So I’ve been hitting up the Graduation Shows at NAS, COFA and SCA with friends and fellow art workers to have a look at what the current students/future artists are doing of late. Each show was very different with defining features that come with each School. This post focuses mainly on National Art School.
As a COFA (College of Fine Arts) student I was keen to explore the space as it has such interesting heritage and history. Though the buildings all look very similar from the outside, the spaces within are huge, lending to the works inside. It was really nice to see that works weren’t crowded in together, leaving them room to breathe and inhabit. The show felt like an exhibition, not a production line of clashing works piled into a space to maximise on pieces viewed at a time. Unfortunately I can’t say the same for the COFA Grad Show. But you’ll read my rant on that in a future post.
As I was only able to make it on the the last day the studios were closed, so there were fewer works on show. Here are some shots of the works we saw that day.
Also, a special thanks goes out to the lovely Joshua Philpott for being my photographer for the day.
For more information on National Art School visit their website here.
