Art Gallery Director

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Closing date: 26/10/2025 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Location: Civic Centre - 243 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga NSW Wiradjuri Country

Department: Community Services

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Work Arrangement: On-site

Shape the future of arts and culture in Wagga Wagga and surrounding region.

As the leading visual arts organisation in the Riverina, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery inspires a vibrant, innovative, and diverse regional arts culture: engaging with local and national communities, supporting artists, and promoting a flourishing and experimental creative environment accessible to all.

Each year, more than 40,000 visitors experience the Gallery's exhibitions, events, education programs and public engagement activities.

The Gallery has two nationally significant collections:

• The National Art Glass Collection, an internationally renowned collection of contemporary Australian glass.

• The Margaret Carnegie Print Collection, with more than 1,400 works from Australia's foremost artists.

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Your new role

We are seeking an Art Gallery Director with outstanding strategic, management, and leadership skills. This position is responsible for:

• Managing a multi disciplined team, operations and facilities in line with gallery best practice.
• Developing and championing an ambitious, innovative, and ethical vision for the Gallery, that engages artists, audiences, and the wider community.
• Leading the delivery of exhibitions, public programs, and collection management to the highest professional standards.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in the public gallery sector or a related industry.
• Professional knowledge of contemporary visual arts and culture, with particular awareness of Australian practice.
• The ability to inspire, engage and lead a diverse and innovative team.
• Highly developed skills in leadership, strategic planning, communication, financial management, and stakeholder engagement.

What we will offer:

• Remuneration package of $4,101.76 gross per fortnight with the opportunity to progress to $4,922.11 gross per fortnight + 12% superannuation.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Access to Council's Flexible Working Hours Agreement.
• The opportunity to further develop your career with a large regional Council.

Why join us?

• Work within a NSW local government organisation with a strong commitment to art, culture, and community development.
• Lead a highly regarded regional art gallery, home to the National Art Glass Collection, with established programs in exhibitions, public engagement and artist residency program.
• Collaborate within a dynamic cultural precinct, alongside peers in Museums, Theatre, Library, Cultural Planning, Festivals and Events and Community Development.
• Support and champion opportunities for regional artists to grow and showcase their work.
• Promote the National Art Glass Collection, a major tourism attraction of national and international significance.
• Engage with the Wiradjuri community on Country, strengthening cultural connections and storytelling.
• Be part of an exciting new era for arts and culture in the Riverina, with Wagga Wagga's growing profile as a vibrant and diverse community
• Enjoy living in a university city with strong regional pride and opportunities for creative collaboration.

This is a unique opportunity to shape one of regional Australia's award-winning regional art galleries and to make a lasting contribution to the cultural life of Wagga Wagga and beyond.

What is next?

Applications close Sunday, 26 October 2025 at 11.59pm AEST with interviews to be held in the week commencing Monday, 3 November 2025.

If you are interested in this position and would like more information, please contact Madeleine Scully, Manager Community Services on

As part of the recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with requirements of the position.

Selected candidates for this position will be asked to consent to a police check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not discouraged from applying for the position. Each application will be considered on its merit.

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Council is an inclusive employer. We strive to reflect the community in which we work, as a result we welcome and encourage applications from skilled people from all walks of life. This includes women, men, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with a disability, sexually and gender diverse people, veterans, people with lived experience and people of all ages.