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
Now open in Building 25 Project Space — Liz Bradshaw `I didn`t expect to live this long`.
For this year`s Queer Contemporary, NAS alum Liz Bradshaw presents an exhibition of large-scale sculpture and installation works that offer a personal and political queering of time, space, materiality, and ideas. Integrating new works alongside a fragment of an artwork created at NAS in the 1990s, the installation folds together the artist`s personal experiences with the complex histories of the school`s site and the broader Darlinghurst area, which served as an epicentre of Australian queer history.
On view until 7 March. Monday to Saturday, 11am–5pm.
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Installation view: Zan Wimberley
Feb 13
Students: spaces are still available in Drawing Week 2026 workshops!
These free 4-day workshops run the week before classes commence and are exclusively for students entering their 2nd and 3rd year of the BFA at NAS.
Select from one of 12 distinct focus areas and start the year with a full immersion in the process of making, looking at and thinking about drawing.
Learn more 🔗 in bio.
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Photos: Peter Morgan
Feb 10
Featured in the @sydneymorningherald`s Spectrum — SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art.
Co-curator @fionalowry shares, “Graffiti doesn’t so much ‘lose value’ in the gallery as shift value. On the street, it holds power through risk, speed, territory and peer recognition. In the gallery, different things become visible: form, discipline, lineage and the deep relationship to authorship and mark-making. Part of what the exhibition tries to do is hold those two value systems in tension rather than pretend one replaces the other.”
SEARCHERS continues at the National Art School Gallery until April 11. Open Monday to Saturday, 11am–5pm.
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Installation views: Zan Wimberley
Feb 9
Work at the National Art School!
We`re recruiting a Head of Postgraduate Studies to lead and shape our postgraduate programs, including BFA (Hons), MFA and DFA.
Applications close Sunday 8 March 2026, 5pm.
Learn more 🔗 in bio.
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The Postgrad Show, 2025, photos: Peter Morgan
Feb 6
Opening 12 February — Queer Contemporary, as part of @sydneymardigras
This year`s edition presents `Liz Bradshaw: I didn`t expect to live this long` — an exhibition of large-scale sculpture and installation works that offer a personal and political queering of time, space, materiality, and idea — with student exhibitions organised by Jack Oliver Owen and nikita lelu.
Join us for the opening night on Thursday 12 February, from 6–9pm.
RSVP 🔗 in bio.
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Liz Bradshaw, `Two Pair`, 2023
Feb 1
The National Art School acknowledges that for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for many other Australians, January 26 is a day of sorrow — marking deep loss, as well as survival.
Across Australia today, communities are coming together to reflect, connect and mark the day respectfully. The National Art School is committed to listening, learning and moving forward together.
For information about events visit antar.org.au and https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/australia-day-sydney
Jan 26
