Gallery Grants – now open
Museums & Galleries of NSW gallery grants are now open to NSW public galleries. Funding is available for newly developed exhibitions through the Dobell Exhibition Grant and support for audience engagement activities is offered through the Audience Development Fund.
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The National Trust Heritage Awards 2021 – Deadline Extended
The award celebrates outstanding practice in the field of heritage and is now in its 27th year.
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2020 Project Development and Small Grants Recipients Announced
M&G NSW would like to congratulate the successful applicants for our Project Development Grants and the second round of the Volunteer Museum Small Grants for 2020.
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Free Gallery Seating from the Art Gallery of NSW
The Art Gallery of NSW has two wooden benches on offer for free. The benches were previously used in the Asian Galleries as seating for the public.
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Free Display Cases Available from the Australian Army Museum of NSW, Victoria Barracks
The Australian Army Museum of NSW has an array of showcases on offer for free. The showcases, which include a variety of free-standing displays of various heights and dimensions, were previously used at the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park.
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Welcome message from our new CEO – Brett Adlington
An introductory welcome message from our incoming CEO, Brett Adlington.
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Shoalhaven Regional Gallery launches online collection
This new resource offers an opportunity to explore the nearly 1,000 works held by the council and discover treasures of the Gallery storeroom.
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Museums as Sites of Civil Society: Survey of cultural institutions
Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Museum and Heritage Studies program are undertaking a survey of small to medium museums and galleries as part of the ongoing Museums as Sites of Civil Society project.
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Community Heritage Grants – now open
Provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as museums, galleries, libraries, archives, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups.
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Training in Mukurtu for ACHAA
Members of the Aboriginal Culture, Heritage & Arts Association are at the half way point in a series of online training workshops in Mukurtu (MOOK-oo-too) the open source Content Management System built with First Nations communities in mind.
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The Regional and Public Galleries Association of NSW elects a new Executive Committee
Members of RPG NSW recently met to elect a new Executive Committee.
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Fellowship, Mentorship and Volunteer Placement Program – now open
Travel and professional development opportunities for people who work or volunteer in the small-to-medium museums and galleries.
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M&G NSW’s Let’s Get Digital project receives funding from Create NSW
M&G NSW is pleased to announce that we have received funding from Create NSW, as part of their Arts Restart scheme, to undertake a new project: Let’s Get Digital. The project will fund 15 new digital projects at museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres across NSW.
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Insights into the Tarella Collection with Curator Linsi Braith
Situated in Wentworth Falls, Tarella Cottage was originally built in 1890 as a holiday cottage, and now serves as a museum and research centre for the Blue Mountains Historical Society. We interviewed curator Linsi Braith to find out more about the museum and its collection.
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Oaks Historical Society receive Australia Day award for Local Community Group of the Year
The Oaks Historical Society recently received the Australia Day Local Community Group of the Year award for their School Education Program. We spoke to Bev Batros, who coordinates the program.
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Cleverman at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre, interview with Alison Williams
Summer blockbusters are a staple of major institutions and even some regional centres. So why shouldn’t Aboriginal Cultural Centres get in on the act too? Steve Miller asked Wadjar Creative Director Alison Williams of Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre what happened when she decided to stage Cleverman, based on the popular ABC-TV series.
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Volunteer Museum Grants are open
M&G NSW is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for three grants from the Volunteer Museum Grant Program for 2021. Funded by Create NSW, these grants are designed to provide assistance to volunteer community museums and Aboriginal cultural centres in NSW.
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Suspended Moment: The Katthy Cavaliere Fellowship receives $92,737 for national tour
The exhibition tour, produced collaboratively by Carriageworks and M&G NSW, with will feature past works by the pioneering Italian-Australian artist alongside newly commissioned works by Giselle Stanborough, Frances Barrett and Sally Rees.
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Arlo Mountford Deep Revolt – Last Chance to See
Don’t miss the unique and intriguing Arlo Mountford Deep Revolt before we bid farewell to its national tour on 5 February 2021. The exhibition showcases 15 years of Mountford’s practice with large-scale video installations, kinetic sculptures and animations and travelled to six venues across Australia.
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Brett Adlington to be Museums & Galleries of NSW new CEO
The board of Museums & Galleries of NSW is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Adlington as the Chief Executive Officer of M&G NSW.
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