EXHIBITION DATES: Friday 14 June — Saturday 10 August 2019 
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 13 June, 6–9pm
OPENING HOURS: Monday–Saturday, 11am–5pm

CURATOR: Dr Jaime Tsai

ARTISTS: Hany Armanious, Daniel Boyd, Peter Burgess, Destiny Deacon, Linda Dement, Virginia Fraser and Destiny Deacon, Fiona Hall, Shane Haseman, Sean Cordeiro and Claire Healy, Andrew Hurle, Harley Ives, Nancy Mauro-Flude, Tom Nicholson, Lillian O’Neil, Louise Paramor, Philjames, Joan Ross, Soda_Jerk and The Avalanches, Marian Tubbs, Gary Warner.

CAUGHT STEALING is an exhibition by contemporary Australian artists who mobilise theft as an artistic strategy in their work. A century after the first Dada photomontages, misappropriation continues in the diverse practices of artists demanding social justice, revisions of history, and ecological awareness. Motifs of piracy also signify resistance to the corporate control of the cultural sphere, as well as colonisation and its legacy in Australia.

Linda Dement and Nancy Mauro-Flude, ‘Cyberfeminist bed sheet transfigured’, 2018, courtesy the artists

NAS LIFE DRAWING CLUB

Are you a friend, supporter or graduate of the National Art School? Would you like to return to life drawing on the NAS campus? Join a friendly community of people who love drawing from life models, in the new bi-weekly Life Drawing Club. No experience necessary or long-term commitments, pay as you go and draw at your own pace. There is no formal tuition provided.

The NAS Life Drawing Club resumes on Monday 29 April to Thursday 20 June, and runs every Monday and Thursday evening throughout the undergraduate semester timetable.
Term 3 – Monday 22 July – Thursday 26 September

• Cost is $20 per session. Book online below and bring your receipt to each session
• Monday and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30pm (following the NAS undergraduate semester timetable)
• Drawing studio is located on the first floor of building 16
• A variety of different models are provided throughout the semester
• Managed by NAS Public Programs and supervised by a NAS representative

The old Darlinghurst gaol is one of Australia’s oldest and best preserved examples of colonial sandstone architecture, which over the last two centuries has transformed from a place of abject misery to one of Australia’s premier arts institutes. According to legend, the building is haunted by the restless ghosts of some of the 76 people who were executed at the gaol’s gallows.

Join us for a lively historical tour, shedding light on the fascinating history of the site and exposing the dark, hidden corners which aren’t usually open for public access.  Scroll down to choose a date and book tickets.

Led by an expert historical guide, the tour takes approximately one hour and includes the historic Cell Block Theatre, the Chapel, the old Governor’s residence, the morgue, the flogging wall, the tunnel which was used to process and delouse prisoners and the site of the former gallows.

After the tour, guests will have an opportunity to enjoy the site.

Tours depart from the Forbes Street Entrance.

The old Darlinghurst gaol is one of Australia’s oldest and best preserved examples of colonial sandstone architecture, which over the last two centuries has transformed from a place of abject misery to one of Australia’s premier arts institutes. According to legend, the building is haunted by the restless ghosts of some of the 76 people who were executed at the gaol’s gallows.

Join us for a lively historical tour, shedding light on the fascinating history of the site and exposing the dark, hidden corners which aren’t usually open for public access.  Scroll down to choose a date and book tickets.

Led by an expert historical guide, the tour takes approximately one hour and includes the historic Cell Block Theatre, the Chapel, the old Governor’s residence, the morgue, the flogging wall, the tunnel which was used to process and delouse prisoners and the site of the former gallows.

After the tour, guests will have an opportunity to enjoy the site.

Tours depart from the Forbes Street Entrance.

NAS LIFE DRAWING CLUB

Are you a friend, supporter or graduate of the National Art School? Would you like to return to life drawing on the NAS campus? Join a friendly community of people who love drawing from life models, in the new bi-weekly Life Drawing Club. No experience necessary or long-term commitments, pay as you go and draw at your own pace. There is no formal tuition provided.

The NAS Life Drawing Club resumes on Monday 29 April to Thursday 20 June, and runs every Monday and Thursday evening throughout the undergraduate semester timetable.
Term 3 – Monday 22 July – Thursday 26 September

• Cost is $20 per session. Book online below and bring your receipt to each session
• Monday and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30pm (following the NAS undergraduate semester timetable)
• Drawing studio is located on the first floor of building 16
• A variety of different models are provided throughout the semester
• Managed by NAS Public Programs and supervised by a NAS representative

Wednesday 7 August, 1–2pm, Black Theatre

Alana Ambados: Outside the White Cube

Alana Ambados will discuss exhibitions and artworks that engage with unconventional gallery spaces that give rise to participatory, socially engaged and collaborative art practices that blur the roles and responsibilities of gallery educators, curators, artists and the audience. Working beyond the gallery requires working across a range of factors that are usually outside of ones control – learning how to negotiate and navigate that terrain comes with interesting opportunities and challenges that shape how an artwork is made and perceived.

Specifically, Alana will examine Australian examples of exhibition and education programs from the Biennale of Sydney and Kaldor Public Art Projects, two contemporary art organisations that commission new work, situate themselves across public and private sites, and embrace an altruistic model of granting ‘access to contemporary art for all’.

Alana is the Education Outreach Officer at the National Art School, a role that sees her developing programs for schools, teachers and community groups on site at NAS and across NSW. Alana has developed and delivered education programs and publications for a range of international contemporary art festivals and organisations, including the 19th and 20th Biennale of Sydney and Kaldor Public Art Projects (Project 27: 13 Rooms, Project 30: Marina Abramovic and Project 32: Jonathan Jones).

Alana has produced education programs since 2010 for Sculpture by the Sea and dLux Media Arts, and has taught visual arts in a range of primary and high schools. Alana holds a Bachelor of Art Education from UNSW College of Fine Arts (now UNSW Art and Design), and is currently studying a Graduate Certificate of Social Impact at UNSW Business School.

Image: Eglė Budvytytė, Choreography for the running male, 2014, Performance in public space, 19th Biennale of Sydney, 2014. Photography by: Rasa Juškevičiūtė, Sebastian Kriete

NAS LIFE DRAWING CLUB

Are you a friend, supporter or graduate of the National Art School? Would you like to return to life drawing on the NAS campus? Join a friendly community of people who love drawing from life models, in the new bi-weekly Life Drawing Club. No experience necessary or long-term commitments, pay as you go and draw at your own pace. There is no formal tuition provided.

The NAS Life Drawing Club resumes on Monday 29 April to Thursday 20 June, and runs every Monday and Thursday evening throughout the undergraduate semester timetable.
Term 3 – Monday 22 July – Thursday 26 September

• Cost is $20 per session. Book online below and bring your receipt to each session
• Monday and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30pm (following the NAS undergraduate semester timetable)
• Drawing studio is located on the first floor of building 16
• A variety of different models are provided throughout the semester
• Managed by NAS Public Programs and supervised by a NAS representative

NAS LIFE DRAWING CLUB

Are you a friend, supporter or graduate of the National Art School? Would you like to return to life drawing on the NAS campus? Join a friendly community of people who love drawing from life models, in the new bi-weekly Life Drawing Club. No experience necessary or long-term commitments, pay as you go and draw at your own pace. There is no formal tuition provided.

The NAS Life Drawing Club resumes on Monday 29 April to Thursday 20 June, and runs every Monday and Thursday evening throughout the undergraduate semester timetable.
Term 3 – Monday 22 July – Thursday 26 September

• Cost is $20 per session. Book online below and bring your receipt to each session
• Monday and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30pm (following the NAS undergraduate semester timetable)
• Drawing studio is located on the first floor of building 16
• A variety of different models are provided throughout the semester
• Managed by NAS Public Programs and supervised by a NAS representative

Wednesday 14 August, 1–2pm, Black Theatre

Rainbow Chan has performed at renowned venues and festivals internationally including the Sydney Opera House, Vivid, MONA FOMA, Gallery of Modern Art, Melbourne Music Week, Iceland Airwaves, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and Tai Kwun (Hong Kong). Additionally, her musical installations have been exhibited with Firstdraft Gallery, Liquid Architecture, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and I-Project Space, Beijing.

Chan is a passionate mentor and has worked with MusicNSW, I.C.E Parramatta, Hack Sounds, Club Weld and Bunga Barrabugu programs at Sydney Conservatorium where she teaches in Bachelor of Contemporary Music.

With a flair for diverse and nuanced songwriting, Chan is signed to Gaga Music Publishing and has produced soundtracks for ABC web documentary, “The Glass Bedroom” (2017) and a live score for Art Gallery of NSW’s “Starburst”: Chinese Film Season (2018). Picked by The Guardian for “Best Australian New Music” last month, Rainbow Chan released her sophomore album “Pillar” in June and is heading on a national tour throughout August.

Image: Rainbow Chan. Photo: Hyun Lee

NAS LIFE DRAWING CLUB

Are you a friend, supporter or graduate of the National Art School? Would you like to return to life drawing on the NAS campus? Join a friendly community of people who love drawing from life models, in the new bi-weekly Life Drawing Club. No experience necessary or long-term commitments, pay as you go and draw at your own pace. There is no formal tuition provided.

The NAS Life Drawing Club resumes on Monday 29 April to Thursday 20 June, and runs every Monday and Thursday evening throughout the undergraduate semester timetable.
Term 3 – Monday 22 July – Thursday 26 September

• Cost is $20 per session. Book online below and bring your receipt to each session
• Monday and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30pm (following the NAS undergraduate semester timetable)
• Drawing studio is located on the first floor of building 16
• A variety of different models are provided throughout the semester
• Managed by NAS Public Programs and supervised by a NAS representative

NAS LIFE DRAWING CLUB

Are you a friend, supporter or graduate of the National Art School? Would you like to return to life drawing on the NAS campus? Join a friendly community of people who love drawing from life models, in the new bi-weekly Life Drawing Club. No experience necessary or long-term commitments, pay as you go and draw at your own pace. There is no formal tuition provided.

The NAS Life Drawing Club resumes on Monday 29 April to Thursday 20 June, and runs every Monday and Thursday evening throughout the undergraduate semester timetable.
Term 3 – Monday 22 July – Thursday 26 September

• Cost is $20 per session. Book online below and bring your receipt to each session
• Monday and Thursdays from 5:30 – 8:30pm (following the NAS undergraduate semester timetable)
• Drawing studio is located on the first floor of building 16
• A variety of different models are provided throughout the semester
• Managed by NAS Public Programs and supervised by a NAS representative