Monday 27 April 2020

I am writing to provide an update regarding the National Art School and Covid-19. The health and safety of our students, staff and visitors are our utmost concern. In response to the COVID 19 Pandemic we have put a number of precautionary measures in place to minimise risk of infection and transmission. This includes increased cleaning across the site and sanitisers in all public areas, re-asses…

Thursday 23 April 2020

Article by Lissa Christopher Sydney Morning Herald journalist Lissa Christopher finds out how students and staff at the National Art School are staying creative and finding new talents as they return to their studies online. Read the story through the link below. Image: BFA 3 Student Allie Weichert Robertson, 2020. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer READ MORE

Tuesday 21 April 2020

NAS alumni and current painting lecturer Les Rice is well-known for his incredibly detailed velvet paintings. His 15+ years as an established tattoo artist complement his artistic practice – both require careful concentration and methodical work. Here the artist takes us through his own oil paint recipe, artist practice and the importance of understanding your medium, in conversation with NAS Cr…

Thursday 16 April 2020

Next up for NAS Retake we have NAS alumni Robert Owen. This week, we took a deep dive into the artist’s practice and looked at how music influences his work. Study for Manta 6/1 (or panel #6) is from the series Music for the Eyes, which was inspired by Arvo Pärt’s work Spiegel im Spiegel and Für Alina. It runs in a sequence of mirror phrases, patterns, structures and sensations. He is interested…

Tuesday 14 April 2020

Tasmanian artist Lucienne Rickard spoke to NAS recently from self-isolation at her home in Franklin. Lucienne brought her year-long project Extinction Studies to the National Art School in March for the opening week of NIRIN, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney. Since September 2019, Lucienne has been performing in public, drawing recently extinct animals from the International Union for Conservation of…