The NAS Collective
NAS students and alumni are the most innovative and exciting artists working in Australia today. On behalf of Steven Alderton, NAS Director and CEO, and Andrew Muston, Chair NAS Foundation, we invite you to join the NAS Collective. You will get to know the next generation of artists, learn about new art, learn about how and what art to collect, meet like-minded fabulous new friends, and support the future of art at Australia’s first art school. You will be part of the future of art.
Annual membership is $1,000 with $750 tax deductible, we invite you to start your philanthropic journey and support the next generation of Australian artists. This portion of your membership will directly support the NAS artists to exhibit at Sydney Contemporary, the Postgrad Show and Grad Show.
NAS Collective members are invited to attend a dynamic program of events and enjoy VIP access to nightlife at NAS.
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FIRST 15 MEMBERS TO JOIN WILL RECEIVE A VIP PASS TO SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2023
ANNUAL BENEFITS:
• 2 x flagship events each year, including artist dinners, exclusive art parties, studio visits, and art-making workshops.
• NAS exhibition previews
• VIP Preview of the Postgrad Show
• VIP Preview of the Grad Show
• 10% off NAS Publications
• 10% discount on all ticketed events, including NAS Ball and NAS Art Auction
• Access to studio hire for private and corporate art-making workshops.
SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Calendar of events:
• NAS Art Party at Sussudio (after Sydney Contemporary Collectors Preview), Wednesday 6 September, 8pm-1am
• VIP Preview of the Postgrad Show, Wednesday 1 November, 6-9pm
• VIP Preview of the Grad Show, Wednesday 29 November, 6-9pm
As a not-for-profit organisation, NAS relies on philanthropic support to prepare the artists of the future. The NAS Collective brings together the next generation of philanthropists; an integral pillar of support, who are passionate about supporting the next generation of artists.
For more information about supporting the National Art School, please contact:
Hannah Dickson
Head of Fundraising and Development
T: +61 2 9339 8638
E: [email protected]
NAS Collective Membership
In June, we celebrate World Pride Month. Like many other culturally significant times, it’s a month that’s meaningful to our community and the Oxford precinct we are part of.
In 2015, NAS alum Todd Fuller (@fuller_todd) sent members of the public black and white drawings depicting two men engaged in a passionate kiss. The participants were encouraged to respond to the image by colouring in the figures, with the resulting images compiled by Fuller into a mixed media video animation.
Fuller gifted this work to the National Art School Collection, a collection that performs a major role within the National Art School as both a teaching resource and a historical record. Visit our website to find out more about the works in our collection.
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Todd Fuller, ‘The Unite Project - 3rd generation ‘, 2015, mixed media animation, colour and sound, 13.35 mins loop; image courtesy the artist and National Art School © Todd Fuller. From the National Art School Collection - Gift of Todd Fuller.
Jun 1
Last Thursday, we celebrated Maryanne Coutts, Lynda Draper and Amanda Woollard (in absentia) as this year`s recipients of the Award for Distinguished Service.
We share a heartfelt thank you to Maryanne, Lynda, and Amanda for their contribution to our School and students.
May 30
We`re excited to share that NAS Photomedia sessional Dr Jack Ball (@jack__ball_) is the winner of the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize 2025, the nation’s most generous prize for Australian artists under forty.
Jack`s award winning work `Heavy Grit` is on display in the Ramsay Art Prize 2025 exhibition which opens tomorrow, Saturday 31 May
Jack Ball with `Heavy Grit` in Ramsay Art Prize 2025, Art Gallery of South Australia, (@agsa.adelaide) Adelaide; photo: Saul Steed
May 30
Thank you to outgoing Chair Susan Rothwell AM & welcome to incoming Chair Jeff Weeden. The National Art School would like to express its deepest gratitude to Susan Rothwell AM, whose term as Chair of the NAS Board concludes on 31 May 2025.
At the same time, we are pleased to announce and warmly welcome Jeff Weeden as the incoming Chair of the NAS Board, effective 1 June 2025.
Jeff has served as a Director on the NAS Board since 2019 and currently chairs the Finance and Audit Committee, a position he has held since 2023. For the full announcement, click the link in the bio.
May 29
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.
May 27
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
May 26
