Wednesday 21 August 2019

Including more than 200 posters, album covers and ephemera sourced from private and state collections and the National Art School archive, ‘Paper Tigers’ re-engages with Sydney’s ‘70s counter culture by focusing on the creative hub of Darlinghurst and its influence on music, art, theatre and politics. Curator Toby Creswell comments, ‘It was in Darlinghurst – out of the sight and mind of mainstrea…

Wednesday 21 August 2019

Article by Merrell Hambleton Photo by Alana Dimou NAS alum, Alana Wilson, an Australian artist, has always been interested in decay – the ways gravity, heat and time alter and transform. On childhood hikes through the varied landscape of Wellington, New Zealand, where she grew up, Wilson would pocket shells and small animal bones. To the artist, these objects were relics of “the physicality and…

Wednesday 14 August 2019

Article by Linda Morris Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has today announced ten Chairs and 73 Board Members that will lead Artform Advisory Boards to guide arts and cultural funding.  NAS Director and CEO Steven Alderton has been announced as a member of the Visual Arts Board and NAS Board Member Jennifer Byrne has been announced as the Chair of the Literature Board. READ MORE

Monday 12 August 2019

Australian Arts Review sat down with NAS Head of Ceramics Lynda Draper, as part of their On the Couch series. Image: Lynda Draper. READ MORE

Friday 09 August 2019

Congratulations to NAS alum Susan Norrie who has been announced as the recipient of the $50,000, third annual Don Macfarlane Prize. The award is given to a senior Australian artist to spend as they please; no particular outcomes are required. Norrie, who is known for her politically engaged video work and who represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 2007 alongside Callum Morton and Danie…