Closed off from people, Canberra's galleries look for a human connection

By Tedi Bills
April 18 2020 - 4:30am
National Portrait Gallery director Karen Quinlan with Howard Arkley's portrait of Nick Cave, one of the works featured in the gallery's 'Amazing Face' online portraiture masterclass. Picture: Jamila Toderas
National Portrait Gallery director Karen Quinlan with Howard Arkley's portrait of Nick Cave, one of the works featured in the gallery's 'Amazing Face' online portraiture masterclass. Picture: Jamila Toderas

In the heart of Canberra, the National Portrait Gallery and National Gallery of Australia lie quiet, their doors sealed tight against the invisible threat of COVID-19.

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