Website hazelhurst.com.au Owner Sutherland Shire Public transit access Gymea railway station | Phone +61 2 8536 5700 Established 22 January 2000 | |
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Location Gymea, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Type Visual arts, performance space, cafe Address 782 Kingsway, Gymea NSW 2227, Australia Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–9:30PMTuesday9AM–9:30PMWednesday9AM–9:30PMThursday9AM–9:30PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PM Similar Hazelhurst Cafe, Art Gallery of New South Wa, Museum of Contemp Art Austra, White Rabbit, Mosman Art Gallery | ||
The Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is an arts complex located on The Kingsway in the suburb of Gymea, in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the first public arts centre of its kind in Australia and sits on 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) of gardens. The complex includes two art galleries, a theatrette, art studios, meeting rooms, gift shop and café as well as the gardens. The facility is also available for hire as a function centre. Hazelhurst opened on 22 January 2000. Architects for the building were Michael Bennet (of Jackson, Teece, Chesterman, Willis) in partnership with Esther and Trevor Hayter. The garden designs were by Oi Choong.
History
Hazelhurst is an initiative of the Sutherland Shire Council and was created by the bequest of Ben and Hazel Broadhurst. The land that became Hazelhurst was secured in 1945, where a two-storey cottage, designed with the help of local architect Harry Smith, was built. The cottage is now used as Hazelhurst's artist-in-residence and digital media studio. Ben and Hazel Broadhurst were successful business people, managing a shirt-making factory in Rockdale for more than 40 years. After retiring, they gave their time to charities and worthy causes and loved gardening and practised recycling and organic farming. Ben and Hazel Broadhurst were generous, community-minded people and in keeping with their values they bequeathed their estate to the Sutherland Shire.