Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) is holding a leadership forum and round table in October for its members. Heads of School, Deans, Directors of creative arts schools, or their nominees, are invited to join colleagues in round table discussion on two of the key issues
New research by Norwegian researchers Laura Kim Sommer and Christian A. Klöckner has shown that artistic works do have the capacity to change viewers’ perspectives on climate change, but their research indicates that it is restricted to a particular artistic style. Their research, reported in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics,
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has announced four new conditions that will be applied to universities seeking Commonwealth funding from 2020. Universities will be required to report performance on four measures: graduate employment outcomes; student success; student experience; and enrolment of Indigenous, disadvantaged and rural students. Let’s hope that universities
According to recent media reports, nearly two thirds of expression of interest applications for operational funding from arts organisations to the Australia Council have been rejected in the first round. This year was the first to adopt this EOI approach to securing funding for January 2021 to December 2024. Those
Event date: 27 August 2019Event location: Ian Potter Southbank Centre, 43 Sturt Street, Southbank, MelbourneWebsite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/conyngham-at-75-tickets-64407103380 A concert of works for chamber orchestra composed by the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, Professor Barry Conyngham AM, conducted by Richard Davis, and highlighting the performance staff of the
Event date: 18 September 2019Event location: State Library of New South Wales, SydneyWebsite: https://www.humanities.org.au/symposia/special-event-1909 The Workforce Futures – Humanising our Digital Transformation event brings together a panel of researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to discuss the Humanities in our digital future focusing on the unique perspectives and workforce-relevant skills and knowledge
Event date: 8 September 2019Event location: Grant St Theatre, Victorian College of the Arts, SouthbankWebsite: https://blakandbright.com.au/event/blak-mama-five-plays-in-a-day A free event presented by Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival in partnership with La Mama, and the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne. Five First Nations playwrights. Five
Event dates: 5-6 October 2019 Event location: Queensland Writers Centre, Level 2, State Library of Queensland, BrisbaneWebsite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/advanced-screenwriting-with-craig-batty-tickets-65770008867 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-develop-a-tv-or-web-series-with-craig-batty-tickets-65892122111 Two workshops being held in association with Queensland Writers Festival: Advanced Screenwriting: Emerging and practising screenwriters who want to advance their skills in plotting and scene writing, look no further. This
Nomination deadline: 6 September 2019Website: https://acuads.com.au/awards The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools is now inviting nominations from Heads of School in the Australian art and design sector for the following awards: Innovative Teaching Award Innovative Research Award Distinguished Teaching Award Distinguished Research Award Lifelong Fellowship Award Recipients
Southern Cross University has announced 2019 Miles Franklin Award winner Melissa Lucashenko as the recipient of its inaugural Barry Conyngham Creative Arts Fellowship. Ms Lucashenko received the 2019 Miles Franklin Award, for her latest novel Too Much Lip published by University of Queensland Press. This award comes on top of
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.