Working at NAS

Volunteer at the National Art School Digitising the Art and Archive Collection

Are you passionate about collections and making them accessible, promoting the arts, and your career? If so, this could be the volunteering role for you!

The National Art School Archive and Collection team are looking for Digitisation Volunteers to help photograph and record our collections and to help us build upon the information we have in our museum database. We are aiming to give every stored object and artwork in our collection an up-to-date record and high-quality photograph that will be fully searchable online. You will be invaluable in helping the National Art School become more accessible by strengthening our digital record keeping.

As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to work in a small and friendly team, and learn more about the National Art School and related activities. You will receive invitations to exhibition openings, lectures and special events as well as library borrowing benefits.

If you are a skilled photographer and interested in becoming a Digitisation Volunteer, please download the position description from the NAS website and provide a copy of your CV, along with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, telling us about you, your skills and why you would like the opportunity to volunteer at NAS.

The Digitisation program for one day per week on a Wednesday in the Archives at NAS, from 10am – 4pm.

If you have any questions or if we can assist in making the application process more accessible for you, please call Juanita Hyde on 02 9339 8672 or email Juanita.hyde@nas.edu.au

Please email your application to hr@nas.edu.au

The National Art School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Volunteer at the National Art School Gallery

The National Art School welcomes enthusiastic volunteers with strong communication skills to support front-of-house activities in our NAS Galleries. Volunteers are required to undertake front-of-house duties.

As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to work in a small friendly team and learn more about the National Art School and the inner workings of a busy public art gallery.

Volunteers receive special curatorial walk-throughs of exhibitions, invitations to lectures and special events, complimentary publications and library borrowing benefits.

We ask volunteers to work a minimum of one three-hour shift each fortnight and commit to the program for 12 months. Volunteer work takes place Monday to Saturday between 11am and 5pm.

How to Apply

Please include the following in your application:

• A covering letter addressing how your experience matches the volunteer requirements.
• A resume citing your qualifications and outlining professional experience.

The National Art School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you have any questions or if we can assist in making the application process more accessible for you, please call Juanita Hyde on 02 9339 8672 or email Juanita.hyde@nas.edu.au.

Please email your application to hr@nas.edu.au

The National Art School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.