Manager, Touring Exhibitions
National Gallery of Australia
Full time
Australia, Parkes, Kamberri/Canberra
The Manager, Touring Exhibitions will lead the successful delivery of the new touring exhibitions model as part of the recently launched department – Art Across Australia. Reporting to the Head of Art Across Australia and together with the Manager, Sharing the National Collection, this role is responsible for making the national collection available and accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds across Australia.
You will lead the Touring Exhibitions team and draw on the technical and creative expertise of multiple departments across the organisation to achieve the aims and objectives of the touring program. You will be responsible for the scheduling, development, implementation and evaluation of touring exhibitions including recommending complementary outreach and learning initiatives. You will also be responsible for overseeing grant funding applications and working with the Development and Partnerships team to implement funding agreements relevant to the touring program.
You are a hands-on, self-starter who is an inspiring leader, enjoys working collaboratively with others both internally and externally, is adaptable and enthusiastic, thinks outside of the box and enjoys variety to their work.
An order of merit may be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.
If you do not wish to be added to an order of merit, please notify us in your application.
Closing date
02/06/2024
Notes
Closing hour: midnight
Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Tracy Cooper-Lavery, Head of Art Across Australia on +61 2 6240 6765 or tracy.cooper-lavery@nga.gov.au
About the authors & contributors
The National Gallery is Australia’s national visual arts institution dedicated to collecting, sharing and celebrating art from Australia and the world. Home to the most valuable collection of art in Australia, the national collection comprises over 155,000 works of art, including the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. Our significant collection represents the whole of Australian art, modern art worldwide, particularly from Europe and America, and art from across Asia and the Pacific. The collection includes some of the finest examples in Australia of French Impressionism, Dada and Surrealism, the Russian avant-garde, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism and Conceptual Art.
