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creative arts university electives: a young man pictured drawing an eye in charcoal on paper, sitting at a desk with a desk easel propping up his work.
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Could every university student benefit from a creative arts elective?

More than 'just a bit of fun', evidence suggests creative arts electives for any undergraduate student – regardless of discipline…

2024 VCA Grad Show, installation view, featuring graduate artists. On the right is a hovering sculpture with plastic pearls and jewels, vaguely representing a human figure. In the background to the left is a video work.
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5 standout graduate artists to watch from 2024 VCA Art Grad Show

Graduate artists presenting fascinating sculptures and installation works captured the interest of ArtsHub this year.

Installation view of 'Tony Clark: Unsculpted', Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne, 2024. Featuring Tony Clark and Joanne Ritson’s 'Jasperware Arrangement', 2024 and 'Jasperware (Landscape)', 1993. A painting of a white abstract sculptural form on blue background, with a small white sculpture replicating the painting in front.
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Exhibition review: Tony Clark: Unsculpted, Buxton Contemporary

An exhibition capturing the wide-ranging interests of Tony Clark and latest experimentation into sculpture.

Architecture render of the Potter Museum of Art at University of Melbourne, Wood Marsh Architects. A heritage brown brick building with a reflective steel entranceway.
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Potter Museum reopens in 2025 with exhibition and resources on 65,000 years of Australian art

After extensive redevelopment, the University of Melbourne’s Potter Museum of Art makes a comeback with a glossy new entrance and…

Participants in the Future of Leadership program (2-8 August 2024). A group of young leaders from Asia backgrounds sitting in a room.
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My 7 learnings on the future of leadership that may come as a surprise

Leadership reimagined by diverse professionals for a new era.

Installation view of ‘The same crowd never gathers twice’, Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne, 2024. Featuring Cate Consandine, ‘RINGER’, 2024. Image: Courtesy of the artist and Sarah Scout Presents. Photo: Christian Capurro. Three channel video showing roller derby players in a blue and purple hue.
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Exhibition review: The same crowd never gathers twice, Buxton Contemporary

Five installations and video works with keen spatial awareness, but where is “the crowd”?

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Live Literature in Australia report

New research about the live events that bring authors and illustrators to the community has been released.

Student musician from the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Photo of a young person with black hair playing a violin among other musicians.
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Orchestras strengthening international engagement

Over 100 student musicians are heading to Singapore and Malaysia, and a new major UK partnership for the MSO has…

view of abstract art in light filled new Melbourne gallery project8
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project8: why it's an interesting new gallery model

New Melbourne gallery, project8, blends academic research with artist-led curatorial practice, philanthropy and commercial outcomes.

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DARK MATTERS: visualising the universe's biggest mystery

The latest Science Gallery Melbourne exhibition, ‘DARK MATTERS’, brings to light the unknown with crossovers between science, art, and magic.

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