the next step towards developing a design brief for tender.
The Melbourne Design School partners with major cultural institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria, Museums Victoria and ACMI and are currently working on international projects such as Woven City Tokyo and the new Melbourne Arts Precinct, MAP-co.
The key advisors will include Dr Rory Hyde, Associate Professor in Architecture, Curatorial Design and Practice, and former Curator of Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, and former Advisor to the Mayor of London.
COLLECTION
The gallery has regional Australia’s most important and unique collection and is a place for every story, through exhibitions, public programs, education and engagement.
Our unique art collection has over 9000 objects. We are currently only able to display < 0.9% of our collection at one time, with a maximum of 4% over a year.
Our collection’s unique strengths are in Decorative Arts, European, Australian & Asian Art.
Our collection was seeded on a significant act of local philanthropy, and continues to thrive as a result of community generosity.
The Hamilton Gallery collection includes works by internationally-renowned artists such as David Hockney, Francis Bacon, Paul Sandby and William Hogarth.
The collection also boasts works by nationally-significant artists, including Eugene Von Guérard, Arthur Streeton, Hans & Nora Heysen, John Olsen, Sidney Nolan, John Brack and Patricia Piccinini.
We loan our works to institutions across the globe, including:
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
- Art Gallery of NSW
- Art Gallery of South Australia
- Royal Academy, London
- National Museum, Szczecin, Poland
For our 60th Anniversary exhibition, we created a remarkable collection publication. Nine scholars, curators and academics from across Australia examined and researched four key collection areas and shared their insights:
- Dr Lisa Beaven, La Trobe University
- Dr Alex Burchmore, University of Sydney
- Jane Clark, Senior Research Curator, MONA
- Dr Mark K. Erdmann, University of Melbourne
- Dr Vivien Gaston, University of Melbourne
- A-Prof David Hansen, Australian National University
- A-Prof Alison Inglis, University of Melbourne
- Dr Matthew Martin, University of Melbourne
- Prof Peter McNeil, University of Technology, Sydney
We are exceptionally proud of the Hamilton Gallery collection and its significance in the world's art context, and look forward to providing more opportunities for the community to connect with our collection in our new building.
For our 60th Anniversary exhibition, we created a remarkable collection publication. Nine scholars, curators and academics from across Australia examined and researched four key collection areas and shared their insights:
Dr Lisa Beaven, La Trobe University
Dr Alex Burchmore, University of Sydney
Jane Clark, Senior Research Curator, MONA
Dr Mark K. Erdmann, University of Melbourne
Dr Vivien Gaston, University of Melbourne
A-Prof David Hansen, Australian National University
A-Prof Alison Inglis, University of Melbourne
Dr Matthew Martin, University of Melbourne
Prof Peter McNeil, University of Technology, Sydney
You can view a PDF version of the HG60 Publication HERE.
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