20 September 2024
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of prominent arts and culture leader Kate Fielding to the organisation’s Council for a three-year term.
In announcing the appointment today, Minister for the Arts the Hon Tony Burke MP reflected on Ms Fielding’s extensive leadership experience in arts and cultural organisations.
National Museum Director Katherine McMahon said she was thrilled by the appointment.
'Kate has led trailblazing programs and initiatives that have bolstered arts and culture for all Australians and played a leadership role for the sector, working closely with government, not-for-profits and private industry,' Ms McMahon said.
‘She is a creative force, who has also worked as a cultural strategist, a company director, an advocate for social change and a creator of meaningful intercultural connections across international borders.
‘Kate will bring drive, passion and creativity to the National Museum – the very qualities that define our people and our work.’
Ms Fielding is currently CEO of A New Approach (ANA), Australia’s national arts and culture think tank, which she has led since its inception in 2018. As ANA CEO, Ms Fielding has been credited with helping lead a major shift in the national conversation on arts and culture in Australia.
Ms Fielding has worked across the cultural heritage sector including as an Executive Officer of the History Council of Victoria (2007–08), a Community Development Coordinator in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Western Australia (2008–11) and as a consultant in cultural and regional development (2011–18).
Ms Fielding has also served on a variety of boards including Regional Arts Australia (2011–16), the Goldfields–Esperance Development Commission (2014–18), the Western Australia Regional Development Council (2016–18) and the Australia Council of the Arts (2016–18).
She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2012, and a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship in 2013, in recognition of her leadership in artistic and cultural thought.
Media contact: James Giggacher on 0459 949 172 or media@nma.gov.au