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Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
APS6 Digital Engagement Lead
Applications close midnight Thursday 12 December 2024
Employment opportunities
The occupant of this position sits within the Digital team, reporting to the Director, Digital Production. The team is a dynamic unit responsible for the delivery of the National Portrait Gallery’s digital content, including formal and informal learning programs to audiences across Australia and around the world. Under limited direction, this position is responsible for the effective delivery of online, onsite and outreach digital programming, and the management of a small team.
Carol Jerrems: Portraits
Current exhibition
Carol Jerrems: Portraits is a major exhibition of one of Australia’s most influential photographers. Jerrems’ intimate portraits of friends, lovers and artistic peers transcend the purely personal and have come to shape Australian visual culture.
if only we could take the time: contemporary Australian photography
Current exhibition
This show, staged alongside the major exhibition Carol Jerrems: Portraits, spotlights the work of three contemporary Australian artists whose work sits in dialogue with Jerrems’ legacy.
Relaxed Morning
Event, Sunday 12 January
Explore the collection, temporary exhibitions and major show Carol Jerrems: Portraits before our usual opening hours.
Little Faces
Event, Selected days from Wednesday 15 January
Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Story Time
Nice and Slow by Sarah Ayoub
Event, Selected days from Wednesday 8 January
Escape the holiday hustle and spend some quality time with family at Story Time this summer.
Portrait Play
Faces and fables: Portraits that tell stories
Event, Selected days from Monday 6 January
This summer, join us on an adventure through the galleries as we make, move and explore, connecting with our own stories and discovering the ones waiting for us on the walls.
Portrait Stories Mobile App
Apps
Want to read and hear about a portrait without having to lean in?
Virtual Highlight Tour
February Photography Focus: Carol Jerrems
Event, Tuesday 18 February
Join us for an in-depth discussion about the work of influential photographer Carol Jerrems, whose work is on view in our major exhibition Carol Jerrems: Portraits.
Summer Family Space
Event, Daily from Wednesday 18 December
Drop in to the family space these school holidays for free creative activities to enjoy together. All activities are inspired by the vibrant and dynamic exhibition, Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams.
Drawn in
Coolibah Coolective
Event, Sunday 15 December
Draw while listening to live music by four-piece band Coolibah Coolective as they perform acoustic songs that tell stories about the people and places that make us who we are.
Exhibition Tour
Carol Jerrems: Portraits
Event, Daily from Friday 6 December
Join us in the Gallery as we explore our latest exhibition Carol Jerrems: Portraits and its key themes. Discover how Jerrems’ work defined a decade and continues to shape how we think about photography today.
Audio described tour
Event, Tuesday 3 December
Join us on International Day of People with Disability as we explore the collection with audio descriptions for visitors who are blind or have low vision.
Virtual Highlight Tour
February Photography Focus
Event, Tuesday 11 February
Join us for our first February Photography Focus. Helen Ennis, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University (ANU), and Harry Kilcullen, ANU researcher, delve into photography from the National Portrait Collection.
Virtual Highlight Tour
February Photography Focus: Kumar, Koenning and Ang
Event, Tuesday 25 February
Our February Photography Focus concludes with the work of three contemporary photographers – Ying Ang, Katrin Koenning and Anu Kumar – whose photographs are currently on view in if only we could take the time: contemporary Australian photography.
Virtual Highlight Tour
Surprise me!
Event, Tuesday 4 February
For our first Virtual Highlight Tour of 2025, three of our Access and Learning team members have chosen a portrait to surprise each other and us! Join us for a lively discussion.