Wednesday 18 December 2019

Article by Jacqui Taffel The opening of NAS alumni Jumaadi’s solo exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery on 7 December 2019 was a joyous affair, starting with a procession of dancers, singers and musicians, some in traditional Indonesian costume, with guests following behind holding pineapples on their heads – including Liz Ann Macgregor, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Mosman mayor Ca…

Friday 13 December 2019

FIONA FOLEY: WHO ARE THESE STRANGERS AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING? EXHIBITION DATES: Thursday 9  January – Saturday 8 February 2020 EXHIBITION LOCATION: NAS Gallery OPENING NIGHT: Wednesday 8  January, 6–9pm OPENING HOURS: Monday–Saturday, 11am–5pm CURATOR: Djon Mundine OAM We are open SUNDAY 26 JANUARY, 11am–5pm As part of the 2020 Sydney Festival, the National Art School proudly presents Who …

Tuesday 10 December 2019

On Thursday 5 December, the National Art School celebrated the achievements and success of our students through awarding of prizes and scholarships. We would like to congratulate the award recipients for their hard work, and thank our lecturers and technicians for their outstanding dedication and commitment to each and every student. All of the prizes and scholarships awarded have been generousl…

Monday 09 December 2019

The National Art School’s end of year graduate exhibitions are testament to why Australia’s oldest art school still stands at the forefront of art education in this country. NAS has been celebrated for nearly a century for its intensive studio-based, artist-led learning environment. Image: Justine Roche, Laura from the Here/Now series, Tintype photograph, 10.16 x 12.7 cm READ MORE

Monday 09 December 2019

On January 8, 2020, Dr Fiona Foley’s survey exhibition Who are these strangers and where are they going? opens at the NAS Gallery. In October 2019, she took part in the National Art School’s symposium The Australian Object: Material Culture in Context. Her presentation spoke about the response of the Badtjala people on her country K’gari (Fraser Island) to their first sighting of Captain Cook’s s…