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22mar(mar 22)9:00 am09apr(apr 9)5:00 pmThreaded Charcoal: Current Postgraduate Drawing Exhibition
Threaded Charcoal: Current Postgraduate Drawing Exhibition 22 March – 9 April Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm Library Stairwell Gallery FREE 14 of our current MFA students will show the diversity of drawing. From stitching to ink washing, pinpricks
14 of our current MFA students will show the diversity of drawing. From stitching to ink washing, pinpricks in waxed paper to video, these students are alive to what drawing can be.
Part of the National Art School Festival of Drawing 2021.
March 22 (Monday) 9:00 am - April 9 (Friday) 5:00 pm
Library Stairwell Gallery
26mar(mar 26)11:00 am22may(may 22)5:00 pmDobell Drawing Prize #22
EXHIBITION DATES: Friday 26 March – Saturday 22 May 2021 EXHIBITION LOCATION: NAS Gallery OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 25 March, 6–9pm OPENING HOURS: Monday–Saturday, 11am–5pm CURATOR: Scott Elliot The Dobell Drawing Prize is the leading drawing exhibition in Australia
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EXHIBITION DATES: Friday 26 March – Saturday 22 May 2021
EXHIBITION LOCATION: NAS Gallery
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 25 March, 6–9pm
OPENING HOURS: Monday–Saturday, 11am–5pm
CURATOR: Scott Elliot
The Dobell Drawing Prize is the leading drawing exhibition in Australia and an unparalleled celebration of drawing innovation. Presented in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the biennial prize explores the enduring importance of drawing within contemporary art practice. The 2021 exhibition presents work by 64 finalists, including:
Margaret Ambridge, Suzanne Archer, Maree Azzopardi, Belinda Birchall, Stephen Bird, Tom Blake, John Bokor, GW Bot, Matt Bromhead, Anthony Cahill, Mitch Cairns, Tom Carment, Chris Casali, Susanna Castleden, Joshua Charadia, Maryanne Coutts, Adrian De Giorgio, Damian Dillon, Amy Dynan, Yvonne East, Stephanie Eather, David Fairbairn, Jackson Farley, Philip Faulks, Mandy Francis, Todd Fuller, Joanna Gambotto, Minka Gillian, Jane Grealy, Nicci Haynes, Kendal Heyes, Alun Rhys Jones, Locust Jones, Jumaadi, Jennifer Keeler-Milne, Iluwanti Ken, Martin King, Debbie Locke, Euan Macleod, Brian Martin, Julian Martin, Noel McKenna, Peta Minnici, Reg Mombassa, Nick Morris, Anna Mould, Al Munro, Anh Nguyen, Catherine O’Donnell, Travis Paterson, Amanda Penrose Hart, Maria Petrova, Anna Louise Richardson, Peter Sharp, Emma Theyers, Noel Thurgate, Claire Tozer, Shonah Trescott, Leonardo Uribe, Murat Urlali, Craig Waddell, Fiona White, Paul White, Tianli Zu.
March 26 (Friday) 11:00 am - May 22 (Saturday) 5:00 pm
NAS Gallery
Forbes Street
17apr(apr 17)11:00 am22may(may 22)5:00 pmFrom the Mountain to the Sky: Guy Warren Drawings
EXHIBITION DATES: Saturday 17 April – Saturday 22 May 2021 EXHIBITION LOCATION: The Drawing Gallery OPENING HOURS: Monday–Saturday, 11am–5pm CURATOR: Deborah Beck The National Art School is proud to launch its new Drawing Gallery with an exhibition
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EXHIBITION DATES: Saturday 17 April – Saturday 22 May 2021
EXHIBITION LOCATION: The Drawing Gallery
OPENING HOURS: Monday–Saturday, 11am–5pm
CURATOR: Deborah Beck
The National Art School is proud to launch its new Drawing Gallery with an exhibition of drawings and works on paper by Guy Warren AM, NAS Alumnus, Fellow and esteemed artist. Drawing has always been at the heart of Guy’s art practice. When he turns 100 in April 2021, he will have been drawing for at least 85 years. He has had a continuing concern with people as an integral part of the environment, using his personal view of the world to depict our relationship with mountains, jungles, rivers, deserts and the sky. He has often extended his art beyond the gallery. In 1994 he undertook the largest drawing ever attempted in Australia, a sky drawing of Icarus at 14,000 feet over Sydney Harbour. Risk taking is an integral part of Guy’s drawing practice, and the ephemeral and beautiful image created with vapour is a testament to his poetic vision.
This exhibition explores the artist’s primal urge to draw and the diverse ways he makes his mark. It pays tribute to the artist’s great contribution to Australia’s visual culture, and a lifetime of creativity based on drawing.
April 17 (Saturday) 11:00 am - May 22 (Saturday) 5:00 pm
National Art School
Forbes Street
17apr2:00 pm3:00 pmCurator's Tour: Guy Warren
DATE: Saturday 17 April 2021 LOCATION: The Drawing Gallery TIME: 2–3pm SPEAKER: Deborah Beck PRICE: Free, RSVP essential RSVP HERE Hear from NAS Archive and Collections Manager Deborah Beck as she leads a tour of From
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DATE: Saturday 17 April 2021
LOCATION: The Drawing Gallery
TIME: 2–3pm
SPEAKER: Deborah Beck
PRICE: Free, RSVP essential
Hear from NAS Archive and Collections Manager Deborah Beck as she leads a tour of From the Mountain to the Sky: Guy Warren Drawings.
Part of the NAS Festival of Drawing 2021.
About From the Mountain to the Sky: Guy Warren Drawings
The National Art School is proud to launch its new Drawing Gallery with an exhibition of drawings and works on paper by Guy Warren AM, NAS Alumnus, Fellow and esteemed artist. This exhibition explores the artist’s primal urge to draw and the diverse ways he makes his mark. It pays tribute to the artist’s great contribution to Australia’s visual culture, and a lifetime of creativity based on drawing.
About Deborah Beck
Deborah Beck has held 17 solo exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne, has participated in group exhibitions throughout Australia, and has been a finalist in the Dobell prize for drawing, the Sulman prize, the Portia Geach memorial award, and the Blake prize. She studied at the National Art School in the 1970s and received a Master of Arts (history) at the University of Sydney in 2010. She has taught in art schools in Sydney for over twenty years is currently a drawing lecturer, historian, collections manager and archivist at the National Art School. She has co-curated four major exhibitions in the NAS Gallery.
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Drawing Gallery
24apr2:00 pm3:00 pmArtist Talks: Dobell Drawing Prize #22
DATES: Saturday 27 March and Saturday 24 April 2021 LOCATION: NAS Gallery TIME: 2–3pm PRICE: Free, RSVP essential RSVP HERE Catch in-depth talks with Dobell Drawing Prize #22 finalists with their work in the NAS Gallery. Part
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DATES: Saturday 27 March and Saturday 24 April 2021
LOCATION: NAS Gallery
TIME: 2–3pm
PRICE: Free, RSVP essential
Catch in-depth talks with Dobell Drawing Prize #22 finalists with their work in the NAS Gallery.
Part of the NAS Festival of Drawing 2021.
About the Dobell Drawing Prize
The Dobell Drawing Prize is the leading drawing exhibition in Australia and an unparalleled celebration of drawing innovation. Presented in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the biennial prize explores the enduring importance of drawing within contemporary art practice. The 2021 exhibition presents work by 64 finalists.
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
NAS Gallery
Forbes Street
Concession price is available to holders of a current Centrelink concession card, a NSW travel concession as defined by Transport for NSW, or are Alumni of NAS as defined:
Graduates of the NAS holding a degree, diploma or certificate of the NAS, including graduates of the art department of East Sydney Technical College, Sydney Technical College and Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (between 1975-1977); and former students who have successfully completed at least one year of full-time study on any of the award courses included above.
Eligible concession card holders must bring their proof of eligibility to their first class. Alumni eligibility will be checked by the Alumni Coordinator prior to the first class.