Monday 02 November 2020

Article by John McDonald Sydney Morning Herald QStation, Manly, is hosting the first-ever Les Sculptures Refusées: A Celebration of Rejection, (until November 19). The idea of a Salon des Refusés for works rejected by Sculpture by the Sea has been around for a long time, so it’s ironic this show has appeared while the parent exhibition remains in suspended animation. It’s the brainchild of two …

Monday 26 October 2020

In 2001, Simon Cooper left his hometown of Melbourne to join the National Art School as Head of Printmaking. At the time, he thought he’d stay a few years, until his kids were old enough to go to school, then the family would head back south. Not quite. After teaching at NAS for seven years, Cooper became Head of Studies in 2008. He is responsible for the development and delivery of the school’s…

Thursday 22 October 2020

Article by Joe Frost Sydney Morning Hearld In three solo exhibitions running concurrently at Australian Galleries, Sydney, NAS staff David Horton and Stephanie Monteith, and alumni Dale Miles and  made a persuasive case for artists following their curiosity irrespective of fashion. The trio were art students in the final decade of the twentieth century, and while their works exhibit few obvious…

Saturday 17 October 2020

Australian Haydn Ensemble, Song Company and Ensemble Offspring The National Art School is pleased to be a venue partner of Great Southern Nights, a music event which will bring 1,000 COVID-safe performances to live music venues in Greater Sydney and regional NSW in November (Australian Music Month). This event is a NSW Government initiative, delivered by its tourism and major events agency Desti…

Wednesday 14 October 2020

For this month’s edition of NAS Retake, we take a look at the work of NAS alumni, Todd Fuller. ‘I first came to the National Art School as a 17-year old during the HSC intensive program, which proved a highly transformative experience. When I am in the studio, or teaching a class, or even just talking about drawing, the words of my lecturers still guide me. My love of drawing was incubated here,…