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Our next Creative Matters edition on RISK will include a special section of your responses to the following questions: 1. How does the increasing bureaucratisation and brand-safeguarding against risk in the neo-liberalised university curtail creative and intellectual experimentation, and what strategies might creative practitioners in academia employ to resist this

In the practice of making change: revolutionary dynamics in creative practice research at the convergence of critical, creative, theoretical, and academic spaces Postgraduate peer-reviewed edition of Creative Matters Guest-edited by Nicol Cabe, Chloe Cannell, Kendrea Rhodes and Juliette Sauvage In the university context creative practice research combines artistic practices and

Guest edited by David Cross and Cameron Bishop Perhaps it is appropriate that the etymology of risk is caught between two competing meanings. The Italian word risco loosely translates to cliff which implies that negotiating said cliff is not for the feint hearted. There is another school of thought however that risk

The Heart of the Experiment (and the art of failure). Editor: Michael Francis Duch, co-editor Tale Næss. “In this edition of VIS we would like to pay attention to experimental art practices and artistic research where the experiment is at the heart of the practice and the main pulse of

Inclusion + diversity in higher education learning + teaching in the creative arts The past decade has seen increasing attention placed on the inclusion of diversity in higher education, but evidence of actual progress from the academic and student experience seems less apparent than claims of intent made by university

FINDINGS is a biennial peer-reviewed journal of practice-based exegetical writing by Australian art and design postgraduates. FINDINGS is published by the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) in PDF and ePub formats, in collaboration with The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) and

The DDCA is very pleased to announce an annual Creative Practice Researchers in the Making PEER-REVIEWED edition of Creative Matters. This is an opportunity for creative practice research POSTGRADUATE candidates to gain peer-review, editorial and/or publication experience on a research publication focused on creative practice. SEE FULL GUIDELINES APPLY TO

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

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FORTHCOMING ISSUE OF CREATIVE MATTERS FOCUSED ON Australia’s Climate Disaster Addressed Through Creative and Performing Arts Approaches: Research, Teaching and Critical Reflection Climate change is an exponential crisis challenging all Australians. Cataclysmic fires, floods, and storms have been experienced across the continent, and as global

OPPORTUNITY FOR AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST NATIONS CREATIVE LEADER TO JOIN THE DDCA BOARD The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) seeks a First Nations identifying Creative Leader to join our Executive Board. Expressions of Interest To express your interest in becoming a member of the DDCA