News: Art Gallery of South Australia Announces New Director
Last week the Chairman of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Michael Abbott QC, announced that Nick Mitzevich would be the new Director of the Gallery. The previous director, Christopher Menz, resigned from the post in January this year.
Nick Mitzevich is currently the Director of the University of Queensland Art Museum in Brisbane and was formerly Director of the Newcastle Region Art Gallery. At forty years old, Mr Mitzevich is the youngest person to assume the role of Director in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s 129 year history. Nick Mitzevich said, “It is an honour to have been selected as the new Director. The Art Gallery of South Australia has a dynamic history which is most inspiring and I look forward to enhancing the extraordinary collection and continuing to enlighten, surprise and stimulate visitors with accessible and thoughtful programs.” He also said that he wants the gallery to connect with younger visitors, ” A great proportion of our visitors are under 25 so I would hope that I can bring that experience and certainly nurture and develop the younger people in the community to make the art gallery an important element in their daily lives.”
Mr Mitzevich is expected to take up his new position in late July.
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