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NAS Scholarships ensure exceptional talent is nurtured and artistic potential is realised.

Scholarships can break down barriers to higher education and provide students with vital financial assistance to complete their studies.

All National Art School scholarships, prizes and awards are enabled via philanthropic and corporate donations. This support can be directed to students entering both our Bachelor of Fine Art and Master of Fine Art degree programs, and contribute to valuable professional development opportunities.

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Hannah Dickson
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T: +61 2 9339 8636 E: [email protected]

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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) starts today! As part of our NAS NRW program, we invite you to a special screening of the documentary `Kindred` (2023) in our Cell Block Theatre. The directors Gillian Moody and Adrian Russell Wills will be joining us for the screening.

`There`s the black world, and then there`s the white world. I felt walking in each of them was complicated enough. To bring those together would just make it even harder.` (Kindred: Trailer)

`Kindred` is a deeply personal feature-length documentary that delves into the emotional landscape of family, love, and loss through the eyes of two close friends.`

Limited capacity - click the link in bio to reserve your seats.

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May 27

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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) starts today! As part of our NAS NRW program, we invite you to a special screening of the documentary 'Kindred' (2023) in our Cell Block Theatre. The directors Gillian Moody and Adrian Russell Wills will be joining us for the screening.

'There's the black world, and then there's the white world. I felt walking in each of them was complicated enough. To bring those together would just make it even harder.' (Kindred: Trailer)

'Kindred' is a deeply personal feature-length documentary that delves into the emotional landscape of family, love, and loss through the eyes of two close friends.'

Limited capacity - click the link in bio to reserve your seats.

Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Daniel McClellan, Jasmine Mowbray, Erin Murphy, Gemma Smith, Nicola Smith and Michael Snape, finalists of the Sulman Prize 2025.
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Daniel McClellan, ‘Jupiter’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 169.9 x 110.4 cm; Jasmine Mowbray, ‘Under an ancient tortoiseshell sky’, 2025, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 150.2 x 120 cm; Gemma Smith, ‘Windward’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint, linen and canvas on linen, 230.2 x 199.5 cm; Nicola Smith, ‘The beginning of spring’, 2025, oil on linen, 85.4 x 80.2 cm; Michael Snape, ‘Painting with fluid subject’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 91.7 x 92 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

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Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Daniel McClellan, Jasmine Mowbray, Erin Murphy, Gemma Smith, Nicola Smith and Michael Snape, finalists of the Sulman Prize 2025.
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Daniel McClellan, ‘Jupiter’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 169.9 x 110.4 cm; Jasmine Mowbray, ‘Under an ancient tortoiseshell sky’, 2025, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 150.2 x 120 cm; Gemma Smith, ‘Windward’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint, linen and canvas on linen, 230.2 x 199.5 cm; Nicola Smith, ‘The beginning of spring’, 2025, oil on linen, 85.4 x 80.2 cm; Michael Snape, ‘Painting with fluid subject’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 91.7 x 92 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Mitch Cairns, Nick Collerson, Sarah Contos, Brodie Cullen, Daniel Hollier and Ildiko Kovacs, finalists of the Sulman Prize 2025.
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Mitch Cairns, ‘Narrow cast (studio mural)’, 2025, vinyl on primed linen, 91.9 x 76.4 cm; Nick Collerson, ‘Interpretation of remembrance’, 2025, oil on linen, 137.5 x 152.5 cm; Sarah Contos, ‘Hypnagogia zeitgeist’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on cotton, screenprint on canvas, tufted Australian wool on cotton monk`s cloth, 184.2 x 169.7 cm; Brodie Cullen, Untitled (mattress painting)’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on found mattress, 200.2 x 155 cm; Daniel Hollier, ‘Summer rains in dragon veins’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 90 x 100 cm; Ildiko Kovacs, ‘Tracing light’, 2025, oil and oil stick on plywood, 240 x 180 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

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Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Mitch Cairns, Nick Collerson, Sarah Contos, Brodie Cullen, Daniel Hollier and Ildiko Kovacs, finalists of the Sulman Prize 2025.
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Mitch Cairns, ‘Narrow cast (studio mural)’, 2025, vinyl on primed linen, 91.9 x 76.4 cm; Nick Collerson, ‘Interpretation of remembrance’, 2025, oil on linen, 137.5 x 152.5 cm; Sarah Contos, ‘Hypnagogia zeitgeist’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on cotton, screenprint on canvas, tufted Australian wool on cotton monk's cloth, 184.2 x 169.7 cm; Brodie Cullen, Untitled (mattress painting)’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on found mattress, 200.2 x 155 cm; Daniel Hollier, ‘Summer rains in dragon veins’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 90 x 100 cm; Ildiko Kovacs, ‘Tracing light’, 2025, oil and oil stick on plywood, 240 x 180 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Joe Frost, Eliza Gosse, Catherine O`Donnell, Ebony Russell, Michael Snape and Natasha Walsh, finalists of the Wynne Prize 2025.
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Joe Frost, ‘Cumberland / Wallumatta and Wanne’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 183 x 244.1 cm; Eliza Gosse, ‘Flannel flowers under the wattle tree’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, oil on birch plywood, 183.4 x 152.7 cm; Catherine O`Donnell, ‘Echoes of home’, 2025, oil on linen, 45.5 x 120.3 cm; Ebony Russell, ‘Polychrome loutrophoros gesture of revealing in blue’, 2025, porcelain, stain, 120 x 35 x 30 cm; Michael Snape, ‘Witness’, 2025, carved cedar wood, 245.5 x 79.8 x 80.5 cm; Natasha Walsh, ‘chrysanthemum tea by the window’, 2025, oil on copper, 40 x 31.6 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

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Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Joe Frost, Eliza Gosse, Catherine O'Donnell, Ebony Russell, Michael Snape and Natasha Walsh, finalists of the Wynne Prize 2025.
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Joe Frost, ‘Cumberland / Wallumatta and Wanne’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 183 x 244.1 cm; Eliza Gosse, ‘Flannel flowers under the wattle tree’, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, oil on birch plywood, 183.4 x 152.7 cm; Catherine O'Donnell, ‘Echoes of home’, 2025, oil on linen, 45.5 x 120.3 cm; Ebony Russell, ‘Polychrome loutrophoros gesture of revealing in blue’, 2025, porcelain, stain, 120 x 35 x 30 cm; Michael Snape, ‘Witness’, 2025, carved cedar wood, 245.5 x 79.8 x 80.5 cm; Natasha Walsh, ‘chrysanthemum tea by the window’, 2025, oil on copper, 40 x 31.6 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Seth Birchall, Margaret Campbell, Mark Maurangi Carrol, Armando Chant, Casey Chen, Lucy Culliton and Stephen Evans, finalists of the Wynne Prize 2025.
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Seth Birchall, ‘Soft spoken and proud’, 2025, oil on canvas, 163 x 183.2 cm; Margaret Campbell, ‘Minyma pulka (big woman)’, 2025, stoneware with underglaze and sgrafitto, 25.6 x 15.7 x 5.5 cm; Mark Maurangi Carrol, ‘Song palm (stay forever)’, 2025, oil enamel and permanent marker on linen, 198.2 x 244 cm; Armando Chant, ‘Aura’, 2025, linen thread, pigment and binder on linen, 150.4 x 160.7 cm; Casey Chen, ‘Military maneuvers 7 (after Rousseau), 2025, glazed earthenware tiles, overglaze enamels, gold lustre, wood, grout, 39.5 x 49.5 cm; Lucy Culliton, ‘Cliff Hole, Bottom Bullock’, 2025, oil on canvas, 183.4 x 244 cm; Stephen Evans, ‘Brunswick creek’, 2025, concertina book; ink and watercolour on paper, 5 x 49 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

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Congratulations to NAS alumni/staff Seth Birchall, Margaret Campbell, Mark Maurangi Carrol, Armando Chant, Casey Chen, Lucy Culliton and Stephen Evans, finalists of the Wynne Prize 2025.
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Seth Birchall, ‘Soft spoken and proud’, 2025, oil on canvas, 163 x 183.2 cm; Margaret Campbell, ‘Minyma pulka (big woman)’, 2025, stoneware with underglaze and sgrafitto, 25.6 x 15.7 x 5.5 cm; Mark Maurangi Carrol, ‘Song palm (stay forever)’, 2025, oil enamel and permanent marker on linen, 198.2 x 244 cm; Armando Chant, ‘Aura’, 2025, linen thread, pigment and binder on linen, 150.4 x 160.7 cm; Casey Chen, ‘Military maneuvers 7 (after Rousseau), 2025, glazed earthenware tiles, overglaze enamels, gold lustre, wood, grout, 39.5 x 49.5 cm; Lucy Culliton, ‘Cliff Hole, Bottom Bullock’, 2025, oil on canvas, 183.4 x 244 cm; Stephen Evans, ‘Brunswick creek’, 2025, concertina book; ink and watercolour on paper, 5 x 49 cm; Image courtesy the artists and Art Gallery NSW (@artgalleryofnsw) and © the artists

On Thursday, we celebrated the graduating cohort of 2024. Here are some of our favourite moments.

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