HISTORIC MOMENT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SCHOOL

The National Art School, Australia's oldest of its kind, has just secured a long-term lease over the historic Darlinghurst Gaol, guaranteeing its future and ending years of uncertainty around its tenure.

The signing of the 45-year lease took place on site on Monday in the presence of the school's chair, four board members and Minister for Arts Don Harwin. The institution is now recognised as an organisation of State significance, alongside Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

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