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Ararat Regional Art Gallery (ARAG) is closed in 2017 for a major $6.235 million redevelopment. The gallery will reopen in 2018 in a new and upgraded home at the Ararat Town Hall in time to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Ararat Regional Art Gallery will present a regular exhibition program from the Ararat Library, but also has prominent events planned in unexpected locations in the region.  The project has been funded through a partnership between the Victorian Government ($3.7 million), the Federal Government ($945,000) and Ararat Rural City Council. Further details:  https://beta.ararat.vic.gov.au/news/arts-precinct-makes-way-redevelopment

Image: Ararat Regional Art Gallery Director, Anthony Camm and Gallery Program Support Officer, Wendy Stevens moving part of the collection into storage to make way for construction.