Expression of Interest opens for Art Gallery of Ballarat cafe proprietor 

To complement the operation of the Art Gallery of Ballarat, the City of Ballarat is seeking a café operator with style, flair and business acumen who can make the most of this opportunity to create a high-quality café experience.

The Art Gallery of Ballarat was established in 1884 and is the largest and oldest gallery in regional Australia. The café is situated in a unique heritage building and is aligned to one of Ballarat’s most popular visitor attractions which draws approximately 200,000 visitors per year.

The business would be visibly and conceptually associated with the Gallery, ensuring a steady flow of high-spending cultural tourists and loyal Gallery supporters while also catering for café-specific visitors.

The café’s location in a majestic building on one of Ballarat’s most intact heritage streets ensures a high level of street appeal. This creates an opportunity to further grow clientele and establish the café as a beloved space in the Ballarat community.

Gallery Director Louise Tegart said that the Gallery is excited by the opportunity to develop a partnership with a café proprietor.

Tegart notes “for us, visitors are at the heart of everything the Gallery does, and a café plays a vital role in ensuring that visitors have an amazing experience at the Gallery, will return and recommend others to visit.

“We would like to see a café owner who shares our vision for the Gallery as a place which is vibrant and engaging and which, while grounded in tradition, embraces contemporary style and diversity.”

In addition to the café fronting Lydiard Street, an extensive commercial kitchen at the Camp Street side of the building can be used to support the delivery of catered social events at the Gallery.

The Expressions of Interest period will close on Monday 27th February at 5pm. 

EOIs must be lodged electronically at www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat/ by the time and date specified. Late submissions will not be considered.