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Thursday 09 July 2026
Applications are now open for The 25th Dobell Drawing Prize. The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice. Presented at the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, this biennial exhibition continues to highlight the enduring relevance and changing role of dra…
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Tuesday 04 September 2018
Tuesday 04 September 2018
This significant exhibition has opened with a bang! The Preview included great floor talks by Garry Shead, Justine Varga, Leslie Rice and Ken Done, while over 1,300 people attended the opening night. (go here for photos) ( link to FB page album). This is a major celebration of the National Art School and its significant contribution to Australian art. Both formative and signature works are inclu…
Tuesday 28 August 2018
Tuesday 28 August 2018
The National Art School was thrilled to host the launch event for the stunning new Tim Storrier publication by the Beagle Press. The crowd was welcomed warmly by Wendy Whitely OAM and it was a an honour to celebrate NAS Alumnus and Fellow Tim Storrier AM. See our Facebook page for more photos.
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Tuesday 21 August 2018
“Charles Blackman was an extraordinary artist who made work that helped forge an Australian visual language of the 20th century. As a National Art School alumni he will be sorely missed, but his enduring visual language and mastery of the medium will live on.” – Steven Alderton, Director and CEO, National Art School. The National Art School would like to pay tribute to alumni Charles Blackman…
Sunday 20 August 2017
Sunday 20 August 2017
The National Art School today announced a new partnership with APY Art Centre Collective, working together on the APY Photography Program, the APY Weapons for the Soldier program, and a collaborative APY and National Art School art skills development program. The APY Art Centre Collective is a group of ten Indigenous owned and governed enterprises. Located in the APY Lands, they work with a unit…
Thursday 17 August 2017
Thursday 17 August 2017
Congratulations to all the NAS community who have been announced as finalists in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. Archibald Prize: Alumni Andrew Bonneau, Mitch Cairns, Lucy Culliton, Ashley Frost, Jordan Richardson, what, Natasha Walsh and staff member Noel Thurgate. Wynne Prize: Alumni Lucy Culliton, James Drinkwater, Alan Jones, Juz Kitson, Guy Maestri, Ben Milne, Rowan Robertson, Alexan…
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