Creative Australia today announced the Australian cultural workers selected to be attendants and attendant managers at the Australia Pavilion during the Venice Biennale.  

Eight Australian creative and cultural workers were selected from across Australia to participate in this professional development program delivered, for the first time, in partnership with major state and territory galleries and museums. 

The Pavilion Invigilation Program is designed to leverage Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale to create professional development opportunities across the visual art sector. Archie Moore is the artist commissioned to present in the Australia Pavilion, his exhibition is curated by Ellie Buttrose. The exhibition will open to the public on 20 April 2024.  

Mikala Tai, Head of Visual Arts, Artform Development Creative Australia said: “We are thrilled to be working with audience engagement staff from major state and territory museums and galleries in this next edition of the Pavilion Invigilation Program. Such an embedded structure will strengthen the reach and lasting impact of the program’s outcomes to the sector. By drawing from cultural mediation principles, participants of the Program will be empowered to relay Archie Moore’s critical messages of First Nations truth telling presented through his artwork to audiences visiting the Australia Pavilion.”