FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ART SCHOOL   

 

Become a FONAS member today for only...

- 1 year Membership - $60 ($30 for students, seniors & pensioners)

- 3 year Membership - $145 (90 for students, seniors & pensioners)

- 5 year Membership - $240

To become a member contact the office on

(02) 9339 8635 or fonas@det.nsw.edu.au

 

             

        

FONAS LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS 2010

March

1st, 4th, 8th, 11th, 15th, 18th, 22nd, 25th, 29th

April

1st, 19th, 22nd, 29th

May

3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 24th, 27th, 31st

June

3rd, 7th, 10th, 17th, 21st, 24th

July

26th, 29th

August

2nd, 5th, 9th, 12th, 16th, 19th, 23rd, 26th, 30th

September

6th, 9th, 16th, 20th, 23rd

October

11th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 25th, 28th

National Art School

Building 16 (upstairs)

5.30pm to 8.30pm

$3 for FONAS members & $10 for non-members

 

 

        

 

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Applications are now open for the Storrier Onslow National Art School Studio in the La Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris.

 

 

 

 

Friends of the National Art School are pleased to announce that applications for the 2011 Storrier Onslow National Art School Studio Residency are now open to all NAS teaching/academic staff, successfully completed final year students and recent graduates.  The residency is a chance to develop upon your studies and practice with artists from different countries in one of the world’s great centres of artistic expression. The studio is housed within the La Cité Internationale des Arts located on the Right Bank in the 4th arrondissement overlooking the river Seine, central to many commercial galleries and a short walk to Notre Dame Cathedral.

 

Applicants are required to demonstrate that their artistic practice will benefit by undertaking the residency, that they have the financial capacity to meet all costs associated with living in Paris for the residency duration, and that they accept all conditions set by the Paris Studio Selection Committee and La Cité Internationale des Arts. Friends of the National Art School is delighted to offer its members, who are successful 2011 applicants, travel grants towards the cost of return economy airfares to Paris.

Closing date for application:  Friday July 30th 2010

Download the application form (below) or contact the FONAS office5 for more information

Paris Studio application form 2011

FONAS, Building 22 National Art School, Forbes St Darlinghurst NSW 2010

02 9339 8635      fonas@det.nsw.edu.au     www.fonas.com.au

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Congratulations to the winners of the FONAS/Tom Bass Sculpture Studio Scholarship!

FONAS members Diana Prouse, Jacqui Hudson and Tom Mellor

The Scholarship aims to further the artistic practice of successful candidates by providing intensive study of the human form and developing understanding of its sculptural translation. 

 

FONAS, Building 22 National Art School, Forbes St Darlinghurst NSW 2010

02 9339 8635      fonas@det.nsw.edu.au     www.fonas.com.au

 


About the Friends of the National Art School

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Friends of the National Art School Inc. was founded in 1994 to promote the continuation of the unique model of art education taught at the National Art School.

Friends provides invaluable support to the students, staff and graduates of the National Art School, while also involving the broader community in the educational, historical and cultural pursuits of this important sector of the visual arts.

Friends assists in promoting the arts and in organising and funding scholarships and facilities for students, graduates and staff of the National Art School.

Friends of the National Art School Inc. is an independent not-for-profit registered charity entered on the Register of Cultural Organisations and all donations have a tax deductible status.

The National Art School is Australia’s oldest and most well respected art school. NAS is located in the old Darlinghurst Gaol, which is itself highly significant in the history and culture of Australia. NAS prides itself on having educated over the last century some of the most well-known and distinguished artists in the country. Please see our NAS Graduates page and National Art School page.

Friends of the National Art School invite alumni, artists, members of the community, supporters and friends to join our association which supports and promotes the arts and an independent National Art School and its students, staff and graduates. Members enjoy the diverse privilege of supporting, benefiting and contributing to the development of the visual arts.

As a Friends Member, you are invited to all the Friends exhibitions and events throughout the year, as well as receiving other benefits, such as the quarterly newsletter, discounts at various art suppliers,  picture framing companies and NAS Public Programs, invitation to enter exhibitions, opportunity to be awarded prizes and awards, invited to utilise the NAS Library and invitation to attend the NAS Art Forum Lectures held every Wednesday during term times presenting local, interstate and international artists and art professionals.

Subscriptions to the Friends of NAS costs

  • 1 year - $60 for standard membership / $30 for full time students, seniors or pensioners
  • 3 years - $145 for standard membership / $90 for full time students, seniors or pensioners
  • 5 years - $240 for standard membership.

All prices are GST inclusive.

Should you need more information, or request a membership brochure please contact the Friends of the National Art School on 9339 8635 or download a membership form from our Join FONAS page, under About FONAS.

 

Scholarships, Awards and Prizes

Storrier Onslow National Art School Paris Studio Residencies at La Cite International des Arts

Sesquicentennial Mural Project, St Vincent's Hospital

Friends of the National Art School Travel Grants

Friends of the National Art School ASX Travel Grant

Friends of the National Art School Student Prizes

Friends of the National Art School Art History and Theory Prize

Xavier Art Space, St Vincent's Hospital Prize for NAS Drawing Week

Xavier Art Space, St Vincent's Hospital Prize for NAS Third Year Painting Student

Maunsel Wickes at Barry Stern Galleries Exhibition Prize

Australia Bronze Sculpture House Foundry Prize

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Supplies Prize

Art & Australia Subscription Prize

Sherman Gallery's "Two Cubes" Exhibition Prize

Ground Floor Gallery Exhibition Prize

National Art School Short Course Prize

Friends of the National Art School Prize for Recent Graduate

Art Spectrum Material Prize

4th Floor Gallery Exhibition Prize

 

 

Member Benefits

  • Life Drawing sessions for only $3 ($10 for non-members) during NAS terms, every Monday and Thursday from 5.30-8.30pm, Building 16 (upstairs)
  • FREE NAS Art Forum Lecture Series National Art School Lunchtime lectures by local, interstate and international artists and art professionals. Members are invited to attend; the talks will take place in GM1, between 1 and 2pm every Wednesday during term. 
  • FREE tri annual electronic newsletters and our regular e-Bulletins featuring information concerning NAS, FONAS, awards and prizes and the arts.
  • MEMBER DISCOUNTS  
      • NAS Public Programs NAS Short Courses and Summer/Winter School Workshops. Contact National Art School on 9339 8745. Members receive 10% discount
      • Oxford Art Supplies at Chatswood and Oxford St Paddington stores T: 9417 8572 T: 9360 4066 Members receive 10% discount on most art supplies
      • blankcanvas co at 59a Applebee Street Arts Studio St Peters T: 9550 3770 or 0405 124 451. Members receive 15% discount on all blank canvases
      • artshop @ rose bay 730 New South Head Road, Rose Bay T: 9371 6651. Members receive 10% discount on art supplies
      • Hardware Gallery 263 Enmore Road, Enmore T: 9550 4595. Members receive 30% discount off retail price on all picture framing
      • Newport Beach Artworks Located at 341 Barrenjoey Road, Newport 2106 T: 9997 1997. Newport Beach Artworks is a Gallery Space and Framing Company. Members receive 15% discount on framing and opportunities exist to exhibit work in the Gallery Space
      • Chapel Art Supplies Located at 108-110 Johnston Lane Annandale 2038 T: 9660 1182. Members receive 15% discount on all art supplies
      • Framemart Located at 244 Parramatta Road (between Northumberland and Percival Sts) Stanmore NSW 2048 T: 9564 5637. Members Receive 10%discount on all framing
  • ACCESS to join the NAS Library - Enjoy the National Art School Library borrowing facility.  Join the National Art School Library for borrowing privileges for $36 per year  
  • INVITATION to attend and participate in FONAS Exhibitions including the opportunity to show at Xavier Art Space, St Vincent’s Hospital. Applications are available for Members to apply.  
  • INVITATION to upload your artist profile on the FONAS Website and advertise upcoming exhibitions and events www.fonas.com.au

                                      

 

 

Disclaimer

FONAS does not invite reliance upon, nor accept responsibility for, the information it provides. FONAS makes every effort to provide a high quality information service. However, neither FONAS, NAS, nor the providers of data on the FONAS Website give any guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up-to-date nature of the information provided. Users should confirm information from another source if it is of sufficient importance for them to do so.

 

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