First Nations-led design concept for Australia’s newest Aboriginal gallery
Concept design revealed for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, created by architects Woods Bagot in consultation with Aboriginal leaders, and slated to open in 2025.
Concept design for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre. Image supplied.
In a statement jointly released this week (2 February) by the Federal Arts Minister the Hon Paul Fletcher and South Australian Premier the Hon Steven Marshall, the concept design for the Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre (AACC) were revealed.
The gallery will be built at Lot Fourteen, the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site along North Terrace, and is originally slated for the Adelaide Contemporary extension project.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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