Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
The DDCA together with DASSH (Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities) made a submission to the National Cultural Policy review of Revive. Our submission recognised the important architecture of the existing 5 pillars that work to support First Nations First; A Place for Every Story; Centrality of
The DDCA Awards are designed to acknowledge and celebrate outstanding contributions to creative arts, elevate and share best practice, and encourage and promote the next generation of creative arts leaders in research and education. The Awards promote diversity and recognise contributions and achievements by First Nations creatives, as well as
ABSTRACT It has been widely noted that creative practice research agitates in positive ways certain attitudes, understandings and/or practices towards ‘knowledge’ and ‘research’ within the university context. Not only this, or partly because of this, creative practice research complicates established scholarly protocols of assessment and evaluation. This has been a
Recent national media coverage has highlighted significant and ongoing declines in Arts education and training across schools and universities. Fewer students are able to access Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music and Visual Arts, and this has serious consequences for young people, for education, and for Australia’s cultural future. The National
Read The Guardian’s coverage on Sandra Gattenhof and John Nicholas Saunders’ research into The Polycrisis for Arts and Creative Education in Australia: Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse, reported by Caitlin Cassidy . “Australia risks becoming an “artless country” if it does
The ARC has announced recipients of Discovery Project grants for 2026 round 1. An impressive number of creative practice research projects have been funded that span across the disciplines and wide range of subject matter – below is just a snapshot. See the full list of funded projects here. Congratulations
Celebrating Community, Creating Legacy DATE: Friday 05th December, 9am – 4.30pm AEDT LOCATION: Deakin Downtown, Melbourne, Victoria Level 12, Tower 2, 727 Collins St, Melbourne, 3008 As we wind up this challenging year, join us for a day of enriching conversation, creative sharing and forward planning. Celebrating what makes the creative arts integral
The DDCA has a story in Future Campus this week on our recent work New Designs on Research Evaluation: “At a time when generative AI, geo-political disruption and climate trauma are growing at scale, what solutions can creativity offer? And how can the role of the creative practice researcher be
At the invitation of Neal Peres de Costa (Sydney Conservatorium) and Vanessa Tomlinson (Queensland Conservatorium) representatives of the DDCA attended the Artistic Research Summit at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music last month. The event focused particularly on the discipline of music though contextualised within the broader landscape of creative practice
1. Distinguished Australian First Nations Creative Leadership Award WINNER: Professor Melitta Hogarth Highly commended NIDA’s First Nations Unit: Mr Travis Cardona, Ms Rhoda Roberts AO, Mr Matthew Doyle, Ms Andrea Daniels, National Institute of Dramatic Art 2. Distinguished Innovation in Creative Arts Award WINNERS: Dr Shannon Owen & Assoc. Prof Donna
Creative Practice Researchers in the Making Postgraduate peer-reviewed edition of Creative Matters Guest edited by Jessica Carmody, Emma Livesey-Green and Sarah Mould Call for submissions NOW CLOSED “Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we
The DDCA has submitted a formal response to the ARC’s recent call for feedback on the proposed ‘research insights capability’ approach. This response represents the views and experiences of the DDCA Board, in particular considering the position of creative practice research in Australia. In addition to our response to the