The Substation will soon be welcoming a new chief executive to lead the contemporary and experimental art gallery and performance space.
Nuala Furtado will commence fully in the role on Monday, January 30.
As executive producer and chief executive of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists from 2018 to 2021 and the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art general manager, she is joining the role with a history of commissioning important works from established and emerging artists.
Ms Furtado said she is looking forward to continue the Substation’s work in highlighting the stories which make up contemporary Australian culture.
“I’m delighted to join the team at the Substation and this special organisation which plays a significant role in the experimental and contemporary arts ecology within Australia,” she said.
“Respecting the strong leadership of the past, we will continue to collaborate with our local community of artists and audiences, as well as our peers nationally and internationally, to nurture and amplify future icons of experimental practice.”
Board chair James Lockyer said he was thrilled to welcome Ms Furtado into the team.
“The board were struck by her level of multi-disciplinary arts experience, how well she understands the pressures upon artists and her clear vision for the sector’s role in improving the arts ecology,” he said.
“Combined with her bright energy and generosity of spirit, Nuala is a cultural leader who can deliver the board’s strategic vision and continue our bold artistic programming decisions and commitment to diversity and sustainability.”
As a participant in the Future Leaders program at the Australia Council for the Arts in 2019, Ms Furtado is currently investigating her own diverse cultural heritage as a queer, first-generation Australian with a Goan-Indian father and a Northern Irish Catholic mother.
Matthew Sims
