Museums and Art Galleries Board of the NT
Board Members
The Chairperson and other members of the Board are appointed in writing by the Minister for Arts and Museums under Section 16 of the Museums and Art Galleries Act 1999 (NT) for a period not exceeding three (3) years. Members may be reappointed for a second term of three years, provided they not serve as a member for more than six (6) consecutive years.
Professor Marcia Langton - Chairperson
An eminent anthropologist and geographer, has achieved many accolades in her studies of Indigenous Australia and in advisory roles on cultural identity, land rights, the mining industry and social issues in Aboriginal communities. Professor Langton, who was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1993, is the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne.
Alastair Shields - Deputy Chairperson
Formal qualifications: LLB, BBus (Accounting) & CPA (Northern Territory)
Acting Executive Director, Policy, Department of the Chief Minister.
John Waters QC
Barrister-at-law. Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1997.
Ms Kathleen Brown
Ms Kathleen Brown brings strong art industry experience to the Board. Ms Brown, a Territorian since the late 1970’s, has worked within the Fine Arts Industry in the Northern Territory for 20 years, as a Gallery Director, Curator and Marketing Consultant. She has also held various positions in Government Education throughout the Northern Territory.
Pip McManus
Practising artist, based in Alice Springs since 1981. A founding member of Watch This Space, Central Australia’s artist-run experimental art space. Exhibited widely throughout Australia including in Contemporary Territory at the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin in 2004. Instrumental in the creation of the first Public Art Policy for Alice Springs. Recipient in 2007 of the Northern Territory’s inaugural Declan Apuatimi/J Bird Public Art Fellowship.
Steven Eland
Director of 24HRArt, the Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin.
Libby Beath
External Relations Manager, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (Darwin office). Resident in the Northern Territory since 1974. Has held various roles in Government and private industry. Previously employed by Telstra to manage sponsorship for the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Has served on the NT Board of Studies, and was past-President of the Australian Institute of Marketing (AIM) (NT).
