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Wednesday, August 23

Off the Wall: Fragile frame gets kangaroo-skin makeover

Two aged tanned kangaroo skins found at a garage sale in Mount Barker and a set of 19th-century leather moulding tools acquired at a local antiques fair prompted the Art Gallery of SA’s most recent conservation project with Artlab Australia.

Off the Wall: A blaze of sunlight

John Russell’s 1891 painting A Clearing in the Forest is back on display at the Art Gallery of SA following its inclusion in a major international exhibition, where new light was shed on the vibrant work.

Off the Wall: The mother of all pearls

This striking circa-1865 gold-set brooch recently acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia was made by one of the state’s early masters of innovative gold and silver work.

Off the Wall: SA’s long-forgotten ‘keeper of coins’

In the first installment of a new series highlighting the Art Gallery of South Australia’s hidden treasures, we meet its ground-breaking first female curator and professional numismatist Sedley Marianne Towler.