Tag Archives: National Art School

HOME Bushfire Relief Art Auction Fundraiser

3 February 2020 | Art Almanac

Over 50 Australian contemporary artists have donated works for the HOME Bushfire Relief Art Auction Fundraiser including Abdul Abdullah, Tony Albert, Del Kathryn Barton, Rebecca Baumann, Sarah Contos, Tom Polo, Ben Quilty, Reko Rennie, Joan Ross and Alex Seton....

98 artists, creatives and collectives announced for Biennale of Sydney 2020

12 September 2019 | Art Almanac

The 22nd iteration, titled NIRIN and under the artistic direction of Brook Andrew, will include artworks by ninety-eight artists, creatives and collectives to be showcased across six venues....

Tribal Art Fair Sydney + Lecture

2 August 2019 | Art Almanac

For its second year running at NAS, the ‘Tribal Art Fair’ will be showcasing a range of traditional and contemporary art and cultural objects from the Oceania region....

Biennale of Sydney announces 2020 exhibition | NIRIN

11 April 2019 | Art Almanac

Thirty-three artists, creatives and collectives will participate in the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020), titled 'NIRIN'....

Justine Varga wins Dobell Drawing Prize 2019

29 March 2019 | Art Almanac

Justine Varga’s 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize winning work, Photogenic drawing, challenges the distinction between photography and drawing....

Art Month Sydney | ‘a festival for everyone’

27 February 2019 | Art Almanac

'Art Month Sydney' presents an innovative program brimming with exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, studio visits, tours, film screenings and precinct nights....

50 National Art School alumni present and donate works for a major exhibition

10 August 2018 | Art Almanac

'National Art: Part One' features over 160 works from 50 Australian National Art School established alumni, created from 1947 to the present....

Tribal Art Fair

28 June 2018 | Art Almanac

Presented by the Oceanic Art Society (OAS), 'Tribal Art Fair' will feature a large collection of both traditional and contemporary art and objects, including masks, carvings, bilum bags, pottery, tapa and paintings....

Measured Response

22 June 2018 | Art Almanac

'Measured Response' curated by Emily McDaniel, brings together contemporary Aboriginal perspectives that engage with bodily and spiritual practices of art-making. ...

Grounded: Contemporary Australian Art

18 August 2017 | Art Almanac

Eminent contemporary Australian artists are reunited in 'Grounded: Contemporary Australian Art' at the National Art School (NAS), Sydney. The college has looked to their alumni for this particular show. ...

Rayner Hoff: The life of a sculptor

30 May 2017 | Art Almanac

Raynor Hoff (1894-1937) dominated sculptural production in Australia throughout the 1920s and 30s, creating works that were arranged socially, politically and culturally around the development of modernity. This biography reveals his ‘untold story’....

National Art School appoints New Director

18 January 2017 | Art Almanac

Arts adminstration professional, Steven Alderton has been appointed Director and Chief Executive of the National Art School, commencing his new role in February 2017. The position was previously held by Michael Lynch CBE AM who has acted as interim Director since September 2016. Alderton joins the...