Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
Image courtesy UNSW A&D Opening to the public on Tuesday 27th from 5pm, UNSW Art & Design’s ANNUAL Graduate Exhibition is Australia’s largest and most diverse showcase of graduate contemporary art, design and creative media work. The A&D ANNUAL 18 features an unmatched array of exciting new work from participating
In late October we heard the sad news that conductor, composer and Sydney Conservatorium educator Richard Gill passed away. We thank Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney for their kind permission to share their moving acknowledgement of the contribution that he made to Australian music. A lifetime championing music education
The Australian Government has invited applications for the next round of the Indigenous Languages and Arts Program that supports projects that preserve, promote and celebrate cultural expression through Australian Indigenous languages and arts. Applications close on 11 February 2019 and the guidelines and application form is available on the GrantConnect website at:
The Australian Multilingual Writing Project is a new free online journal that showcases multilingual creative writing. The first issue features poetry by 13 different poets in 14 different languages, all of which capture the journal’s objective to share the way that multilingual poets think and speak. The introduction to this issue
The Australia Council has released its annual report which this year includes case studies to demonstrate the impact of the Council’s work in wellbeing, social cohesion, Australia’s international reputation, and the future of work. Key statistics that the Council uses to report its progress for 2017-18 include: Support for the
A recent research report, Time to Listen, commissioned by Arts Council England and produced by the University of Nottingham, has revealed the need for urgent changes in arts and culture provision in schools. The three-year study Tracking Arts Learning and Engagement, gathered data from over 6000 11-18 year olds and
Exhibition opening: Monday 3 December, 6.30–8.30pmExhibition: 4–9 December, 11am–5pmLocation: Margaret Lawrence Gallery, 40 Dodds Street, Southbank, MelbourneWebsite: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/margaret-lawrence-gallery/future/2018-victorian-college-of-the-arts-masters-exhibition Presented by graduating students from VCA’s Master of Contemporary Art and Master of Fine Art. Audiences will navigate a dynamic exhibition beginning in the Margaret Lawrence Gallery and leading into the VCA
Event date: 21-23 January 2019Event location: National Gallery of Australia, CanberraEvent website: https://nga.gov.au/nvaec/default.cfm At NVAEC in 2019 we are asking: What is at the heart of art education? We believe teachers are at the heart. Teachers are the heartbeat, they are art advocates, they are art tragics, they are passionate.
The next six months is going to be an interesting time, and we imagine that there will much said and disputed as we move the towards the next federal election.
New analysis released by the Bureau for Communications and Arts Research (BCAR) shows that in 2016-17 cultural and creative activity contributed $111.7 billion to the Australian economy with the largest contributors being design and fashion. Although this represents 6.4 percent of GDP, the report notes that this is actually a decline
In the spirit of reconciliation, the DDCA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.