Chan Contemporary Artspace
History
The Chan Building was part of a series of administrative structures built in Darwin in the post-war period. Between 1990 to the end of 1994, the building was the home of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly while the current Parliament House was under construction.[1] The building was then used for a variety of purposes and in 1999 underwent a major refit of $1.4m when Darwin hosted APEC 2000.[2] In 2010 the Northern Territory government announced that the site would become the location of a comtemporary art gallery.[3] In the 2015 Budget the Northern Territory government announced a dedicated visual art gallery in Darwin’s historic Chan Building with a proposed budget of $18.3m sourced from a combination of government and private sources.[4] It is intended that the space become the second campus of the existing Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory at Bullocky Point showcasing contemporary art while the Bullocky Point facility is a centre for science and history.[4]
References
- ^ "Parliament House". Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Chan Building Refurbishment". Sitzler. 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Chan Contemporary Art Space". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b "A first class home for art in Darwin's CBD". Northern Territory government media release. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.