Thursday 08 October 2020

Friday 02 October 2020

Enrol in a National Art School short course this spring We are thrilled to offer a new range of short courses on-campus in the NAS studios, as well as continuing the popular online short courses, in the Term Four Public Programs. NAS Short Courses are suitable for students of all levels – whether you are a starting out as a beginner, furthering your studies, refreshing your teaching skills, prac…

Friday 02 October 2020

During Sydney’s lockdown in March, when the NAS campus closed, second-year students Rani Matthews and Anna Mould initiated a community craft project, called the Corona Quilt, inviting other students working in isolation to create their own quilt square on the theme of COVID-19 crisis. When the students were able to come together again, the squares would be sewn together to create a group artwork …

Thursday 01 October 2020

NAS alumnus and staff Gary Deirmendjian has released a book, A Prevailing Sense of Disquiet, published by Hardie Grant Books. A Prevailing Sense of Disquiet is a visually rich and multi-voiced introduction to the work and practice of this restless and somewhat defiant creative spirit. His unusual mode of practice has produced an extensive body of work that is often described as beguiling, though…

Wednesday 30 September 2020

NAS is hosting a lively and accessible series of classical music concerts broadcast live from the atmospheric Cell Block Theatre on campus, in partnership with Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, presenting some of Australia’s most outstanding and beloved musicians. MDCH has been a trailblazer since being created in March to help support performers who have been hard hit by Covid, seeing their incom…