Expression of Interest: 2026 AMaGA Awards Judge

BACKGROUND

Our judging panels comprise individuals with diverse backgrounds in the sector, covering exhibitions, curation, design, publishing, education, and public programs.

Serving as a judge presents an excellent opportunity to support the museum and gallery sector while contributing to the momentum and excitement leading up to the Awards Ceremony at our National Conference in November.

To express your interest, please complete the form below, providing your contact details, desired award categories, and a brief statement outlining your relevant sector experience and motivation for participation.

EOIs close Sunday 2 August 2026.

For more information, visit our Awards Portal.

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Award Categories:

Please select all award categories in which you possess expertise and would like to be considered for assessment. (Required.)

Collections Care Award: Recognises institutions, policies and projects that focus on conservation, preservation and access demonstrating a level of innovation and benefit to cultural heritage. Example projects: Policies development and implementation; conservation; repatriation projects; increasing access, digitisation; storage solutions.

Community Connection Award: Recognises projects that excel in community engagement and programming, which interpret and communicate the institution’s collection and stories in innovative ways. Example projects: Community co-curated project, mobile outreach, multilingual/inclusive interpretation project, storytelling workshop.

Exhibiting Excellence Award: Recognises institutions that have demonstrated excellence in museum and gallery exhibition initiatives, including research, planning/development, and execution phases. Example projects: Permanent, temporary, or travelling exhibition; community research project; curatorial/collections research; fieldwork.

First Nations Project Award: Recognises outstanding projects that focus on or significantly involve First Nations perspectives, knowledges, and communities. These projects are developed for First Nations communities and/or by First Nations people. Example projects: Gallery development, exhibition development, interpretive programming, knowledge-sharing programs, digital learning projects, workshops.

Social Impact Award: Recognises projects that have made tangible and positive impacts in response to key societal issues, with outcomes including community well-being, fostering inclusivity and diversity, education, and social awareness. Example projects: Environmental sustainability project, health and well-being project, exhibition, public program.

Branding Excellence Award: Recognises outstanding achievements in the visual and communicative aspects of promoting museums, galleries, or cultural institutions. Example projects: Exhibition promotional design, project or institutional identity/branding, annual reports, information brochure, maps/wayfinding, poster.

Digital Excellence Award: Recognises projects that demonstrate excellence in leveraging digital design to enhance accessibility, engagement, storytelling and communication of the institution or program purpose. Example projects: Digital solutions created for an institution including websites created to accompany a physical exhibition or education program; applications for use on mobile devices; online exhibitions (presented entirely online); streamed or web-based virtual tour; online activity; e-learning program or game.

Excellence in Print Award: Recognises projects that demonstrate exceptional skill and innovation in the design of printed materials and publications that communicate information about exhibitions, collections, and cultural narratives through media. Example projects: Book, exhibition catalogue, magazine.

Kids in Print Award: Recognises projects that demonstrate exceptional creativity and skill in producing visually engaging and informative publications that cater to the unique needs and interests of children and young audiences. Example projects: Book or activity book made for children.

Expression of Interest: 2026 AMaGA Awards Judge

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* Contact Details: (Required.)

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* Affiliated organisation: (Required.)

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* Position title: (Required.)

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* Email: (Required.)

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* Phone number:

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* Award Categories:Please select all award categories in which you possess expertise and would like to be considered for assessment. (Required.)

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* Statement:Please provide a brief statement outlining your relevant sector experience and motivation for participation (max. 150 words). (Required.)

Contact Details: (Required.)

Affiliated organisation: (Required.)

Position title: (Required.)

Email: (Required.)

Phone number:

Award Categories:

Please select all award categories in which you possess expertise and would like to be considered for assessment. (Required.)

Statement:

Please provide a brief statement outlining your relevant sector experience and motivation for participation (max. 150 words). (Required.)