Friday 30 May 2025

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Thursday 29 May 2025

Thank you to outgoing Chair Susan Rothwell AM & welcome to incoming Chair Jeff Weeden The National Art School would like to express its deepest gratitude to Susan Rothwell AM, whose term as Chair of the NAS Board concludes on 31 May 2025. Susan joined the NAS Board as a Director in 2018, bringing with her a distinguished background as both a renowned architect and artist. Her contributions h…

Wednesday 28 May 2025

Wednesday 18 June 12.45 – 1.30pm Cell Block Theatre Dr Melinda Reid ingested fairy floss (yum!), sock fibres (yuck!), and tattoo ink (ouch!) while in Helsinki to research and participate in the premiere of Teo Ala-Ruona’s Parachorale (2024). In this lecture, Melinda will describe the layered choreography of Parachorale as performed during the 2024 Baltic Circle International Theatre Festi…

Friday 23 May 2025

Wednesday 11 June 12.45 – 1.30pm Cell Block Theatre Amber Creswell Bell turned her corporate career on its head to become author of seven art books and a gallery director. She also established an art prize and has acted as mentor to hundreds of emerging artists. In this presentation, Creswell Bell will discuss how to navigate the many winding roads that lead to a career in the arts as wel…

Friday 23 May 2025

Wednesday 4 June 12.45 – 1.30pm Cell Block Theatre Daan den Houter brings multiple, contradictory, subjects together in a single work. Using humour and cynicism he creates alternate perspectives on art and life. Past and ongoing series challenge the boundaries of painting; the Endless Painting aims for eternity but is doomed to fail; his Ice Paintings are in constant transformation; and t…