Art and Australia's Climate Disaster
Edited by Jane W. Davidson
Extreme weather events have been experienced in so-called Australia for millennia. This settler painting shows the terror and chaos captured by William Strutt in a depiction of Black Thursday, February 6th 1851 (painted in 1864 and now part of the State Library of Victoria’s Pictures Collection).
From records of the time, around five million hectares burnt, which amounts to a staggering quarter of Victoria, and on the same day, with temperatures over 43 degrees Celsius in the shade, large swathes of western Tasmania also burnt.
Today, climate change is an exponential crisis challenging us all. Cataclysmic fires, floods, and storms have been experienced across the continent, and as global temperatures continue to rise, we will face further severe, unpredictable and more frequent weather events into the future.
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Not a single creative practice research project has been funded in the recent Discovery Early Career Research Awards. Under ‘Creative Arts and Writing’, 1 project is listed: Dr Claire Henry’s project on ‘the consumption of sexual violence on screen’. Congratulations to Doctor Henry (Flinders University, SA), and all other recipients
NEW DEADLINE: MONDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2024 For those of you who are close but not quite finished preparing your submissions for the DDCA Awards, we have good news! We will be extending today’s submission deadline for one week. The new deadline will be next Monday 9th September (COB). Categories, prize
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On August 9, 2024 the DDCA held a National Forum to generate discussion on the shape of the future of creative practice research in Australia, and beyond. The topics for this forum were chosen to speak directly to recent Australian government reviews of the reporting, assessment and evaluation processes and
Findings is a new peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing the work of emerging creative arts academics, with a focus on the areas of Art and Design. Published by The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools ACUADS. Keep your eyes open for Issue # 2, 2025 call for papers.
We warmly welcome Professor Kathryn Gilbey to the DDCA Board. Professor Gilbey has extensive experience in leadership roles within educational institutions, particularly in Indigenous tertiary education. She has a background in creative writing, education, and Indigenous leadership. She has successfully led the Graduate School at Batchelor Institute and has served