Join us for a dynamic program of public events at the National Art School to celebrate the opening of our major exhibition The Neighbour at the Gate.
Opening during NAIDOC week, the public program will take place over two days, Friday 11 and Saturday 12 July.
Saturday 12 July
8pm – 10.30pm
Cell Block Theatre
Ticketed, 18+
You are warmly invited to join us for an industry day, focused on artist talks and art making opportunities. Hear directly from the guest curatorium and the featured artists in The Neighbour at the Gate exhibition, charts the entangled legacies of exclusion and resilience, drawing vital parallels between the past and present, memory and nationhood.
Create a ceramic work to add to James Nguyen’s participatory installation artwork Homeopathies_where new trees grow (2025), or make a fabric tassel inspired by Jacky Cheng’s work Imaginary Homelands (2025). Learn more about the shared histories and stories behind this immersive exhibition.
Friday 11 July
10am – 10.30am
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 11 July
10.45am – 11.15am
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 11 July
11.30am – 12pm
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 11 July
12.15pm – 12.45pm
Gallery Green
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 11 July
2pm – 2.30pm
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 11 July
NEW TIME 2.45pm – 3.15pm
NAS Gallery
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 11 July
3.15pm – 3.45pm
Chapel Ground Floor
Free admission, all welcome
Join us from 11am until 3pm for a fun-filled day of family friendly, free creative activities. See the exhibition, participate in artmaking and mindfulness sessions led by Madina Yoga, and enjoy drop-in workshops facilitated by art educators, inspired by the artworks in the exhibition. Explore a range of mediums including ceramics, textiles and printmaking inspired by the work of exhibiting artists Jacky Cheng, Dennis Golding, James Nguyen and Jason Phu. Visitors can contribute a clay piece to the exhibition and take away their own textile tassel or hand printed tote bag at the end of the day.
From 12pm – 1pm, hear directly from the exhibiting artists and curators in a free panel talk, unpacking the themes of the exhibition.
After a day of artmaking and artist talks, join us for an evening of free DJ sets outdoors, with DJ Rocky Stallone, Sveta and Mason Kimber and food and beverages from 5pm. Closing out the Opening Weekend celebrations is our major program event, the Shared Skies Music Concert in the historic Cell Block Theatre, with live performances from BARKAA, Rainbow Chan and DJ Rocky Stallone (ticketed event, bookings essential).
Alongside our special celebrations and activities, the NAS Gallery will be open for extended hours until 8pm.
Saturday 12 July
11am – 11.30am & 2pm – 2.30pm
Building 25 Project Space
Free admission, all welcome
Saturday 12 July
11am – 8pm
Campus wide
Free admission, all welcome
Saturday 12 July
12pm – 1pm
Cell Block Theatre
Free admission, all welcome
Saturday 12 July
8pm – 10.30pm
Cell Block Theatre
Ticketed, 18+
Introducing Aldi Difinubun (@aldi.ex.di_), one of our graduating Photomedia MFA students, and their selected work ‘Glass Ceiling’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Aldi Difinubun
‘Glass Ceiling’
single-channel HD digital video, colour, sound
21:51 minutes
Production assistance: Anton Grabreck
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 26
Introducing Lisa Stonham (lisa_stonham), one of our graduating Photomedia MFA students, and their selected work ‘Interior Fragments’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Lisa Stonham
‘Interior Fragments’
archival transparent photo-media on acrylic, space, painted wood
edition of 2 (+1 AP)
61 x 61 x 61 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 26
Introducing Tresor Murace (@muracetresorart), one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Amy Ice Cream’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Tresor Murace
‘Amy Ice Cream’
airbrushed acrylic paint, Talens Pantone markers and Posca pens on Yupo paper
109 x 78 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
Introducing Beth Perry, one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Convene’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Beth Perry
‘Convene’
linen on canvas
152 x 137 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
Introducing Erin Murphy (@erinmurphh), one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Volcanic Eruption’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Erin Murphy
‘Volcanic Eruption’
oil on canvas
60 x 70 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
Introducing Sadie Whelan (@sadie_whelan), one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Aftermath (Busted Altar)’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Sadie Whelan
‘Aftermath (Busted Altar)’
mixed media and found materials
dimensions variable
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
