Education

Government funding for Queensland youth circus special school program
Arts Queensland & AusCo have given $18,000 to Flipside Circus to tailor a six-month program for Red Hill Special School.

AIM opening its first Melbourne Campus
The Australian Institute of Music (AIM) is opening its first Melbourne campus later this year.

'Fair use' not fair to education
Publishers say replacing the education license in copyright law with a 'fair use' test will disadvantage educators.

WAAPA Head of Acting retires
After 30 years at WAAPA, writer, director and teacher Chris Edmund has announced his retirement.

University of Sydney launches new arts programs
The University of Sydney has launched five new postgraduate degrees including studies in art curating and museum studies.

NICA directors ‘shocked’ as independence plan scuppered
Swinburne University has abruptly abandoned discussions over independence for the National Institute of Circus Arts.

The end of the educational DVD
DVDs have just gone the way of chalkboards, radio broadcasts and paper journals as teachers embrace downloading.

The ugly truth about design
There are not enough jobs for designers and that's only part of the problem for those wanting to make it…

Teachers tested by proposed changes to copyright laws
Without the security of statutory licences, teachers will need to think more about the law before they press the copy…

Tertiary arts students caught in escalating industrial actions
Tertiary arts students have been caught in the crunch as negotiations stall between unions and management over work conditions.