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Thursday 09 July 2026
Applications are now open for The 25th Dobell Drawing Prize. The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of dra…
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Thursday 22 October 2020
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
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
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,…
Friday 09 October 2020
Friday 09 October 2020
Article by Helen Pitt Sydney Morning Hearld 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. Read the full article through the link below. Image: A group of N…
Friday 09 October 2020
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