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Fishnets Commission
Monday 23 February 2026
An exclusive new commission opportunity is now open to National Art School alumni who have graduated within the past five years, made possible through NAS Foundation member and award-winning architect and interior designer Blainey North.Fishnets, a new Japanese restaurant opening in Bronte, is seeking an artist to create a large-scale artwork across the restaurant interior and exterior. This is a…
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Tuesday 31 May 2022
Tuesday 31 May 2022
NAS student Coda Ridley was interviewed on the Today Show to talk about her participation as one of Sydney Vivid’s artists. See full video
Friday 27 May 2022
Friday 27 May 2022
As part of The Australian’s list of 100 Arts and Culture leaders published on May 27, 2022, artist Ben Quilty reflects on Australia’s attitude to the arts, the cuts that have affected many art schools around the country, and why artists must continue to tell our stories. The Australian, 26 May 2022 Why? It’s a question that haunts many of us in the arts. It’s the question I was asked wi…
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Wednesday 25 May 2022
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL ART SCHOOL SUPPORT EMERGING ARTISTS The National Art School is Australia’s leading independent fine art school. We are at the forefront of studio-based practice and industry-led visual arts education. With the end of the financial year approaching, we invite you to donate now to the National Art School and the education of the next generation of Australian artists…
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Wilamina Russo’s podcast Interview with an Artist features NAS Alumnus Lesley Wengenbo. Lesley’s journey to art school is an amazing story. Listen Here
Monday 23 May 2022
Monday 23 May 2022
Article by: by Neha Kale. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian NAS Alumni Ken Done has been alive to sensory details for as long as he can recall. As a boy, the artist spent a large part in Maclean, a small fishing town in New South Wales’s Clarence Valley. There, he pored over encyclopaedias, hypnotised by pictures of butterflies. He listened to The Argonauts Club, a long-running childre…
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