15 May 2012
Congratulations to Matthew Saville (GD Narrative, 1998) who won two awards – for best direction in a TV mini series for Cloudstreet and best direction in a TV drama series for The Slap. Emma Freeman (BFTV, 2000) won best direction in a telemovie for 'Hawke' and Kathy Chambers (BFTV, 1984) and Ken Connor won best direction in TV reality program/light entertainment for RocKwiz – On the Road. See results in full.
15 May 2012
Congratulations to alumni Lee Searle (BDance, 2003) and Gian Slater (BMusPerf, 2003) who are successful applicants of the Creative Australia Fellowships for young and emerging artists, delivered by the Australia Council.
15 May 2012
Artist Kate Just, Lecturer in Painting at the VCA, is well known for creating tactile sculptures and installations reinterpreting historic, mythic and iconographic objects and figures often linked to women's histories. ‘Kate Just: The Knitted Works 2004-2011’ is an exhibition presented at Ararat Regional Art Gallery from 17 May - 8 July.
11 May 2012
Composers and performers of new music will receive additional support and inspiration, with the opening of a New Music Studio...
Read more7 May 2012
KAGE, founded by VCA alumni Kate Denborough (BDance, 1994) and Gerard van Dyck (BDance, 1995) celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. They talk to The Age about their new production "Sundowner".
2 May 2012
Victorian College of the Arts students will receive a crash course in how art can be used as a tool of protest and as a catalyst for social change, by a group self-styled American ‘masked avengers’.
Read more1 May 2012
Percussionist Alex Pertout, Head of Contemporary Music Performance at the VCA and vocalist Nilusha Dassenaike (BFineArt 1997, BMusPerf 2004) have released a new contemporary jazz album Moments in Time. It has been featured as album of the week on ABC Jazz , on Radio National's The Inside Sleeve and received a four star review in The Age.
27 April 2012
Current Master of Writing for Performance student, Glyn Roberts has been shortlisted for the 2011 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award with his work Triangle. Past winners include alumni Angus Cerini (BCA, 2000), Melissa Bubnic (GradDipFTV, 2005) and current VCA lecturer in Writing for Performance Raimondo Cortese (DipDramArts, 1993). Aussie Theatre reports.
27 April 2012
Current student Tom Veitch and Sophie Hudgell (BMus, 2010) talk about where their inspiration comes from and what makes them most excited about playing as part of the Red Bull Beat Suite which brings together classical and contemporary in a new way featuring the Australian Youth Orchestra, Aloe Blacc, Ladi 6 and 5 beatmakers.
24 April 2012
Join Centre for Cultural Partnerships Research Fellow, James Oliver, on 10 May in a public discussion with other Melbourne academics and designers, hosted by Architects for Peace.
19 April 2012
Samuel Allchurch (BMusHons, 2011) is one of only six Australians to receive a 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholarship, alongside fellow Melbourne alumnus Anthony Lamb. Read full story in MUSSE.
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