Australian Council Promotes Tony Grybowski To CEO

The Australia Council's Tony Grybowski has been promoted to the CEO role, effective immediately.

Formerly the Executive Director, Arts Organisations, Grybowski's appointment was made by the Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke.

“He knows the arts landscape very well and from all perspectives – as a musician, an arts administrator and a member of state and federal funding organisations,” said Australia Council's Chair Rupert Myer. “He has worked extensively with youth and community arts and will bring a unique blend of experience to the role of CEO.”

Grybowski has spent his career in arts and arts administration, with stints with the Victorian Arts Centre, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Musica Viva Australia, Arts Victoria and more in 25 years – as well as sitting on a number of boards.

The new CEO said, “For me, this is the best job in Australia. Being vitally involved in nurturing and supporting creative expression of all kinds, at a time marked by technological change and extraordinary innovation in the sector, is a challenge of the most exciting kind.

“With the announcement of the new National Cultural Policy, Creative Australia and passage of the legislation to make the Australia Council more flexible and responsive will come great opportunity. I see an even more exciting future for the arts in Australia and for the Council's role, including the new proposed Sector Strategy Panels, in supporting and developing a more creative and enriched community.”