Monday 14 December 2020

Article by Linda Morris Sydney Morning Herald Multimillion-dollar renovations to the heritage-listed home of the National Art School will begin in the new year, repairing the 200-year-old hand-hewn sandstone walls, wings, and walkways of the former Darlinghurst Gaol. The $18 million facelift was announced by the Minister for Arts Don Harwin at the end of year graduate students’ award cer…

Monday 07 December 2020

Monday 07 December 2020

We are pleased to announce some changes to the National Art School Board. Carolyn Fletcher I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to our outgoing Chair, Carolyn Fletcher AM. Under Carolyn’s leadership, NAS was acknowledged as a State Significant Organisation and awarded NSW Government funding. This achievement alone reset the course of NAS’ future in addition …

Tuesday 01 December 2020

For one of their assessments in our Art History & Theory elective The Object Sensorium: Material Culture in Context, students were tasked with recording a 5-minute biography on an object of their choice. Using one of the five senses (touch, smell, taste, sound, or sight) as an investigative frame, students analysed of one aspect of their object. Potential aspects explored include use…

Monday 30 November 2020

Article by Chloe Mandryk A Rich Life AU The National Art School, fondly referred to as NAS, is welcoming art lovers back onto its historic grounds in Sydney for their first public exhibition since March. A graduate exhibition such as this is an excellent opportunity to experience a range of mediums and concepts – for curiosity and collecting – in one place. Read the full article through …