Yellamundie Festival Director

Moogahlin Performing Arts is a leading and internationally-recognised First Peoples company. Our key platforms are:- Creative development, presentation and touring- Yellamundie Festival for new works- Regional programming, including Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival- Queer program: Koori Gras Divas- International First Peoples engagement and collaboration- First Peoples workforce development in the performing arts sector.
We are co-located on Gadigal Land in Redfern/Eveleigh at Carriageworks, and on Ngemba Country, Brewarrina.
Yellamundie Festival is a biennial creative development program for First Peoples works for the stage, providing a paid two-week residency, working with expert directors, dramaturgs, producers and performance, and with a work-in-progress showcase to the public, at Carriageworks. Since its inception in 2013, the Festival has supported 45 National First Peoples and 5 International First Nations works, across playwriting, choreography and composition. Of these, 19 National and 5 International have gone on to full production in theatres around Australia and overseas, including The Visitors, Healing Scars, The Last Shot, </p>and Swim.
Yellamundie Festival Director is a new, dedicated role with end-to-end responsibility for shaping the future of the Festival and of First Peoples performing arts. Across Festivals 2027, 2029 and 2031, the Director will:
- Develop and curate the program- Build the funding- Drive artist outreach and promotion- Select and support the artists- Lead the Festival delivery.
The role is Sydney-based (Carriageworks), with potential for hybrid working; part-time, with flexible hours, ramping up to full-time in peak periods; and under the mentorship of Moogahlin Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Lily Shearer, winner of the 2025 Red Ochre Award for Cultural Advocacy and Leadership.
Experience we’re looking for
- Theatre-making- Directing; artistic direction- Creative producing- Managing budgets and timelines- Leading creative teams and collaborative practices- First Peoples arts sector knowledge and connections
You will need deep connection to First Peoples’ cultures, protocols, and community-led practices. As such, this is an Identified role: Moogahlin considers that Aboriginality is a genuine occupational requirement, under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
Applications will be assessed as they come in. A candidate may be appointed at any time. Register your interest now!
Full details and job pack are available by emailing: jobs@moogahlin.org
Or for more info and a confidential yaan, contact Lily Shearer on 0498 124 586.