School of Drama, Fine Art and Music
(incorporating The Conservatorium)

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News & Highlights

For more see our News & Highlights page.

Conservatorium Production Studio
The creative production studios at the Conservatorium have recently been upgraded into world class facility, boasting state-of-the-art recording and production equipment. Read More

Tracing Site at Newcastle Museum
Don't miss the Tracing Site exhibition celebrating the opening of Newcastle Museums new home in Honeysuckle and feautiring of a number of our Fine Art academic staff. Read More

Staff Achievers
Congratulations to DFAM staff Kit Messham-Muir, Philip Matthias & Richard Vella for being recognised by the University as achievers in their fields. Read more.

International Art Student Collaboration
Second and third year students in both Printmedia and Photomedia are at work on a collaborative project with Hong Kong Baptist University. Our students are responding to work from Hong Kong while working in collaboration with a Printmedia student, and vice versa. Read More.

Dramatic Renovations
After a rough start this semester the renovations to the Drama Building are nearing completion. Keep an eye out for other re-invingorations of the Drama facilties in the coming months. Read More.

Congratulations Scholarship Winners
The School congratulates winners of the Jennie Thomas Travelling Art Scholarship from Fine Art and the Phillip Emlyn Thomas Keyboard Scholarship from Music for 2011. Read More.

Outstanding Contribution Staff Awards
Congratulations from the whole school to the two DFAM acadmics who were awarded the VC's Citations for Outstanding Contributions To Student Learning. Read More.

Fine Art Blog
Keep up to date with more of the Fine Art news with the Clickculture blog. Clickculture promotes the practice, research and discussion of students and staff in Photomedia & Fine Art at the University of Newcastle. Read More.

Chamber Choir's World Games Win
Congratulations to our award winning Chamber Choir who took out 3 first plave Gold Dilpomas in the Sixth World Choir Games in Shaoxing, China. Read More.

Events

For more see our Events page.

Con Open Day
Newcastle Conservatorium invites all to attend our Commnity Music Open Day on Sunday 13 November 10am-5pm. This day will feature a wide variety of music with more than 30 demonstrations, rehearsals, workshops, performances & infromation sessions for classes & tuition in 2012. Read More.

Drama Productions: Community Projects
Our outstanding Drama students are collaborating with a number of partners within the community -- including Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Bikers Against Child Abuse, The Woolstore, Cessnock Seniors Choir and Cessnock West Public School -- for a number of public performances from the foreshore of Lake Macquarie, to the Hunter, to Newcastle CBD. Don't miss out! Read More.

BMUS Students Live & Cooking
A number of our exceptional Bachelor of Music students will be performing in November at Lizotte's Live & Cooking Newcastle venue. Come along to these showcases for a night of great music and great food. Tickets will sell quickly, don't miss out! Read More.

Music At The Con
Upcoming concerts at the Conservatorium include performances by some of the world's leading musicians presented by Musica Viva and the Song Company. This is of course is in addition to our regular Lunch Time Concerts, Art Gallery Concerts, and performances by our own talented staff, students and ensembles. Read More.

Creative Arts: The Grotto
"The Grotto Project" is is extending its established public performative event model into an expanded exhibition format. Hosted by students in collaboration with local professionals working in the creative arts to present their innovations in experimental arts & productions expect a challenging exhibition featuring painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and new media works. Read More.

Fine Art Exhibitions
Both the Watt Space Gallery and the University Gallery to provide a contemporary and professional spaces to exhibit the work of current and graduating students. For more information on current and upcoming Fine Art exhibitions. See Here.

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