Thursday 24 October 2019

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, and to coincide with the Louvre’s blockbuster exhibition about the artist, Agenda is partnering with the National Art School to invite you to a three-part series of talks about European art history. Your host and presenter will be Paris-based art commentator, Jacques Le Roux. Over three nights, he will talk about Leonardo da …

Wednesday 23 October 2019

Spring has well and truly sprung so it must be time for the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition to temporarily take over the two-kilometre coastline between Bondi and Tamarama. It was a busy scene yesterday with anxious artists overseeing the installation of their works, each undoubtedly with an eye on the $70,000 award due to be announced on Wednesday. This is the 23rd year of the show. It …

Wednesday 23 October 2019

By Matt Bungard If the old nursery rhyme is to believed, slugs and snails and puppy dogs’ tails are what boys are made of. But photographer (NAS Head of Public Programs and Senior Lecturer in Photomedia) Ella Dreyfus believes she has instead detected a fragile innocence in her young subjects that is rarely talked about. Image: Ella Dreyfus with her exhibition, Under Twenty-Seven. READ MORE

Friday 11 October 2019

By Sasha Grishin Although aged in his late 30s, Cameron Haas works like a young, emerging painter. He only graduated from the National Art School in Sydney in 2010 and subsequently has shifted to Canberra. My first encounter with his work was at this gallery in Canberra 12 months ago and now he has returned with another show of paintings. Image:  Cameron Haas, Untitled 18, 2019 in Shape Shiftin…

Thursday 10 October 2019

DATE: Friday 25 October 2019, 6–10.30pm LOCATION: Cell Block Theatre, National Art School TICKETS: $150 (inclusive of food and beverage) On Friday 25 October 2019 the National Art School will host its most important fundraising event to date, the inaugural NAS Art Auction. Funds generated on the evening will support the school’s outreach programs; making art accessible by providing opportuniti…