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Fishnets Commission
Monday 23 February 2026
An exclusive new commission opportunity is now open to National Art School alumni who have graduated within the past five years, made possible through NAS Foundation member and award-winning architect and interior designer Blainey North.Fishnets, a new Japanese restaurant opening in Bronte, is seeking an artist to create a large-scale artwork across the restaurant interior and exterior. This is a…
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Tuesday 07 April 2020
Tuesday 07 April 2020
Show us how you transformed your personal places into your new studio spaces More than ever it’s important to stay in touch, support each other and find new ways of channelling our creativity. We would love to see what you’ve been doing at home or in the studio and how you are continuing to make art. Share a photo of yourself or your current workspace using #nasstudiosessions and we will…
Friday 03 April 2020
Friday 03 April 2020
Article by Kirsty Baker In the lead up to NAS alumna Justine Varga’s exhibition, Tachisme, at Tolarno Galleries Melbourne, Artist Profile spotlights the artist in this interview. Find out more through the link below. Tachisme is open from 4 April – 9 May 2020, and viewing is available online. Image: Justine Varga, Vicissitude, 2018–2019, from Tachisme, chromogenic photograph, 132.6 x 105…
Friday 03 April 2020
Friday 03 April 2020
Article by Tai Mitsuji In the lead up to NAS alumnus James Drinkwater’s exhibition, I Love You More Than Paintings, at Nicholas Thompson Gallery Melbourne, Artist Profile spotlights the artist in this interview. Find out more through the link below. I Love You More Than Paintings is open from 15 April – 3 May 2020, and is only able to view by appointment Image: James Drinkwater, Alone at…
Friday 03 April 2020
Friday 03 April 2020
The National Art School launches innovative academic program Students back to school as NAS reboots art education The National Art School has responded to the challenge of education in the time of coronavirus by rapidly developing new ways to engage with students and support their art practice, embracing a range of digital platforms and rearranging the academic year to maintain our outst…
Thursday 26 March 2020
Thursday 26 March 2020
Artist Tony Albert talks about his new work Brothers (The Prodigal Son), 2020, for NIRIN at the National Art School. Tony Albert’s latest work, Brothers (The Prodigal Son), premiered at the National Art School in March 2020 as part of NIRIN, Biennale of Sydney. Standing 180cm high, composed of three stained glass panels, the work is based on Tony’s photograph Brother (Our Past), 2013, fr…
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