Deans and Directors of Creative Arts
Acknowledging and celebrating contributions to creative arts in Higher Education and promoting the next generation of creative arts leaders in research and education.
1. Distinguished Australian First Nations Creative Leadership Award
2. Distinguished Innovation in Creative Arts Award
3. Distinguished Creative Teaching Award
4. Distinguished Creative Researcher Award
5. Distinctive Creative Arts Doctoral Student Award
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The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA), Australia’s peak body for tertiary creative arts education and
The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA), Australia’s peak body for tertiary creative arts education and research,
Colleagues from a number of Australian Universities are proposing a fully-fledged national research association for those researching in the field
The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA), Australia’s peak body for tertiary creative arts education and research, congratulates the Australian Research Council for the responsive changes proposed to the National Competitive Grants Program (Discussion Paper, February 2025). The implications of the changes for researchers in the creative arts are broadly positive. […]
The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA), Australia’s peak body for tertiary creative arts education and research, urges Creative Australia to reconsider its decision to rescind the presentation of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino’s work in the 2026 Venice Biennale Australian pavilion. This decision to override a rigorous and internationally peer-reviewed process […]
Colleagues from a number of Australian Universities are proposing a fully-fledged national research association for those researching in the field of cultural policy in Australia. There is a need to reassemble research from across the disciplines of media and cultural studies, arts management, cultural and creative industries, digital humanities, artificial intelligence, creative labour studies, journalism […]
Calling Mentors and Mentees to join our 2025 DDCA Mentorship Program. Application Deadline: Friday 7th March 2025 This program is open to creative practice educators and researchers associated with one of our member institutions. Early and mid-career academics are welcome to apply to be supported by an experienced creative practice researcher in any of the […]
Distinguished Australian First Nations Creative Leadership Award Winner: WARRABA WEATHERALL (Griffith University) Warraba Weatherall is a Kamilaroi visual artist, Lecturer at Griffith University and PhD candidate, who is currently based in Meanjin (Brisbane). Warraba’s artistic practice has a specific interest in archival repositories and structures, and the life ofcultural materials and knowledges within these environments. Warraba […]
The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) is a representative body for the creative arts in the Australian tertiary sector, advocating the value of creative arts education and research not only to the sector, but also to society and culture more broadly. We acknowledge the 47 recommendations made in the Australian […]
In the spirit of reconciliation, the DDCA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.