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Job Opportunity: General Manager
Thursday 2 September
Join the team!
CAM is currently recruiting for the position of General Manager.
The General Manager supports the Director and CAM Board in realising CAM’s artistic vision and strategic goals, with primary responsibilities for business operations. The General Manager leads front of house and gallery management, financial processes, media and communications, human resources, IT and equipment, and actively grows partnerships with businesses and stakeholders. Key focusses are in assisting the Director and the CAM Board to achieve organisational and financial sustainability, and for the development of CAM’s facilities and infrastructure.
The full role description can be viewed
here.
The role is offered as a 2 year part-time contract, working 4 days per week.
Applications are encouraged from those based in Central Victoria.
Applications due midnight, Thursday 13 January 2022.
Interviews will take place Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 January 2022.
The position commences February 2022.
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a short statement addressing each of the key selection criteria and contact details of three referees.
Please forward all applications and address all enquiries to Nell Fraser, General Manager, at nell.fraser@castlemaineartmuseum.org.au.
CAM's current General Manager, Nell Fraser, will leaving CAM in February 2022 to pursue research in curatorial studies.
Peter Tyndall: SINCLAIR+GALLERY
Saturday 18 December, 2:00pm — Saturday 18 December, 4:00pm
CAM welcomes guests to an artist talk by Peter Tyndall to accompany his new exhibition SINCLAIR+GALLERY at 2pm, Saturday 18 December.
The exhibition SINCLAIR+GALLERY will re-stage all such SITE+SIGHT inspections, as the Actors of Regard come and go.
The formal Title of each Act of Regard will be :
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
LOGOS/HA HA
Peter Tyndall
for
Theatre of the Actors of Regard
Peter Tyndall: SINCLAIR+GALLERY
When: Saturday 18 December, 2-4pm
Where: Castlemaine Art Museum
Cost: Free
Bookings non-essential.
Dates:
Saturday 18 December, 2:00pm
Experimental Print Prize - The Winners Speak
Sunday 12 December, 2:00pm — Sunday 12 December, 3:00pm
CAM welcomes you to join this year's winning artists in conversation on Sunday 12 December from 2pm-3pm. The Experimental Print Prize draws together artists from all over Victoria to investigate new possibilities within the bounds of printmaking. Bookings are not required.
The winners of the 2021 Experimental Print Prize, as judged by Catherine Pilgrim and Trent Walter, are:
First Prize - Bridget Hillebrand, Drift, 2021
Highly Commended - John Loane, The Shallow, The Deep (existential dichotomies), 2020
Emerging Artist Award - Hannah Caprice, We must be imaging things, 2019
Visit the exhibition to cast your vote in the People's Choice Award.
The Experimental Print Prize is open now until 28 February 2022.
Castlemaine Art Museum recognises and celebrates contemporary printmaking. There is a strong tradition of printmaking in Victoria and this non-acquisitive prize is the second of three award exhibitions.
Experimental Print Prize - The Winners Speak
When: Sunday 12 December, 2-3pm
Where: Castlemaine Art Museum
Cost: Free
Bookings non-essential.
Job Opportunity: Front of House Officer
Thursday 2 September
Join the team!
CAM is pleased to be recruiting for the part-time position of Front of House Officer.
The Front of House Officer is the face of CAM in the community and upholds and promotes our organisational values. They are key in connecting CAM with visitors, and reporting observations, issues, and opportunities that present at reception desk to management staff.
The Front of House Officer is responsible for the daily operations of the public gallery spaces, to provide a welcome, professional and safe environment for CAM visitors, and to ensure the highest quality of customer service. The Front of House Office provide an effective level of administration, membership management, financial reporting, and facilities management to support operational needs.
The Front of House staff works without supervision on weekends, and manages some volunteers.
The role is offered as a 2 year part-time contract, working 25 hours per fortnight, in accordance with the following fortnightly roster:
Week one:
9:00am-5:00pm Thursday;
11:00am-7:00pm Friday;
11:45am-4:45pm Saturday-Sunday.
Week two:
No work.
Please see the Position Description for further information.
Applications due Sunday 19 September 2021
Interviews will take place on 22/23 September 2021
Training will take place on 30 September/1 October 2021
The position commences on Thursday 7 October 2021
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a short statement addressing each of the key selection criteria and contact details of three referees.
Please forward all applications and address all enquiries to Nell Fraser, General Manager, at nell.fraser@castlemaineartmuseum.org.au.
Entries are now open for Len Fox Painting Prize 2022
Monday 26 July
LEN FOX PAINTING PRIZE 2022
The Len Fox Painting Award is a biennial acquisitive painting prize and is awarded to a living Australian artist to commemorate the life and work of Emanuel Phillips Fox (1865–1915), the uncle of Len Fox, partner of benefactor Mona Fox. The award is funded through a bequest from Mona Fox, with $50,000 awarded to the winner.
The Len Fox Award recognises and promotes the work of Australian artists pursuing the artistic interests and qualities of E. P. Fox. These include engagement with colour and light; ambitious connections with international developments in art; and, an interest in travel and an engagement with the cultures of diverse regions and peoples.
The Len Fox Award will be made to a painting judged to have addressed the interests of E. P. Fox as an imaginative, inquisitive and worldly artist. This is an acquisitive award, with the winning painting becoming part of the CAM Collection.
Entries are now open, until 15 December 2021.
