Victorian College of the Arts
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This article is about the former tertiary institution, for the secondary school see VCASS
The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) was a leading Australian visual and performing arts training institution which was renamed the Faculty of the VCA and Music (VCAM), after the University of Melbourne took over the college on January 1 2007.[1] VCAM is currently in consultation with the university over implementing the controversial[2] Melbourne Model at the campus by 2009.[3]
VCA was located in Melbourne, Australia, on St Kilda Road, just outside the Melbourne central business district and offered courses and training in six academic disciplines: fine art, dance[4], drama, film and television, music and production, alongside the Centre for Ideas and The Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development.
Professor Andrea Hull was the Director of the VCA, until March 2009.[5] There were approximately 1000 students enrolled at the campus which employed roughly 200 staff. Although by 2009, staff cuts began to occur, the student population hangs in the balance. VCAM's first Dean is Sharman Pretty, who commenced on April 2009.
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[edit] History
The VCA has its origins in the National Gallery School, which was founded in 1867 to teach Fine Art. The VCA was proclaimed in 1972 and in 1973 the School of Art became the first school of the Victorian College of the Arts. The VCA Music department was founded in 1974, followed by Drama (1976), Dance (1978) and Film and Television (1992). Also in 1978 it became affiliated with the new VCA Technical School, a government secondary school for dancers and musicians (see VCASS). In 2006 the VCA was an affiliated college of the University of Melbourne, and as of January 1 2007, the VCA became known as the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne.[1] As of April 2009 the school name was changed to the Victorian College of the Arts and Music (VCAM) and the school of music was amalgamated with the University of Melbourne's music program.
With the introduction of the Melbourne Model in 2011 and a subsequent reduction in the amount of hands-on arts training that students receive, critics fear that future students will be unable to find employment upon graduation. Staff of the former VCA have also recently accused controversial new Dean Sharman Pretty and the University of Melbourne of having, "little or no recognition of the need for focused arts training, or any esteem for the arts themselves."[6] More changes for the VCA are scheduled under the controversial 'Melbourne Model' and many students fear a reduction in the quality of education and programs on offer whilst the school remains under the University of Melbourne. More information is available at http://www.savevca.org/
[edit] Alumni
Some well known Alumni from the VCA include:
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Faculty of Victorian College of Arts
- ^ "Arts college to follow US model" The Age, April 23, 2008
- ^ Vice Chancellor Lies About Introduction of Melbourne Model at VCA Victorian College of the Arts Student Union. April 29, 2008. Accessed May 3, 2008
- ^ Further Studies in Dance - Victorian Institutions
- ^ Andrea Hull prepares to leave the VCA May 28, 2008. Accessed November 14, 2008
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/national/arts-college-teachers-up-in-arms-20090715-dlnf.html Arts college teachers up in arms] July 16, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2009
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=630676515
- ^ http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/green/green/home.nsf/ArtistDetails/Cheryl%20Barker Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/green/green/home.nsf/ArtistDetails/Peter%20Coleman-Wright Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/vocals/625.php Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=672 Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://www.christopherlincoln.com/default2.html Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://www.musicint.wd-uk.com/artist.php?art=wegner Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://www.artsmanagement.com.au/files/awo08_web.pdf Accessed 24 Dec 2008
- ^ http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjtogher/soprano/youln.htm Accessed 24 Dec 2008
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