Together with @TheDohertyInst, we've launched the Lionel Gell Foundation Art in Science Initiative, a new residency program combining art and science honouring the legacy of longtime VCA and Doherty Institute donor, Lionel Gell. Learn more →

Experience performance and multimedia art that explores disability, neurodivergence and Deafness at this year’s International Day of People with Disability concert featuring MCM and VCA students and staff. Tap to register ➡️

For the VCA Music Theatre and Design students’ showcase, Bachelor Fine Arts students from a range of skillsets worked under the direction of Roger Hodgman to produce the “hilariously silly” musical Curtains. Tap to learn more ➡️ Photo credit: Ben Fon

👁️ The EYE is our annual exhibition celebrating the work of our Design and Production students. For one night only, the building is filled with models, drawings, projections, soundscapes, costumes, stage sets and props, prints and lots more →

Is human hibernation a solution to the climate crisis?🌏. It’s a question explored in Hibernation, the recent graduate show from our Acting and Design and Production students. These stunning images really capture the strange and scary world of the show 😵‍💫. 📸Gregory Lorenzutti

Love this pic of our first-year dance students performing outside in the sun ☀️ . Image credit:

For her latest film, Master of Screenwriting alum, Sal Balharrie, followed four Tiwi Island Indigenous girls towards their dream of AFLW stardom 🎥. It isn’t the first time Sal has created a story about women on unexpected adventures. Read more →

We’re thrilled to see our researchers represented in the Enterprising Melbourne Review 2023!. Dr Donna Lyon and Shannon Owen, were profiled for their survivor-led social venture startup that offers innovative ways to help victim-survivors →

We couldn’t be prouder to host these amazing photography, animation and dance works by our visitors from @isiyk_official 📸. Yesterday was the official opening of the visiting students’ temporary exhibition which was attended by dignitaries of both institutions.

We’re pleased to be co-hosting a Q&A and screening of Left Write Hook, a moving film about overcoming the past and the healing power of solidarity and storytelling 🥊. Join partners @Psychunimelb and @cinemanova for a post-film Q&A with the filmmakers →

Our Adaptive Music Bridging Program is currently seeking a new cohort of young musicians to join its program in 2025!. Run with Melbourne Youth Orchestras, the program supports children with a disability to develop their musical knowledge and skills →

We’re thrilled to announce Project8's new exhibition, Chronomingle, launching Friday 18 October. Curated by two of our academics through their collective, Cūrā8, it explores the nature of storytelling across different historical and cultural contexts →

Congratulations to Professor Carol Brown for being recognised by @otago as a 2025 Arts Fellow 🎉. Carol’s will use the six-month stipend to pursue her project, Saltlines for Sealion Women, a community dance work centred on recovery, safety and kinship. 🔗

Congratulations to our incredible #UniMelb community on another fantastic achievement! We remain the highest ranked university in Australia in the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 39 in the world. Read more →

A mobile app prototype is giving people living with dementia access to the benefits of music therapy in their everyday lives. Developed by Professor Felicity Baker, the project was made possible with the support of 350 donors to the University →

How do you preserve something intangible? In Taiwan, the double-barrel nose flute has deep cultural significance for the Indigenous Paiwan tribe. The practice isn’t just being recorded, it’s being passed on to the next generation →

“One of the best phone calls of my life happened a few years ago when I was offered a place in the Music Theatre course”. A gift to the University from a WWII veteran helped Brittany Biles study her dream course. Read more →

Paper City is a film that follows the survivors of a US air attack on eastern Tokyo as they battle for recognition and reparations. We spoke with creators and VCA alum Adrian Francis and Melanie Brunt about the film and what led them to make it →

Last month, our dance students travelled to Indonesia for the exciting opportunity to perform at @sipafestival in Jogjakarta and learn local Javanese dances. They performed and engaged in an intercultural collaboration with students from @isi_surakarta_ and EkosDance Company.

We’re pleased to announce our new head of Film and Television, David Balfour!. David is an internationally recognised education leader, teacher, and film industry practitioner with extensive experience across the UK, USA, and Australia →