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Now on view - The 'Makers' Exhibition
Friday 29 May 2026
The Makers Exhibition brings together works by NAS staff across teaching, technical, curatorial, administrative and library areas, celebrating the diverse creative practices that shape the school community. Presented as the launch exhibition for Third Space, the exhibition highlights making as a shared and ongoing part of life at NAS. Third Space will be open for the duration of the show from 11…
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Article by Ilsa Cunningham The Blue Mountains Gazette chats to two Blue Mountains high school students selected for ARTEXPRESS 2020. Katoomba High School student Sama Cooper shares her plan to attend the National Art School in 2021. Image: Sama Cooper from Katoomba High School, with her artwork Sonder, selected for ARTEXPRESS 2020. Photo: Mim Stirling. READ MORE
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Article by Felicity Fenner This Biennale, more than any of the previous 21 editions, is testament to the capacity of art and exhibitions to move beyond reflection to lead dialogue. Find out more about the themes of NIRIN and how it ties in with the National Art School through the link below. Image: Tony Albert, Brothers (The Prodigal Son), 2020, glass, lead, photographic decal, steel, stone. In…
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Article by Marissa Ciampi This Concrete Playground article features ten artwork highlights across the 22nd Biennale of Sydney: NIRIN, including Teresa Margolles’ large-scale installation. Read more through the link below. Image: Hannah Catherine Jones, Owed to Diaspora(s), 2020, mixed-media installation. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the…
Friday 13 March 2020
Friday 13 March 2020
NAS alumni and staff member Gary Deirmendjian has a work now showing at Wynyard Station’s Wynscreen. His work ‘presence’ is an ethereal visual experience that lulls viewers into the echoes of the work’s boundless fog. Catch a glimpse of this work throughout March from 6am – 3pm on odd-numbered days, and 3pm – 12am on even-numbered days. Find out more through the link below. READ MORE
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Article by Anna Westbrook “An accessible and provoking exhibition, Misfit is tender, refreshing, clever, and necessary.” ArtsHub reviews our Queer Contemporary 2020 exhibition, Misfit: Collage and queer practice. Read the full article through the link below. Image: Misfit: Collage and queer practice, installation view, Queer Contemporary 2020. Photo: Peter Morgan READ MORE
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