ArtsHub: Beyond the COVID-obvious pivot, early careers soar at NAS
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ArtsHub: Beyond the COVID-obvious pivot, early careers soar at NAS
Article by Gina Fairley
ArtsHub
No one would call 2020 normal. So the celebration of getting through this year is no greater felt than by graduating students.
On Friday, 11 December the National Art School in Darlinghurst, Sydney, will present the work of 115 Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) students – work created during the pandemic in their final year.
‘We have students showing work in our galleries, in the studios, outside and even in the old tunnel – they have embraced this as an opportunity to expand beyond the gallery and push the work,’ said Steven Alderton, Director and CEO of NAS.
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