2024 Program

Opening tonight—SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art at the National Art School Gallery.

Curated by Fiona Lowry and Katrina Cashman, SEARCHERS brings together more than 35 artists spanning four decades to explore the intersection of contemporary art and graffiti culture, and the enduring impact of spray paint on both.

Featuring Ben Aitken, Howard Arkley, BAGL, BREAK, Andrew Browne, Daniel Crooks, Adam Cullen, Mikala Dwyer, Dale Frank, Shaun Gladwell, Brendan Huntley, Rhys John Kaye, Luke Kennedy, LAZY, Mim Libro, Fiona Lowry, Eddie Martin, MACH, Tony McGillick, Paul McNeil, TV Moore, Callum Morton, Tresor Murace, Sidney Nolan, POWER, Ben Quilty, Scott Redford, Reko Rennie, RUM, Leslie Rice, Joan Ross, Khaled Sabsabi, Tim Silver, SNAIL, SPICE, Bridget Stehli, Maya Stocks, Latai Taumoepeau and TAVEN

Join us from 6–9pm this evening to celebrate the opening of this major new exhibition, presented as part of @sydney_festival.

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Installation view, SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art, 2026, photograph: Zan Wimberley

Now open: Art Club enrolments for students aged 15–17

Led by practicing artists, these weekly after-school workshops are designed to develop technical skills and foster a community of like-minded peers.

Book now for Term 1 🔗 in bio.

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Photos: Peter Morgan

SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art
17 January – 11 April 2026

Opening event: Thursday 22 January, 6–9pm

A major exhibition exploring the politics and poetics of spray

With Ben Aitken, Howard Arkley, BAGL, BREAK, Andrew Browne, Daniel Crooks, Adam Cullen, Mikala Dwyer, Dale Frank, Shaun Gladwell, Brendan Huntley, Rhys John Kaye, Luke Kennedy, LAZY, Mim Libro, Fiona Lowry, Eddie Martin, MACH, Tony McGillick, Paul McNeil, TV Moore, Callum Morton, Tresor Murace, Sidney Nolan, POWER, Ben Quilty, Scott Redford, Reko Rennie, RUM, Leslie Rice, Joan Ross, Khaled Sabsabi, Tim Silver, SNAIL, SPICE, Bridget Stehli, Maya Stocks, Latai Taumoepeau and TAVEN

Presented as part of @sydney_festival

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Photography: @zanwimberley