State of the art: article on regional galleries in NSW

Regional galleries are stepping out from the shadows of their city rivals through generous gifts from high-profile artists, ambitious acquisitions and a fresh creative focus, writes STEVE MEACHAM in the Sydney Morning Herald, 24 January...

NSW has undergone its own gallery boom. Not only do we now have far more regional galleries (about 30) than any other state but many have been - or are being - extended, improved, reconfigured or reinvented. Albury, for example, is planning a large-scale redevelopment of its cultural centre.

And that's not counting the new ones such as the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, which opened in 2005, or the long-awaited Blue Mountains Cultural Centre due to open later this year in Katoomba.

So what's the story here?

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