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Thursday 09 July 2026
Applications are now open for The 25th Dobell Drawing Prize. The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of dra…
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Wednesday 10 August 2022
Wednesday 10 August 2022
It is NAS’ pleasure to feature in the current issue of Look magazine as part of their walking guide of Darlinghurst galleries. Once home to arts students and a ragtag overflow from the Kings Cross red light district, Darlo (as it is affectionately known to locals) is now a densely packed arts precinct. You can explore the diverse galleries of the Darlinghurst arts precinct with Look’s new digit…
Tuesday 09 August 2022
Tuesday 09 August 2022
Sydney’s National Art School (NAS) is the custodian of a rich historical archive brimming with thousands of student artworks across a variety of media, objects, photographs, and documentation related to both the current art school and former gaol site, which are organised across three collection categories. The Student Collection is the largest, comprising works created on site by NAS students, …
Friday 05 August 2022
Friday 05 August 2022
Blurring painting and sculpture, Colin Lanceley’s retrospective maps the journey of Australian assemblage through a unique vision. Some years back, the paintings and prints of Colin Lanceley (1938–2015) had fallen out of fashion, often picked up on the secondary market circuit. ‘Taste’ is a strange thing when it interrupts art history. But this survey exhibition is testament to the sticking pow…
Wednesday 03 August 2022
Wednesday 03 August 2022
The Drawing Exchange (TDE) fosters artistic exchange between artists and art institutions, through an artist-led program focusing on innovative drawing practices. TDE 2022 is the third iteration of an ongoing collaboration between Adelaide Central School of Art and NAS. In 2022, Maitland Regional Art Gallery (NSW) joins the program, expanding the national reach of the Drawing Exchange. The TDE 20…
Thursday 28 July 2022
Thursday 28 July 2022
The National Art School is Australia’s leading fine art school, with an unrivalled studio-based teaching model that has delivered a rich tradition of artistic practice and generations of world-renowned alumni for the past 100 years. Leading into the 21st Century, NAS provides a progressive and holistic art education, and invites the public to join us on Open Day to share our creative community. …
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