Welcome to the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music

Learn to think, feel and create in the way only you can

Pursue the mastery of your discipline at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. As the proud home of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, the Faculty is dedicated to composition, conducting, dance, design, production, ethnomusicology, film and television, interactive composition, jazz and improvisation, musicology, music performance, music psychology, music theatre, music therapy, theatre and visual arts.

Join us in Melbourne's Arts Precinct and find your artistic voice.

Options to suit your creative pathway

From full-time degree study to breadth subjects to corporate workshops, we have flexible options on offer.

Diversify, learn and get ahead

Explore a passion or discover something new through breadth study. With our world-class training and facilities.

Research that goes deeper

Understand the full impact and importance of the arts, and how you can contribute.

Alumni

Have you studied at the Victorian College of the Arts or the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music? Make sure that your contact information is up-to-date to receive news, offers and opportunities.

More about alumni

3,125

core degree students across the Faculty

1st

in Australia for performing arts

$200M

invested in world-class facilities since 2010

Upcoming Events

  • Open Thread

    Tuesday 8 April 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm
    Open Thread is an innovative Melbourne based ensemble including cellist Peggy Lee, saxophonist Julien Wilson, guitarist Theo Carbo, and drummer Dylan van der Schyff. Their music weaves together anthemic melodies, diverse rhythmic structures, and a broad range of improvised soundscapes, delivering...
  • Tapestries

    Wednesday 9 April 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    Join the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concert Band on Wednesday, April 9, for their first concert of the 2025 season. The repertoire spans Wind Band classics, reimagined works, and contemporary Australian compositions. This program highlights the vibrant array of colours accessible to the wi...
  • Art Forum: Zico Albaiquni

    Thursday 10 April 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm
    Zico Albaiquni (b. 1987, Bandung, Indonesia) is a painter whose practice critically engages with Indonesian painting traditions and global art histories. His vivid, multi-perspectival compositions examine how the Indonesian landscape has been romanticised, commodified, and mediated, particularly ...

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