Since the Burnie Civic Centre opened in 1976, it has served the city and surrounding regions as a venue for performing arts, entertainment productions and community events. Two years later, the Burnie Regional Art Gallery was added. The collection has over 1,000 artworks created on paper by nearly 200 Australian artists. Lovely examples include watercolors, printmaking and photography. In 2009, this cultural facility was rebranded as the Burnie Arts & Function Centre