Campbelltown Arts Centre
| Campbelltown Arts Centre | |
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Campbelltown Arts Centre
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| 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 |
The Campbelltown Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts centre located in Campbelltown in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. 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.
The Centre's complex includes the following facilities:
Campbelltown is home to one of the largest urban indigenous communities in Australia and the Centre focuses on urban indigenous visual arts and performance practice. Campbelltown 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 held at the Arts Centre have included:
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