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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 10 March 2020
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Article by Neha Kale Art Guide reviews NAS alumna Fiona Hall‘s exhibition, Afraid Cascade, on view at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery. Image: Fiona Hall, ALL STARS- drunk on power: myopic men of 2020, 2020, oil paint on glass and linoleum, 150 x 150 x 10 cm. Photo: Luis Power. Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney. READ MORE
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Tuesday 10 March 2020
OPENING HOURS Monday – Friday 8.30am – 3pm Saturday and Sunday 9am – 3pm Discover the secret courtyard bistro bar at the National Art School, in the heart of Darlinghurst. Eat outdoors under the palms and eucalypts, surrounded by the massive convict cut sandstone walls. Located in what was once the debtors’ quarters of the old Darlinghurst Gaol, Two Emus is where artists and art students…
Monday 09 March 2020
Monday 09 March 2020
Article by Steven Alderton In 2022, the National Art School in Sydney will celebrate 100 years on the site of the former Darlinghurst Gaol. NAS Director and CEO Steven Alderton shares his vision for the National Art School – read on through the article below. Image: NAS Open Day, 2019. Photo: Peter Morgan
Monday 09 March 2020
Monday 09 March 2020
Article by Linda Morris The Art Gallery of NSW has commissioned a new artwork by NAS alumna Karla Dickens to take pride of place above its grand sandstone entranceway. Dickens’ proposal To see or not to see 2019 was selected from five other artists, including NAS alumnae Julie Rrap and Shireen Taweel and staff Deborah Kelly. Their proposals have been on show as part of a free public …
Monday 02 March 2020
Monday 02 March 2020
Article by Gina Fairley ArtsHub takes a look at two venues, the National Art School and Campbelltown Arts Centre, on the edge for this year’s Biennale of Sydney to see how grass roots engagement is redefining the centre. Find out more through the link below. Image: Hannah Catherine Jones, Owed to Diaspora(s), (video still, detail), 2019. Courtesy the artist. READ MORE
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