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 with tedio…

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. When yo…

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

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 children’s prog…

Tuesday 10 May 2022

2SER with Wilamenia Russo The 2022 Sulman prize finalists are a riot of colour and movement. This year saw 491 entries with only 29 artists selected as finalists. The National Art School has three students in the finalist list, Gigi Malherbe, Brodie Cullen and Sophie Victoria.  Sophie joined 2ser Breakfast to chat with Willy Russo about the announcement. Image: Sophie Victoria, The spectacle (d…