Curator of Art

THE ROLE

The Memorial seeks an experienced and highly motivated Curator to join the Art Section. The Art Collection provides diverse artistic perspectives on Australia's military history, reflecting the causes, experiences and consequences of conflict, as well as military operations themselves. Through its creative and interpretive nature, the collection offers unique insights into the human experience of war.

As one of Australia's largest and most significant art collections, it comprises more than 36,000 works, including paintings, drawings, prints, posters, sculpture, installation and video art. The collection spans representations of colonial military forces through to contemporary artistic responses to recent and ongoing conflicts.

Reporting to the Senior Curator of Art, the Curator plays a key role in shaping the Memorial's collection and artistic program through research, acquisitions, commissions, exhibitions, publications and public engagement activities. The successful applicant will bring strong curatorial expertise, sound art historical knowledge, project management capability, and a collaborative approach to leadership and stakeholder engagement.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Working with Distressing Material: This role requires engagement with historical and contemporary material relating to war, conflict, trauma, death, injury and loss, including material concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences. Staff may be exposed to distressing images, records and testimonies and are expected to work with such material in a professional manner and utilise available wellbeing and support services as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Relevant tertiary qualifications in art history, curatorship, museum studies or a related discipline.

5+years curatorial or relevant experience.

POSITION ELIGIBILITY

Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).

All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.

NOTES

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.

The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.