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The National Art School is located on the corner of Forbes Street and Burton Streets
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
National Art School
156 Forbes St
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Conveniently located next to Taylor Square, NAS is located in the heart of Darlinghurst and is easily accessible by public transport.
By bike NAS is very close to the Bourke Street cycleway and we have ample bike racks.
By bus is a two minute walk from Oxford Street. Buses are frequent and easy to catch on Oxford Street, get off at Taylor Square and walk down Forbes Street to NAS.
By train is a 10 minute walk from Kings Cross station or Museum Station, exit the station at Hyde Park (the corner of Liverpool and Elizabeth Street) and head up Oxford Street to NAS.
As bus, rail and ferry timetables and routes can change, we suggest you visit the Transport for NSW trip planner before you set out.
We have no public parking available on-site, however paid parking is available on the surrounding streets and the St Vincent’s Hospital car park. Should you require accessible parking, please contact us at [email protected] or on +61 2 9339 8744 for us to arrange prior to your visit.
If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us prior to your visit at [email protected] or on +61 2 9339 8744.
Entrances and Exits
The National Art School’s main entrance and exit is accessible by foot at 156 Forbes Street, Darlinghurst NSW. For wheelchair and vehicle entry, access is required through our Burton Street entrance. If you are entering or exiting the campus through the Burton Street entrance by wheelchair or on foot, please follow the pedestrian crossing alongside Building 5.
Gallery Spaces
NAS Gallery is fully accessible by wheelchair, with the top floor of the gallery accessible via a lift. If you require access to The Drawing Gallery or Chapel, please contact us prior to your visit: +61 2 9339 8686 or [email protected]
Toilets
Toilets are located in Building 2 (behind NAS ArtBar & Kitchen) and on the ground floor of Building 11 in the Rayner Hoff Project Space. There is an accessible toilet in Building 3 next to our Security Office (enter via the roadway and turn right to follow it around the paved section to the toilet), the Rayner Hoff Project Space has an all-gender, accessible toilet.
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Announcing the 56 finalists of the 24th Dobell Drawing Prize
The 24th edition will showcase the work of 56 finalists from 965 entries nationwide, selected by judging panel Vernon Ah Kee, Dr Yolunda Hickman and Paula Latos-Valier AM. Through works of various media – from coloured pencil, charcoal, chalk, watercolour and clay, to expanded materials such as human hair, rope, aluminium, LED, and video – they consider a range of themes including domesticity and social dynamics, environmental care, and impacts of climate change and colonisation. The 24th Dobell Prize will be curated by Lucy Latella and exhibited at the NAS Gallery Friday 11 April – Saturday 21 June 2025.
View the full list of finalists on the NAS website.
Images:
Margaret Ambridge, ‘Cheek by jowl’, 2024, charcoal and raindrops on paper, image courtesy and © the artist
Osvaldo Budet, ‘Black Boy Souvenir (detail)’, 2024, chromogenic print and ink handmade from Maitland coal on paper, image courtesy and © the artist
Tracey Clement, ‘Wear and Tear’, 2024, nylon tulle, polyester thread, cotton thread, glass, image courtesy and © the artist
Yvette Hamilton, ‘Afterglow’, 2024, fixed and unfixed photographic paper, LED rope, image courtesy and © the artist
Anke Klevjer, ‘Viewing at Sunset (detail)’, 2024, paper clay, underglaze pencil, paint, image courtesy and © the artist
Rosemary Lee, ‘24-1’, 2024, pencil on paper, image courtesy and © the artist
Jennifer Mills, ‘Head in hands’, 2023, watercolour and pencil on paper, image courtesy and © the artist
Michelle Molinari, ‘Postcards of the 21st century #I and #2 (detail)’, 2024, charcoal and chalk on velvet paper, image courtesy and © the artist
J9 Stanton, ‘Shadow of a disappearing landscape’, 2024, aluminium mesh, shadow, image courtesy and © the artist
Eamonn Jackson, ‘Aftermath’, 2021-2023, graphite on paper, image courtesy and © the artist
Nov 29
Introducing Katerina Asistin @katearts_, Gitte Backhausen @gittebackhausenart and Chaya Atkins @artbychaya, three of our graduating Painting BFA students, and their selected works (clockwise, L to R).
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Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 5 December, 6–10pm.
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Katerina Asistin, ‘Abandoned Trolley’, 2024, acrylic and oil on canvas, 56 x 41 x 2.5cm.
Gitte Backhausen, ‘It`s Just The Way It Is’, 2024, acrylic on repurposed stretched canvas, 102 x 102cm.
Chaya Atkins, ‘Supernova’, 2024, oil on found fabric, 50 x 75cm.
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe @soybasedhacked
Artwork Photography: Jennifer Leahy @silversalt_photography
Nov 28
Introducing Stephanie Barakat @s.barakat.art, Laura Becket @micro___________0, Simona Boskovska @lines.and.shit and Isabella Bendeich @bella_bendeich, four of our graduating Painting BFA students, and their selected works (clockwise, L to R).
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Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 5 December, 6–10pm.
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Stephanie Barakat, ‘Ovarian Volcano’, 2024, oil on canvas, 31 x 27 x 4.2cm.
Laura Becket, ‘Carmelite’, 2024, resin and plaster on wooden relief, 39 x 29cm.
Simona Boskovska, ‘Azure interlude’, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 122cm.
Isabella Bendeich, ‘Treading Deep Waters’, 2024, oil on board, 61 x 81 x 3cm.
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe @soybasedhacked
Artwork Photography: Jennifer Leahy @silversalt_photography
Nov 28
Introducing Cole Burgess, Olivia Campton-Smith @liv_campton, Francisca Carrasco-Reyes @francisca.carrey and Mitchell Caponas, four of our graduating Painting BFA students, and their selected works (clockwise, L to R).
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Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Grad Show Opening Night, Thursday 5 December, 6–10pm.
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Cole Burgess, ‘Suffusion’, 2024, acrylic and masking tape on kraft paper, 63.6 x 87.2cm.
Olivia Campton-Smith, ‘Cocooning’, 2024, plaster, styrofoam, ink, water-soluble graphite, bondcrete, tissue paper, wire, encaustic, oils, 145 x 54 x 62cm.
Francisca Carrasco-Reyes, ‘Needle’, 2024, liquid latex, tape, acrylic, graphite and lace on timber frame, 38.5 x 35cm.
Mitchell Caponas, ‘Drudge’, 2024, oil on canvas, 157 x 139cm.
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe @soybasedhacked
Artwork Photography: Jennifer Leahy @silversalt_photography
Nov 28
