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The National Art School moved into the former gaol buildings in 1922, as part of Sydney Technical College, later East Sydney Technical College. The School gained autonomy as an educational institution in 1996, and became the sole occupant of the Darlinghurst site in 2005.
With its origins in the formation of Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1843, 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.
Feb 20, 2024 · The National Art School is on Gadigal land in Darlinghurst, Sydney, with its inner-city campus on the heritage-listed site of the former Darlinghurst Gaol.
Exactly 100 years ago on 27 February 1922 the first art classes were held on site as the art department of East Sydney Technical College (ESTC), from which the National Art School was formed.
Then in 1922, most of the cells were removed and the National Art School moved onto the site as part of East Sydney Technical College. Today, NAS provides tertiary-level courses offering specialised study in studio arts across various disciplines.
Feb 11, 2021 · After inmates at Darlinghurst Gaol were moved to Long Bay in 1914, the site was run as an annex of the Sydney Technical College, and became known as the East Sydney Technical College.
In 1924, all 'art' courses within the technical education system in the state were transferred to the East Sydney Technical College. In 1922 the National Art school moved to the old gaol buildings and offered diplomas in painting, sculpture, ceramics, design and commercial art.
