Gallery Manager

DADAA is seeking a highly organised, dynamic, and experienced Gallery Manager to lead the delivery of our DADAA Fremantle Gallery exhibition program.

Position Title: Gallery Manager

Location: DADAA Fremantle

Reports to: Director of Arts

Employment Type: Part-time (0.4 FTE)

About the role

DADAA is seeking a highly organised, dynamic, and experienced Gallery Manager to lead the delivery of our DADAA Fremantle Gallery exhibition program. With a strong emphasis on collaboration with external curators, artists, and community partners, this role is responsible for producing high-quality, inclusive, and engaging exhibitions that reflect DADAA’s commitment to social justice, disability access, mental health, and community engagement in the arts.

The Gallery Manager will oversee the end-to-end coordination of exhibitions, ensuring excellence in planning, installation, administration, communication, and audience experience. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a solid background in exhibition management, strong project coordination skills, and a passion for socially engaged arts practice.

About DADAA Fremantle Gallery

DADAA’s Gallery presents a year-round program of exhibitions, talks, performances, and creative projects. With a focus on inclusion and access, the Gallery is a space for socially engaged practice and dialogue around disability, mental health, and community diversity in the arts.

Key Responsibilities

Exhibition management

• Manage the planning, scheduling, and delivery of gallery exhibitions.

• Liaise with external curators, artists, and collaborators to coordinate logistics, installation, and deinstallation.

• Manage artwork documentation, transport, and storage.

• Ensure that exhibitions are delivered professionally on budget, on time, and in line with DADAA’s inclusive values and strategic goals.

• Coordinate gallery volunteers and installation teams.

• Maintain the gallery space and exhibition display

Stakeholder engagement and teamwork

• Build and maintain positive relationships with artists, curators, arts workers, community partners, and visitors.

• Use effective negotiation and communication skills to support positive collaboration.

• Support audience engagement and outreach initiatives.

• Gather and respond to audience and stakeholder feedback to improve gallery experiences.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with DADAA’s Arts team and external partners on exhibition development and delivery.

• Support collaborative projects, public programs, and workshops that reflect diverse community voices.

• Facilitate artist involvement and inclusion in installation, public programs, and events.

• Encourage collaborative approaches that reflect DADAA’s values of participation and access.

Promotion and Public Programs

• Work alongside DADAA’s Arts and Communication teams to coordinate exhibition openings, events, and public programs.

• Collaborate with the communications team on exhibition collateral, social media, website content, and promotional campaigns.

• Plan and support associated events such as talks, workshops, and panel discussions.

Administration and Reporting

• Maintain exhibition and artwork documentation and records.

• Assist with reporting to funding bodies and stakeholders, including data collection and impact reporting.

• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of visitor engagement and exhibition outcomes.

Health and Safety

• Ensure compliance with DADAA’s health and safety procedures.

• Support a safe working environment for staff, artists, volunteers, and visitors during installations, exhibitions, and public programs.

• Attend relevant training and meetings as required.

Key selection criteria

• Proven experience in managing the delivery of visual arts exhibitions including the coordination of exhibition installation and venue management.

• Excellent project coordination, organisational, and administrative skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly within an arts context.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with curators, artists, arts workers, and diverse communities.

• Experience in managing budgets, contracts, and exhibition logistics.

• Effective problem-solving and negotiation skills to address program-related challenges as they arise.

• A commitment to inclusive, accessible, and socially engaged arts practices.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience managing artwork transport, documentation, and condition reporting.

• Knowledge of art handling and artwork display best practice within a gallery context.

• Experience in marketing or audience development within an arts context.

• Knowledge of access and inclusion strategies in gallery settings.

Our Values:

At DADAA, we are gutsy, diverse and inclusive, disability-led, collaborative, trusted, and generous. We are committed to continuous improvement, creating accessible opportunities, and supporting artists and participants to achieve their goals.

What we offer:

DADAA provides access to attractive Salary Packaging options and 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata).

How to apply:Please submit your CV, a 2 page cover letter addressing the selection criteria, and two referees by 23rd June 2025 via Seek: https://www.seek.com.au/job/84775363 

For job-related enquiries, please contact via email christopher@dadaa.org.au

DADAA offers an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

DADAA is committed to disability employment, please advise if you require any additional access or support to apply for this role.