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Art Studio Manager
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An exciting opportunity awaits for an enthusiastic arts professional with a passion for contemporary art and a deep sense of community and adventure.

 Tjungu Palya is looking for our new Art StudioManager. Our ideal candidate will be excited to support the artistic development of our talented emerging and senior artists, but also just as excited to 4WD along remote bush tracks, across spectacular landscapes and be apart of artist camps on country.

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Please enter your details into the form below to  download the job package.
Thank you for your interest in the position of Studio Manager at Tjungu Palya!

This is such a unique and exciting opportunity.
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Please download the Position description and the Desart Art Centre Guidebook with the following links:
Position descriptionDesart Handbook
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Send any other enquiries to info@tjungu.com, a contact number can be supplied on request.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants are requested to submit written applications including:

• A current CV
• A brief Cover Letter
• Responses to the Person Specifications
• Addressed to Tjungu Palya Board of Directors

EMAIL TO: info@tjungu.com

Applications close midnight,
Monday the 17th of April 2023
Tjungu Palya is an Aboriginal owned and governed art enterprise, located about 100kms south of Uluru (AyresRock), in Nyapari community which is set at the base of the majestic Mann Ranges in the heart of country traditionally owned by the Pitjantjatjara people. These ranges, known to Anangu as Murputja, likening the mountain to the bony ridge of a person’s spine, are the source of many water holes and traditional camping places.

The Art Centre sees a small group of top tier Australian painters gather daily to work on major exhibitions and private commissions whilst handing on knowledge to a group of talented emerging artists. It is not uncommon for four generations of one family to be gathered at the Art Centre, painting, singing and retelling the Tjukurpa. It is a hive of activity, of fun, of culture and creativity. Tjungu Palya also plays a central economic and role in the future sustainability of the small remote communities of Nyapari and Kanpi.

The artists are known as early innovators with a significant stylistic influence on the wider APY art movement. They are culturally knowledgeable and connected to country, making regular visits to dreaming sites and homelands to conduct maintenance, collect bush foods or materials and to camp. Part of the role is to facilitate such trips.

Tjungu Palya has developed a reputation for producing large scale works which travel around Australia and internationally to be exhibited and collected. Works from Tjungu Palya’s top artists are held by major Australian institutions and significant private collections both nationally and internationally.

Tjungu Palya has a great facility, providing a professional studio for artists. Under the direction of the Art Centre Manager, you will support the artistic and professional development of artists and art workers. Using highly developed aesthetic skills, you will assist with art techniques, studio facility management together with tools and medium prep. This is a unique opportunity for an Arts professional who would like to experience life in a remote Indigenous community, in a spectacular setting.
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Please fill out the form on the left to download the Job Packages which includes the Position Description and Selection Criteria.
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