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Apply Now - The 25th Dobell Drawing Prize
Thursday 09 July 2026
Applications are now open for The 25th Dobell Drawing Prize. The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of dra…
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Thursday 20 February 2020
Thursday 20 February 2020
Article by Elizabeth Fortescue Biennale artist Lucienne Rickard will draw each day during her Extinction Studies project at National Art School for the Biennale of Sydney. Read more below. Image: Lucienne Rickard. Photo: Nikki Davis-Jones
Monday 17 February 2020
Monday 17 February 2020
LOCATION: Cell Block Theatre DATE: Friday 28 February TIME: Doors open at 6.30pm for 7pm start TICKETS: $20/15 Discover Australia’s most subversive and boldly original queer poets at our raucous poetry competition. Our slammers tell us what matters as we heat up the historic Cell Block Theatre with words of protest, love, rage and power. With a special guest host and some guest performances t…
Monday 17 February 2020
Monday 17 February 2020
Article by Nadiah Abdulrahim “One of the aims in curating Misfit is for people to realise that living a queer life does affect how you make art, how you see the world, and how you live your life. According to Scott Elliot, curator, there is a collective queer way of working and thinking.” Check out the full Art Guide review of Misfit: Collage and queer practice through the link below. Image: D…
Friday 14 February 2020
Friday 14 February 2020
Article by Leo Schofield National Art School Director and CEO Steven Alderton reveals his plans for the future of art in Australia. Image: Leo Schofield lunches with Steven Alderton at Moxhe in Waverley. Photo: John Appleyard
Friday 14 February 2020
Friday 14 February 2020
Article by Andrew Frost Documentary on painter and NAS alumni Keith Looby is a cautionary tale of rebellion becoming almost more important than what you stand for. Read on through the link below. Image: Keith Looby, Resurrection, 1964 READ MORE
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