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NAIDOC Week 2026
Thursday 25 June 2026
This NAIDOC Week, the theme Fifty Years of Deadly recognises the enduring strength, resilience and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Fifty Years of Deadly is a tribute to the people who built this movement. The Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after …
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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
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…
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