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About the Role
Work in an area of curatorial specialisation and research (Contemporary International Art). Curate collection displays and loan-based exhibitions. Collaborate with colleagues on related programs. Write and communicate clearly in various settings, including Art Gallery publications.
Responsibilities
- Curate collection displays and loan-based exhibitions
- Work collaboratively with colleagues on related programs
- Write and communicate clearly in a range of settings, including Art Gallery publications
Requirements
- Tertiary degree, post graduate degree or post graduate diploma in art history or equivalent
- Knowledge of the curatorial specialisation area
- Considerable curatorial experience or equivalent professional training in the arts sector, art gallery or art museum sector
- Demonstrated experience managing and curating an art collection and/or exhibitions programme
- Experience publishing in the area of specialisation
- Experience working collaboratively with colleagues across departments and in response to a range of audiences
- Proven demonstrated experience in undertaking research to an academic standard
- Ability to use Vernon CMS and/or other relational databases
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ability to undertake a wide range of curatorial and cross-disciplinary programs
- Submit application online
- Provide resume (maximum five pages)
- Provide a covering letter addressing the technical/soft skills
- Provide a response to the targeted questions
- Participate in online capability testing, skills testing or work samples if required
- Undergo pre-employment checks including reference checks, working with children checks, criminal history checks, and medical assessments
Skills
- Curatorial specialisation (Contemporary International Art)
- Art history
- Curatorial experience
- Arts sector, art gallery or art museum sector professional training
- Managing and curating an art collection
- Managing and curating exhibitions programmes
- Publishing in area of specialisation
- Collaborative work
- Research to an academic standard
- Vernon CMS
- Relational databases
- Microsoft Office
- Curatorial programs
- Cross-disciplinary programs
Location
- Sydney CBD – The Domain
Work Type
- Temporary, up to 12 months
- Full time
Experience Level
- Curator Grade 1
Education Level
- Tertiary degree, post graduate degree or post graduate diploma in art history or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Total Remuneration Package up to $142,445
- Salary range ($104,961 to $125,500)
About the Company
- Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney’s The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden and near the Central Business District.
- The Gallery acknowledges the original custodians of this land – the Gadigal people.
- The Art Gallery attracts around 2.6 million visitors annually and runs Australia’s largest education program with over 90,000 student and teacher visits per year.
- With our expanded campus the Art Gallery has a new state-of-the-art building located next to our existing and much-loved building.
- Providing us with close to double the exhibition space, the expanded Art Gallery enables us to share more art with more people and provide more family, learning and educational programming for all our audiences.
- We are seeking diverse, collaborative, supportive and brilliant individuals to work alongside our existing talent and build on our rich history to create an even more inspiring Art Gallery for the future.
- For more information about the Gallery and our future, please visit our website www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and flexible workplace and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and other diversity groups.
- We strive to achieve an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the recruitment team via recruitment@ag.nsw.gov.au. You can also view our diversity and inclusion strategic framework here.