Monday 27 February 2023

John McDonald, Sydney Morning Herald art critic, reviews the Queer Contemporary program at NAS. ‘I can’t recall a year in which there were so many exhibitions scheduled to coincide with World Pride and Mardi Gras, but if you’re doing the rounds, Braving Time should be your first stop. The added attractions at the NAS campus are Luke Thurgate’s Adore You, at the Drawing Gallery, which con…

Monday 20 February 2023

Sydney’s night-time arts and culture scene will receive a boost with nine organisations including the National Art School receiving funding to keep their doors open after dark, attracting new audiences to the CBD. Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Alister Henskens said the latest $3.6 million Culture Up Late series, part of the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s $50 mi…

Thursday 16 February 2023

by Jonathon Moran The most traumatic event in modern queer history is being memorialised in a haunting exhibition that provides a taste of what Sydney’s first rainbow museum will offer. Qtopia Sydney is honouring the work, lives and legacy of those who were on the frontline of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s at St Vincent’s Hospital’s Ward 17 South. “The exhibition is about …

Wednesday 08 February 2023

National Art School presents the Queer Contemporary, the visual arts program for Sydney WorldPride 2023 and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Join us for the exhibitions Braving Time: Contemporary Art in Queer Australia and Fulgora, a suite of public activities, key community partnerships, and site activations. Director and CEO Steven Alderton says: “Building on the success of previ…

Wednesday 01 February 2023

Captivate: Stories from the National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol reveals some of the incredible stories ‘behind the walls’, including infamous inmates such as the bushranger Captain Starlight, through to the many famous artists that have shaped the National Art School over the past 100 years; its influential academic staff, life models, commercial and graphic designers, unsung women…