Drop-in Artmaking – Incense Holder Workshop
Saturday 12 July
11am – 3pm
Gallery Green
Free admission, all welcome
The Neighbour at the Gate | Community & Family Activities
Led by art educators and inspired by James Nguyen’s new installation work Homeopathies_where trees grow (2025), join us for this free drop-in artmaking workshop and make your own incense holder out of clay. Add it to the evolving artwork in the NAS Gallery.
Drop-in Artmaking – Tassel Making Workshop
Saturday 12 July
11am – 3pm
Building 25 Small Studios
Free admission, all welcome
Led by art educators inspired by Jacky Cheng’s major installation work Imaginary Homelands (2025), join us for a free drop-in textiles workshop and create your own tassel artwork inspired by the Paifang, a form of traditional Chinese architecture.
Drop-in Artmaking – Screenprinting Workshop
Saturday 12 July
11am – 3pm
Building 16 Printmaking
Free admission, all welcome
Led by art educators, this workshop relates to Dennis Golding’s major artwork Bingo (2025) and Jason Phu’s drawings. Join us for a free printmaking workshop and create your own hand-printed tote bag.
*No booking required. These drop-in artmaking workshops are family friendly. Children must be accompanied by adult carers at all times. Spend 10-15 minutes participating in each activity, before continuing to circulate around campus. Why not do all three!
Free Children’s Activities in the Gallery
Saturday 12 July
11am – 3pm
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome
Children are welcome to relax and enjoy a reading corner and complete the children’s art trail in the exhibition at NAS Gallery.
DJ Sets
Saturday 12 July
5pm – 8pm
Cell Block Theatre Courtyard
Free admission, all welcome
Kick back and enjoy the vibes at the National Art School Cell Block Theatre Courtyard with sounds and performances by DJs Mason Kimber, Rocky Stallone and Sveta.
Grab a bite from the food truck and a drink from the bar, or pop into the exhibition for its extended opening hours until 8pm.
Announcing Nakari Thorpe as the chair for the Artists and Curators Panel Talk for The Neighbour at the Gate this Saturday 12 July.
Nakari Thorpe is a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Gooreng Gooreng woman from Victoria and Queensland. She is a presenter and Indigenous Communities reporter with ABC News based in Sydney providing coverage across television, radio and digital. She previously worked as a multi-platform reporter with SBS and NITV covering federal politics in the Canberra Press Gallery at Parliament House and national Indigenous affairs.
Join us for the talk in our historic Cell Block Theatre, 12pm – 1pm on Saturday 12 July, as part of our opening weekend celebrations. Secure your spot and view the full program at the link in bio.
Jul 9
Led by art educators and inspired by James Nguyen’s new installation work `Homeopathies_where trees grow` (2025), join us for a free drop-in artmaking workshop to make your own incense holder out of clay which will become part of the evolving artwork in the NAS Gallery, commissioned for The Neighbour at the Gate.
Next Saturday, 12 July, between 11am – 3pm.
Visit our website to view the full program (link in bio).
The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
Jul 8
Next Saturday, join us for a fun-filled day of family friendly, free creative activities. There will be sound baths, drop-in artmaking, children`s activities, an artists and curators panel talk, followed by dj sets and food trucks. Stick around for after-hours access to the gallery and the Shared Skies Music Concert with BARKAA, Rainbow Chan and DJ Rocky Stallone (ticketed, 18+).
Visit our website to view the full program (link in bio).
The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
Jul 5
Just over a week to go until the `Shared Skies` music concert featuring BARKAA, "The New Matriarch of Australian Rap" (GQ), and Rainbow Chan, Artist of the Year at the 2022 FBi SMAC Awards. But who’s counting? 👀
🎫 Concession tickets just $25 — link in bio.
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@chunyinrainbowchan
The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
Jul 2
One and only✊🏽
Two years after NAS NEO on Gadigal Land, BARKAA returns to Darlinghurst on Saturday 12 July for the `Shared Skies` concert.
We’re proud to offer free Mob Tix 💖 Get your tickets today!
👑@barkaa__
The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
Jul 1
“It wasn’t about winning, but the feeling of freedom and connection”
Artist Dennis Golding invited exhibition curatorium member Michael Do and NAS Curator, Exhibitions, Lucy Latella for an intimate look at his work `Bingo` (2025), commissioned for our upcoming exhibition `The Neighbour at the Gate` and produced at the National Art School with the assistance of master printer and artist Janet Parker-Smith (pictured); Carolyn Mckenzie-Craig, NAS Head of Printmaking; and Rebecca O’Shea, NAS Printmaking Studio Technician.
‘Bingo’ (2025) is a ten-metre-long wall installation by Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding that draws from his recollections of family bingo nights hosted by his nan and aunty on Eveleigh Street in Redfern, Sydney. Gathering in an abandoned terrace house, they stitched together joy from what little they had; cutting game cards from cardboard, running power through borrowed cords, and making space for community.
Read the photo essay to learn more about the work and exhibition at nas.edu.au or hear the artist in conversation with grandmother Aunty Ali Golding during the opening weekend celebrations, RSVP at the link in bio.
The Neighbour at the Gate has been made possible with the generous support of the NSW Government through its Blockbusters Funding initiative.
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Photography by Peter Morgan
Jun 30
