We Heard You – Now it’s Time to Show You

Published on 18 March 2025

We Heard You – Now it’s Time to Show You

Hamilton Gallery and the Southern Grampians Shire Council are set to host the second round of community co-design sessions for the New Hamilton Gallery (NHG), where architectural draft ideas will be shared and discussed.

Renowned architect Angelo Candalepas and Associates will visit the region from Wednesday 26 March to Friday 28 March 2025 to share initial concepts with residents, local businesses, creatives, youth, First Nations, schools and key stakeholders.

Developing and launching the conceptual designs marks an exciting milestone for the NHG and we are asking the entire community to come together to engage directly with the architect and his team. This provides an important opportunity for feedback to be received and all opinions to be heard.

These co-design sessions are extremely important as the community can directly impact the design of the building.

Southern Grampians Shire Council Acting Mayor Afton Barber encourages everyone to attend.

“This is a unique opportunity for our community to be an integral part of the gallery’s transformation. We are building a cultural landmark, and we want to make sure that it truly reflects the community’s shared vision and heritage.”

Details of the NHG Co-Design Workshops are as follows:

Wednesday 26 March 2025

• Kids and families – 4:00pm – 5:00pm ‘Draw Like an Architect Workshop’ Book Here

• Gallery Stakeholders 5:30 pm – 7:00pm RSVP info@hamiltongallery.org

Thursday 27 March 2025

• Local Businesses 10:00am – 11:30am

• All Audiences 5:30pm – 7:00pm Book Here

Friday 28 March 2025

• First Nations 9:00am – 10:30am

Places are limited to one session per person only.

For more information, please email info@hamiltongallery.org.

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