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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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Friday 21 February 2020
Friday 21 February 2020
[NAS LATES] Stay up late with the National Art School on Friday’s in February and enjoy extended opening hours of the Mardi Gras exhibition, Misfit: Collage and queer practice On Friday 21 and 28 February, we are open until 10pm with entertainment paired with our exclusive Moonlite Pop-up Bar. Friday 21 February – tunes will be served up by the one and only Frida Las Vegas See you there! 🌜
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
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