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Never let you go
Nearest & Dearest
Country, culture, connection
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Lovely Lillie and Dirty Bertie
Lust
Royal romps: illicit liaisons
Thinking of England
Passion
Truly, madly, deeply
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Tim Fairfax, 2018
by Russell Shakespeare
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by The Calvert-Jones Foundation 2018
Arcadia learning resource
Learning resource archive
A great addition to themes such as Australian History, Sport, Australian Studies, Cultural Studies, English and Visual Arts. For Year 9 – 12 students.
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Public Transport
Location
Transport Canberra bus routes run from the various city centres past the Gallery on a regular basis.
Shifting the definition
Nearest & Dearest
Defiant commitment
Inside Heide’s lives
It's Complicated
Happiness to heartache
Arcadia media information
31 July 2014
Archived media releases 2014
Press releases and image downloads for media.
The 1780s to the 1840s
Mo and beard timeline
Eighteenth century men differed from those of the preceding centuries in their preference for beardlessness.
Australian Love Stories
4 January 2021
Archived media releases 2021
A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.
Krystal Seigerman
Finalist interviews
The photograph was a brief, candid moment, which unfolded into a portrait. Peter and I were in Silverton, NSW, chatting as our students explored the town. The weak afternoon light suddenly became dramatic and defined, so I asked Peter if I could take his portrait.
Harriet Schwarzrock: spaces between movement and stillness
10 February 2021
Archived media releases 2021
To celebrate the new exhibition Australian Love Stories, renowned Australian glass artist Harriet Schwarzrock has been commissioned to make a large-scale installation reflecting on the role the heart plays as our emotional centre.