About the program

With the support of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, M&G QLD is offering the Mentorship and Internship Program 2022–2024 for paid staff and volunteers in public, not-for-profit museums and galleries located in Queensland.

The Program makes possible opportunities for staff and volunteers to access expertise in cultural organisations in Australia, to learn from leading industry professionals and to build lasting networks.

Successful applicants will be offered a two-week placement working with their mentor/s and host organisation/s in order to expand their professional skills, knowledge and networks in such areas as (but not limited to) curatorial practice, public programming, audience development, collection management, digitisation.

Two types of professional development opportunities for volunteer, emerging, mid-career and established professionals working in Queensland’s public galleries and museums: 

• Gallery and Museum Mentorship
• Volunteer Internship

Recipients of M&G QLD’s 2022-2024 Mentorship and Internship Program and their host organisations are listed below. 
M&G QLD acknowledges the generous contributions of our mentors and host organistions in supporting this Program.

GALLERY AND MUSEUM MENTORSHIP RECIPIENTS:

• Sarah Harper, Registration Coordinator, HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast
  Host: Art Gallery of New South Wales, NSW

• Rebecca Lush, Curator, Integrated Pathology Learning Centre, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane
  Host: WA Museum Boola Bardip, WA

• David Masel, Assistant Curator, Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach
  Host: Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc, Albion Park Rail, NSW

• Daniel Qualischefski, Gallery Manager and Curator, Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville
  Host: National Gallery of Australia, ACT

• Charla Strelan, Curator, UQ Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History, Herston, Brisbane
  Host: Powerhouse Museum, NSW

• Sarah Thomson, Public Programs and Community Engagement Officer, Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
  Host: The Unconformity, TAS

• Bridie Weaver, Arts and Cultural Advisor, Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Biloela 
  Host: Artspace Mackay, QLD

• Jamie Lee Wilcox, Assistant Curator, Artspace Mackay 
  Hosts: HOTA Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD and Bathurst Regional Council, NSW

VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP RECIPIENTS:

• Janette McLaughlin, Volunteer, Rockhampton Museum of Art 
  Host: Canberra Museum & Gallery, ACT

• Helen Cameron, Volunteer, Museum Curator, Logan City Historical Museum
  Host: Redland Museum, QLD

• Tom Davie, Volunteer, Gold Coast Historical Museum Inc.
  Host: Supreme Court Library Queensland, QLD

• Linden George, Volunteer, Communications Coordinator, Miegunyah House Museum, Brisbane
  Host: Queensland Police Museum, QLD

• Anna Hahn, Volunteer, Care and Preservation Team, Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum 
  Host: The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich, QLD

• Sherrie-Ann Shepherd, Volunteer, Photography and Digitisation Team Leader, Herberton Mining Centre
  Host: State Library of Queensland, QLD

• Louise Truan, Volunteer, Royal Queensland Art Society at Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane
  Host: Cairns Art Gallery, QLD