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Selina Kudo | Australian Photobook Awards

Ahead of the Photobook workshop this Saturday, Cairns-based Artist Selina Kudo has been shortlisted for the 2024 Australian & New Zealand Photobook Awards.

Facilitated by Photo Collective in partnership with Photo Australia the 2024 Australian & New Zealand Photobook Awards will be announced on the 23rd of March, 2024 at the Photobook Weekend as part of the PHOTO 2024 International Festival of Photography in Melbourne. All shortlisted photobooks will be on display including Selina’s Photobook ‘As I Was Searching [For Another]’.

Congratulations Selina!

 
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Workshop in Cairns | Selina Kudo: Moments in Monochrome

Exhibition at NorthSite | Selina Kudo: Conversations with My Barista (Real or Imagined)

2024 Australian and New Zealand Photobook Awards

Photo Collective

As I Was Searching [For Another] | Bad News Books

The Back and Front cover of a photobook with gold writing. On the front is the text 'Selina Kudo' and the back 'As I Was Searching [For Another]' and 'Bad News Books'

Image courtesy the artist.

Upcoming Film and Workshop

It is the final month of our first exhibition season and to celebrate we have the feature documentary film screening ‘Geoff Dixon: Portraits of Us’ and a fantastic photobook workshop by exhibiting Artist Selina Kudo.

FILM SCREENING
Delve into the story of Cairns-based Artist Geoff Dixon in the feature documentary film ‘Geoff Dixon: Portraits of Us’. Geoff’s vibrant paintings and sculptures transport us into another time and place whilst reflecting on the impact of human life and technology on the natural world. The film will take you on an adventure of Geoff’s life grounded in love and friendship.

Director of Photography, Russell Milledge, was instrumental in establishing the studio and location footage with Geoff Dixon, Arone Meeks and Euan Macleod over the two years of research and film production on this feature documentary.

Book your tickets today and be transported into the intimate portrait of the life, love, and friendships of Artist Geoff Dixon.

Time and Date: 1PM — 3PM, Saturday 16th March
Venue: NorthSite at Bulmba-ja, 96 Abbott Street, Cairns City
Tickets: https://northsite.org.au/event/geoff-dixon-portraits-of-us/

PHOTOBOOK WORKSHOP
As part of Selina Kudo’s latest photography exhibition at NorthSite we invite you to experience her photobook workshop, ‘Moments in Monochrome’. In this two-part workshop, you’ll unlock the artistry within your everyday moments and be immersed in the world of storytelling through photography. Together, we’ll weave these unique narratives into a collective work—a mini photobook that combines the shared stories of our diverse perspectives.

Meet like-minded people and explore your creativity in this fantastic workshop.

Part 1: Saturday 16th March. 10am – 12pm
Part 2: Wednesday 27th March. 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/moments-in-monochrome-crafting-stories-with-disposable-camera-diptychs-part-1


Film Screening Tickets | Geoff Dixon: Portraits of Us

Photobook Workshop Tickets | Moments in Monochrome

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A photograph of a man wearing a blue button up shirt and glasses. Behind him is a vibrant painting.

Geoff Dixon. Photo: Cristina Bevilacqua

A black and white photograph of 4 books stacked and a camera and Polaroid on-top of the books.

Image courtesy of Selina Kudo.

IWD | Pressing Topics

This International Women’s Day (IWD) we are celebrating the incredible powerhouse duo, The Ironing Maidens.

The Ironing Maidens, led by Cairns-based Artists Melania Jack and Patty Preece, is an experimental art duo turning domestic objects into electronic instruments to explore themes of gender, domestic labour and technology. In 2022, The Ironing Maidens presented their exhibition ‘Pressing Topics‘ in the NorthSite galleries at Bulmba-ja.

This multi-media installation of projection, sculpture, digital collage, video and sound was a low fi wonderland that smashed pink, Pop and the industrial into a new and playful aesthetic. The work disrupts the ideal proposition of the perfect housewife or the perfect domestic worker and aims to elevate and confront historical and ongoing contemporary issues of discrimination in the domestic labour force.

More recently, The Ironing Maidens have delivered the immersive and interactive performance experience ‘Hot & Heavy’: A speculative fabulation. A non-binary, de-capitalised, de-colonised, de-extinction future imagining.

Where to after NorthSite
Since presenting their exhibition ‘Pressing Topics‘ at NorthSite, The Ironing Maidens work has been presented at IWD Canada – Victoria Society of the Arts in 2023. Later this year they will be exhibiting at ISEA (International Symposium of Electronic Art) in Meanjin / Brisbane.


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Pressing Topics. An installation by The Ironing Maidens.

Mixed Grill event recap

Earlier this year, NorthSite hosted the one-night micro-festival event, Mixed Grill, produced by The 5Five collective.

Mixed Grill closed the collectives exhibition in Gallery 2, ’other’, and was a live performance-based extension of the thematic framework of this exhibition.

‘other’ curator and Mixed Grill creative producer Nicholas Mills, worked with the The 5Five collective and the NorthSite team, to produce a diverse ‘ensemble’ night of experimental performance, new music and sound art, queer cabaret and visual media, critical yarns and DJ culture.

The exhibiting ‘other artists’, Roderick Newbury, Tegan Koster, Doula, Fletcher Glover, and John De Satge, were joined on the night by performance artists Rebecca Youdell, Jay Wymarra, Paul Barron, Rob Eakin, Derryn Knuckey and File_Error, and Calling to Country by Djabugay cultural leader Dennis Hunter.

Mixed Grill is a moving feast: activated performance spaces were enabled throughout the venue at Bulmba-ja. Punters were initially greeted at the front door and encouraged to have their picture taken in the ‘other’ booth, thus becoming part of the work ‘other is you’. DJ Whichway met the audience in the foyer with a fine selection of groove, alongside the ‘other’ exhibition and delicious food by The Toasted Goat and drinks from the Hungry Pitcher.

Two people get their photo taken inside a booth with a neon light that reads 'other'

‘other’ booth, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


A DJ setup

DJ Whichway, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


The audience were then led into Gallery 1, and greeted with a bare, talk-panel format, Space.

Dennis Hunter Acknowledged Country before members of The 5Five collective engaged in the yarning panel, ‘In Other Words’, moderated by John De Satge, and exploring individual and universal perceptions, and experiences, of ‘other’.

A group of people sit under the projected text 'other'. A man stands holding a microphone addressing the audience.

Yarn Panel with Dennis Hunter, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


Following the panel discussion, interdisciplinary practitioner Rebecca Youdell and media artist File_Error performed a delicate sound, screen and movement performance in response to the exhibition.

A woman walks with a branch.

Other Response with Rebecca Youdell+ File_Error, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


The audience were then directed to move to Studio B, where Dennis Hunter then guided them through ‘Calling to Country’ and true history, before John De Stage’s game-show style ‘MAJORITIES live’, welcomed three attendees to test their knowledge against the expert ‘flag-guy’ in a showdown of interactive Flag Game performance.

Three attendees sit around a laptop discussing. A large projection of the screen full of flags is shows to the audience.

MAJORITIES live’ with John De Satge, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


The Mixed Grill program juxtaposes work and space that compliment and contrast: the audience were then led to the rear carpark of Bulmba-ja, for the outdoor performance/ installation piece ‘Exercise In Futility’.

Produced by Nicholas Mills, and performed by the 5Five artists, with sound by Fletcher Glover and BLK+SBBTH, this ‘roving parade’ utilised discarded gym equipment and the rolling shell of an XP Ford Falcon, to illustrate a compelling visual and conceptual image.

A image shot in the night of a person pulling a white rope attached to a car with another person standing on-top of the car holding a traffic cone. There is a red light shining on the people.

Exercise in Futility with The 5Five, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


It was then back into Studio B for a cabaret-styled double header: Jay Wymarra presented excerpts from his new show ‘AmaJayus’, which will premiere at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Tegan Koster then set the stage for a massive retro-synth exploration, presenting a quirky and upbeat live electro/screen showing of her new art-pop sound works, as part of her ongoing project ‘Shapes’.

A crowd of people watching the stage with a person greeting the crowd

AmaJayus – Jay Wymarra, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


Tegan Koster plays on stage to a large audience

Shapes – Tegan Koster, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


After a short break, the night moved into its final gear, with cult improvisation art/noise band ‘dero’, led by File_Error, and the funk/groove contrast of DJ Mr Tarago, cutting their own aural space, for a final sound and dance floor spin.

dero perform to an audience

Dero – dero, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


DJ Mr Tarago playing

DJ Mr Tarago, Mixed Grill, NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns, 2024. Photo Gonza Ianza


Words: Nicholas Mills


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Artlink: Yarning with Cairns First Nations Curators’ Collective

The latest issue of Artlink 43:3 features a conversation between three Cairns First Nations Curators; Aven Noah Jnr., Peggy Lane and Teho Ropeyarn. Facilitated by Hamish Sawyer the conversation delves into the curator’s insights and experiences.

Peggy Kasabad Lane is a proud Saibai Koedal Clan woman from the Guda Maluylgal Nation in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait), and is the First Nations Curator at Cairns Regional Council. Aven Noah Jnr. is a proud Komet Tribesman from Mer (Murray Island), and is the Curator at NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns. Teho Ropeyarn is an artist and curator of the Angkamuthi and Yadhaykana clans from Injinoo, Cape York Peninsula, Badu, Moa and Murray Island. He is the Curatorial Associate at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Hamish Sawyer is a curator, writer and is the Artistic Director of NorthSite Contemporary Arts, Cairns.*

Read the full conversation between Aven Noah Jnr., Peggy Lane and Teho Ropeyarn with NorthSite Artistic Director Hamish Sawyer in ArtLink issue 43:3.


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Artisan’s emerging regional Queensland artist residency

An artist wearing earmuffs and safety glasses and is sanding a block. They wear a red cardigan and a bright yellow apron with hair tied in a pony tail. Text in the top left corner reads 'artisan residency program'.

Applications are closing soon for Artisan’s emerging regional Queensland artist residency.

This Brisbane-based residency offers you a career-changing opportunity to immerse yourself completely in your art – with all expenses covered for up to six weeks. Open to all craft and design practitioners. The program includes:

  • Travel, accommodation, living costs and material expenses for up to 6 weeks
  • Mentoring and career development
  • Vocational training
  • A curated exhibition at artisan

But don’t wait, apply now! Submissions close on 20 February 2024.

For full information and to apply, visit https://artisan.org.au/pages/artisan-residency-program-queensland-2024


Please note that the Artisan’s emerging regional Queensland artist residency is not associated with NorthSite Contemporary Arts and this is general information.

I am the jellyfish; I am not the jellyfish

Words: Douglas Rushkoff


 
By calling this collection of exhibitions “Future Nostalgia”, Charlotte Haywood and her collaborators playfully yet soulfully suggest that we might not realize what we’ve got til it’s gone.

In some cases, a natural, paradisal subject or landscape finds itself intruded with the sounds of civilization, as if in the anticipation of its own demise. In others, the human contribution is no less a part of the landscape as the rest of nature: an equal celebrant and plaintiff at the passage of time and inevitable loss. But these are just the obvious narratives, imposed by an observer’s brain desperate to interpret these emergent phenomena through the lens of a traditional story.

On a deeper level, however—on a more daring, dangerous, yet delightful level—Future Nostalgia forces us to transcend the paralyzing dialectic of climate change and the potential horrors of human impact on nature. Instead, we are reminded of the immensity of geologic time, the inevitable cycles of life, and the sweet, silly punctuation that human experience and intentionality interject into the greater swirl of nature.

These works invite us to consider our place among the leaves, shells, jellyfish, plants and seeds. Are we just part of the dance of matter and life, complexity and decay, entanglement and release? Must we accept our essential meaninglessness to achieve a rapproachment with the rest of life? Or do we bring purpose and forethought, design and desire into the mix? What makes wood into “chair,” and who besides a potential human sitter knows this has even happened?

Does our ability to observe and reflect upon the swirl guarantee us unique privilege among the many forms? In spite of our innumerable crimes against nature and pretty much every other living -or formerly living -species, don’t we hold a special place as thinking, observing, singing, and dancing human beings?

Does our need to confess and mourn absolve us of even some portion of our guilt? Or what about simple humor? Doesn’t our ability to identify and laugh, to be silly and clever, to recognize a bunny in woven straw or to re-invent the orchid as mycelia merit some recognition of specialness and selfhood?

How will we be remembered, and how will we remember ourselves? Will we be nostalgic for that moment in evolutionary history when we thought ourselves to be unique among earthlings? Or will we simply be nostalgic for our long lost ability to recognize ourselves in the patterns of nature? Will we remember what it was like to experience ourselves in solidarity with all living things? Or will we be obsessed with our former ability to imagine and believe in our own separateness?

Or given our current trajectory, must we do all that remembering and reminiscing right now, both pre-mourning and pre-celebrating a past we will not live long enough to look back on? Perhaps. But I prefer to take a different message from Future Nostalgia: While times are hard and our separation from the cycles of nature may appear to be irrevocable, we will one day retrieve the social, cultural, and spiritual mechanisms of our indigenous ancestors—finally reconciling our place within nature with our inherent alienation as self-aware beings.

Positive futurism, then, is a practice of looking ahead while also bringing forward the past into that imaginary. And while that would likely induce a sense of vertigo in the time traveller, the grounded human artist experiences it instead as more of an emotional mobius strip: a nostalgia for what has yet to be.


 
Douglas Rushkoff is an American media theorist, writer, columnist, lecturer, graphic novelist, and documentarian. He is best known for his association with the early cyberpunk culture and his advocacy of open-source solutions to social problems.

Rushkoff is most frequently regarded as a media theorist and is known for coining terms and concepts including viral media (or media virus), digital native, and social currency.

Rushkoff is currently Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at the City University of New York, Queens College. He has previously lectured at The New School University in Manhattan[5] and the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University‘s Tisch School of the Arts, where he created the Narrative Lab.[6] In 2012, Rushkoff was declared the sixth most influential thinker in the world by MIT Technology Review.


 

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Planetary Gestures travels to Melbourne

Planetary Gestures was exhibited at NorthSite Contemporary Arts earlier this year. Curated by Tess Maunder, the exhibition explores ideas surrounding ecological systems, ancient knowledge, celestial blueprints and tidal movements across the land, sea and sky known as Australasia, part of the wider Asia­-Pacific and the ‘Great Ocean’. The exhibition includes work by artists Amrita Hepi, Susie Losch, Raqs Media Collective, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Jimmy John Thaiday and Trevor Yeung.

We’re thrilled to see Planetary Gestures touring to Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre in Dandenong, Melbourne. The opening preview is this Saturday, 23 September from 2PM-4PM with the exhibition running until 3 November 2023.


Location: Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, Cnr Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong
Opening Hours: Tues-Fri 12pm – 4pm
Exhibition runs from 26 SEPTEMBER 2023 until 3 NOVEMBER 2023


 

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Careers: Programs Coordinator

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Position title: Programs Coordinator
Category of employment: Permanent, full-time
Salary: $65,000 per annum, plus superannuation
Locations: NorthSite Contemporary Arts (96 Abbott St Cairns 4870) and
NorthSite Art Studios (55 Greenslopes St Edge Hill 4870)
Closing date: 5PM, Tuesday October 3, 2023

 

MISSION

NorthSite puts artists at the centre of everything we do.

  • We cultivate and champion art production, practice and culture in Tropical North Queensland.
  • We create opportunities for artists to realise and present exciting ideas.
  • We bring artists and audiences together, stimulate conversation, and provide transformative experiences.
  • We adhere to best-practice standards of arts governance and operations, which we continually review and improve.
  • We are committed to growing social wellbeing, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability for the organisation, the arts sector and communities more broadly.

POSITION

The Programs Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of NorthSite Contemporary Arts’ public programs and studios.

The role is focused on the delivery of programs that enhance access, engagement and understanding of NorthSite’s exhibitions at Bulmba-ja (96 Abbott Street); providing professional development opportunities for North Queensland arts workers; and coordinating a program of workshops, residencies, and printmaking initiatives at NorthSite Art Studios (55 Greenslopes Street).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Programs Coordinator is responsible for:

  • Development and delivery of NorthSite public programs.
  • Facilitate and deliver talks, educational tours, events, and panel discussions.
  • Develop and deliver public learning programs to wide target audiences.
  • Management of NorthSite Art Studios, including volunteer rostering, studio coordination, WH&S, key and training registers and building maintenance schedules.
  • Maintain and update NorthSite Art Studios procedures manual and documentation.
  • Delivery of programs associated with NorthSite exhibitions in partnership with colleagues including the Artistic Director, Curator and Events/Content Producer.
  • Deliver programs to enhance relationships with members, sponsors and patrons to promote NorthSite and further its aims in the arts and broader communities.
  • Develop systems for scheduling and managing a range of activities involving various parties.
  • Attract sponsorship and in-kind support for activities.
  • Work with the Communications Officer to document and draft content for social media posts, promotions, and news articles.
  • Seek project funding and manage individual program budgets.
  • Provide statistical data and qualitative reporting for grant and funding acquittals.
  • Schedule programs associated with gallery exhibitions.
  • Maintain strong relationships with educational partners, teachers, and current students to deliver relevant extensions to coursework and professional development pathways at the gallery.
  • When required, provide support to exhibition preparation, installation, and openings.
  • Order materials and equipment, in line with NorthSite purchasing policies and budgetary requirements.
  • Ensure safe workspaces and stock at NorthSite Art Studios.
  • Maintain equipment and artwork inventories equipment and paper registers and monitor stock levels.
  • Coordinate offsite workshops, including engagement of external facilitators and tutors and programs, material supplies, maintenance, security and access to building, advertising, bookings, budgets, and financial records.
  • Undertake safe-handling and storage of artworks, in particular works on paper.
  • Develop and implement professional development programs including symposia, interdisciplinary festivals, conferences, residences, special projects, and consultancies.
  • Carry out other duties as required.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential Criteria

Applicants must be able to demonstrate commitment and experience in related roles, with:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines, self-motivated and takes initiative.
  • Experience working with artists and studio environments, and an understanding of the sector, best-practice models with demonstrated achievement in art, craft, events, design, service, music, or publishing industry.
  • Ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team to meet deadlines and manage weekly priorities.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the visual contemporary arts industry and ability to articulate important issues relating to the arts and culture.
  • Planning, development, and delivery of public programs, including statistical reporting of programs.
  • Experience in safe handling of artworks and studio materials.
  • Project management skills, including financial management and contracts.
  • Ability to maintain databases.
  • Knowledge of all-ability and diversity access principles, high cultural competency.
  • Precise attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Desirable Criteria

Experience with and interest in:

  • Installation including technical equipment, data projectors and sound equipment.
  • Printmaking.
  • Archiving, research, and the ability to undertake long-range planning.
  • Experience working with volunteers.
  • Computer systems, software integrations and applications including Microsoft Office, Filemaker Pro, Trello, Hubspot, Vend, Humanitix and Adobe.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Reports to the NorthSite Artistic Director.
  • Internal liaisons – NorthSite Board of Directors and NorthSite staff (including: Executive Administrator, Curator, Communications Officer, Retail Manager, Gallery Officer, Events and Content Producer), volunteers, studio technicians, facilitators, and other Bulmba-ja tenants.
  • External liaisons – artists, workshop participants, patrons to the galleries, program participants, community, government, and industry stakeholders.

TO APPLY

Download the Position Description document to ensure you meet the criteria. Provide the information outlined in the Position Description document (CV and cover letter) and click the “Apply Now” button to submit your application.

Closing date: 5PM, Tuesday October 3, 2023

 

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Careers: Retail Assistant

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Position title: Retail Assistant
Category of employment: Permanent, part-time
Renumeration: $26.18/hour weekdays; $32.73/hour Saturdays.
Hours: 4 weekdays 9:30 am – 5:00 pm (with 30 min break) + Saturday 8:45 am – 1:15 pm
Number of ordinary hours per week (average): 32.5 hours (including 4.5 hours on Saturdays)
Locations: NorthSite Contemporary Arts (96 Abbott Street, Cairns City, 4870)
Closing date: 5PM, Monday October 30, 2023

 

MISSION

NorthSite puts artists at the centre of everything we do.

  • We cultivate and champion art production, practice and culture in Tropical North Queensland.
  • We create opportunities for artists to realise and present exciting ideas.
  • We bring artists and audiences together, stimulate conversation, and provide transformative experiences.
  • We adhere to best-practice standards of arts governance and operations, which we continually review and improve.
  • We are committed to growing social wellbeing, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability for the organisation, the arts sector / communities more broadly.

POSITION

Reporting to the CEO/ Executive Director and Gallery Store Manager, the Retail Assistant supports retail activities, both in-gallery and online, as well as the daily operations of the NorthSite Store, situated at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, Cairns.

The role is primarily tasked with the stocking, display and promotion of retail products at NorthSite Contemporary Arts.

Key tasks involve maintaining the NorthSite online and retail channels prudently and efficiently with knowledge and respect for artistic conventions.

The role contributes to achieving revenue targets and attracting repeat visitation and sales, while providing excellent customer and artist services. We aim to deliver memorable visitor experiences synonymous with the NorthSite Contemporary Arts vision.

The NorthSite Retail Assistant works with other staff to deliver associated marketing and promotions, while overseeing store maintenance, stock consignments, procurement, visual merchandising, and sales reporting.

The NorthSite Store operates on a social enterprise model, with all income going to artists and invested back, offsetting the cost of gallery operations and programs.

This is a 4 day per week position requiring a highly organized person to balance customer service demands, meet financial targets, and maintain shop administration and visitation reporting responsibilities align with the strategic objectives of the organisation and support the NorthSite vision, purpose, and values.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Retail Assistant is responsible for:

  • Assisting operation of the NorthSite Store at its physical location and NorthSite Online Store.
  • Undertaking sales, packing orders, arranging freight and distributing goods in a timely manner.
  • Organising the weekly postal drop for online orders and following up on client correspondence.
  • Working towards sales targets.
  • Visual merchandising, displays and promotions.
  • Documentation and photography of artworks and retail items and upload/maintenance of online channels.
  • Keeping inventory lists and PoS systems (Vend & Shopify) correctly updated and monitoring stock levels.
  • Assisting in updating consignment contracts for an ever-evolving, high-quality, curated range of art, craft, design relevant to the local, national and tourist market.
  • Growing the NorthSite membership base.
  • Supporting new licensing initiatives and wholesale of unique merchandise ranges.
  • Collaboration with artists and staff for effective operation of special events such as CIAF (Cairns Indigenous Art Fair) and pop-up retail for artistic and tourism events.
  • Shop activities that promote a strong public face and advocacy for NorthSite’s vision, purposes and values.
  • Capturing of visitor data and feedback.
  • Maintaining co-operative working relationships with NorthSite staff, Board, volunteers, project partners, members, building tenants and other stakeholders.
  • Ensuring the delivery of a high standard of customer service to all visitors and members.
  • Supporting the Gallery Store Manager to set and achieve shared goals as a team.
  • Assisting customers with all purchase enquiries.
  • Promoting current and upcoming exhibitions and artists.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential criteria

Applicants must be able to demonstrate commitment and experience in related roles, with:

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a relevant retail role.
  • Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrated experience with driving sales and operations to meet targets.
  • Experience in maintaining stock control and inventories, cash handling and daily transaction reconciliations.
  • High level written and verbal communication skills and computer (iMac) literacy.
  • Precise attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
  • A ‘good eye’ for composition, visual merchandising and design, and appreciation for artistic production and techniques.
  • Ability to work autonomously, as part of a team and under pressure to meet deadlines and manage weekly priorities.
  • Exceptional time management skills and ability to manage workflow and provide updates to Gallery Retail Manager and CEO/Executive Director.

Desirable

Experience with and interest in:

  • C Class driver’s license.
  • An understanding of the arts sector and demonstratable knowledge and passion for art, craft and design.
  • Experience working in a small business.
  • Experience with photography, strategic marketing, communications and social media.
  • Experience with software systems and integrations (Lightspeed, Shopify, Trello, Filemaker Pro, Mac and Microsoft Office suite).

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Reports to the NorthSite Artistic Director.
  • Internal liaisons – NorthSite Board of Directors and NorthSite staff (including: Executive Administrator, Curator, Communications Officer, Retail Manager, Gallery Officer, Events and Content Producer), volunteers, studio technicians, facilitators, and other Bulmba-ja tenants.
  • External liaisons – artists, workshop participants, patrons to the galleries, program participants, community, government, and industry stakeholders.

TO APPLY

Download the Position Description document to ensure you meet the key selection criteria. Provide the information outlined in the Position Description document (CV and cover letter) and click the “Apply Now” button to submit your application.

Closing date: 5PM, Monday October 30, 2023

 

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APPLY NOW