Discover the work of the Anzac Memorial's 2024 Veteran Artist in Residence, Domenic Bartolo, in They Never Returned; Though Their Name Liveth For Evermore. The exhibition shares the stories behind local war memorials in Sydney including the Anzac Memorial. Domenic’s work begs us to refocus on the lessons of courage, endurance and sacrifice our memorials represent. "In areas of Sydney, such as the Inner West, many young people would be unaware or oblivious of what the Anzac Memorial and other Great War monuments are and the gravity of what they represent. Few would understand today, that in 1917 the devastated communities of Sydney and wider Australia suffered as a result of the appalling loss of life during the First World War. With nearly all Australians who died in the First World War buried in overseas countries, the Anzac Memorial and the suburban monuments along with the names engraved on them are the only locations that families who had lost a loved one could mourn their loss." View some of Domenic's artwork in the gallery below. The exhibition is located in the Memorial’s Auditorium on Lower Ground level. The Memorial is open every day, 9am to 5pm. Please note that…
