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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.

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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.

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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.

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Upcoming Events

Production Design webinar

Tuesday 6 July 2021 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Conservatorium Oboe Academy - Masterclass Series

Sunday 11 July 2021 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Music Therapy webinar

Tuesday 13 July 2021 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 23 May 2021
Sunday 23 May 2021 at 5:00pm - 5:00pm

Conductor: Nicholas WilliamsWind Symphony and Concert Band ProgramProgramCONCERT BANDVaughan WILLIAMSFlourish for Wind BandErika SVANOE Echoes*Cait NISHIMURAMerry Go RoundEdwa...
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The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sunday 2 May 2021
Sunday 2 May 2021

Conductor: Richard DavisProgramBRITTENSimple Symphony, Op. 4PROKOFIEVPiano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26. Soloist: Hannah ShinTCHAIKOVSKYSymphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64Full cr...
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Mongrel 2021
Wednesday 21 Apr 2021

See what happens when graduating Music Theatre and Interactive Composition students bring together their creative talents to forge new directions for music theatre creative wo...
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Latest News

15 June 2021

Lockdown has accelerated the shift towards online music teaching, making Dr Carol Johnson’s expertise in the field, earned over nearly 20 years, more sought-after than e...

10 June 2021

Impact Australia 2, the follow-up to the highly coveted screenwriter accelerator program, will be held in-person this year on the Victorian College of the Arts’ (VCA) So...

8 June 2021

More than 40 graduating shorts films by Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) Film and Television students will be showcased on MIFFPlay, the digital platform of the Melbourne I...

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