2025 Program
Friday 14 February – Saturday 8 March 2025
Building 25 Project Space
GESTURE AND TRACE
Saturday 12 April – Friday 2 May 2025
Building 25 Project Space
Presented by the National Centre for Drawing, in conjunction with Facture: Drawing Symposium 2025
24th DOBELL DRAWING PRIZE
Friday 11 April – Saturday 21 June 2025
NAS Gallery
SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2025
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 September 2025
Booth J12, Carriageworks
THE NEIGHBOUR AT THE GATE
Friday 11 July – Saturday 18 October 2025
NAS Gallery
TOURING
DOBELL DRAWING PRIZE #23
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Saturday 2 September – Sunday 5 November 2023
Grafton Regional Gallery
Saturday 25 November 2023 – Sunday 4 February 2024
Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Sunday 24 March – Sunday 12 May 2024
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Saturday 25 May – Sunday 28 July 2024
Glasshouse Regional Gallery
Saturday 31 August – Sunday 24 November 2024
Tamworth Regional Gallery
Saturday 1 February 2025 – Sunday 6 April 2025
South East Centre for Contemporary Art – Bega
Saturday 10 May – Saturday 28 June 2025
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Prudence MacLeod Prize.
The Prudence MacLeod Prize, which will continue for a further three years, supports a recent National Art School graduate to undertake a six-month residency at @acme.art, London.
Supported by the Lansdowne Foundation, the Prize provides an emerging artist with an opportunity to step forward into an expanded, international context at a vital time in their career. The artist will live and work in London, one of the world`s great art cities, in a supportive artist community. This important opportunity will enable the artist to forge professional international contacts, explore London`s art world and rich cultural resources, and produce a new body of work.
The recipient of this Prize will receive:
– Return travel to London. To be arranged for the artist by NAS.
– Studio accommodation and workspace at Acme Studios for 6 months.
– Living stipend of $AUD3,500 per month for 6 months. Total $AUD21,000.
Application deadline: Sunday 1 February 2026, 11.59pm
Residency: Monday 6 July – Friday 18 December 2026
The Prudence MacLeod Prize is open to eligible NAS alumni who have graduated within the past five years and meet the selection criteria.
Learn more 🔗 in bio.
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Acme Fire Station, 30 Gillender Street, 1999 © Acme Archive
Dec 11
Congratulations to all students recognised in last night`s awards ceremony!
A special acknowledgement to our major award recipients: Jed Payten, Nikita Maricic, Frankie Abroon, Harri Barnes, Lihnida Krstanoska-Blazeska, Cristelle Cabrera, Rose Rigley, Indi Wolstenholme, Lucy Russell and Majlena Muecke.
Thank you to our dedicated lecturers and technicians for their guidance and support throughout the year, and to our generous benefactors and sponsors whose commitment makes these prizes possible.
This year also marked the introduction of @arts__matter Creative Futures Award, supporting 25 BFA and MFA students as they transition from graduation into early professional practice.
🔗 in bio to view all the recipients.
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Photography: Tim Connolly
Dec 11
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the opening of The Grad Show!
Find works by this year`s cohort exhibited throughout the NAS campus until 14 December. Open daily from 11am — 5pm and until 9pm on Fridays.
View online via 🔗 in bio.
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Video: Tim Connolly
Dec 5
Introducing Sosiua Pouhila Afa, Luuk Zilich and Amelia Schremmer, three of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Sosiua Pouhila Afa
`Grounding`
video installation, sound
90 x 57 x 32 cm
Luuk Zilich
`Echo`
limestone block
22 x 29 x 29 cm
Amelia Schremmer
`Untitled`
menstrual blood-based bioplastic
60 x 38 x 0.5 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
Introducing Mia McCall, Dawn Toerien McGuire, Jillian Nalty and Sarah Parker, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Mia McCall
`Horse in Bag`
earthenware, plastic
43 x 29 x 17 cm
Dawn Toerien McGuire
`Loud Thought`
linen, cotton, grosgrain ribbon, thread
196 x 70 cm
Jillian Nalty
`Slippery Bit`
plaster, paraffin wax, oil,
found ceramic tiles
70 x 30 x 30 cm
Sarah Parker
`Sharp Objects`
wool, resin, steel
45 x 35 x 35 cm
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
Introducing Frank Stackpool, Milla Watts, river wright and Juniper Alexander, four of our graduating students in Sculpture.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 4 December.
RSVP link in bio.
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Frank Stackpool
`Yearbook Proxy`
compressed charcoal on paper
108.5 x 108.5 x 5 cm
Milla Watts
`A hat to try your best in`
felt, wire, thread, wood
100 x 30 x 10 cm
river wright
`King Total Quality System Delta Box Arm Viva Spice`
chair, wok, plant
dimensions variable
Juniper Alexander
`Spitting Teeth: A Series of Irreversible
Transgendered Daily Operations and Rituals`
single-channel HD digital video, colour, silent
1:30 minutes
Portrait: @soybased_snack
Documentation: Peter Morgan
Dec 3
