Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
University of Queensland Associate Dean (Research) Professor Joanne Tomkins will take up her new role as the ARC’s new Executive Director for Humanities and Creative Arts in April 2017. Professor Tomkins personal research interests centre around drama and particularly 3D visualisation and modelling of theatre spaces. Her recent publications include
It is a great honour to have been asked to contribute to the DDCA in my new role as Vice President and to provide the readers’ welcome to this edition of NiTRO. I hope I can support the great work that Professor Su Baker has done for many years and
Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Creative Arts and Design student, Tayla Martin, is one of only two Australians to be shortlisted for The Sony World Photography Awards. Tayla’s portrait, which captures her mother’s emotional journey to cancer remission, was selected from 227,000 images from 183 countries to represent ‘the finest
The recipients of the Australia Council’s awards for contribution to music, literature, community arts and cultural development, emerging and experimental arts, visual arts, theatre and dance for 2017 are: UTS Doctorate of Creative Arts graduate Kate Grenville (NSW) – Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature; Lyn Williams OAM
In 2014, the heritage listed Glasgow School of Art, designed by architect Charles Rennie in 1897, was gutted by fire. Four years on, artwork made from the charred remains of the building have been auctioned with proceeds going to a restoration fund for the building. The 25 artists contributing the
ACUADS has announced details for its 2017 conference and issued a call for abstracts. The 2017 conference will be held at the ANU School of Art and Design in Canberra on 28-29 September and the deadline for abstracts is 22 May 2017. The theme for this year’s conference is value:
Current Round Closes: 23 April 2017Event Location: VictoriaWebsite: LinkContact: Gail Schmidt at fellows@ slv.vic.gov.au or on 03 8664 7335 The Library’s Creative Fellowship program provides artists and scholars with a unique and supportive environment in which to immerse themselves in the library’s collections. Applicants may be individuals or be working
Federal Minister of Education and Training Simon Birmingham has announced an independent review of regional, rural and remote education to be led by Flinders University Emeritus Professor John Halsey. The review will focus on challenges and barriers to students’ learning outcomes including transitions toward further study, training and employment and
Conference Dates: 15 – 17 November 2017 Event Location: Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg, SwedenWebsite: Link How does exclusion operate at a local, national and international level both within the arts, in education and within cultural production more generally? How does one get to imagine
Television producer Joanna Werner is one of three new board members announced for Screen Australia by Federal Arts Minister Mitch Fifield this month. Ms Werner, whose work included Dance Academy and Secret City, joins PricewaterhouseCoopers media and entertainment industry advisor, Megan Brownlow, and Vanguard Investment Australia lawyer, Jenny Taing, for
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.