A brick building with arched windows features a sculpture of wings and a robe under a bright sky, surrounded by trees and a lawn
A park scene with a green sign reading
An empty theater with rows of foldable seats is lit by spotlights from a high wooden ceiling with visible beams
A hallway with a brick wall and wooden floor features signs for a gallery and a foyer, with light streaming in
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Gasworks Creative Precinct

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Architect/Designer: Grant Amon 2005

Description

Gasworks is a home for creativity: a vital precinct where people gather for connection, belonging, and to experience the transformative power of art, nature, and culture. 

Located in Albert Park on the former South Melbourne Gas Plant site, Gasworks combines four hectares of parkland with two galleries, two theatres, artist studios, workshops, function spaces, and a café.

Each year, over 100,000 community members engage with creativity through 200 performing arts events, 30 visual art exhibitions, 15 artist studios, 12 farmers’ markets, over 300 classes and workshops, professional development pathways, access to spaces, and family and school holiday programs.  

What's On

Gasworks is home to resident artists who work from studios that were originally workshops for the South Melbourne Gas Works. The artists will have open studios in these former workshops that still retain some original features. We invite everyone to come and see how these old utilitarian buildings have been re-purposed to become places of creativity.

You can also enjoy a series of historical photographs tracing the evolution of Gasworks from the 1880s to the present day.

Children's Activities

There will be wildflower pressing activities for children.

Images: (1) The Angel. (2) Gasworks Parklands. (3) Gasworks Theatre. (4) Heritage Hallway. (5) Gasworks Main Entrance. All photos: courtesy Gasworks Arts Inc.

Important Details

Tour/event summary information

Saturday 25 July
Open studios 11am-3pm

Bookings

No bookings required. Tour group capacity is limited and operates on a first-come, first-served basis.

Meeting Point

Meet in front of the Tree Gate on Graham St

Accessibility

Ramp or level (step free) entry, Accessible bathrooms, Assistance animals welcome, All ages

Studios are located around the park. Pathways are gravel and bluestone.

Location

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