National Gallery of Australia with First Nations artist, Thanakupi’s iconic sculpture. Photo: ArtsHub.
Nick Mitzevich, Director National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has advised staff today, Tuesday 23
June, that he will be offering voluntary redundancies with the need to reduce the staff load by 10%. That is around 30 staff.
The NGA currently has just on 300 employees. The cuts will affect full time and part time staff, however the cuts will not impact casuals or contract staff (who are largely employed under tailored grants).
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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