Art Gallery of NSW Revenue and Competitors

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (the Gallery) is a statutory body established under the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act 1980 and is an executive agency under the Department of Planning and Environment. The Gallery is in The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Central Business District on the lands of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation, and attracts around 1.3 million visitors annually. The Gallery holds significant collections of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, Australian and International art and presents a dynamic program of temporary exhibitions involving significant loans from national and international collections. The Gallery also manages the Brett Whiteley Studio in Surry Hills and has an off-site collection store. The Gallery employs up to 350 people on an annual basis and has a current effective full-time equivalent of around 215 staff. As the state's leading institution for the visual arts, the Gallery plays a role in the cultural and intellectual life of both Sydney and Australia.