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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Natasha May

‘We get to hear the stories’: unpacking the Archibald prize at the Art Gallery of NSW

Georgina Chakar arrives at the Art Gallery of NSW with her artwork for the Sulman prize, which references the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Georgina Chakar arrives at the Art Gallery of NSW with her artwork for the Sulman prize, which references the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. More than 2,000 entries for the Sulman, Wynne and Archibald prizes are expected to come through the gallery’s door this week. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

After 40 years working together in the children’s literature space, author Libby Hathorn agreed to illustrator Liz Bowring’s request to paint her – “as long as you submit it to the Archibald”.

The pair arrived Tuesday morning at the loading dock behind the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where the canvas is among the more than 2,000 entries from across the country that will be processed through the gallery’s packing room this week.

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