The VCA has long been Victoria’s most respected education institute for the arts. Their industry and prac-heavy style of learning has seen their alumni number among the ranks of Academy Award winner Adam Elliot, director Gillian Armstrong and actor Vince Colosimo; to name but a few. However, since funding cuts in 2005 the VCA began a tumultuous journey of mergers and staff cuts and their continuation as the organisation we knew seemed dubious, but with the resignation of controversial Dean Sharman “The Chainsaw” Pretty last week, the future integrity of our much beloved VCA seems to be looking up.
Sharman Pretty: From Start to Finish
VCAM: Since funding cuts in 2005 the VCA began a tumultuous journey of mergers and staff cuts and their continuation as the organisation we knew seemed dubious, but with the resignation of controversial Dean Sharman “The Chainsaw” Pretty last week, the future integrity of our much beloved VCA seems to be looking up.
27 Jul 2010
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