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About the Wilin Centre

The Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify, recruit and support potential and practicing Indigenous artists to study and refine their academic and artistic skills at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne.

Situated at the heart of the Melbourne Arts Precinct, the Wilin Centre fosters innovation in the research, development, advocacy and presentation of Indigenous arts and cultural practice.

In 2022, we celebrated 20 years of the Wilin Centre and its work connecting Indigenous visual, design and performing artists with a pathway to their future in the arts.

Community engagement

We work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to empower voice through art.

Supporting Indigenous students

We support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who are interested in studying Fine Arts and Music.

Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures (RUIAC)

We work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to empower voice through art.

Graduate study

Indigenous Arts and Culture is available as part of the Master of Fine Arts, a degree which offers the opportunity to contribute to understandings of contemporary artistic practice and theories of arts and culture.

Indigenous breadth study

Indigenous breadth subjects include Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts, where the Wilin takes University of Melbourne students out on Country.

Professional training

The Wilin Online Cultural Literacies series centres Indigenous approaches to learning and creating.

Learn more about our Indigenous Arts and Culture courses

Study with the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development. Through independent research, develop advanced skills in Indigenous arts and culture. Explore performance, writing, film, video or multimedia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find information to common questions including VCAL pathways, auditions and fees.

More information

Find other information and common questions about studying with the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne

Contact us

Address : 234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, Vic 3006

Phone : +61 3 9035 9327

Email : wilin-centre@unimelb.edu.au

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The Wilin Centre respectfully acknowledges the Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nations, their ancestors and elders, who are part of the longest continuing culture in the world.

Wilin is a Boonwurrung word meaning fire or flame.