Terms of entry

The Campbelltown Arts Centre is committed to providing a welcoming and safe environment that is conducive to the appreciation of art as well as protecting the art on display. To ensure the safety and security of visitors, staff and the artworks, we ask that you observe the following terms of entry.

While visiting the Arts Centre all visitors must:

  • accept that they enter the Arts Centre at their own risk and acknowledge that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Arts Centre is not responsible for any loss, damage, harm or injury resulting from your entry to Arts Centre premises
  • must behave in a manner that is respectful of other people in the Arts Centre and does not interfere with, disrupt or offend other visitors, and follow the directions of Arts Centre staff in this regard
  • must avoid behaving in ways which, in the opinion of staff, poses unacceptable risks to the Arts Centre’s collections, objects, exhibitions, grounds or property
  • must comply with any directions from staff, including but not limited to directions to leave the premises at closing time and for any other reason, directions in the event of emergency, directions to move away from objects and exhibits, and directions to observe barriers and signage
  • must wear footwear, be fully clothed and maintain a socially acceptable level of hygiene while on Arts Centre premises
  • must keep noise to a level that does not disturb other people and, in major exhibition spaces, switch mobile phones to silent
  • must ensure that children under the age of 12 are accompanied by a responsible adult and are actively supervised at all times
  • will inform staff immediately if they become aware of any risk or potential risk to people or property
  • must have a valid ticket or pass to enter ticketed exhibitions or events at the Arts Centre and will abide by the ticket terms and these terms of entry.

Things you cannot do at the Arts Centre include:

  • be intoxicated or under the influence of an illicit drug while on Arts Centre premises
  • bring animals into the Arts Centre, except assistance animals accredited under a state or territory law to assist a person with a disability to alleviate the effects of disability; or that is accredited by an animal training organisation
  • touch, or in any other way, interfere with artworks, objects or displays unless otherwise directed by staff or as indicated by official Arts Centre notices
  • damage, tamper with, misuse or remove Arts Centre property
  • bring onto Arts Centre premises items that, in the opinion of staff, may cause damage or may be used to conceal objects for removal from our premises (including but not limited to real or toy weapons; aerosol containers; containers containing paint, solvents or other liquid; laser pointers; drones; balloons; large bags)
  • consume food or drink other than in designated eating areas, including the cafe and during functions in designated spaces
  • smoke or use e-cigarettes or vaporisers on Arts Centre premises, including the smoke-free zones near the entrances to the Arts Centre
  • plug personal devices or vehicles into Arts Centre power points unless using a designated public charging location
  • leave personal devices or other items unattended (unless directed or approved by staff) or position them in a location that may be hazardous to others
  • solicit or undertake any commercial activity, including sales, fundraising, promotions, marketing, photography or filming, unless expressly authorised by the Arts Centre in advance of the activity (see ‘Photography and Filming at the Arts Centre’ below)
  • for ticketed exhibitions and events, breach ticket terms.

Regarding safety and security, the Arts Centre reserves the right to:

  • exclude or remove people from the premises for any reason, whether set out in these terms or not
  • exclude or remove you from a ticketed exhibition or event without compensation where you have breached the ticket terms or these terms of entry
  • inspect (whether physically or visually) any bags and other personal property on entry or departure from the premises
  • prohibit any items from the premises
  • remove unattended items
  • dispose of any unclaimed items left in our cloaking facilities after 90 days without reference or compensation to the owner of those goods
  • use security closed-circuit television cameras throughout the premises.

Photography and Filming at the Arts Centre

In most places in the Arts Centre, visitors are welcome to take photos or make videos or films (referred to collectively as images) if:

  • it is for personal use only
  • no flash, selfie-stick, tripod or monopod is used
  • there is no sign prohibiting photography for a certain artwork or exhibition
  • it does not interfere with or disrupt other visitors or Arts Centre operations.

Permission is required to take images of identifiable people. It is not permitted to photograph or film other people without their permission or the permission of a parent or guardian in the case of children.

Some of the artworks on display are protected by copyright, and it is your responsibility to clear any copyright permissions relating to your use of images taken on Arts Centre premises. You may use photos of these works for personal purposes to the extent authorised by the Australian Copyright Act 1968; for example, for ‘research or study’ or ‘criticism or review’.

Commercial use of images requires Arts Centre permission. You are not permitted to sell, license or otherwise publish, disseminate or reproduce (or permit such), whether in whole or in part, any images or recordings taken inside the Arts Centre for commercial purposes without the Arts Centre’s prior written permission.

Commercial photography and filming at the Arts Centre must be authorised in advance. To enquire, please fill out the form here(PDF, 179KB) and submit via email or in person.

Filming by the Arts Centre

From time to time, the Arts Centre, or a crew designated by the Arts Centre, may set up to take photos or make videos or films (referred to collectively as images) on Arts Centre premises.

Areas subject to filming will have signage posted and you may be asked to sign a consent form for you, or any children with you, where your image is recognisable.

Notwithstanding any written consent provided, by entering Arts Centre premises you consent to, and authorise, the Arts Centre to take images and to use, reproduce and disseminate them via any means in any context or for any purpose without further authorisation by, or compensation or attribution to, you. All images are the sole property of the Arts Centre or our licensees and by entering Arts Centre premises you release the Arts Centre from liability arising on account of such usage.

Social Media Content

Notwithstanding the above, if you upload, publish or disseminate any user-generated content taken on Arts Centre premises (including, without limitation, text, photographs, video recordings, data recordings or sound recordings) to any digital media platform, including social media, you consent to the commercial exploitation, throughout the world, of that user-generated content by any means (including, without limitation, by re-sharing or re-posting such content) by the Arts Centre and our commercial and other partners without compensation on a perpetual, irrevocable and worldwide basis.

Personal Information

Where you provide your personal information to the Arts Centre (including your image on CCTV), it is collected in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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