Chief Curatorial & Collections Officer

Bundanon Trust; Greenwell Point; On-site; AUD 159,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award Free

Job summary

Bundanon Trust invites a senior leader to head the Curatorial and Collections program. You will drive artistic strategy, oversee exhibitions across the Art Museum, Homestead and Arthur Boyd Studio, and manage AIRs with a focus on national and international engagement.

You will work with an executive team to steward Bundanon’s collections, archives and heritage environments, ensuring compliance with standards while fostering Indigenous engagement and community partnerships.

Qualifications

• Extensive curatorial experience delivering high-quality exhibitions and artistic programmes across disciplines.
• Strong strategic and team leadership with experience managing budgets and staff.
• Experience working with heritage collections, provenance, loans, and related governance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead Bundanon’s artistic programs and curatorial team, including Exhibitions, Collections and AIRs.
• Curate and deliver exhibitions of contemporary and historical art across Bundanon’s locations.
• Oversee collections, archives, acquisitions, conservation, and loans to museum standards.
• Lead AIR partnerships and residency programs, ensuring high-quality creative outcomes.
• Develop and implement strategic plans, budgets and policies for artistic programming.
• Represent Bundanon nationally and build collaborative partnerships with artists and institutions.

Skills

Curatorial Experience

Strategic Leadership

Budget Management

Education

Art history/Curatorship/Museum studies or related

Job description

Bundanon Trust invites a senior leader to head the Curatorial and Collections program. You will drive artistic strategy, oversee exhibitions across the Art Museum, Homestead and Arthur Boyd Studio, and manage AIRs with a focus on national and international engagement.

You will work with an executive team to steward Bundanon’s collections, archives and heritage environments, ensuring compliance with standards while fostering Indigenous engagement and community partnerships.