SMH: National Art School gets $18 million facelift
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SMH: National Art School gets $18 million facelift
Article by Linda Morris
Sydney Morning Herald
Multimillion-dollar renovations to the heritage-listed home of the National Art School will begin in the new year, repairing the 200-year-old hand-hewn sandstone walls, wings, and walkways of the former Darlinghurst Gaol.
The $18 million facelift was announced by the Minister for Arts Don Harwin at the end of year graduate students’ award ceremony on Friday night and welcomed by the art school as an “uplifting way” to end a difficult year.
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Image: Steven Alderton, NAS Director and CEO; Guy Maestri, artist and NAS alumnus. Photo: Louie Douvis.
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