Artist Works

Ruby Berry: I am using the Mildenhall photographic collection to create embroidered portraits of events and characters of old Acton... View more

Estelle Briedis: I have focused on the old Acton Nursery. My work deals with the geometric shapes and lines created when looking at a nursery format... View more

Kinto Diriwatcher: Utilising the wonderful optical properties of glass and water, I have created a vessel that holds the past and present of Canberra’s landscape... View more

Fiona Duell: Captivated by the stories of past residents, I have translated hand-written samples of some of their memories into laser cut pvc... View more

Rosie Goonan: My work focuses on the maps of Early Acton. I have hand drawn and traced several maps from the 1930s that define this unique area in Canberra... View more

Peter Kongmalavong: I have designed a fashion installation with a series of photographs based on William James Mildenhall’s collection during Acton in the 1920s... View more

Sophia Mobbs: One of Canberra’s most iconic features is the artificial ‘Lake Burley Griffin’, originally designed to be the focal point of the city... View more

Grace Moylan: My work focuses on the ‘sunken stories’ of the families. Using archival photographs I created two garments to represent the sunken memories of childhood... View more

Elyssa Norris: I have found the history of Old Acton and the stories shared by its residents very engaging. I was most inspired by the photographs that captured community activities and events... View more

Vy Phan: Reflecting on the idea of memory, I have created a drawing in charcoal and black from an old Mildenhall picture of Acton... View more

Bodine Saari: Through looking at photographs and architectural drawings of the past, I have reinterpreted the buildings of Old Acton through wire drawings... View more

Frances Spurgin: My project is about exploring the routine of daily life experienced by the Kaye family when they lived on Klensendorlffe Farm... View more

Hannah Veikkanen: My work explores the individual stories and memories from past residents of Old Acton. Through an illustrative stitch onto sheer fabric I portray these through narrative... View more