Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

JOIN THE ACCA TEAM | We are currently recruiting for two roles, which will contribute to ACCA’s philanthropy, funding, marketing and audience engagement activities. Senior Development & Engagement Manager (parental leave cover) Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 10 November The Senior Development & Engagement Manager leads ACCA’s fundraising, grants and marketing objectives, overseeing a team of two coordinators, working in consultation with ACCA’s Executive team. This is a full-time position on a fixed term 12-month contract during parental leave (renewable by mutual agreement, pending parental leave cover arrangements). Grants & Marketing Coordinator (0.8 FTE) Applications close: Midnight, Wednesday 13 November The Grants & Marketing Coordinator contributes to ACCA’s key marketing, grants and fundraising objectives, with a focus on strategic grant proposals to trusts, foundations and government, as well as digital communication through ACCA’s website, social media channels and e-news. This is a part-time position at 0.8 FTE. Read more and download position descriptions for both roles here: https://lnkd.in/eyBcuwH

We're proud to share that ACCA’s 2023 exhibition ‘Between Waves’ has been awarded First Nations Project of the Year at the 2024 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards, and shortlisted for Medium Project of the Year (Galleries) category. The judges noted, "This project was the standout among the entries, with ACCA's exceptional community engagement and curator Jessica Clark's success in incorporating diverse voices making a strong impression.” “The exhibition felt incredibly contemporary and had a profound impact, with some of the best work produced by the artists who pushed their practices to exciting new heights. The program's holistic approach and ambitious scope highlight ACCA's success in embedding meaning engagement within First People's spaces, demonstrating a truly significant achievement." Congratulations to curator Jessica Clark, the artists, and to all the nominees! We would also like to extend our thanks to members of Yalingwa Directions Circle, and to Creative Victoria for their vision and support of the Yalingwa Initiative series which has helped amplify the significance of First Nations contemporary art practice of the Southeast within a national context. ‘Between Waves’ is now touring nationally with the support of NETS Victoria and Visions of Australia. For more information on tour dates and locations, please visit the link below: https://lnkd.in/gRzm3HcQ Artists: Brad Darkson, Cassie Sullivan, Dean Cross, Hayley Millar Baker, James Howard, Jazz Money, Mandy Quadrio, Maree Clarke, Matthew Harris, this mob Curated by: Jessica Clark #BetweenWaves #YalingwaSeries Creative Victoria Public Galleries Association of Victoria AMaGA Victoria Image courtesy Public Galleries Association Victoria

ACCA Chair Dr Terry Wu announced today that leading Australian curator Myles Russell-Cook has been appointed Artistic Director/CEO of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA).   “We are very excited to welcome Myles to the role,” Terry said. “As a curator, he has a proven ability to transcend the boundaries of what contemporary art can do and be, and has created numerous successful exhibitions that are progressive and scholarly, whilst also accessible and inclusive. He is a leading light within the next generation of Australian arts practitioners, with boundless ambition and energy, and an expansive vision that will steer ACCA into the next period of success and growth.”   On the announcement Myles said, “I have always loved and admired ACCA, and I am so excited to take on this new position,” he said. “Since its inception, ACCA has been transformative for Australian art, particularly by creating opportunities for artists to make daring and ambitious new work, much of which goes on to be acquired by important state and national collections,” he said.    “What’s more, ACCA has always provided audiences with experiences that are utterly of the time, rapidly responding to new artistic developments both locally and internationally. That’s perhaps what I love most about ACCA, the way it has always been ahead of the conversation. I am excited to continue to deliver and expand on this remit and lead such a vitally important institution into the future. The next decade or so in Naarm/Melbourne is filled with opportunity, and I see ACCA as a leader in the newly developed Melbourne Arts Precinct, and beyond.” he said.   Myles will begin his new role in November following the departure of much-loved Director Max Delany. “Max’s achievements at ACCA are numerous, but one of his defining contributions is a consistent amplification of First Nations art and artists. We know that Myles will continue to do this, and more broadly, to champion local and international artists from all walks of life,” Terry said. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gfmRrXr6   Myles Russell-Cook Dr Terry Wu #accamelbourne #ArtStartsAtACCA #ArtAtTheDeepEnd Image: Myles Russell-Cook. Photograph: Kyle Archie Knight

We're delighted to announce our forthcoming exhibition ‘Tennant Creek Brio: Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis’ – the first major survey of the artist collective living and working on Warumungu Country – to be presented at ACCA from 21 September to 17 November 2024. Encompassing contemporary artists from Northern Central Australia and Melbourne, Tennant Creek Brio includes key members Fabian Brown Japaljarri, Lindsay Nelson Jakamarra, Rupert Betheras, Joseph Williams Jungarayi, Clifford Thompson Japaljarri, Jimmy Frank Jupurrula, Fabian Rankine Jampijinpa, Marcus Camphoo Kemarre, and collaborators including Eleanor Jawurlngali Dixon, Lévi McLean, and Gary Sullivan. Fusing First Nations cultural traditions, the industrial materiality of the mining industry, and regional and global art influences, ‘Juparnta Ngattu Minjinypa Iconocrisis’ asserts and re-imagines the artists’ cross-cultural identities, drawing upon the haunting wounds of post-contact histories, the renewal and remaking of cultural practices, and the collaborative resilience and audaciously punk attitude of a frontier community. Curated by Dr Jessica Clark, Max Delany, Elyse Goldfinch and Dr Shelley McSpedden, with Cultural Advisors Joseph Williams Jungarayi, Jimmy Frank Jupurrula and Curatorial Advisor Dr Erica Izett. This monumental exhibition is made possible with the support of our Exhibition Partners Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre, Arlpwe Arts & Cultural Centre, Jackson Clements Burrows Architects (JCB), Dulux ; Media Partner Triple R Broadcasters Ltd; and the generous support of Lead Donors Chris & Cheryl Thomas, and Theresia & Kevin Spencer; Exhibition Donors Vivien & Graham Knowles, and Craig Semple; and Exhibition Supporters Daniela Valmorbida & Ian Blundell, Michael & Janet Buxton, and Bruce Parncutt AO. Learn more about the exhibition: https://lnkd.in/g9q_s2qW #tennantcreekbrio #iconocrisis Image: Tennant Creek Brio artists Rupert Betheras, Joseph Williams Jungarayi, Fabian Brown Japaljarri and Jimmy Frank Jupurrula, with ‘Ancestor boards’ 2020, ‘NIRIN’, 22nd Biennale of Sydney, 2020

An exciting opportunity for an exceptional creative leader! If this role is of interest, please contact Andrew Abbott on 0401 712 953 or aabbott@fishnankivell.com

ACCA Artistic Director and CEO Max Delany has shared his intention to step down from his role in November 2024 with ACCA’s Board and colleagues. Read the media release here: https://lnkd.in/gWZWd2P9 ACCA Chair Dr Terry Wu said Max’s contributions to ACCA have been immense and profound. “While we are all deeply saddened to hear this news, we know Max leaves ACCA in incredible shape after nine years delivering a dynamic and ambitious curatorial vision.” “Max’s time at ACCA is marked by many accomplishments. He has welcomed strong engagement with First Nations communities and programming, expanded the reach of our education programs, and embedded diverse artistic and curatorial voices in ACCA’s programs and vision.” Terry said Max is an unrivalled leader and community builder, and today ACCA has the support and involvement of an exceptionally dedicated group of artists, colleagues, donors and collaborators locally, nationally and internationally. Max Delany said: “It has been a privilege to lead ACCA over almost a decade. It has been an honour working with such an outstanding, dedicated, and inspiring team, and members of ACCA’s Board, whose vision, support and counsel has been courageous and unwavering, motivating and enabling. The work of artists lies at the heart of what we do, and I am immeasurably grateful for their collaboration and trust, and for the visionary, philosophical and transformational role that artists play in our society. ACCA’s role is amplified by dedicated philanthropy, and I extend sincere thanks and appreciation to our wonderful and loyal community of donors and supporters, and our government partners, who make such an important contribution to what we do. I’m proud of our collective achievements and remain confident and convinced of ACCA’s necessity, impact and potential in a rapidly and radically transforming world and cultural sector. Thank you to the many artists, colleagues, supporters, partners and friends who have guided, contributed to and supported ACCA over the past decade – more power to you!” ACCA’s Board will begin the recruitment process for a new Artistic Director/CEO for ACCA shortly. Image: Max Delany. Photograph: Casey Horsfield #ACCAmelbourne

NEW ACCA EDUCATION PROGRAM | We’re delighted to announce REACH Art – Inspiring Creative Careers: a new program freely available to regional and remote students and teachers! Supported by the Victorian Government through the Raising Rural and Regional Student Aspirations Program – a highly competitive, nation-wide funding round, through which ACCA was one of only four organisations to be successful – the program is in addition to our free, exhibition-aligned Contemporary Art Now Learning Programs: https://lnkd.in/gb7pv_i7 Driven by the long-term goal of supporting the development of future creative industries workers, REACH Art focuses on connecting regional and remote students and teachers with leading contemporary artists, arts workers and exhibitions in order to build interest, knowledge, participation and career aspirations in the visual arts. We invite teachers from regional and remote Victoria to get in touch today here: https://lnkd.in/gV2AFJht #Education #CreativeIndustries #CreativeCareers #Regional Ben Carroll

ACCA IN THE NEWS | Since it's opening late last month, our major solo show 'Laure Prouvost: Oui Move In You' has been kindly written up in a number of publications. Thank you to all who gave their time with these reviews! Click through to some of our highlights and read on for their thoughts on 'Oui Move In You'. Laure Prouvost meets the real with the ludicrous https://lnkd.in/gjH9tJpS Josephine Mead, Art Guide Australia Laure Prouvost: Oui Move In You https://lnkd.in/g8WR6s-2 Tara McDowell, #MeMoReview Exhibition review: Laure Prouvost: Oui Move In You, ACCA https://lnkd.in/gsTYaE_r Zi Yi (Celina) Lei, ArtsHub Truth (and grandfathers) get lost in this award-winning artist’s work https://lnkd.in/gR2vv5wT Richard Jinman, The Sydney Morning Herald #TheAge #LaureProuvost #contemporaryart Image: Opening event, Laure Prouvost: Oui Move In You 2024, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Photograph: Casey Horsfield

Join us as we host a pop-up series at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art alongside French artist Laure Prouvost’s first exhibition in Australia. Offering a range of complimentary chai, matcha, tea and hot chocolate every Sunday from 2 to 4pm, from April 21 until May 26.