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 to secur…

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/function…

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 the li…

Friday 27 November 2020

On December 3 the Cell Block Theatre will host Site and Sound: NASxCON, the culmination of a collaborative creative project between NAS sculpture students and improvisation students at the Con, using a dialogue of music and art to improvise original works. This remarkable exchange has sparked positive connections for the students of both schools during a year that kept people apart. NAS is proud …

Friday 27 November 2020

NAS Director and CEO Steven Alderton discusses the repercussions of proposed cuts, and in the wider context of Australian visual arts education. This has been an extremely difficult year for the arts in Australia, with the creative industries hard hit by COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. But 2020 isn’t over yet. The Australian National University has announced proposed cuts to its highly respe…