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ACUADS 2010 Annual Conference

The 2010 Conference will be held in Launceston, Tasmania, 1-3 September.

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Hosted by the Tasmanian School of Art (Hobart) and the School of Visual and Performing Arts at the Academy for the Arts (Launceston)

Keynote Speakers

Professor Kate Oakley
Department of Cultural Policy and Management
City University in London

Dr Cyprien Lomas
Director of Research at the Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology
University of Queensland

Professor Jonathan Holmes
Discipline Scholar in Creative and Performing Arts
Australian Learning and Teaching Council

Dr Keith Suter
Social commentator

The 3-day program will be built around the interests of those proposing papers, but be generally divided into two groups: Day 1 will consider trends in teaching and learning within the creative arts sector, especially resulting from the Bradley Review in Australia's Higher Education as its recommendations are being implemented through government and institutional policies. These include: the 'blurring' of lines between VET and Higher Education creative arts offerings and the pathways between these levels; quality and learning outcome standards; socially inclusive education, including increased participation rates and knowledge exchange between institutions and communities; and work-integrated learning.

The current Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) is concentrating institutional effort around selection of 2003-2008 research outputs for peer review. Days 2 and 3 of the conference will be built around these submissions, wherein we encourage academics to consider submitting the most recent of these for the conference, including those which may not have taken the form of a conference presentation elsewhere. Additionally, work submitted for the 2009 ERA collection process, and current projects, are equally welcome as content for abstracts.

Research Higher Degree (Masters and Doctorates) candidates are strongly encouraged to propose papers. It would be greatly appreciated if supervisors could promote this opportunity to their candidates. Additionally, three ACUADS Postgraduate Grants will be made available to assist currently enrolled doctoral candidates to participate in the 2010 ACUADS conference. The ACUADS Executive Committee will select three grant recipients from the full papers proposed by doctoral candidates for presentation. For these papers, the ACUADS Executive will act as the double-blind refereeing team. Successful recipients will be advised by 20 July of the outcome. Recipients will receive $500, which will cover the registration fee with the balance being made available to assist with travel and accommodation costs.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference in Launceston.

Professor Noel Frankham
Chair, ACUADS and Conference co-convenor

Professor Marie Sierra
Conference co-convenor

ACUADS 2009 Annual Conference

The 2009 Conference was held at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane.

View the ACUADS 2009 Conference Papers

CIAF Symposium - Call for Papers
Conversations in Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art

The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) will include a symposium on 20 August 2010 for the discussion of new directions in contemporary Indigenous Australian art. The symposium will feature two keynote speakers who are nationally recognised leaders in the field of Indigenous art. Visit the CIAF Symposium web site.

Deadline for abstracts: 4 June 2010
Deadline for full papers: 2 August 2010

Download Call for Papers ( 245 KB)

Future-Proofing the Creative Arts in Higher Education:
Scoping for Quality in Creative Arts Doctoral Programs

Download Project Final Report 2009 ( 565 KB)

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