*** MEDIA ALERT: STAFF WALK OFF JOB @ ART GALLERY OF NSW ***
PSA
WHAT: Art Gallery of NSW Workers Walk off the Job & Protest
WHEN: NOON TODAY, Wednesday 27th August
WHERE: Art Gallery of the NSW, Art Gallery Road, The Domain
Quotes attributable to Public Service Association Assistant General Secretary, Troy Wright.
“Our members have had a gutful and will walk off the job today at noon,” said Mr Wright.
“Cutting one in ten roles, 51 jobs, will literally decimate the Art Gallery of NSW, these are public facing roles, there’s only one manager included in these cuts.
“The public will notice these cuts, if you enjoy the gallery then you need to know the amount of exhibitions and their quality is in the firing line.
“Arts Minister John Graham needs to know we won’t cop this, the Powerhouse in Parramatta has a blank cheque meanwhile established arts institutions are being looted and vandalised.
“We’ve seen new galleries and gardens added, like the Sydney Modern extension in 2022, and now we see how they’re paying for it, by painting our members out of the picture.
“People travel from all over Australia to visit exhibitions like The Archibald and it’s time the government started treating this cultural institution as the tourism money spinner it is.
“It was only last year that this institution was cut to the bone and there’s no way it can absorb further cuts.”
Contact: Tim Brunero 0405 285 547