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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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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
Thursday 13 February 2020
Thursday 13 February 2020
Article by Sally Rawsthorne A celebrated Sydney artist whose still wet painting was stolen from a business in Mascot last week hopes the thief is caught red-handed. Painter Laura Jones had just finished an 81 x 61cm oil canvas of Australian native flowers that was to be auctioned for bushfire relief when she took it to a business in Mascot to be photographed ahead of the National Art School’s H…
Wednesday 05 February 2020
Wednesday 05 February 2020
Artist Fiona Foley talks to curator Djon Mundine in the NAS Gallery for the exhibition Who are these strangers and where are they going? Steven Alderton, NAS Director: Fiona Foley is one of our NAS graduates and one of our fellows, we treasure her. We have heard lots of stories from Fiona and other students about when she was here, so it’s really good to come full circle with a 30-year survey her…
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