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FedUni Arts Academy

Locality: Ballarat, Victoria

Phone: +61 1800 333 864

Address: Camp Street 3350 Ballarat, VIC, Australia

Website: www.federation.edu.au/arts-academy

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25.01.2022 If you’ve ever wondered what the Gallery Technical Art School looked like back in the late 1800’s, this could be a great reflection! In 1907 the Gallery Technical Art School amalgamated with the Ballarat School of Mines, creating a single art school. HH Smith, a former student and Director of the Technical Art School assumed the position of Principal of the combined entity. Although Smith did not leave a large body of work behind, this watercolour, created while she was teac...hing at the art school, provides a valuable record of art classes and students. What a dreamy vision of a by-gone time! This work, among many others, is on display at the Art Gallery of Ballarat for the Federation University 150th Anniversary Trail exhibition. The FedUni Arts Academy has had a close relationship with the Gallery as two leading Ballarat visual art institutions, and the Gallery holds in its collection works of both #FedUni teachers and alumni. The exhibition will be running until mid-February. Be sure to stop by and celebrate 150 years of artistic expression! Learn more https://bit.ly/37mnmJY Image credit: Herbert H Smith, The art students: Ballarat Gallery Art School, circa 1898. watercolour on paper. Purchased with funds from the Gallery Women's Association, 1997. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

23.01.2022 We already knew Federation University students were amazing but this video created by Arts Academy undergraduates really caught our eye today! During these difficult times, students created a video thanking lecturers and staff for the extra support they received while studying from home. We’re so proud of our students and staff for their amazing contributions to their studies and work over the past few months.... This video reflects why Federation University was last month ranked Victoria’s #1 university for student support and teaching quality in the Good Universities Guide 2021.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Arts Academy student Sam Dolan and alumni Sarah Morrison, Paige Duggan and Lizzie Tongway for their recognition in the 2020 Ballarat Arts Foundation Awards. All four emerging artists with a Ballarat connection were awarded BAF Awards to help them pursue their careers. The award will assist Sam Dolan, an actor in his final year of studies, to create digital content as a response to how the performance industry is shifting in the current climate including sho...rt-form videos. Sarah Morrison, a professional performer on the world stage, will purchase new software to further develop her script-writing. Lizzie Tongway, a talented ceramicist (photos pictured below), will produce high quality platters and develop a range of garden décor thanks to her award, while Paige Duggan, a multi-talented artist and musician will focus on her hand-drawn Australian native plants, allowing her to upgrade the computer technology that is an integral part of her art practice. Congratulations to all and thank you to the Ballarat Arts Foundation for supporting artists in the region. http://ow.ly/vyBb50CihKT

22.01.2022 Congratulations to Distinguished Alumnus Marcus Wills on being named a finalist in the 2020 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Melbourne-based dancer and choreographer Jack Riley. Marcus, who has been a finalist six times in Australia’s oldest and best-known visual arts awards including winning in 2006 with his work The Paul Juraszek Monolith, studied at our Horsham Campus before studying at the Victorian College of the Arts. His work, which mixes figurative and realist styl...es, was one of 55 Archibald finalists for 2020. For more on visual arts and how it will re-emerge after lockdown visit http://ow.ly/2ebO50BwekU

15.01.2022 For the Arts Academy's end of year productions - Embers and Songs from the Other Side - students have shone the spotlight on COVID-19 and the bushfires which have significantly impacted Victoria in recent times. Due to the pandemic, our graduating Performing Arts students adapted their performances to an online delivery, providing students with new skills that will assist them in their future careers. Commencing this week until October 4, Embers is a verbatim play, which feat...ures the real words of real people, while Songs from the Other Side, features new work capturing the zeitgeist of the COVID-19 times. The productions are available here http://ow.ly/lKFO50BzDB2

12.01.2022 A nostalgist would be a person who could curate the memories of an elderly person through AI. This is just one of the potential roles for an artist in the future. Director of the Arts Academy, Associate Professor Rick Chew, discusses the importance of the creative spark in modern society on the latest episode of Jobs of the Future podcast.... Intrigued to find out more? You can hear the latest episode on your favourite streaming site or listen here http://ow.ly/Brpy50CoBD2

09.01.2022 I’d like to thank my lecturers for pushing me during this process for the best possible outcome. Satellite Projects Melbourne has invited students to send short videos of their studio life for the online exhibition, SHORTS. The first artwork to be featured is by our first year, Bachelor of Visual Arts student, Kristen Freeman. The artwork is titled, Another Day Passes By.... We’re so proud of our students for creating such incredible artworks. The online exhibition will be showcasing an array of talented students, and a new short will be posted each week. You can learn more by visiting https://bit.ly/3oayT5v

09.01.2022 I would like to credit my fellow classmates, for all of their support and allowing me to express myself. Satellite Projects Melbourne has invited students to send short videos of their studio life for the online exhibition, SHORTS. This week they've featured first year, Bachelor of Performing Arts student, Victoria Mertzanidis. The artwork is titled, The Ballad of a Volcano."... We’re so proud of our students for creating such imaginative artworks. You can check out the online exhibition https://bit.ly/36785Lj Applications are still open to study a Bachelor of Performing Arts in 2021. You can find our more https://bit.ly/2TYejrl

08.01.2022 How beautiful was the snow in Ballarat this afternoon? Our Arts Academy turned into a white wonderland in Spring! Did you go out in the snow today?

03.01.2022 Gippsland’s Word of Mouth Chorus and Federation University Arts Academy students have come together to spread joy in the lead-up to Christmas, recording a virtual performance of O Holy Night. The Chorus was launched in Gippsland in July as a partnership between Federation University and AGL Energy Loy Yang and has helped keep people connected and creative throughout the pandemic. Read more http://ow.ly/9Urm50CSMJJ

02.01.2022 Congratulations to David Noonan, one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists, on being named Federation University’s Alumnus of the Year for 2020 for the Ballarat campuses. David’s current exhibition Stagecraft, a collection which brings together silkscreen collages on fabric, tapestries and film made between 2015 and 2020, is on display at the Art Gallery of Ballarat until 31 January 2021. David has also been recognised as one of Federation’s 150 Faces of Fed ... a celebration of the university’s incredible community over the past 150 years. Read more http://ow.ly/PWbb50Cl6ys