Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a dynamic, modern Catholic university with a deep and abiding commitment to culture. Drawing on the long and rich heritage of the Catholic Church as a patron of the arts, we support and engage in a wide array of arts and cultural activities. These simultaneously reflect the University’s unique Catholic mission and vision while strengthening our identity as an ambitious and vibrant intellectual community.
With over 1,000 diverse and interesting artworks, the ACU Art Collection is a valuable asset to the University and wider community, showcasing a commitment to the arts and to scholarship focused on issues that are central to ACU’s Mission.
The ACU Art Collection is organised into four key areas:
The annual ACU Book of the Year is central to ACU’s arts and culture initiative. This new program recognises the power of fiction to build empathy and improve psychological wellbeing. All ACU first year students receive a copy.
Read moreThe annual ACU Prize for Poetry aims to support Australian poets and to continue the rich Catholic Church tradition of patronising the arts.
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Alun Leach-Jones
b. 1937 - d. 2017
Instruments for a solitary navigator #21 (on the terrace) 1998-99
acrylic on canvas
153 x 213 cm
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gift Program by Nola Leach Jones
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Arthur Boyd
b.1920 – d. 1999
The Tribute Money c.1950-52
glazed ceramic tile
33 x 44 cm
Acquired 2018
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Joan Ross
born 1961
All you can eat seafood buffet 2017
hand painted pigment print on cotton rag paper
39.5 x 127 cm
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Angelina Pwerle
born 1946
Bush Plum 2009
Acrylic on linen
151 x 152 cm
Acquired 2016
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
David Frazer
Born 1966, Australia
The deal, 2015
Linocut
H 98 x W 69cm
H 98 x W 69cm
Acquired 2017
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Jenny Bell
born 1959
Untitled 2003
charcoal and mixed media on paper
Acquired 2019
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Michael Riley
born 1960
Untitled from the series Flyblown 1998
type c print
Acquired 2019
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Pippin Drysdale
born 1943
Lake Lefroy 1997
porcelain
Acquired 1998
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Rosslynd Piggott
born 1958
Blossom face no.10
digital print on handmade paper 2005-6
88.5 x 109 cm
Acquired 2018
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Tony Cran
born 1975
Study for blue flower 2018
oil and synthetic polymer on board
34.5 x 44.5 cm
Acquired 2018
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Virginia Cuppaidge
born 1943
Ruby Rectangle
Acrylic on canvas
198 x 304 cm
Virginia Cuppaidge
Donated by the artist 2018
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Wendy Stavrianos
born 1941
Gatherer through time 2001
oil on linen
70 x 122 cm
Australian Catholic University Art Collection
Caroline Field - Curator, ACU Art Collection
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Damien Freeman - a writer, lawyer and philosopher, and is a fellow of the PM Glynn Institute, ACU's public policy think-tank
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With an ever-expanding range of specialty ACU Art Collection merchandise, the shop is a great source of gift ideas. Highlights include religious and secular items, as well as boutique cultural keepsakes.
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