Campbelltown Arts Centre
| Campbelltown Arts Centre | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Arts centre |
| Location | Campbelltown |
| Coordinates | 34°04′22″S 150°48′33″E / 34.072767°S 150.809112°ECoordinates: 34°04′22″S 150°48′33″E / 34.072767°S 150.809112°E |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Owner | Campbelltown City Council |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Tanner Architects |
Introduction
Campbelltown Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts centre located at the corner of Camden & Appin Roads, Campbelltown in Western Sydney. It is a cultural facility of Campbelltown City Council, assisted by the New South Wales Government through Arts NSW. Since opening in 2005 the Centre has pioneered a contemporary arts program that engages with critical issues of our times. The Centre supports the research, development and production of new work and creates platforms for multidisciplinary arts practice.
Facilities
The Centre's complex includes the following facilities:
- exhibition spaces
- a 180-seat performance studio, which is also used for public lectures and private functions
- workshop and studio spaces
- residency apartment
- Sculpture Garden
- Japanese Garden
- amphitheatre
- café
Indigenous Art
Campbelltown is home to one of the largest urban Aboriginal communities in the Country and the Centre focuses on urban Indigenous visual arts and performance practice. The City is also home to one of the largest and fastest growing Pacific communities in Australia. The Centre has developed an ongoing Pacific arts program that in 2007 included the development and presentation of the major project News from Islands that included over twenty new commissions from artists across the Asia and the Pacific. Campbelltown Arts Centre has a range of international intercultural projects in development that includes residencies, performance and visual arts.
Photographic Exhibitions
Photographic exhibitions held at the Arts Centre have included:
- " m a g n i t u d e ", free exhibitions of members astro-photography staged by Macarthur Astronomical Society in October 2010 and July 2012.