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Six degrees of Hugh Jackman

Thursday 2 December 2021
Live online
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman, 2020 Vincent Fantauzzo. © Vincent Fantauzzo

If we start with world-famous actor Hugh Jackman and give over control to you, where will the chance meetings, delightful parallels, and forks in the road take us? Boss us around in another choose-you-own-adventure program where you vote on which portrait Penny Grist, Curator Exhibitions talks about next! Join us online for a fun and fascinating frolic down the highways and byways where art and biography meet.

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Helen Ennis
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Helen Ennis
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New date: In Conversation with Helen Ennis

Changing spaces: Portraiture and photography in Shakespeare to Winehouse

2:00pm, Sat 2 Jul

Join Australian photography curator, historian and writer, Helen Ennis for a conversation about photographers challenging the conventions of personal and public space in their portraits.
Collection display in Gallery Five, 2019
Collection display in Gallery Five, 2019
Collection display in Gallery Five, 2019
Collection display in Gallery Five, 2019

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