In 2015 the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation Ltd commissioned a Visitor Research Report which highlighted the Gallery’s potential economic impact and provided a demographic snapshot of its visitors. The Margaret Olley Art Centre has been a success since opening in March 2014, significantly increasing the number of visitors to 122,746 in its first full year of operation. Importantly, three quarters of these visitors were from outside the Tweed Shire, contributing a conservative $7.38M to the Tweed economy.