Future of National Art School secured

The NSW Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Verity Firth MP, has announced that the School is now an independent institution, and will remain at the historic Darlinghurst Gaol site.

The School will be registered as a public company, with a board of directors and the Ministers for Arts and Education as shareholders.

Ms Firth said “This unique institution deserves the opportunity to stand on its own feet and to plan confidently for its future, and this does just that.”

The Minister also announced the appointment of a new Director for the School, Professor Anita Taylor. Professor Taylor is currently Director of the Centre for Drawing at the University of Arts, London. She will take up her appointment shortly.


Link to Minister’s Media Statement: (pdf) http://www.nas.edu.au//pdfs/2009/NAS_Future.pdf

Link to SMH article: http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/art-institution-welcomes-hardwon-ndependence/2009/01/27/1232818435582.html

Link to ABC News: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/28/2475834.htm

National Art School Thanks Sydney Harbour Foreshore Trust

Bernard Ollis, Director, and Lynne Eastaway, Head of Drawing, present a drawing to thank the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Trust for their support of the National Art School's Drawing Week, held at the start of the academic year on Cockatoo Island.