Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
DDCA Webinar, 1-2pm AEST, Friday 9th October 2026 This webinar addresses this rich and important value of arts across the lifespan through the research of four leading researcher-practitioners. Emily Gann, whose Arts SA Ruby Award-winning Lullaby Project Australia has formed partnerships with organisations including Carnegie Hall, New York. Kamarra Bell-Wykes
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
Dance Research Matters Festival: Celebrating and Futuring the Dance Research Ecosystem was hosted by Coventry University, July 2025. “The Dance Research Matters Festival is the closing event of the AHRC-funded Dance Research Matters Networks Programme, which has been running since October 2023. The five funded Networks encompass dance pedagogy (Critical
Anticipate the future of the creative industries at Digital Futures Summit 2025, hosted by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). Join screen and audio leaders, educators and experts for a thought-provoking exercise in forward-thinking and collective imagining, exploring this year’s theme of “Anticipation: Imagining the Screen and Audio
The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) invites you to this 2025 National Online Forum to collaboratively design a new National Evaluation Framework for creative practice research. This 90-minute Forum builds on the work achieved at last year’s event (see Creative Matters Edition 7, 2024) where we
Presented by Monash University Wednesday November 27 9:00-10:15 am AEDT (5 – 7pm Tuesday November 26 USA; 7 – 9pm Tuesday November 26 Brazil) ONLINE REGISTER FOR THE EVENT Presenters: Professor Judith McLean and Katherine Zeserson Moderators: Professor Margaret Barrett and Dr Aura Go. Creativity is essential for the wellbeing of
Presented by Monash University Wednesday 30 October, 7.30-8.45 am AEDT ONLINE REGISTER FOR THE EVENT Presenters: Alexandra Coulter and Bronwen Ackermann Moderators: Professor Margaret Barrett, Dr Aura Go, Ms Katherine Zeserson. Creativity is essential for the wellbeing of many, and the act of community-based creativity is well-known for its ability to improve health
Sustaining, Maintaining & Nourishing Creativity DATE: Friday 29th November, 10am – 5pm AEDT LOCATION: Federation University, Ballarat, VIC This free, fully catered event will take place on and around Federation University’s SMB campus in leafy Ballarat, regional Victoria. This year’s theme speaks to maintaining and nourishing the energy of creativity,
19 Oct 2024 “In this year’s Interdisciplinary Forum, we consider the possibilities of REPAIR. Bringing academic expertise and artists’ perspectives together for this popular annual event, we’ll embark upon an engaging day of presentations and discussions on the subject of REPAIR. How can we move from extractive ways of being,
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