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The Prudence McLeod Prize 2026
Friday 27 February 2026
Congratulations to National Art School alum Tommy Carman as the recipient of this year’s Prudence MacLeod Prize. Supported by the Lansdowne Foundation, Tommy will undertake a 6-month residency at Acme Studios, London from July this year. Selection Panel Statement The selection panel was thoroughly impressed with the high calibre of applications across a diverse range of practices. The shortlisted…
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Tuesday 25 March 2025
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Wednesday 2 April 12.45 – 1.30pm Cell Block Theatre Milan is home to the Pinacoteca di Brera, one of Italy’s most prestigious art galleries which contains a pivotal collection of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, including works by Caravaggio, Raphael, Mantegna and Piero della Francesa. It also shares history and a site with the Accademia, an art school not unlike NAS. …
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Tuesday 25 March 2025
Wednesday 9 April 12.45 – 1.30pm Cell Block Theatre Fergus Berney-Gibson was the recipient of the 2024/25 Mark Henry Cain Memorial Travel Scholarship. He undertook a study trip to the United Kingdom to enhance his research which is concerned with heritage leather-craft and textiles. During his travels he encountered Celtic metalwork, contemporary photomedia practices, diverse curatorial a…
Friday 07 March 2025
Friday 07 March 2025
The National Art School was proud to launch our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and First Peoples Centre Darani Ngalawada last night. The RAP articulates our commitment to strengthening relationships between Australia’s First Peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, acknowledging the truth and ongoing impact of colonisation, while cultivating a positive future together through education. NAS always…
Wednesday 05 March 2025
Wednesday 05 March 2025
Wednesday 19 March 12.45 – 1.30pm Cell Block Theatre Exploring connections between cultural forms can reveal surprising parallels. Over the past decade, artists worldwide have increasingly drawn from science fiction to generate ideas, reframe contexts, and rethink creativity. One key technique borrowed from sci-fi is worldbuilding–the imaginative reconfiguration of social relationships an…
Tuesday 04 March 2025
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