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Two-minute interview: Maude Davey, director of Mongrel
Actor, writer, director, and Victorian College of the Arts alumna Maude Davey tells us more about the VCA’s new music theatre variety show, Mongrel. By Susanna Ling
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Art of war: where conflict meets creativity
The relationship between Australia’s military efforts and sanctioned artists dates back to 1918 but, as the nation’s 63rd official war artist explains, there are as many ways to cover combat as there are artistic sensibilities.By Professor Jon Cattapan, VCA Director
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Meet Willem Kingma, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) student
Second year Animation student Willem Kingma already features at animation festivals around the world. He talks with Susanna Ling about being a storyteller, his artistic inspirations, and waking up with The Beatles.As told to Susanna Ling
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How I launched a web series concept then lost control
Masterminding a cross-disciplinary project for 126 students was hard – but not a patch on those feelings of professional redundancy. By Andrew O’Keefe, Lecturer in Film and Television
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Vanitas has been nominated for a Webby – vote now
An immersive art app developed by Victorian College of the Arts lecturer Robert Walton is in the running for the Oscars of the internet. By Robert Walton, Lecturer in Theatre (Dramaturgy and Directing) at the Victorian College of the Arts
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VCA Dance is 40 – Happy Birthday!
As VCA Dance turns 40 it’s time to celebrate the achievements of VCA Dance students, teaching staff and alumni over the past four decades.By Associate Professor Jenny Kinder, Head of VCA Dance
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Sue Healey, choreographer and filmmaker: ‘There’s incredible magic in what we shoot’
The award-winning choreographer, educator, filmmaker and installation artist talks to Susanna Ling about her upcoming exhibition at the Victorian College of the Arts.By Susanna Ling
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Comedian Louisa Wall: ‘You don’t need people to want you’
Billed as a perennial millennial who does cabaret like you’ve never seen it before, Louisa Wall’s DIY approach to theatre and comedy is paying off, with a second solo show at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.By Susanna Ling
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Curator Natalie King on her new role as Enterprise Professor at the VCA
Natalie King curates Australian and international programs that include exhibition making, publications, lectures, workshops and cultural partnerships across contemporary art and Indigenous culture. She discusses her new role as Enterprise Professor at the Victorian College of the Arts.By Paul Dalgarno
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Welcome to The Stables – a new, world-class arts facility in Melbourne’s Arts Precinct
The former Victoria Police Mounted Branch stables have been transformed by Kerstin Thompson Architects into world-class teaching and learning facilities for students of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. Here, lead architect Kerstin Thompson gives us a guided tour.
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Frances and the Inclusion Rider? We need equitable access to arts training
The concept of the Inclusion Rider has suddenly hit the mainstream following its use by Frances McDormand in her Oscar acceptance speech yesterday. What might this mean for actor-training institutions such as the Victorian College of the Arts?By Matt Delbridge
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Robert Ambrose Cole, Rosslynd Piggott, Angelina Pwerle, Lindy Lee and David Rosetzky in a new exhibition at the Margaret Lawrence Gallery
In this catalogue essay, Margaret Lawrence Gallery Director Dr David Sequeira sets up the gallery’s latest exhibition, In Between: Notions of transition and the intermediate.By Dr David Sequeira, Director, Margaret Lawrence Gallery
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Peek into Buxton Contemporary with new director Ryan Johnston
Walk and talk with the inaugural director of Buxton Contemporary, on the University of Melbourne’s Southbank campus, before the gallery opens on 9 March. By Susanna Ling
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Tropfest 2018 winners Greta Nash and Gillian Crosby in interview
Nash’s film Two Piece took the top prize at Tropfest 2018 this month. She and the film’s producer – fellow VCA alumna Gillian Crosby – discuss their win. By Scott McLachlan
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Watch: Tropfest 2018 winner, Two Piece, by VCA alumna Greta Nash
Alumna Greta Nash’s film Two Piece took top honours at Tropfest 2018, and you can watch it here.By Sophie Duran
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Callout: ACMI X Residency Program 2019 open for applications
Staff, graduate students and alumni of The University of Melbourne are eligible to apply for the ACMI X Residency program, which provides co-working opportunities for creative practitioners and researchers in moving image and digital arts technologies.
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Doing Feminism: an interview with Professor Anne Marsh
With feminism and what it means so firmly back on the public agenda, there’s never been a better time to get to grips with its role in art and culture.By Susanna Ling
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Listen: For the love of the stage, featuring Rinske Ginsberg
From an improvisational trapeze performer and fire eater in the 80s to a celebrated Melbourne Fringe ‘living legend’, movement lecturer Rinske Ginsberg reflects on a life on stage.
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Introducing Ryan Johnston, the inaugural Director of Buxton Contemporary
Ryan Johnston will be the inaugural Director of Buxton Contemporary, the new purpose-built home for the Michael Buxton Collection embedded at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts.
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Discover hidden art and artefacts at the University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is home to 32 cultural collections including libraries, prints, rare books and music archives, you just need to know how to find them – now there’s help.By Fiona Gruber, University of Melbourne