Expression of Interest: Western Australian Museum and Yamatji Aboriginal Corporation's Emerging Curators Program partnership News | Created 4 Apr 2023 Expressions of interest now open Western Australian Museum is proud to partner with Bundi Yamatji Aboriginal Corporation on a new opportunity to support one Yamatji person to participate in the Museum's Emerging Curators Program. The program, which has been running since 2011, is supported by the National Museum of Australia and is designed to help prospective or emerging cultural practitioners gain experience in the many different aspects of museum work. About the program The program aims to create opportunities for Aboriginal people to strengthen their skills while also working on community-led projects that share their community’s histories, stories and truths. The program is designed to empower individuals and their organizations while developing pathways for cross-cultural knowledge transfer. They receive mentorship and training from a range of specialists and industry leaders and work on a community-led project. The ECP takes place between weekly modules and two, two-week intensives (one at WA Museum, one at the National Museum of Australia). Participants learn museum-related skills. The content of the program is delivered between two main streams: (The two-pronged approach gives participants both the knowledge and connections to kickstart their career as a cultural practitioner) 1. Professional development: by providing training in a wide range of modules including storytelling, oral history recording, leadership, repatriation, exhibition design and installation, Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property and much more (a full list is available in the EOI). 2. Mentorship: by connecting participants up with leading WA Museum staff and National Museum staff, helping to provide guidance and advice from people in the know and building participants’ confidence and knowledge. The program is designed to teach participants all skills they need to work in this space, so while the criteria for entry is minimal, a high level of commitment to seeing the program through is needed. The program does take some self-directed work, with weekly modules to be completed, as well as online and in-person mentoring sessions. If required, the successful candidate will have access to office space and equipment at YSRC one day per week to complete their work on the program. The two intensives are each two weeks long (for a total of four weeks) and require travel to Perth and Canberra. BYAC will cover all costs of participating in the program, including travelling to Perth and Canberra, and will provide administrative support for this. The successful candidate for the program must be willing and able to undertake this travel alone. The program has an optional second phase, where the participants develop a community project using the skills developed in phase one. The successful candidate must at least be open to participating in the second phase. How to apply To be eligible for this program, you must: Be either a member of Yamatji Southern Regional Corporation OR a common law rights holder for the Yamatji ILUA area Be an emerging cultural practitioner (or be interested in pursuing this) If you are eligible, you can apply for the program through the EOI form here. Applications are now open and will close at 4pm on Friday 14 April 2023. Expression of Interets Applications should be submitted via email to Andrea Davis Corporate Services Manager, YSRC: hr@ysrc.com.au. Further Information For further information please contact Katie Baker Project Officer, Regions Team, WA Museum: 08 9431 8451.