Community Day: The Neighbour at the Gate Opening Weekend
National Art School
Sat 12 Jul '25
Overview
Join a fun-filled day of family-friendly, free creative activities.
See the exhibition, participate in artmaking and mindfulness sessions led by Madina Yoga, and enjoy drop-in workshops facilitated by art educators, inspired by the artworks in the exhibition. Explore a range of mediums including ceramics, textiles and printmaking inspired by the work of exhibiting artists Jacky Cheng, Dennis Golding, James Nguyen and Jason Phu. Visitors can…
Join a fun-filled day of family-friendly, free creative activities.
See the exhibition, participate in artmaking and mindfulness sessions led by Madina Yoga, and enjoy drop-in workshops facilitated by art educators, inspired by the artworks in the exhibition. Explore a range of mediums including ceramics, textiles and printmaking inspired by the work of exhibiting artists Jacky Cheng, Dennis Golding, James Nguyen and Jason Phu. Visitors can contribute a clay piece to the exhibition and take away their own textile tassel or hand-printed tote bag at the end of the day.
Hear directly from the exhibiting artists and curators in a free panel talk, unpacking the themes of the exhibition.
After a day of artmaking and artist talks, join an evening of free DJ sets outdoors, with DJ Rocky Stallone, Sveta and Mason Kimber and food and beverages. Closing out the Opening Weekend celebrations is the major program event, the Shared Skies Music Concert in the historic Cell Block Theatre, with live performances from BARKAA, Rainbow Chan and DJ Rocky Stallone (ticketed event, bookings essential).
Alongside their special celebrations and activities, the NAS Gallery will be open for extended hours. Please visit the website for more information.
This is proudly supported by the NSW Government through the Blockbusters Funding Initiative.