{"id":3585,"date":"2019-09-03T04:41:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T04:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=3585"},"modified":"2019-09-03T04:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T04:41:15","slug":"citys-cultural-duo-appointed-to-state-advisory-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/09\/03\/citys-cultural-duo-appointed-to-state-advisory-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"City\u2019s cultural duo appointed to State advisory roles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Directors of Newcastle\u2019s museum and art gallery have been recognised for their leading industry knowledge and expertise and called upon to guide the future direction of the State\u2019s cultural sector.
\nNewcastle Museum Director Julie Baird and Newcastle Art Gallery Director Lauretta Morton have been appointed to the newly established Create NSW Artform Advisory Boards in their respective fields.
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\nThey join an illustrious panel of professionals who will assess applications to the State\u2019s Arts and Cultural Funding Program, providing recommendations on the strategic directions of the sector to the NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin.
\nTen new Artform Advisory Boards were established by the Minister, replacing the peer-reviewed assessment panels that were previously in place.
\nHundreds of applications were received during an expressions of interest process, with 10 Chairs and 73 Board Members appointed. Ms Baird and Ms Morton’s appointments are testament to their unique contributions to the Newcastle Museum and Art Gallery, and the success they have achieved building on the reputation of these respected institutions both within the region and across Australia.
\nMs Baird will sit on the Museums and History Board, drawing on more than 28 years of experience working in museums across Australia and Canada, including the National Motor Museum and the History Trust of South Australia.
\nMs Baird was appointed Director of Newcastle Museum in March last year and has held positions of Manager and Deputy Director at Newcastle Museum after joining as Curator in 2002. She\u00a0was instrumental in the iconic institution\u2019s transition from its historic location in Newcastle West to its current home at Honeysuckle.
\nThe Director and her small team have been responsible for reimagining the institution as a centre for our City\u2019s identity, achieving more than 1.3 million visitors and a visitor satisfaction level of 98% at the new site.
\n\u201cTo have Newcastle Museum\u2019s achievements and status as an innovative and integral part of our city and museum industry acknowledged at a State level by my appointment to the Artforms Assessment Board Museums & History is incredibly satisfying,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cThis will allow me to make a significant impact on a state level and is personally quite humbling to be named amongst a handful of significant thinkers in my specialisation.\u201d
\nMs Morton was also appointed as Director of Newcastle Art Gallery last year following more than four years as Manager of the renowned cultural institution.
\nMs Morton has built a strong reputation for developing ambitious national and internationally respected exhibitions with renowned artists and curators that showcase the city\u2019s significant collection of works of art.
\nThrough her artistic direction and strategic leadership, the Art Gallery has achieved the highest visitation numbers in over a decade, while the collection – valued at over $95 million – has experienced record growth. Her leadership has ensured the Art Gallery\u2019s high-quality exhibitions, programs and thriving collection continue to be a source of immense pride for the community and City of Newcastle.
\nMs Morton has more than 35 years\u2019 experience in the Visual Arts and Creative Industries sectors in both private and government organisations in Australia and the United Kingdom.
\n\u201cAs a Create NSW and Museums & Galleries NSW Peer for several years I feel extremely honoured to have been appointed to the new Create NSW Visual Arts Advisory Board,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cI see this as an incredible and invaluable opportunity to \u2018have a seat at the table\u2019 to advocate and support the arts sector at a strategic level \u2013 promoting the importance of both regional and metropolitan Arts and Culture across our state\u201d.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Directors of Newcastle\u2019s museum and art gallery have been recognised for their leading industry knowledge and expertise and called upon to guide the future direction of the State\u2019s cultural sector. Newcastle Museum Director Julie Baird and Newcastle Art Gallery Director Lauretta Morton have been appointed to the newly established Create NSW Artform Advisory Boards … Continue reading “City\u2019s cultural duo appointed to State advisory roles”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}