ANU’s planned restructure threatens studio arts practice

Details of the proposed changes at ANU's School of Art and Design have sparked grave concerns.
Georgian style building in leafy university campus. ANU School art and design

The Australian National University (ANU) recently released its Organisational Change Proposal document (3 July), inviting comment for a couple of weeks.

The details have sparked grave concerns from the sector, as the core vision in the university’s drive for operational efficiencies, has been to recommend a merger of the School of Music (SoM), ANU School of Art and Design (SoAD) and the ANU Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies (SoHMS), into a new super School – the School of Creative and Cultural Practice.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina