- Relocation Assistance and Rent-Free, Furnished Accommodation
- Lead Indigenous visual arts at a nationally recognised Art Centre
- Salary Packaging up to $18,550 + 6 weeks’ Annual Leave & MORE!

Ad body: Role Based in Maningrida, NT: Lead Indigenous Visual Arts at One of Australia’s Most Significant Aboriginal-Owned Art Centres

Are you an arts, gallery, museum or community qualified with a head for business and a heart for culture?

From emerging arts managers to seasoned senior leaders, we’d love to hear from you.

- Competitive Salary of $100,000 to $120,000 PLUS Super
- Relocation Assistance & Rent-Free Furnished Accommodation
- Salary Packaging Up to $18,550 Tax-Free
- 6 Weeks’ Annual Leave, 17.5% Leave Loading & MORE!
- Explore Darwin and Kakadu National Park by Road in the Dry Season

About the Opportunity Bawinanga Homelands Aboriginal Corporation is seeking an Art Centre Manager to lead Maningrida Arts & Culture in Central-West Arnhem Land. The role is open to arts professionals at every stage of their leadership journey, with flexibility to consider more senior candidates.

You’ll take strategic and operational leadership of a nationally significant art centre, guiding artists across 12 distinct language groups and working alongside a long-serving team, many of whom have been with the centre for over 20 years. Commercial growth is a priority for the year ahead, and you’ll balance it with deep respect for cultural protocols and community ownership.

Living in Maningrida is part of the experience. We’ll support your move with relocation assistance and rent-free,



furnished accommodation, so you can focus on settling into community life.

Duties

- Implement the Art Centre’s strategic plan, including the development of an enhanced commercial strategy in line with BHAC’s broader strategy
- Lead the production, presentation, exhibition and sale of artwork through the Art Centre, gallery and retail partners
- Uphold artists’ intellectual property, copyright and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)
- Manage artwork records, cataloguing and stock control
- Develop exhibition proposals and manage relationships with galleries, museums and art fairs
- Pursue grant and funding opportunities, including applications and acquittal reporting
- Guide, mentor and support a team of up to 10 staff
- Oversee Art Centre budgets and keep everything aligned with financial delegations and procurement requirements

Skills & Experience

- Good commercial acumen and strong people management and organisational skills, whether you’re early in your leadership journey or already leading at a senior level
- Genuine cross-cultural competency and a sound understanding of the Australian Indigenous visual arts sector
- Tertiary qualification in arts, arts management,



art history or a related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience)
- Current manual driver licence, Ochre Card, National Police Check and First Aid Certificate (or ability to obtain)
- Experience in gallery, museum or arts program management, or senior leadership in the community or not-for-profit sector highly regarded
- Experience within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation or remote community setting highly regarded
- Proficiency using the SAM database or a similar collection management system highly regarded

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Benefits

This is more than a management role, it’s the chance to lead a centre with genuine national and international standing. Alongside a competitive salary of $100,000 to $120,000 + Super, with potential for a more senior opportunity for the right applicant, you’ll receive:

- Relocation Assistance and Rent-Free, Furnished Accommodation
- Generous Salary Packaging of up to $18,550 tax-free
- 6 weeks’ Annual Leave plus 17.5% Leave Loading
- Dry-season road access to Darwin and Kakadu National Park
- Genuine community-led governance

Community-Led. Nationally Recognised. Maningrida Arts & Culture is one of Australia’s oldest Aboriginal community-controlled art centres, with major projects underway alongside the National Museum of Australia and the ASEAN-Australia Centre. If you’re ready to lead Indigenous visual arts in a remote community, APPLY NOW!

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