Art Gallery Curator Mentor

We’re looking for an Art Gallery Curator Mentor who can live and volunteer for 6 months in the Solomon Islands.

• As a volunteer, you will share knowledge and skills on acquiring, collecting and cataloging artworks as well as ensuring their overall care.
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need a bachelor's degree in art history, fine arts, or a related field and have experience working in an Art Gallery ideally including digital cataloging.
• This assignment seeks to Identify gaps in the Art Gallery systems and processes and support the team to update them.

About the Partner Organisation 

The National Art Gallery is responsible for the development of the creative industries of the country, managing the National Art Gallery, the craft market centre and promoting artists. The Gallery implements activities such as hosting art exhibitions, establishing art collections, organizing school visits to the gallery, as well as art classes, workshops and demonstrations.

This assignment will support with technical assistance in the field of Curating. There is a lack of qualified personnel in the country, and the gallery would benefit from some guidance and technical support to help strengthen the National Art Gallery institution.

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - inclusion@australianvolunteers.com. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.