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• VCA Art graduates to appear in Hatched National Graduate Show at PICA

  10 March 2023

  Visual Art graduates Jinxuan Chen and Emily Norton are among 26 graduates from 21 art schools across the country to appear in the prestigious Hatched National Graduate Show at PICA. 

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• The Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery’s latest exhibition ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ reveals the power and vulnerability of self-portraiture

  09 March 2023

  This March, the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery at the University of Melbourne presents 'It's not you, it's me,' a compelling exhibition of self-portraiture by staff of Visual Art at the Victorian College of the Arts.

  • Visual Art

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• VCA dance student Jake Ware interviewed by Southbank Local News

  08 March 2023

  Third-year Dance student Jake Ware was interviewed by Southbank Local News about their study experience and plans for the year ahead.

  • Dance

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• Louise Hanson Dyer: A life and legacy of uplifting artists

  08 March 2023

  Discovering the extent of Louise Berta Mosson Hanson Dyer’s generosity is much like unearthing precious metals; the deeper you dig, the more you find.

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• The modern women of Australian ballet

  08 March 2023

  Revisiting ballets created by pioneering Australian women can inspire the next generation of female choreographers, writes dance historian and PhD candidate at the VCA, Yvette Grant.

  • Research

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• The modern women of Australian ballet

  07 March 2023

  This International Women’s Day, a University of Melbourne expert shares the inspirational ballets and lives of pioneering Australian women choreographers

  • Music, Arts & Screen

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• Meet the other Aussie star of succession

  07 March 2023

  Since graduating from Victorian College of the Arts in 2006, actor Ashley Zukerman has gone on to have an incredible career working on film and television projects here in Australia and abroad.

  • Alumni

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• Theatre review: Breaking the Castle, QPAC

  07 March 2023

  Peter Cook is a graduate of Acting at the VCA whose first full-length play, Breaking the Castle, has been described as an extraordinary piece of theatre-writing.

  • Alumni

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• The Melburnian channelling Katy Perry and the Backstreet Boys on stage

  07 March 2023

  It's every theatre kid's dream to star in a big show in their hometown and for Bachelor of Music Theatre student, Yashith Fernando, that long held ambition is about to become reality.

  • Music Theatre

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• Putting the science behind performers’ well-being

  21 February 2023

  Caring for performers’ mental and physical well-being needs to be backed by evidence-based methods for maximum impact, said Professors Emma Redding and Margaret Osborne at the Performing Creativity, Culture and Wellbeing Conference.

  • Research

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• Growing up, Siobhan Stagg didn’t even know the word ‘soprano’ – now she’s one of our brightest stars

  17 February 2023

  From singing in her living room in Mildura to performing in Europe's leading opera houses, the story of Conservatorium graduate, Siobhan Stagg is far from conventional. Now she's coming home. Read more in this article in The Age.

  • Alumni

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• Oh naur: Why TikTok is laughing at the Aussie accent

  16 February 2023

  at the Aussie accent Amy Hume, Lecturer in Theatre (Voice) at the VCA spoke with The Age about the Australian pronunciation of the word 'no'.

  • Theatre

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• Conference explores how the arts are contributing to better health and wellbeing

  16 February 2023

  Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organisation Christopher Bailey is the key note speaker at the Performing Creativity, Culture and Wellbeing Conference and told ABC NewsRadio's Thomas Oriti that arts play an important role in health and wellbeing and coping with misfortune.

  • Research

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• The Grief Trilogy: VCA alum Liv Satchell's plays explore connection in the face of loss

  16 February 2023

  Liv Satchell is a writer, theatre-maker, dramaturg and facilitator who graduated from the VCA in 2016. Building on the work she created for her Master of Directing for Performance seven years ago, she’s about to present The Grief Trilogy to Melbourne audiences at La Mama Theatre in March. We s...

  • Victorian College of the Arts

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• Building intercultural engagement through music

  15 February 2023

  A new framework aims to celebrate and generate opportunities for cultural exchange and the expression of new cultural identities through shared music.

  • Music Therapy

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• Building intercultural engagement through music

  13 February 2023

  A new University of Melbourne framework aims to generate opportunities for cultural exchange and the expression of new cultural identities through shared music.

  • Music, Arts & Screen

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• 5 ways singing helps humanity

  09 February 2023

  Singing is a powerful way of achieving deep personal and social meaning, as well as supporting our mental and physical wellbeing.

  • Music Therapy

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• Wellbeing experts highlight the power of arts and culture to improve health and wellbeing for all

  08 February 2023

  Wellbeing experts, practitioners, and policymakers from across the globe are coming together in Melbourne to advance the vital role of arts and culture in contributing to better quality of life outcomes for all Australians.

  • Creative Arts Therapy

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• 5 ways singing helps humanity

  08 February 2023

  University of Melbourne researchers have found singing is a powerful way to achieve deep personal and social meaning, and support mental and physical wellbeing

  • Music, Arts & Screen

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• PhD student Meta Cohen plays at the intersection of queerness, theatricality and sound

  19 January 2023

  Meta Cohen (they/them/she/her) is a composer, sound designer and dramaturg with work spanning music, theatre and interdisciplinary art. Meta’s music has been commissioned by ensembles such as the Sydney Children’s Choir, Luminescence Chamber Singers and Mosaic Voices, and performed in di...

  • Research

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• 5 Australian women choreographers you should know (and where to see them in 2023)

  10 January 2023

  Supporting and celebrating today's women choreographers is vital to encouraging a new generation of women to follow, giving women in dance a voice into the future. So where are the Australian women choreographers of the today? Here are five to get you started.

  • Dance

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• Music, animation, and dance students take over Fed Square’s digital façade on New Year’s Eve

  20 December 2022

  Students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at the University of Melbourne will take over Fed Square on New Year's Eve with an electrifying evening of performances from 6.30pm.

  • Dance

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• Naur, yeah: Australia, you're performing linguistic magic when you pronounce the two-letter word 'no'. Here's why

  14 December 2022

  Did you know that Australians perform linguistic magic while pronouncing the word 'no'? Amy Hume, Lecturer in Theatre (Voice) at the Victorian College of the Arts explains why in this article for The Conversation.

  • News

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• Dr Anthea Skinner interviewed on ABC Classic Drive

  06 December 2022

  Dr Anthea Skinner spoke with ABC Classic Drive about her research on Adaptive Musical instruments ahead of International Day of People with Disability.

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• Conservatorium graduates selected for the Victorian Opera Emerging Artist program

  06 December 2022

  Master of Music (Opera Performance) graduates, Syrah Torii and Alastair Cooper-Golec will receive full-time employment and mentorship at the Victorian Opera.

  • News

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• The Past is Present: Reflecting on 150 years of Chinese art at the National Gallery of Victoria

  06 December 2022

  Honorary at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, Alison Carrol reviewed the NGV's latest exhibition 'China - The Past is Present' for the Conversation.

  • News

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• The forgotten ballets of Australia

  29 November 2022

  Hear from Yvette Grant, a researcher in dance history at the Victorian College of the Arts as she introduces us to the prolific choreographer Laurel Martyn (1916-2013) who created 31 original ballets during her long career.

  • News

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• 2022 Art graduates share a future built on community

  29 November 2022

  Head of VCA Art, Associate Professor Simone Slee was interviewed by ArtsHub about the 2022 VCA Art Grad Show.

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• Professor Jane Davidson on the benefits of group singing

  29 November 2022

  Professor Jane Davidson, Head of the Faculty Research Centre appeared on ABC News recently speaking to the psychological and social benefits of group singing.

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• The emerging voices of Australian film: Largest ever selection of short films by VCA graduates to stream free on MIFF Play

  24 November 2022

  For the third time, films by graduating Film and Television students from the Victorian College of the Arts will feature on MIFF Play, the Australia-wide digital streaming platform of the Melbourne International Film Festival. This year's showcase boasts the largest selection of films in a single se...

  • Film and Television

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• VCA Art Grad Show: The future of art making in Australia on display

  18 November 2022

  The 23 November marks the celebrated return of the VCA Art Grad Show, featuring new works by the graduating cohort of Art students.

  • Victorian College of the Arts

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• Wilin: fanning the flame for 20 years

  08 November 2022

  by Sarah HallWilin, which means ‘fire’ or ‘flame’ in the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung languages, has been part of the land where the Wilin Centre now stands since time immemorial. Art and music too, have always been part of its story.

  • Wilin Centre For Indigenous Arts And Cultural Development

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