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11 November 2010

Congratulations to alumni winners of the 2010 Melbourne Prize for Music, Benjamin Northey and Natalie Bartsch.

3 November 2010

Congratulations to all our Film and Television alumni who have been nominated for the 2010 AFI Awards. Special mention must go to David Michôd, whose film Animal Kingdom received a record-breaking 18 nominations.

1 November 2010

After winning this year's Herald Sun Aria, music alumna Lee Abrahmsen now has her sights set on New York, The Herald Sun reports.

26 October 2010

Congratulations to Film and Television alumni William Head and Georgia Wallace-Crabbe for their success in the 2010 ATOM Awards.

22 October 2010

The VCA has welcomed Commonwealth and State government funding totaling almost $20 million over the next three years. Fulfilling promises made in August, both governments today handed over the funding to the VCA through Arts Victoria. Read full media release.

Kelly Hucker and Andrew O'Keefe at celebrations in India

21 October 2010

Film and Television lecturer Andrew O’Keefe and 3rd year BFTV student Kelly Hucker recently attended the 50th anniversary celebrations and film festival of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.

19 October 2010

The University of Melbourne’s Grainger Museum officially re-opens to the public on Sunday 17 October, after a seven year closure for conservation of the heritage building, and renewal of the exhibition galleries. Find out more.

14 October 2010

Students from VCA’s Acting Studio course formed theatre ensemble Grit Theatre and recently won Best Performance award in the 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival.

14 October 2010

Nominations for the annual Yvonne Cohen Award for Creative Indigenous Australian youth are now being accepted. Nominations close 8th November, 2010. Read the Yvonne Cohen Award media release (pdf file, 26kb).

13 October 2010

Read the October issue of the VCA and Music e-newsletter.

5 October 2010

Alumnus of the VCA's School of Film & TV Richard Gray releases his debut feature film Summer Coda this month. All University of Melbourne staff and students are invited to an advance screening and Director's Q&A on 21 October, view trailer and details of screening. Read the AFI interview with Richard Gray.

The award-winning art work 'Font' by Michelle Sakaris, 2009-2010, pigment print on paper

1 October 2010

Michelle Sakaris, a VCA Art alumna, has received the John Coburn Emerging Artist Award for her art work Font, as part of the 59th Blake Prize Exhibition.