Perspectives on creative arts in higher education

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By Professor Clive Barstow As incoming president of the DDCA, I would like to pay my utmost respects to Professor Su Baker AM for her outstanding leadership and advocacy for the arts over many years in her capacity as president of the DDCA. Su has gained tremendous respect across so

18 March 2019 marks quite a momentous date for DDCA. At the DDCA Board meeting held on that date, Professor Su Baker  AM formally tendered her resignation as DDCA President, handing over to DDCA Vice President Professor Clive Barstow to continue the good work. As someone who has been involved

Rather than advertise precise positions, we are calling for EOI’s with a cover letter, enabling applicants to showcase their own achievements rather than fit them into a position description. These are ongoing positions and available to both national and international applicants. Classical instrumentalists with PhD/ DMA, composition (acoustic or electronic

Conference dates: 13-15 November 2019 Call for papers deadline: 30 April 2019 Event location: Hobart, TasmaniaWebsite: https://ridim.org/call-for-papers-19th-international-conference-of-association-ridim-2019/ Musicians and artists rarely operate in complete isolation. Throughout history they have negotiated power structures and geographical circumstances, and these factors remain influential in the digital age. The 19th International Conference of Association Répertoire

The School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne is looking to appoint a Professor of Creative Writing. The Professor of Creative Writing will be expected to make major contributions in the areas of research, academic leadership, administration and professional development, and teaching excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate

Event dates: 23-24 April 2019Event location: Murdoch UniversityWebsite: https://www.adsa.edu.au/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=uploads&id=28121 This symposium is the final public event for an ARC discovery grant awarded on the topic. Key note speaker Professor Janelle Reinelt’s presentation is entitled:The Power of Performance: Retrieval, Recuperation, Transformation. The Symposium will include presentations by Asher Warren, Alexa Taylor,

University of Western Australia’s Conservatorium of Music is looking for a Lecturer in Electronic Music and Sound Design. The Lecturer B appointment is an opportunity for an artist and academic to teach, create and research within the Electronic Music and Sound Design (EMSD) program. This is an emerging program at UWA that

Theatre and performance researcher, Professor Michael Balfour has been announced as the next head of school of Arts and Media at UNSW. He brings with him an extensive career in applied theatre including a stint at the Theatre in Prisons and Probation (TIPP) Centre, University of Manchester, one of the

Melbourne Conservatorium staff and students are busily moving in to their new home at the heart of Melbourne University’s art precinct on Southbank. The $109 million Ian Potter Southbank Centre is the centrepiece of the University’s major $200 million Southbank campus transformation. The Centre, which received major philanthropic support from