NiTRO: An Art School of the 21st Century
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NiTRO: An Art School of the 21st Century
Article by Steven Alderton
In 2022, the National Art School in Sydney will celebrate 100 years on the site of the former Darlinghurst Gaol. NAS Director and CEO Steven Alderton shares his vision for the National Art School – read on through the article below.
Image: NAS Open Day, 2019. Photo: Peter Morgan
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Friday 29 May 2026
Friday 29 May 2026
The Makers Exhibition brings together works by NAS staff across teaching, technical, curatorial, administrative and library areas, celebrating the diverse creative practices that shape the school community. Presented as the launch exhibition for Third Space, the exhibition highlights making as a shared and ongoing part of life at NAS. Third Space will be open for the duration of the show from 11…
Friday 29 May 2026
Friday 29 May 2026
Please see below for current and forthcoming exhibitions and events featuring our staff and alumni. Oliver Abbott: Processing This exhibition explores how personal and collective histories are constructed by revisiting relics of architecture and infrastructure unique to the Tweed. In Processing, Abbott reveals parallels between the construction of a painting and the way memory distorts, rearrange…
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