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Mitzevich was appointed Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) in 2000 and in June, his five-year contract comes up for renewal.
Under his directorship attendance has risen 30% (last year recorded at just under 700,000), the gallery’s benefaction has gone up 400%, philanthropy alone increasing 100%, kids and family programming is a new stream of giving and is funded 100% by individuals, and volunteers have shot up to 285, a staggering number for a museum of this size.