Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) Collections Manager
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Collection Manager to join Shepparton Art Museum (SAM).
Summary about this job
Government - Local
Company: Greater Shepparton City Council
Location: Shepparton & Goulburn Valley
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $78,552.76 per annum
Phone: +61-8-2977-4956
Fax: +61-2-2323-4349
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Detail information about job Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) Collections Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy
Salary: $78,552.76 per annum
Closing: 5.00pm Friday 27 July 2018
Full Time – Permanent
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Collection Manager to join Shepparton Art Museum (SAM).
Shepparton Art Museum is one of Australia’s leading regional Art Museums delivering an exceptional exhibition and publishing program curated by the SAM team. The Museum operates in a culturally diverse region with strong and continuing migration shaping the region. SAM is seeking an experienced and dedicated Collections Manager to manage the Shepparton Art Museum Collection and take an active role in the management of substantial exhibition projects and provide input into future collection hangs, exhibitions, publications and public programs more generally.
The SAM Collection Manager will be will be highly qualified with a track record in similar collection management and registrar roles in public art museums. They will be responsible for the management of the Shepparton Art Museum including its care, cataloguing, research and documentation, accessioning, environmental control, storage, condition assessment and database development in line with international museums standards. They will excel in collection management and have experience working with diverse individuals, in the context of resource restraints. The incumbent requires exceptional integrity, trustworthiness, and honesty with the ability to connect authentically with a wide range of different stakeholders and communicate and listen effectively.
The Collection Manager will play an important role in the shaping of the future vision for a new Art Museum in Shepparton and must have developed insight into history and philosophy of Museum practice and emerging industry trends.
The Shepparton Art Museum has a specialist interest in Australian ceramics and the promotion and development of contemporary art by artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. Postgraduate qualifications in museum studies or a related field is essential as is extensive experience in a Museum context.
For more information on this position please contact Rebecca Coates, Director SAM, on (03) 5832 9517.