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<postdate>2024-10-02 12:59:41</postdate>
<headline>Tony Oates confirmed as Drill Hall head</headline>
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<caption>New director, Tony Oates</caption>
<p><strong>The visual arts community is rejoicing in long-awaited news that curator Tony Oates has been appointed to head up the ANU Drill Hall Gallery and ANU Art Collection. </strong></p>
<p>Oates has been with the Drill Hall Gallery since 2001, becoming co-director with Terence Maloon from 2022â€“2023. He has been interim director since June 2023 after Maloonâ€™s retirement.</p>
<p>During that time, he has established a reputation for curating thematic exhibitions and artist surveys.</p>
<p>He has also secured a major donation in support of Drill Hall Gallery Publishing and the creation of a three-year, funded writers fellowship, developed the ANU Art Collection through gifts of artworks, received a sizeable donation to support public programs, and headed up a program of engagement.</p>
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