National Art School

The National Art School
The National Art School, located in the grounds of the former Darlinghurst Gaol
Other name
NAS
Former name
East Sydney Technical College
TypeTertiary art school
Established
  • 1843; 181 years ago (1843)
    (as Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts)
  • 1883; 141 years ago (1883)
    (as the Department of Art within the Sydney Technical College)
Parent institution
Department of Education and Training (1843–2009)
AccreditationAustralian Qualifications Framework
Address
Forbes Street
,
Darlinghurst, Sydney
,
New South Wales
,
2010
,
Australia

33°52′47″S 151°13′07″E / 33.8798°S 151.2185°E / -33.8798; 151.2185
Websitewww.nas.edu.au

The National Art School (NAS) is a tertiary level art school, located in Darlinghurst, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is an independent accredited higher education provider offering specialised study in studio arts practice across various disciplines.[1]

With its origins in the formation of Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1843,[2][3] NAS has been in operation on the historic Darlinghurst Gaol site in East Sydney in various forms since 1922 and was formerly part of East Sydney Technical College, known as East Sydney Tech. Today NAS is a centre for education, research, scholarship and professional practice[2] in the visual arts and related fields.

  1. ^ "NAS Campus Studios". Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: National Art School. 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "History". Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: National Art School. 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ Beck, Deborah (2020). Hope in Hell: A History of Darlinghurst Gaol and the National Art School (3 ed.). Darlinghurst, NSW: National Art School=2020. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-64814-287-4.