Assistant Curator Contemporary International Art
- Temporary, up to 12 months
- Full time
- Sydney CBD – The Domain
- Assistant Curator Grade 2
- Total Remuneration Package up to $116,834
- Salary range ($92,632 to $102,936)
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.
About the Role
Support the Chief curator in the management and delivery of exhibitions and related projects, including publishing; in the overall care, conservation, acquisition, research, interpretation, exhibition and display of the collection; and with curatorial administration and general support.
For more information about the role please view the role description and information for applicants or call the nominated contact person listed in the advertisement.
What Technical/Soft Skills you require
- Tertiary degree in art history or equivalent and knowledge of the department’s art coupled with curatorial experience or equivalent professional training in the arts sector, art gallery or art museum sector.
- Proven experience in writing and researching to an academic standard, the ability to use Vernon CMS and/or other databases, advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work responsively, dynamically and collaboratively on a wide range of curatorial projects and related programs.
