We are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural DDCA Awards. Congratulations go to the following individuals whose work stood out to our judges:
- Distinguished Australian First Nations Creative Leadership Award Winner: WARRABA WEATHERALL (Griffith University)
- Distinguished Innovation in Creative Arts Award Winner: GUY KEULEMANS (University of South Australia)
- Distinguished Creative Teaching Award Winner: NIKLAVS RUBENIS (University of Tasmania)
- Distinguished Creative Researcher Award Winner: JOSHUA ZEUNERT (University of New South Wales)
- Distinguished Creative Arts Doctoral Student Award Winner: ANNE CASEY (University of Technology Sydney)
All the winners will receive AUD$1,000.
Thank you to all applicants across the five awards. We were thrilled to see the high calibre of submissions across all categories. Our thanks also go to our judges – Beata Batorowicz, Mia Lindgren, Vanessa Tomlinson, Kathryn Gilbey & Simon Spain – who had the difficult job of choosing the winners.
The DDCA wishes to acknowledge leaders of the Faculties, Schools and Departments who supported all of this year’s submissions. We will be back with another DDCA Awards in 2025!