Sidney Nolan Trust - Call for Collection and Archive Volunteers

News - 10/01/23

The Sidney Nolan Trust, near Presteigne, is looking to further grow its dedicated team of volunteers who are helping the Trust to organise and care for its extensive Sidney Nolan collection and archive. The Trust holds the world’s biggest collection of artworks by the famous Australian painter, who lived and worked at The Rodd for the last ten years of his life. The Trust also cares for Nolan’s extensive personal archive and collection of books. Over the past 12 months, a small team of volunteers have been focused on Nolan’s personal archive, working alongside staff to accession, photograph and store objects and documents in archival quality materials. A digital database has been created so that the items can be easily searched and recalled which will make it much easier to present items in exhibitions and displays.

Now that Nolan’s personal archive is largely complete, the Trust is seeking additional volunteers as it embarks on a major project to assess, accession, and digitise its collection of paintings and works on paper.

Antony Mottershead, the Trust’s Creative Producer commented: “Our volunteers have made a huge contribution to this project over the last 12 months, largely taking the project as their own. Each time we’ve opened a box it reveals another story or completes part of the Nolan jigsaw. The art collection is an even bigger task, and we are looking to bolster our volunteer numbers to help.”

The project provides a unique opportunity to view, and handle works by one of the 20th centuries most prolific and celebrated modern artists and to develop skills in this area of collections management.

The volunteers usually work together on a Tuesday between 10am – 3pm. For more information, please contact Antony Mottershead, Creative Producer at info@sidneynolantrust.org or 01544260149