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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 10 March 2020
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Article by Neha Kale Art Guide reviews NAS alum 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 come t…
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 alum 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 alume Julie Rrap and Shireen Taweel and staff Deborah Kelly. Their proposals have been on show as part of a free public exhibition, Dora…
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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