NAS Open Short Courses
Welcome to the National Art School’s broad range of short courses in visual arts where you’ll learn practical skills, expand your creativity and develop a personal artistic vision, in friendly studio environments. For students ages 16 and beyond to any age and all levels of experience.
Life Drawing Club - The final four sessions for the year are here! From Monday 18 November until Monday 9 December, from 5:30pm - 8:30pm in the Drawing Studio, Building 16 North.
$30 per session - pay with EFTPOS at the door!
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Art Club Intensive Sculpture: The Human Form
On Campus
15-17 Jan 2025 (Wed - Fri)
9:30am - 3:30pmElyssa Sykes-SmithDiscover the art of sculpture and investigate the human form using wire, clay, cardboard, and more.
Regular price $360.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Art Club Intensive Ceramics: The Natural World
On Campus
15-17 Jan 2025 (Wed - Fri)
9:30am - 3:30pmAmelia LynchLet the environment inspire your designs and bring your unique vision to life as you explore hand building with clay.
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Art Club Intensive Painting: From Reality to Abstraction
On Campus
15-17 Jan 2025 (Wed - Fri)
9:30am - 3:30pmStephanie EatherPush the limits of representation in painting this summer. Over three days you will take a journey from realistic painting to abstraction and utilise a variety of painting mediums including watercolour, acrylic and oil paints.
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Art Club Intensive Drawing: Larger than Life
On Campus
15-17 Jan 2025 (Wed - Fri)
9:30am - 3:30pmLuke ThurgateJoin us at NAS this Summer to explore the world of large-scale drawing.
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Art Club Intensive Printmaking: Zine Magic - From Ideas to Ink
On Campus
15-17 Jan 2025 (Wed - Fri)
9:30am - 3:30pmBella La SpinaCome join us at NAS this summer and expand your knowledge of what a book can be.
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EARLY FEEExpressive Life Drawing
On Campus
29 Apr - 17 Jun 2025 (Tue)
6:00pm - 9:00pmStephanie EatherLearn to trust your eye and hand to capture the energy of the model’s poses through gestural mark making as you draw the figure from life, and capture their dynamic movements and poses. Explore the fundamental techniques for life drawing with charcoal, graphite, ink and brushes.Regular price $693.00Regular priceUnit price per$770.00Sale price $693.00EARLY FEE -
EARLY FEECeramics Masterclass with Juz Kitson
On Campus
28-29 Jun 2025 (Sat & Sun)
9:30am - 4:30pmJuz KitsonJoin acclaimed Australian artist Juz Kitson’s two-day experimental porcelain masterclass and delve deeply into the making process, exploring new ways of manipulating and pushing the porcelain to create challenging and innovative objects.
Regular price $891.00Regular priceUnit price per$990.00Sale price $891.00EARLY FEE -
Portrait Photograhy Masterclass with Anne Zahalka
On Campus
28-29 Jun 2025 (Sat & Sun)
9:30am - 4:30pmAnne ZahalkaImmerse yourself in the world of photographic portraiture with renowned photographer Anne Zahalka. Explore your own visual language while composing contemporary, staged portraits in both professional studio settings and outdoor environments.
Regular price $891.00Regular priceUnit price per$990.00Sale price $891.00EARLY FEE
About NAS Open Short Courses
The National Art School’s vibrant NAS Open programs invite you to experience our unique learning environment and studio-based arts education, with hands-on tuition, technical and conceptual approaches to learning. You will be taught and inspired by professional artist-educators who share their passion, knowledge and expertise, guiding you towards a personal artistic vision, developing creative thinking, and extending your practice in a friendly, supportive, studio environment.
NAS Open includes arts education and engagement for students ages 15 and above, from teenagers, to young adults and beyond to any age. There are many courses to choose from including short or longer intensives, weekly term courses, school workshops, after-school clubs, residential art camps and more!
You will find a broad range of interesting and challenging courses, to learn practical skills, expand your creativity, gain an understanding of historical and contemporary concepts, and build your confidence to develop a unique visual language and a rewarding art practice.
NAS Open deliver on-campus, off-campus and online visual arts learning, throughout the year and cater to students of all levels of experience in the visual arts.
Creative Kids
National Art School is thrilled to be a registered activity provider for the Creative Kids Program.
- Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $50 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school.
- The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and tuition costs for creative arts, speech, drama, dance, digital design, coding, and music lessons and activities.
- The voucher can be used at any time during the calendar year it was issued.
- The program runs year-round, so kids can get creative at any time.