Board and Executive

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017 establishes TMAG as a statutory authority which is an instrumentality of the Crown, and the Board of Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is provided with financial support from the Tasmanian Government. All employees are state public servants, and TMAG is subject to the policy and governance frameworks applied to Tasmanian Government agencies.

The Minister for the Arts appoints Board members and provides clarity of responsibilities through a Minister’s Statement of Expectation. The Statement sets out the Government’s broad policy expectation and requirements for TMAG to the extent allowed in the Act.

Board of Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Ms Brett Torossi, Chair
Mr Scott Baddiley
Mr Mark Fraser
Mr Andrew Catchpole
Ms Heather Rose
Ms Denise Robinson
Mr Adam Liaw

TMAG Executive

Ms Mary Mulcahy, Director
Mr Martin Blake, Chief Operations Officer
Ms Pip Hankin, Deputy Director, Engagement
Ms Jane Stewart, Principal Curator (Art)
Ms Philippa Cox, Registrar
Dr Gintaras Kantvilas, Head of Herbarium

Call for Expressions of Interest

Board of Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Board Members

The Department of State Growth invites expressions of interest from individuals who have a demonstrable passion for Tasmania and the arts and museum sectors and interested in being considered for appointment as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG).

The Board is a body corporate and an instrumentality of the Crown. Board appointments are made by the Minister for the Arts.

The Board’s strategic functions, powers and other relevant information are detailed in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017 (the Act).

Further information, including access to the Act, is available at www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/business/tmag_trustees.

Applications are encouraged from people with experience across a range of areas including capital projects, public private partnerships, commercial operations, natural science and philanthropic activities, including from people with strong research and collections experience.

Candidates are expected to have strong governance and strategic thinking skills with prior board or committee experience.

In accordance with the State Government’s Women on Boards Strategy 2020-2025, women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested?

Should you wish to discuss the position, please contact Kate Kent, Deputy Secretary Culture, Arts and Sport on (03) 6165 5105 or by email at kate.kent@stategrowth.tas.gov.au.

Expressions of interest, including a statement of appropriate experience, specifically addressing your capabilities in relation to the capabilities and experience outlined above to support the role of board member and a copy of your CV, should be forwarded to boards@stategrowth.tas.gov.au by Sunday, 3 March 2024.