SAM holds over 4,000 artworks, including one of the largest ceramic art collections in Australia.

The building also hosts the Greater Shepparton Visitor Centre; Kaiela Arts, a studio for Aboriginal artists; an outdoor amphitheatre and the Art Hill café.

[6] In 2013, the SAM Foundation was established to raise funds for a new building.

[8][9] The building design won the Victorian Architecture Award for Public Architecture in 2022,[10] and was the first Australian gallery or museum to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star Rating.

[11] Construction on the $50 million new building commenced in 2019 and opened in November 2021.