新南威尔士艺术馆正在裁员12.5%的工作人员,以便在削减资金、保护执行人员和税收团队的同时节省750万美元。 The Art Gallery of NSW is cutting 12.5% of staff to save $7.5 million amid funding cuts, protecting executives and revenue teams.

新南威尔士州美术馆正在裁员12.5%,以便在资金短缺的情况下节省750万美元,大部分经费减少影响到中层和前线角色,而行政职位和创收部门则受到保护。 The Art Gallery of NSW is cutting 12.5% of its staff to save $7.5 million amid a funding shortfall, with most reductions affecting middle-ranking and frontline roles while executive positions and revenue-generating departments are protected. Maud Page主任为这些变革辩护,认为这些变革对于长期可持续性是必要的,并指出,她的领导团队目前在国家文化机构中是最小的。 Director Maud Page defended the changes as necessary for long-term sustainability, noting her leadership team is now the smallest among state cultural institutions. 尽管该画廊耗资 3.44 亿澳元扩建，到 2024 年吸引了超过 230 万游客，但政府对 Create NSW 进行了更广泛的削减。 The cuts follow broader government reductions at Create NSW and come despite the gallery’s $344 million expansion drawing over 2.3 million visitors in 2024. 这一举动引起了公共服务协会的批评,该协会警告说,裁员会损害收藏管理和国际展览。 The move sparked criticism from the Public Service Association, which warned curatorial cuts could harm collection management and international exhibitions. 同时,画廊宣布由雕塑家罗恩·穆克(Ron Mueck)举办新的大型展览,展示他2025年的沉浸式作品Havoc。 Meanwhile, the gallery announced a major new exhibition by sculptor Ron Mueck featuring his immersive work Havoc 2025.