Established to house hard-living miners, Broken Hill is also an unlikely creative hub drawing artists with its incredible light and arid beauty. The town boasts an impressive 30-plus galleries (including the Broken Hill Regional Gallery, which opened in 1904). The wonderful outdoor sculpture park, the Sculpture Symposium in The Living Desert Reserve, features 12 massive sandstone sculptures created by artists from around the world as well as local artist Badger Bates.

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