Lewers: Penrith Regional Gallery Names New Gallery Manager; Fremantle Restructures Local Leadership

Penrith Regional Gallery has named Moran as its new Gallery Manager. With 20 years of experience in curating and arts leadership, Moran has worked with various institutional, collecting, and government organizations in both urban and rural settings. He is recognized for his community-oriented and artist-centric methodology, consistently advocating for artists’ agency through effective commissioning initiatives. In another development, Fremantle, a global production and content firm, has revamped its local leadership. This announcement coincides with a week of significant changes in senior leadership within the arts sector, as reported by ArtsHub, Australia’s premier independent arts resource with a 25-year legacy. The opportunities roundup for 12 to 18 October 2026 highlighted grants and residencies, while a previous roundup for 5 to 11 October 2026 featured festival grants and artist commissions. Additionally, the City of Sydney Creative Studios offers workspaces for numerous creatives and businesses in central Sydney. Meanwhile, as OzAsia, the country’s leading Asian arts festival, concludes, Asian Australian artists have expressed their thoughts on potential successors.