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Nestled in the bush on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, Bundanon is a gift, literally, made to the Australian people by artist Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne in 1993. Featuring a homestead, an education centre designed by Glenn Murcutt and a multi-million dollar collection of artworks by Boyd and contemporaries such as Charles Blackman and Sidney Nolan, the place has to date been mostly used for artist residencies and occasional open days.
Now however, thanks to a new $33 million building designed by Melbourne architect Kirstin Thompson, it will be open a lot more often to a lot more of us, as Boyd initially intended. Senior Good Weekend writer Amanda Hooton and Bundanon CEO Deborah Ely discuss the new gallery, the risks of fire and flood that it attempts to mitigate, Boyd's legacy and dream, and the role regional galleries can play in a COVID-constrained world.
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Nestled in the bush on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, Bundanon is a gift, literally, made to the Australian people by artist Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne in 1993. Featuring a homestead, an education centre designed by Glenn Murcutt and a multi-million dollar collection of artworks by Boyd and contemporaries such as Charles Blackman and Sidney Nolan, the place has to date been mostly used for artist residencies and occasional open days.
Now however, thanks to a new $33 million building designed by Melbourne architect Kirstin Thompson, it will be open a lot more often to a lot more of us, as Boyd initially intended. Senior Good Weekend writer Amanda Hooton and Bundanon CEO Deborah Ely discuss the new gallery, the risks of fire and flood that it attempts to mitigate, Boyd's legacy and dream, and the role regional galleries can play in a COVID-constrained world.
Read the story here.
Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to subscribe https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ or https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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