ARTEXPRESS is a cutting-edge, stylish series of contemporary exhibitions of outstanding artworks created by NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) Visual Arts students from both metropolitan and regional New South Wales, Australia.
ARTEXPRESS has grown from a small, educational exhibition of student work in the late 1950s to become a major touring exhibition that is a highlight of the annual exhibition program in many parts of New South Wales. During this time, ARTEXPRESS has gained national and international recognition and is unparalled in exhibitions of high school art for the richness of ideas and technical prowess.
Every year ARTEXPRESS presents a snapshot of up-to-the-minute insight into students' creativity and the issues and ideas they elect as especially relevant to them. It provides a window on the sustained and focused engagement with art practice by youth, alongside a confirmation of the outstanding talent and ongoing professionalism of NSW Visual Arts teachers.
Selections of works submitted for the NSW Higher School Certificate Visual Arts examination have been presented in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the exhibition's principal venue, since 1983. ARTEXPRESS affirms the Gallery's commitment to, and participation in, art education by encouraging the work of student artists to be seen alongside that of professional artists in a Gallery environment.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is proud to present this exhibition of outstanding art practice being generated in our classrooms.
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