Monday 08 March 2021

Article by Elizabeth Fortescue The National Centre for Drawing in Darlinghurst is honouring Warren with its first ever exhibition, which opens on his birthday. The centre celebrates experimental drawing and is an initiative of the National Art School where Warren studied after the war. “On the day I was discharged from the army, I walked up to the National Art School and enrolled,” he said. Re…

Monday 01 March 2021

Artspace and Create NSW are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2021 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship. Valued at $30,000, this Fellowship is offered by Create NSW to enable a visual artist at the beginning of their career to undertake a self-directed program of professional development. A shortlist of up to 8 artists will be selected by an independent panel of peers man…

Monday 22 February 2021

Article by Sam Bolt Bathurst Regional Art Gallery [BRAG] is set to launch three exciting exhibitions this Saturday exploring national identity, lesser-known stories of the Central West and references to iconic illustrations. Lazy Dynamite explores the work of Sydney-based ceramic artist and NAS alumni Casey Chen, who incorporates folklore, mythology and pop culture in a homage to Chinese porcel…

Thursday 18 February 2021

Article by Tracey Clement The Mardi Gras festival kicks off on 19 February and NAS Queer Contemporary, at the National Art School, is once again contributing visual spice to the program. This year, SKIN DEEP features the tattooed bodies and intimate stories of LGBTQI+ people in a series of performances and two exhibitions. In SKIN DEEP the exhibition, Sydney-based fashion photographer WADED pre…

Tuesday 16 February 2021

Article by Jacinta Counihan Art runs in the family for the Lynches, with Central Coast twins, Amelia and Harley Lynch, graduating with a Master of Fine Art (MFA) from the National Art School (NAS) in Darlinghurst. “We are definitely not competitive people at all, if anything we help each other grow in each of our mediums because we can provide our own constructive comments to each other,” – Ame…