• Ongoing • Full time • Sydney CBD – The Domain • Clerk Grade ***** • Total Remuneration Package up to $202,453 • Salary range ($154,231 to $178,369) Established in ****, 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, team-oriented, 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 ******************************* the role Lead the development, design and delivery of temporary exhibitions, commissions, and collection displays, including associated publications and programs.
Develop strategies, schedules, budgets, and plans that ensure alignment and synergy with the Art Gallery's Vision and Strategic Plan.
What technical / soft skills you require
1. Appropriate tertiary qualification or relevant, equivalent professional experience.
2.



Extensive experience and proven track record in planning and managing the delivery of exhibitions, publications, programs, events, and activities within a gallery or museum environment.
3. Experience in financial reporting and collection managements systems, with the ability to apply data to support informed decision-making.
4. Well-developed leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to lead, support, and inspire a high calibre, multi-functional team.
Targeted questions
1. As a major Australian Art institution, the Art Gallery of NSW is known for its broad range and high quality exhibitions.
What are some examples of comparable exhibitions you have developed and worked on, and what do you bring to Sydney as the Head of Exhibitions?
(maximum of 400 words)
2. Successful exhibitions often rely on strong partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
Describe a time you secured support, resources, or a significant opportunity that enhanced an exhibition or cultural program outcome.
(maximum of 400 words)
3. This role leads a multidisciplinary team of specialists.
Describe your leadership approach and provide an example of how you have built capability, managed performance, and fostered collaboration to achieve organisational objectives.
(maximum of 400 words)
For your application to be considered, please submit your application online and provide: • Your resume (maximum five pages) • A covering letter addressing the technical/soft skills, as outlined above • A response to the targeted questions, in the text box provided in your application form (max 300 words each) Closing date for applications: 10am 31 August **** – applications must be lodged electronically.
Applications submitted via email will not be accepted.

📌 Head Of Exhibitions (New South Wales)
🏢 Art Gallery of NSW
📍 New South Wales